| | Age In Three Categories | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65-69 | 70-79 | 80+ | |||||
| ARE YOU FOLLOWING A SPECIAL DIET | NO | 99 | 81.1% | 134 | 76.6% | 41 | 89.1% |
| YES | 23 | 18.9% | 41 | 23.4% | 5 | 10.9% | |
| WHAT IS YOUR DIET | MEDICALLY PRESCRIBED | 13 | 81.3% | 29 | 87.9% | 4 | 80.0% |
| SELF-IMPOSED | 3 | 18.8% | 4 | 12.1% | 1 | 20.0% | |
| HOW OFTEN DO YOU EAT THE SKIN ON CHICKEN | SELDOM/NEVER | 43 | 35.2% | 69 | 39.4% | 22 | 47.8% |
| SOMETIMES | 24 | 19.7% | 27 | 15.4% | 11 | 23.9% | |
| OFTEN/ALWAYS | 55 | 45.1% | 79 | 45.1% | 13 | 28.3% | |
| HOW OFTEN DO YOU EAT THE FAT ON MEAT | SELDOM/NEVER | 77 | 63.1% | 120 | 68.6% | 35 | 76.1% |
| SOMETIMES | 23 | 18.9% | 33 | 18.9% | 7 | 15.2% | |
| OFTEN/ALWAYS | 22 | 18.0% | 22 | 12.6% | 4 | 8.7% | |
| HOW OFTEN DO YOU ADD SALT TO YOUR FOOD | SELDOM/NEVER | 66 | 54.1% | 98 | 56.0% | 22 | 47.8% |
| SOMETIMES | 18 | 14.8% | 32 | 18.3% | 13 | 28.3% | |
| OFTEN/ALWAYS | 38 | 31.1% | 45 | 25.7% | 11 | 23.9% | |
| HOW OFTEN DO YOU COOK WITH OIL EACH WEEK | NEVER | 23 | 19.0% | 38 | 22.1% | 6 | 13.0% |
| 1 TO 4 | 66 | 54.5% | 80 | 46.5% | 19 | 41.3% | |
| 5 TO 7 | 27 | 22.3% | 46 | 26.7% | 15 | 32.6% | |
| 8 TO 14 | 4 | 3.3% | 5 | 2.9% | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 15 TO 21 | 1 | .8% | 3 | 1.7% | 1 | 2.2% | |
| WHAT KIND OF FAT DO YOU COOK WITH | SOFT MARGARINE | 16 | 13.1% | 21 | 12.0% | 6 | 13.0% |
| STICK MARGARINE | 21 | 17.2% | 33 | 18.9% | 7 | 15.2% | |
| BUTTER | 5 | 4.1% | 11 | 6.3% | 2 | 4.3% | |
| LIQUID OIL | 62 | 50.8% | 79 | 45.1% | 20 | 43.5% | |
| LARD, FATBACK BACON FAT | 7 | 5.7% | 3 | 1.7% | 4 | 8.7% | |
| PAM OR NO OIL | 4 | 3.3% | 11 | 6.3% | 1 | 2.2% | |
| SHORTENING | 6 | 4.9% | 9 | 5.1% | 3 | 6.5% | |
| DON'T KNOW OR DON'T COOK | 1 | .8% | 8 | 4.6% | 3 | 6.5% | |
| HOW OFTEN DO YOU EAT BREAKFAST | NEVER | 5 | 4.1% | 7 | 4.0% | ||
| EVERY DAY | 81 | 66.4% | 125 | 71.4% | 41 | 89.1% | |
| SOME DAYS | 28 | 23.0% | 27 | 15.4% | 3 | 6.5% | |
| RARELY | 6 | 4.9% | 11 | 6.3% | 2 | 4.3% | |
| WEEKENDS ONLY | 2 | 1.6% | 5 | 2.9% | |||
| HOW MANY MEALS DO YOU EAT PER DAY | ONE | 7 | 5.7% | 7 | 4.0% | 2 | 4.3% |
| TWO | 70 | 57.4% | 104 | 59.4% | 20 | 43.5% | |
| THREE | 42 | 34.4% | 62 | 35.4% | 24 | 52.2% | |
| 4 OR MORE | 3 | 2.5% | 2 | 1.1% | |||
| HOW MANY SNACKS DO YOU EAT AFTER DINNER | NONE | 35 | 28.7% | 51 | 29.1% | 23 | 50.0% |
| ONE | 57 | 46.7% | 84 | 48.0% | 20 | 43.5% | |
| TWO OR MORE | 27 | 22.1% | 39 | 22.3% | 3 | 6.5% | |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 | 2.5% | 1 | .6% | |||
| EVER DRANK 5+ ALCOH DRINKS / DAY | NO | 84 | 68.9% | 131 | 74.9% | 34 | 73.9% |
| YES | 38 | 31.1% | 43 | 24.6% | 12 | 26.1% | |
| DON'T KNOW | 1 | .6% | |||||
| HOW MANY SERVINGS OF VEGETABLES DO YOU EAT PER DAY | NONE | 27 | 22.1% | 45 | 25.7% | 12 | 26.1% |
| 1 TO 2 | 93 | 76.2% | 124 | 70.9% | 33 | 71.7% | |
| 3 TO 4 | 2 | 1.6% | 6 | 3.4% | |||
| FIVE | 1 | 2.2% | |||||
| HOW MANY FRUITS DO YOU EAT PER DAY | NONE | 42 | 34.4% | 57 | 32.6% | 16 | 34.8% |
| 1 TO 2 | 71 | 58.2% | 99 | 56.6% | 28 | 60.9% | |
| 3 TO 4 | 7 | 5.7% | 17 | 9.7% | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | 1 | .8% | |||||
| 6 OR MORE | 1 | .8% | 2 | 1.1% | |||
