Socio‐economic criteria and food choice across meals

Examines the usefulness of socio‐economic criteria for explaining food consumption. Data from a sample of 102 households in the Newcastle upon Tyne area were collected by means of a food diary instrument. Considers 27 food groups. Demonstrates that few significant differences in consumption exist for households with and without children. Fewer differences exist for households in different social classes, households of differing education levels and households in different age groups.