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Appendix 6
REASONS FOR NOT SERVING

Group Differences

Table 11

REASONS FOR NOT SERVING VEGETABLES EVERY DAY ANALYSED BY NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD

All Informants 1 2 3 4 5 6 or more
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Number of housewives questioned 1216 100 81 100 315 100 320 100 245 100 143 100 112 100
Number serving vegetables every day 282 23 5 6 48 15 75 23 83 34 43 30 28 25
Number not serving vegetables every day 934 77 76 94 267 85 245 77 162 66 100 70 84 75

REASONS: Percentages based on households in which vegetables are not served every day.

Habit; no special reason; have vegetables only at weekends; no vegetables midweek 62 7 3 4 25 9 14 6 11 7 3 3 6 7
Family or self ate out; not worth cooking for self 105 11 21 28 38 14 29 12 10 6 5 5 2 2
Too busy washing, cleaning, working 140 15 8 11 32 12 42 17 25 15 18 18 15 18
Cannot afford - too expensive 34 4 6 8 12 1 8 3 4 2 2 2 4 5
Only eat vegetables with meat; do not serve vegetables with some dishes 332 36 10 13 74 28 95 39 67 41 41 41 45 54
Health reasons 20 2 9 12 10 4 1 1
Did not go to shops; man did not call 16 2 2 3 7 3 4 2 3 2
Do not like or care for vegetables 137 15 22 29 52 19 31 13 15 9 11 11 6 7
Housewife ill or unable to shop or cook 19 2 3 4 4 1 5 2 3 2 4 4
Miscellaneous reasons 23 2 4 5 8 3 8 3 1 1 2 2
Not answered 204 22 5 7 55 21 51 21 48 30 25 25 20 24
Table 12

REASONS FOR NOT SERVING VEGETABLES EVERY DAY ANALYSED BY GARDEN/ALLOTMENT HOLDERS

All Informants All Informants Households without garden or allotments Households with gardens/allotments Unclassified answers
No. % No. % No. % No. %
Number of housewives questioned 1216 100 784 100 373 100 59 100
Number serving vegetables every day 282 23 146 19 118 32 18 31
Number not serving vegetables every day 934 77 638 81 255 68 41 69

REASONS : Percentages based on households in which vegetables are not served every day.

Habit; no special reason; have vegetables only at weekends; no vegetables midweek 62 7 44 7 15 6 3 7
Family or self ate out; not worth cooking for self 105 11 78 12 23 9 4 10
Too busy washing, cleaning, working 140 15 99 16 37 15 4 10
Cannot afford - too expensive 36 4 27 4 6 2 3 7
Only eat vegetables with meat; do not serve vegetables with some dishes 332 36 209 33 103 40 20 49
Health reasons 20 2 14 2 4 2 2 5
Did not go to shops; man did not call 16 2 10 2 5 2 1 2
Do not like or care for vegetables 137 15 102 16 28 11 7 17
Housewife ill or unable to shop or cook 19 2 15 2 3 1 1 2
Miscellaneous reasons 23 2 14 2 9 4
Not answered 204 22 141 22 56 22 7 17
Table 13

REASONS FOR NOT SERVING VEGETABLES EVERY DAY ANALYSED BY TOWNS

All Informants Neath Llanelly Morley Batley
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Number of housewives questioned 1216 100 341 100 278 100 431 100 166 100
Number serving vegetables every day 282 23 93 27 62 22 102 24 25 15
Number not serving vegetables every day 934 77 248 73 216 78 329 76 141 85

REASONS : Percentages based on households in which vegetables are not served every day.

Habit; no special reason; have vegetables only at weekends; no vegetables midweek 62 7 9 4 5 2 32 10 16 11
Family or self ate out; not worth cooking for self 105 11 24 10 9 4 47 14 25 18
Too busy washing, cleaning, working 140 15 28 11 32 15 63 19 17 12
Cannot afford - too expensive 36 4 10 4 11 5 7 2 8 6
Only eat vegetables with meat; do not serve vegetables with some dishes 332 36 143 58 55 25 111 34 23 16
Health reasons 20 2 5 2 12 4 3 2
Did not go to shops; man did not call 16 2 1 5 3 2
Do not like or care for vegetables 137 15 39 16 14 6 54 16 30 21
Housewife ill or unable to shop or cook 19 2 3 1 14 4 2 1
Miscellaneous reasons 23 2 5 2 12 4 6 4
Not answered 204 22 22 9 105 49 42 13 35 25
Table 14

REASONS FOR NOT SERVING VEGETABLES EVERY DAY ANALYSED BY ECONOMIC GROUPS

All Informants Unclassi fied Up to £2.10.0 £2.10.0-£312.0 £3.12.0-£5 £5-£10 £10 and over
No. % No. No. % No. % No. % No. % No.
Number of housewives questioned 1216 100 7 204 100 295 100 541 100 156 100 13
Number serving vegetables every day 282 23 3 23 11 56 19 140 26 55 35 5
Number not serving vegetables every day 934 77 4 181 89 239 81 401 74 101 65 8

REASONS: Percentages based on households in which vegetables are not served every day.

