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Table 3 Per Person Ounces for Food Categories from Home and Eating Out Sources by Income

From: Household income differences in food sources and food items purchased

 

Monthly Median Home Ounces Per Person by Income

Monthly Median Eating Out Ounces Per Person by Income

Food Category

Low

Med

High

P

Low

Med

High

P

Foods

Fruits/vegetables (includes potatoes)

135

183

212

.003

9

9

18

.003

Sweets/snacks

62

95

94

.011

4

8

9

.173

Prepackaged entrée

        

   <500 cal

1

1

1

.481

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   >500 cal

17

21

14

.256

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Eating out entrée

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39

51

62

.033

Eating out side

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2

3

5

.029

Beverages

Sugar beverages

76

120

41

.374

21

15

30

.078

Non-caloric Beverages

0

27

216

.001

0

2

10

.001

fruit/vegetable juice

38

32

32

.326

0

0

0

.220

All home (or away) beverages

144

253

385

.051

42

45

105

.002

Eating out alcoholic beverages

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3

3

8

.006

Eating out specialty drinks

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3

10

10

.014

Percent of total beverage ounces sugar beverages

44

50

30

.004

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Price per ounce home fruits/vegetables

.08

.08

.10

.007

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Per person total ounces fruits/vegetables

146.9

196.63

216.93

.003

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Per person total ounces sweets/snacks

75.0

110.93

109.64

.029

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Per person ounces total sugar beverages

113.7

143

124.17

.471

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