questionnaire about eating and consuming habits (finland) response time of the survey 5.10. –...
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Questionnaire about eating and consuming habits
(Finland)
Response time of the survey5.10. – 10.10.2013.
45 people answered the survey(15 students, 15 teachers, 15 parents)
(36 females, 9 males)
Eating habits
How often does your family eat together / you eat with your family?
62,2
26,7
6,74,4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
every day few times a w eek few times a month less than once a month
%
Many of survey respondents eat with their family every day, becauseit is part of eating culture in Finland and eating alone is boring.
0
20
40
60
80
100
%
Do you eat every day
yes
no
yes 88,9 93,2 81,8
no 11,1 6,8 18,2
breakfast lunch dinner
The majority of survey respondents eat breakfast, lunch and dinner every daybecause we live in a cold area and need energy and of course Finnish peoplelike eating good food.
How often do you eat whole-grain bread?
79,1
18,6
2,3 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
often sometimes seldom never
%
The majority of survey respondents eat often whole-grain bread, because it ishealthy and tastes good.
How often do you eat rice, potatoes or pasta foods?
66,7
31,1
2,2 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
often sometimes seldom never
%
Most of respondents eats often rice, potatoes and pasta foods becauseFinnish people are used to eat that kind of food (especially potatoes) and it is alsogood food.
Do you eat every day vegetables?
yes96 %
no4 %
yes
no
Do you eat every day fruit or berries?
yes78 %
no22 %
yes
no
Vegetables are eaten dailybecause they are healthy.
Fruit or berries are eatendaily because they taste delicious and of coursethey are healthy.
What kind of fat do you prefer?
33,3
46,7
20
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
oil
margarine
butter
%
Oil and margarine are preferred because they are healthy. In recent years,Finns have increased their use of butter.
What do you drink when you are thirsty?
75,6
8,9
8,9
6,7
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
water
milk
juice
something else
%
Something else: cocoa, mineral water, sparkling water
The majority of survey respondents drinks water when they are thirsty becausewater is clean and healthy. Some drink milk because it is common to drink milkand it is good for your bones.
60
24,4
11,14,4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
many times a day once a day few times a week never
How often do you drink coffee or tea
Many of survey respondents drinks coffee or tea daily because theylike it or they are coffee or tea addicts.
Do you drink energy drinks?
4,5
95,5
yes
no
The majority of survey respondents don’t drink energy drinks and those who drinkprobably believe that it helps them when they are tired.
How often do you eat candy / chocolate etc.
0
53,3
42,2
4,4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
every day few times a week few times a month less than once a month
%
It is good that candy or chocolate are not eaten every day and those whoeat them few times a month probably have candy day for exampel once a week.
Consuming habits
How often do you throw food away?
4 %
31 %
52 %
13 %
often
sometimes
seldom
never
The majority of survey respondents don’t throw food away or they do it seldom propably because food is very expensive in Finland. Those who throw foodaway likely don’t know what to do with the leftovers.
On what ground do you choose the things that you are buying?
82,2
80
40
31,1
20
17,7
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
price
quality
manufacturer country
brand
environmental friendliness
fashion
%
To six person price is the only factor which affect on buying things.
For the majority of survey respondents price and quality affect the moston buying decision. When you buy something expensive and good qualityyou can use it for a long time.
How much money do you spend in a month on
0102030405060708090
100
0-9,99 10-49,99 50-99,99 more
euros
%
clothes fast food music soft drinks health and beauty hobbies electronics
Most of the respondents spend a bit of money on music, soft drinks and fastfood.That kind of things are part of the life style nowadays.Majority of the respondents spend less than 50 euros in a month on health andbeauty, clothes and electronics. Some use over 50 euros in a month on hobbies and clothes.
Do you buy products from online stores?
76,2
23,8
23,8
19
9,5
9,5
9,5
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
clothes
electronics
music
books
movies
shoes
tickets53
,346
,7
noye
s
%
%
Majority doesn’t buy products from online stores. Those who buy products fromonline stores mainly buy clothes, electronics, music or books. The least from online stores are bought movies, shoes and tickets.