Statistical data set

Family food datasets

Detailed annual statistics on family food and drink purchases.

These family food datasets contain more detailed information than the ‘Family Food’ report and mainly provide statistics from 2001 onwards. The UK household purchases and the UK household expenditure spreadsheets include statistics from 1974 onwards. These spreadsheets are updated annually when a new edition of the ‘Family Food’ report is published.

The ‘purchases’ spreadsheets give the average quantity of food and drink purchased per person per week for each food and drink category. The ‘nutrient intake’ spreadsheets give the average nutrient intake (eg energy, carbohydrates, protein, fat, fibre, minerals and vitamins) from food and drink per person per day. The ‘expenditure’ spreadsheets give the average amount spent in pence per person per week on each type of food and drink. Several different breakdowns are provided in addition to the UK averages including figures by region, income, household composition and characteristics of the household reference person.

1. UK
   • UK - household purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 313KB)
   • UK - eating out purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 158KB)
   • UK - household and eating out nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 436KB)
   • UK - expenditure (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 318KB)
2. countries and regions (CR)
   • CR - household purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.81MB)
   • CR - eating out purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.76MB)
   • CR - household nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.56MB)
   • CR - eating out nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.49MB)
   • CR - expenditure (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.96MB)
3. rural and urban (RU)
   • RU - household purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 947KB)
   • RU - eating out purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 877KB)
   • RU - household nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 192KB)
   • RU - eating out nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 182KB)
   • RU - expenditure (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1000KB)
4. gross income quintile group (GIQ)
   • GIQ - household purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 760KB)
   • GIQ - eating out purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 755KB)
   • GIQ - household nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 674KB)
   • GIQ - eating out nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 664KB)
   • GIQ - expenditure (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 783KB)
5. equivalised income decile group (EID)
   • EID - household purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.44MB)
   • EID - eating out purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.34MB)
   • EID - household nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 252KB)
   • EID - eating out nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 250KB)
   • EID - expenditure (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.51MB)
6. household composition (HC)
   • HC - household purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.54MB)
   • HC - eating out purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.46MB)
   • HC - household nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.39MB)
   • HC - eating out nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.26MB)
   • HC - expenditure (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.66MB)
7. age of household reference person (AGE)
   • AGE - household purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 893KB)
   • AGE - eating out purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 878KB)
   • AGE - household nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 728KB)
   • AGE - eating out nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 800KB)
   • AGE - expenditure (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 918KB)
8. age the household reference person ceased full-time education (AED)
   • AED - household purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 893KB)
   • AED - eating out purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 894KB)
   • AED - household nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 836KB)
   • AED - eating out nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 823KB)
   • AED - expenditure (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 970KB)
9. ethnic origin group of the household reference person (EO)
   • EO - household and eating out purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 135KB)
   • EO - household nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 588KB)
   • EO - eating out nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 575KB)
   • EO - expenditure (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 101KB)
10. occupation of the household reference person (OCC)
    • OCC - household and eating out purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 248KB)
    • OCC - household nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.07MB)
    • OCC - eating out nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.07MB)
    • OCC - expenditure (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 194KB)
11. economic status of the household reference person (ECON)
    • ECON - household and eating out purchases (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 201KB)
    • ECON - household nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 996KB)
    • ECON - eating out nutrient intakes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 903KB)
    • ECON - expenditure (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 157KB)

For further information please contact:
familyfood@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Twitter: @DefraStats
Defra Helpline: 08459 33 55 77 (Monday to Friday: 8am to 6pm)

• Published: 13 December 2012
• Updated: 12 December 2013

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• 12 December 2013 9:32am: All data sets updated to include figures for 2012.
• 13 December 2012 9:30am: First published.

• Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Collections: Family food statistics

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