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Intra-family Food Distribution by Income Group

Tables 2-5 show intra-family food intakes according to income group. They reveal that the average food intake was 748 grams for group A, 768 grams for B. 730 grams for C, and 892 grams for group D. The intake of A, B. and C groups was thus observed to be lower than the average for all income groups, while the intake of group D exceeded this average. The per capita intake of group C was the lowest. The reason for this low intake might be attributed to their limited access to food from domestic production and procurement and their discriminating attitude towards kind and source of food.

TABLE 2. Intra-family Food Intake (g/person/day) by Food Groups-Income Group A

Age
(years)		 Cereals Roots Sweets Pulses Vegetables Fruits Meats Fish Milk Fats Total
M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F
Children (both sexes)
1-3 151 18 5 2 41 14 6 6 18 1 267
4-6 293 33 4 5 118 12 8 8 5 2 497
7-9 384 38 12 6 138 10 7 1 2 6 2 625
Adolescents
10-12 451 388 59 49 8 2 3 2 230 130 26 2 3 0 20 8 4 3 2 3 821 608
13-15 547 448 35 61 12 2 14 5 184 139 9 6 0 5 19 9 10 0 2 2 849 697
16-19 641 561 27 55 9 5 16 5 200 98 4 17 0 14 33 33 3 0 2 3 961 811
Adults
20-39 776 545 83 59 4 7 12 5 217 154 13 21 22 9 40 19 16 5 3 2 1,206 840
40-49 702 538 45 40 13 4 2 3 232 129 25 24 4 0 33 24 15 0 3 3 1,084 787
50-59 606 445 93 27 15 0 4 21 227 137 0 0 0 0 32 10 11 21 3 2 998 674
60-69 832 531 154 73 0 3 0 3 204 90 0 10 19 7 16 14 19 0 3 2 1,258 760
70+ 821 390 5 40 0 10 0 0 171 190 0 0 38 0 18 0 0 0 2 0 1,060 645
Average
(both sexes) 478 49 6 6 146 14 8 20 8 2 748
Pregnant 470 19 6 8 155 0 19 18 1 4 706
Lactating 582 47 4 5 156 34 11 25 4 3 885
Pregnant and
Lactating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 = intake < 0.5 g.

TABLE 3. Intra-family Food Intake (g/person/day) by Food Groups-Income Group B

Age (years) Cereals Roots Sweets Pulses Vegetables Fruits Meat Fish Milk Fats Total
M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F
Children (both sexes)
1-3 167 24 4 1 39 6 * 7 12 2 267
4-6 305 44 19 4 104 16 0 7 12 3 523
7-9 400 51 13 6 129 16 1 12 9 2 652
Adolescents
10-12 420 446 57 70 30 1 4 10 208 95 37 17 6 0 15 18 12 11 3 3 808 678
13-15 540 539 58 99 48 8 7 7 199 114 0 1 5 4 22 18 35 0 2 2 923 807
16-19 661 479 86 76 40 20 1 5 167 86 4 29 3 2 32 25 41 11 5 6 1,062 755
Adults                                            
20-39 740 570 152 79 20 11 20 9 193 167 17 8 4 2 27 20 19 9 5 4 1,223 893
40-49 674 614 51 71 12 4 3 8 287 134 70 2 8 2 24 21 38 22 4 3 1,188 891
50-59 740 546 82 112 24 38 1 18 193 99 6 8 0 2 38 20 41 9 4 4 1,146 869
60-69 551 480 60 138 2 4 12 30 168 108 0 39 5 0 33 43 1 2 4 5 839 878
70+ 665 568 119 65 14 14 17 35 178 152 14 27 0 0 16 21 0 0 3 4 1,067 911
Average
(both sexes) 474 72 16 8 134 14 2 18 13 3 768
Pregnant 410 8 0 0 428 195 0 0 0 3 1,043
Lactating 598 83 5 8 149 11 1 14 9 4 900
Pregnant and lactaing 456 5 20 0 92 0 0 15 0 2 594

0 = intake < 0.5 g.

