The Central Survey Unit has conducted a study on the behaviour and attitudes of young people in post-primary education in Northern Ireland. The Young Persons Behaviour and Attitudes Survey (YPBAS) is a school-based survey conducted among 11-16 year-olds. Three rounds of the survey have now taken place: the first in Autumn 2000, the second in Autumn 2003 and the third in Autumn 2007.
Findings
- 10% Eat fruit less often than once a week
- 21% of boys and 15% of girls eat vegetables less often than once a week or never
- Only 11% of the sample achieved recommended target of 5 portions per day
Fruit Consumption / day (Fit Futures, YPBAS 2007).
In contrast
- 73% eat biscuits everyday
- 47% have confectionary everyday
- 52% have savoury snacks at least once a day
- 18% east chips once a day