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Wartime Social Survey
Individual Meals Inquiry
New Series 32
Interviewer......... Total in Family.........
Day to which interview refers
.........
No. of
children under 14.........
Town.........
Hours of shift worked
Occupation.........
Sex:
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Male.........1
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Female.........2
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Age:
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Up to 20..1
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21-65..2
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Over 65..3
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Has the works a canteen?
Yes.........Y
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No.........X
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If Yes does canteen serve dinners?
Yes.........0
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No.........1
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What proportion of the employees does the canteen seat?
Up to 1/2.........1
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1/2-3/4.........2
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3/4-whole.........3
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N.A.........4
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Price of main meal served, including pudding:
Under 11d. .........1
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11d.-1/1d..........2
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1/2d.-1/4d..3
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More than 1/5d. .........4
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N.A..........5
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Which meals are served at your canteen?
Breakfast.........
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1
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Mid-morning.........
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2
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Mid-day.........
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3
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Mid-afternoon.........
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4
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Evening.........
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5
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Night.........
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6
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N.A..........
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7
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No canteen.........
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8
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1.
If works has a canteen and meals are not taken there, why not? If meals are taken, how are people satisfied or dissatisfied with their canteen:
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Not using canteen
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Using Canteen
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Too expensive.
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Y
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Y
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Do not like food.
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X
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X
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Particular shift, canteen not open.
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0
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0
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Too overcrowded, have to queue.
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1
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1
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Is easy to go home.
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2
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2
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Has to use lunch hour for other purposes.
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3
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3
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Can’t leave bench, has to do shopping, preparing meal for children, etc. Is used to packed meals.
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4
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4
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Satisfied.
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5
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5
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Others.........
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|
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2.
If packed meals are taken, why
?
No canteen, no facilities for buying a meal.........
|
Y
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Particular shift canteen not open..........
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X
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Has to, can’t get out..........
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O
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Too expensive to buy meals..........
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1
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Prefer to, habit, always did it..........
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2
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Inconvenient to go out, less trouble.........
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3
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Has to queue too long, too far to go..........
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4
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Food: Canteen bad..........
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5
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Others..........
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3. Do you consider the food you are getting at the moment enough to keep you fit?
Yes.........1
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No.........2
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Uncertain.........3
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N.A..........4
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If not enough, what is lacking?
Milk.........
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1
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Not enough variety.........
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1
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Fruit.........
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2
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Not enough vitamins.........
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2
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Meat or Bacon.........
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3
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Too starchy.........
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3
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Fish.........
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4
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Not enough.........
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4
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Eggs.........
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5
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Not able to get extras besides rations, shopping difficulties.........
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5
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Fat, Butter.........
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6
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Not enough points.........
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6
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Cheese.........
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7
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|
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Vegetables.........
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8
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|
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Sugar, sweets.........
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9
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|
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Others......
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Others.........
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4.
What did you have yesterday
:
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Breakfast
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Mid-morning
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Mid-day
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Mid-afternoon
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Evening
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Late evening
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No. of times eaten
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0
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1
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2 or more
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I
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Bacon or Ham
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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9
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Meat or offals
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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9
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Sausage meat, meat pies etc.1
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2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
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Stew
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Fish
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Egg
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Cheese
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Made dishes
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Lentils, beans and peas
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1
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2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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II
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Canned meat pies etc.
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1
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2
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3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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9
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Meat sandwiches
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Bacon “
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Fish “
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Egg “
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Cheese “
|
1
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2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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III
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Potatoes
|
1
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2
|
3
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4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Potato Crisps and chips
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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9
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Green Vegetables
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Root Vegetables
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Carrots
|
1
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2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Raw Salad
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Other Vegetables
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Fruit
|
1
|
2
|
3
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4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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9
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IV
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Cereal (i.e. breakfast and porridge)
|
1
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2
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3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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9
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Bread only
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
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8
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9
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Bread & Spread (inc. all sandwiches other than meat, bacon, fish, cheese or egg
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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9
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Fried Bread
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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9
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Milk Pudding
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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9
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Custard, Blancmange, Cornflour
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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9
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Cooked pudding, (inc. Yorkshire pudding & dumpling)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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9
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Buns, cakes, biscuits
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Chocolates, sweets
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Soup
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
V
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Tea
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Milk & Milk beverages
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Beer
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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Other beverages
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
VI
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Nothing
|
1
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2
|
3
|
4
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5
|
6
|
7
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8
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9
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Others, write which
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|
|
|
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|
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classification of meals
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Substantial Meal
|
Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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7
|
8
|
9
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Packed Meal A.
|
X
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X
|
X
|
X
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X
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X
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7
|
8
|
9
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Packed Meal B
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0
|
0
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7
|
8
|
9
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Others
|
1
|
1
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1
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1
|
1
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1
|
|
|
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Nothing
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
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2
|
2
|
|
|
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where eaten
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5. Home
|
3
|
3
|
3
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3
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3
|
3
|
|
|
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Cafe
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
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Brit. Restaurant
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
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Canteen
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
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|
|
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Packed meal
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
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7
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7
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|
|
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Packed meal & Canteen
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
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8
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8
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|
|
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N.A.
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9
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9
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9
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9
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9
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9
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