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Table 1 Number, frequency (%) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) of Primary Sample Units (PSU) that purchased food items and food groups

From: Household food diversity and nutritional status among adults in Brazil

Food Group

Number N = 3393

Weighted frequency (95% CI)

Rice

3276

94.8 (93.1-96.4)

Bread

3383

99.9 (99.8-100)

Other cereals

3342

98.4 (97.6-99.2)

Pulses

3226

94.1 (92.4-95.8)

Potatoes

2976

92.2 (91.0-93.4)

Carrot and pumpkin

2589

79.9 (77.5-82.3)

Manioc and other roots and tubers

2116

59.6 (56.6-62.6)

Coconuts

978

27.1 (24.4-29.7)

Nuts

329

12.2 (10.2-14.3)

Tomato

3159

93.5 (92.0-94.9)

Lettuce

2353

77.7 (75.5-79.9)

Other vegetables

3297

97.9 (97.3-98.6)

Banana

3070

91.2 (89.4-92.9)

Orange

2462

76.6 (74.2-79.1)

Other fruits

3107

92.7 (91.1-94.3)

Meat

3370

99.1 (98.5-99.7)

Seafood

2099

58.1 (55.1-61.1)

Poultry

3298

97.7 (96.9-98.6)

Egg

3393

100 (100-100)

Milk

3386

99.7 (99.3-100)

Cheese

2531

83.8 (81.9-85.7)

Other dairy products

3276

97.8 (97.1-98.5)

Oils and fats

3350

98.6 (97.8-99.3)

  1. Brazil - urban area, 2002-2003.