TABLE 4. Intra-family Food Intake (g/person/day) by Food Groups-Income Group C

Age (years) Cereals Roots Sweets Pulses Vegetables Fruits Meats Fish Milk Fats Total
M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M `F
Children (both sexes)
1-3 125 17 6 2 18 18 4 6 39 2 247
4-6 286 35 4 2 57 18 9 15 14 3 459
7-9 545 44 10 5 77 25 13 16 21 2 627
Adolescents
10-12 543 399 56 56 4 13 28 8 91 59 88 6 5 9 35 15 6 10 2 3 880 588
13-15 568 562 82 109 10 10 9 9 91 98 5 13 7 12 25 35 24 45 3 4 842 929
16-19 809 577 72 66 9 5 14 12 124 85 28 21 16 3 48 29 54 20 4 3 1,182 837
AduIts
20-39 781 569 67 73 9 5 9 7 142 117 31 24 13 11 49 29 14 8 3 4 1,147 807
40-49 713 459 65 88 12 6 13 7 187 87 14 44 20 0 43 15 21 11 3 2 1,093 740
50-59 612 503 63 67 25 20 11 6 82 98 103 23 15 7 39 52 32 40 3 3 1,023 830
60-69 706 545 106 110 11 14 8 30 131 58 27 27 26 7 94 27 59 0 5 2 1,181 825
70+ 666 426 74 57 5 1 17 2 191 132 73 42 0 0 33 27 64 10 2 3 1,149 707
Average
(both sexes) 468 57 8 8 89 26 9 27 20 3 730
Pregnant 417 17 0 0 67 60 0 99 60 4 726
Lactating 567 75 5 7 119 25 13 23 6 4 865
Pregnant and lactating 572 11 3 0 188 1 5 0 37 15 2 850

0 = intake < 0.5 g.

TABLE 5. Intra-family Food Intake (g/person/day) by Food Groups-Income Group D

Age (years) Cereals Roots Sweets Pulses Vegetables Fruits Meat Fish Milk Fats Total
M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F
Children (both sexes)
1-3 152 30 16 2 28 13 7 9 59 4 326
4-6 309 53 8 10 72 28 5 17 31 4 545
7-9 375 61 3 6 170 36 6 23 29 4 676
Adolescents
10-12 483 505 47 80 1 4 8 10 121 88 25 26 7 3 39 26 49 16 5 4 793 761
13-15 672 428 105 72 * 6 17 16 141 150 10 60 9 22 24 16 13 52 3 7 1,010 843
16-19 754 614 161 55 3 5 17 18 145 135 14 8 12 6 32 23 25 19 4 5 1,176 905
Adults
20-39 844 619 106 76 8 6 26 15 192 150 25 20 15 10 45 33 34 22 5 4 1,075 972
40-49 887 525 164 51 32 2 29 6 268 224 41 13 23 12 59 31 54 43 6 4 1,573 924
50-59 770 550 67 59 12 6 19 14 294 147 9 18 29 13 55 29 96 27 5 5 1,365 885
60-69 753 541 60 93 18 18 12 6 258 240 12 0 4 0 49 63 49 48 5 8 1,248 1,028
70+ 714 392 57 30 0 9 27 26 204 52 66 26 0 0 32 75 62 39 4 7 1,175 662
Average
(both sexes) 545 75 7 14 138 23 10 30 34 4 892
Pregnant 632 42 1 11 129 20 9 27 34 4 926
Lactating 606 71 4 13 145 28 13 24 32 4 953
Pregnant and lactating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 = intake < 0.5 g.

Among food groups cereal and vegetable intakes were lowest for income group C. The intakes for fruits and fish by group C, however, exceeded or approached the intake of group D. Vegetables were dominant in the diets of the lowest income group, A. Almost all food items except vegetables were higher in group D.

These tables further reveal that the intakes of all foods by children (both sexes) and mothers (lactating, pregnant, or both) were lower in group C than in other income groups. Group C perhaps allocate more income to non-food items at the expense of eating well.

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