Creator/Principal investigator(s)
National Food Agency
Description
A national food survey was carried out during 2003 on children 4 year old and school children in grade 2 and in grade 5. The method was an open and estimated food diary over four consecutive days. All days were evenly represented in the survey. The food diary was filled in by the children or with the help of parents or carer. Portion sizes and amounts of all food and drink eaten by the children were estimated with the help of a picture book. It was also noted when and where food was eaten as well as the fat content, mode of preparation, certain additives and brand name. Intake of supplements and level of physical activity was also recorded. In addition, an optically readable questionnaire contained questions about weight, height, parents’ education and profession, ethnic background and regional residence.
Children 4 year old were randomly sampled from a stratified sample of municipalities representative of Sweden. School children were sampled on the basis of school classes. The survey took place during spring and autumn 2003. The sample size of children 4 year old was 924 of which 590 fulfil
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
National Food AgencyData contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
The population was defined in three different ages: every child who turned 4 years in 2003, and all children in grades 2 and grades 5 during the spring and fall semester 2003.
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
2003 – 2003
Research area
HEALTH, Diet and nutrition
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Health Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
diet surveys, socioeconomic factors, diet, child, surveys and questionnaires, lipids, coffee, cholesterol, food habits, tobacco, smokeless, vitamins, food, schoolchildren, nutrition policy, recommended dietary allowances, proteins, energy intake, diet records, alcoholic beverages, candy, carbonated beverages, dairy products, dietary fiber, disaccharides, eggs, fatty acids, fatty acids, monounsaturated, food, ice cream, meat, meat-packing industry, minerals, nuts, sucrose, tea, vegetables, fatty acids, omega-3, seafood, dietary sucrose, fatty acids, omega-6, trans fatty acids, fast foods, drinking water, tobacco use, diet and exercise, nutrient intake, food consumption, food groups
Riksmaten - barn 2003. Livsmedels- och näringsintag bland barn i Sverige. Uppsala: Livsmedelsverket; 2006.
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ISBN:
9177141776
Becker W, Enghardt Barbieri H. Svenska barns matvanor 2003 - resultat från enkätfrågor. Livsmedelsverket; december 2004.
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Data format / data structure
Numeric
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
National Food Agency
Time period(s) investigated
2003 – 2003
Number of individuals/objects
593
Response rate/participation rate
64%
Associated documentation
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
National Food Agency
Time period(s) investigated
2003 – 2003
Number of individuals/objects
1945
Response rate/participation rate
87%