Table 3 Cost of the current and healthy diets in SA2 locations, Canberra, per household per fortnight
SEIFA Quintile | Quintile 1 (most disadvantaged) | Quintile 3 | Quintile 5 (least disadvantaged) | |||||||||||||||
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Diet type | Current (unhealthy) | Healthy (recommended) | Current (unhealthy) | Healthy (recommended) | Current (unhealthy) | Healthy (recommended) | ||||||||||||
| Â | Mean cost (A$) | SD (A$) | Prop of total (%) | Mean cost (A$) | SD (A$) | Prop of total (%) | Mean cost (A$) | SD (A$) | Prop of total (%) | Mean cost (A$) | SD (A$) | Prop of total (%) | Mean cost (A$) | SD (A$) | Prop of total (%) | Mean cost (A$) | SD (A$) | Prop of total (%) |
Water, bottled | 19.56 | 5.24 | 3 | 19.56 | 5.24 | 3 | 19.78 | 1.40 | 3 | 19.78 | 1.40 | 3 | 21.31 | 2.74 | 3 | 21.31 | 2.74 | 3 |
Fruit | 57.27 | 3.11 | 8 | 72.65 | 7.33 | 12 | 57.49 | 5.26 | 8 | 75.93 | 7.99 | 12 | 60.57 | 9.57 | 8 | 81.86 | 9.55 | 13 |
Vege (& legumes) | 40.40 | 0.89 | 5 | 103.45 | 3.96 | 17 | 40.06 | 4.35 | 5 | 103.38 | 10.63 | 17 | 40.91 | 4.22 | 5 | 105.26 | 13.50 | 17 |
Grain (cereal) foods | 47.58 | 4.68 | 6 | 114.53 | 11.39 | 18 | 47.17 | 5.48 | 6 | 114.58 | 12.36 | 18 | 47.01 | 5.44 | 6 | 112.46 | 12.13 | 18 |
Meats, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts & seeds | 95.01 | 3.62 | 12 | 186.32 | 3.9 | 30 | 97.28 | 5.52 | 13 | 190.11 | 13.29 | 30 | 95.37 | 10.37 | 12 | 185.90 | 1.18 | 30 |
Milk, yoghurt, cheese & alternatives | 52.26 | 4.36 | 7 | 120.10 | 11.1 | 19 | 49.26 | 3.01 | 7 | 113.34 | 3.65 | 18 | 49.54 | 2.22 | 6 | 113.35 | 5.87 | 18 |
Unsaturated oils and spreads | 1.25 | 0.32 | 0 | 9.01 | 0.31 | 1 | Â | 0.19 | 0 | 8.71 | 0.66 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.17 | 0 | 9.23 | 0.75 | 1 |
Artificially sweetened soft drink | 5.49 | 0.38 | 1 | Â | Â | Â | 5.35 | 0.01 | 1 | Â | Â | Â | 5.48 | 0.37 | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
All other discretionary choices | 444.08 | 27.6 | 58 | Â | Â | Â | 435.22 | 36.31 | 58 | Â | Â | Â | 446.51 | 30.97 | 58 | Â | Â | Â |
Total | 762.90 | 36.6 | 100 | 625.62 | 16.53 | 100 | 752.78 | 48.47 | 100 | 625.83 | 36.26 | 100 | 767.95 | 53.74 | 100 | 629.37 | 49.39 | 100 |
Costs of different components of diet | ||||||||||||||||||
Core food | ||||||||||||||||||
Combined fruit & vegetables | 97.67 | 3.14 | 13 | 176.11 | 10.65 | 28 | 97.55 | 8.07 | 13 | 179.31 | 14.67 | 29 | 101.48 | 13.09 | 13 | 187.13 | 21.38 | 30 |
Discretionary food | ||||||||||||||||||
Alcoholic drinks | 89.31 | 5.54 | 12 | Â | Â | Â | 87.41 | 2.35 | 12 | Â | Â | Â | 91.38 | 4.80 | 12 | Â | Â | Â |
Takeaway foods | 126.28 | 5.29 | 17 | Â | Â | Â | 119.06 | 0.97 | 16 | Â | Â | Â | 126.37 | 3.92 | 16 | Â | Â | Â |
Sugar sweetened beverages | 27.57 | 1.91 | 4 | Â | Â | Â | 26.86 | 0.05 | 4 | Â | Â | Â | 27.54 | 1.84 | 4 | Â | Â | Â |