From: Snacking behaviours of adolescents and their association with skipping meals
Snacking context | M (± SD) snacking/weeka | Total % | Year level % | Gender % | Region % | ||||||
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n= 3250 | 7 | 9 | Male | Female | Metro | Non-Metro | |||||
After school | 4.6 (± 2.4) | ** | |||||||||
not in last month | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||
once/twice a month | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | ||||
once/twice a week | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | ||||
most days | 41 | 39 | 43 | 39 | 43 | 40 | 42 | ||||
every day | 34 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 37 | ||||
While watching TV | 3.5 (± 2.5) | ** | |||||||||
not in last month | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | ||||
once/twice a month | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||
once/twice a week | 26 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 29 | ||||
most days | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 35 | ||||
every day | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | ||||
While hanging out with friends | 2.4 (± 2.5) | ** | ** | ||||||||
not in last month | 14 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 13 | ||||
once/twice a month | 25 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | ||||
once/twice a week | 24 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | ||||
most days | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | ||||
every day | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | ||||
While doing homework or working | 1.8 (± 2.3) | ** | * | ||||||||
not in last month | 29 | 30 | 28 | 36 | 24 | 30 | 28 | ||||
once/twice a month | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | ||||
once/twice a week | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 26 | ||||
most days | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 19 | ||||
every day | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||
On the run | 1.3 (± 2.0) | ** | |||||||||
not in last month | 28 | 30 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 26 | ||||
once/twice a month | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 31 | ||||
once/twice a week | 24 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 26 | ||||
most days | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||
every day | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
On the way to or from school | 1.0 (± 2.0) | * | |||||||||
not in last month | 57 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 56 | ||||
once/twice a month | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ||||
once/twice a week | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | ||||
most days | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
every day | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
All day long | 0.8 (± 1.8) | ** | |||||||||
not in last month | 63 | 67 | 56 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 65 | ||||
once/twice a month | 16 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||
once/twice a week | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
most days | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | ||||
every day | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
In middle of night | 0.4 (± 1.4) | ** | ** | ||||||||
not in last month | 80 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 84 | 77 | 85 | ||||
once/twice a month | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | ||||
once/twice a week | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||
most days | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||
every day | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |