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Accessibility & LanguageHBSC Ireland 2022 Food and Dietary Behaviours
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN (HBSC) IRELAND
World Health Organization Collaborative Cross-National Study
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey is a WHO collaborative cross-national study that monitors the health behaviours, health outcomes and social environments of school-aged children every four years. HBSC Ireland surveys school-going children aged 9-18 years. The study is conducted by the HBSC Ireland team, based at the Health Promotion Research Centre, University of Galway.
HBSC Ireland 2022 Food and Dietary Behaviours
Children were asked a number of questions about their dietary habits.
The visualisation below shows percentages of children who report:
- they consume fruit more than once a day
- they consume vegetables more than once a day
- they eat sweets more than once a day
- they drink soft drinks daily or more
- never having breakfast on weekdays
- ever going to school or bed hungry
- dieting or doing something else to lose weight
The interactive data visual will update based on the items selected in the legend on the right.
- Select an indicator from the drop down list at the top right
- Check or uncheck any items in the legend to filter/highlight the data
- Hover over the chart to see a pop-up with further information
- Clicking within the chart will also highlight data; use ctrl & click to highlight multiple data
- Click the icons at the bottom of the visual to:~
reset (return the visual to the default setting)
share (get a URL link and embed code)
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