Habit; no special reason; have vegetables only at weekends; no vegetables midweek 62 7 1 13 7 16 7 29 7 3 3
Family or self ate out; not worth cooking for self 105 11 1 28 15 25 10 34 8 15 15 2
Too busy washing, cleaning, working 140 15 11 6 47 20 65 16 17 17
Cannot afford - too expensive 36 4 1 24 13 4 2 7 2
Only eat vegetables with meat dishes; do not serve vegetables with some dishes 332 36 47 26 51 34 159 4 42 42 3
Health reasons 20 2 11 6 5 2 2 - 2 2
Did not go to shops; man did not call 16 2 3 2 7 3 4 1 2 2
Do not like or care for vegetables 137 15 37 20 38 16 47 12 12 12 3
Housewife ill or unable to shop or cook 19 2 1 7 4 6 3 5 1
Miscellaneous reasons 23 2 7 4 5 2 7 2 4 4
Not answered 204 22 2 25 14 53 22 104 26 19 19 1

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Table 15

REASONS FOR NOT SERVING VEGETABLES EVERY DAY ANALYSED BY HOUSEWIVES WORKING FULL/PART TIME

All Informants Working full time Working part time Not Working Not answered
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Number of housewives questioned 1216 100 97 100 81 100 1000 100 38 100
Number serving vegetables every day 282 23 9 9 16 20 245 25 12 32
Number not serving vegetables every day 934 77 88 91 65 80 755 75 26 68

REASONS: Percentages based on households in which vegetables are not served every day.

Habit; no special reason; have vegetables only at weekends; no vegetables midweek 62 7 1 3 2 3 57 8
Family or self ate out; not worth cooking for self 105 11 28 32 13 20 61 8 3 12
Too busy washing, cleaning, working 140 15 21 246 17 26 100 13 2 8
Cannot afford - too expensive 36 4 1 11 1 2 32 4 2 8
Only eat vegetables with meat dishes; do not serve vegetables with some dishes 332 36 23 26 19 29 280 37 10 38
Health reasons 20 2 2 2 18 2
Did not go to shops; man did not call 16 2 1 1 2 3 12 2 1 4
Do not like or care for vegetables 137 15 15 17 8 12 108 14 6 23
Housewife ill or unable to shop or cook 19 2 2 3 17 2
Miscellaneous reasons 23 2 1 1 1 2 21 3
Not answered 204 22 10 11 13 20 174 23 7 27
Table 16

REASONS FOR NOT SERVING VEGETABLES EVERY DAY ANALYSED BY HOUSEWIVES’ AGE GROUPS

All Informants Up to 24 years 25-34 years 35-49 years 50-64 years 65 and over Vague
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Number of housewives questioned 1216 100 28 100 214 100 452 100 350 100 131 100 41 100
Number serving vegetables every day 282 23 6 21 52 24 116 26 72 21 19 15 17 41
Number not serving vegetables every day 934 77 22 79 162 76 336 74 278 79 112 85 24 59

REASONS : Percentages based on households in which vegetables are not served every day.

Habit; no special reason; have vegetables only at weekends; no vegetables midweek 62 7 1 5 5 3 21 6 26 9 8 7 1 4
Family or self ate out; not worth cooking for self 105 11 3 14 30 19 39 12 22 8 10 9 1 4
Too busy washing, cleaning, working 140 15 5 23 24 15 53 16 46 17 8 7 4 17
Cannot afford - too expensive 36 4 6 4 9 3 7 3 13 12 1 14
Only eat vegetables with meat; do not serve vegetables with some dishes 332 36 13 59 49 134 40 93 33 32 29 11 46
Health reasons 20 2 1 1 2 1 8 3 9 8
Did not go to shops; man did not call 16 2 1 5 3 3 4 1 5 2 3 3
Do not like or care for vegetables 137 15 5 20 41 12 41 15 31 28 4 17
Housewife ill or unable to shop or cook 19 2 3 3 7 2 5 2 3 3 1 4
Miscellaneous reasons 23 2 1 5 5 2 4 1 5 1 11 10
Not answered 204 22 2 9 9 39 75 22 68 22 15 13 5 21
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