| Ethnicity | RSA | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Black/African | Mixed ancestry | Indian/Asian | White | All |
Sample size | 1941 | 604 | 389 | 353 | 3287 |
Mean DDS | 3.63 [C] | 4.43 [B] | 4.44 [B] | 4.96 [A] | 4.02 |
95% CIa | 3.55 - 3.71 | 4.30 - 4.56 | 4.29 - 4.58 | 4.82 - 5.10 | 3.96 - 4.07 |
Proportions of adults consuming at least one item from the following groups (CIa): | |||||
1.Cereals/roots/tubers | 100b | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99.7 |
 | 100 - 100 | 99 - 100 | 99 - 100 | 99 - 100 | 99.5-99.9 |
2.Vitamin A rich fruit | 17** | 15 | 12 | 22 | 17 |
and vegetables | 16 - 19 | 12 - 18 | 8 - 16 | 17 - 26 | 15 - 18 |
3.Other fruit- not vitamin A-rich | 20*** | 22 | 37 | 48 | 25 |
 | 18 - 21 | 19 - 25 | 33 - 42 | 43 - 54 | 24 - 27 |
4.Other vegetables- not vitamin A-rich | 47*** | 58 | 49 | 71 | 52 |
 | 45 - 50 | 54 - 62 | 43 - 55 | 66 - 76 | 50 - 54 |
5.Legumes & nuts | 19*** | 17 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
 | 17 - 20 | 14 - 20 | 16 - 24 | 6 - 12 | 16 - 19 |
6.Fats & oils | 32*** 29 - 34 | 54 49 - 59 | 42 35 - 48 | 43 37 - 50 | 38 36 - 40 |
7. Meat/poultry/fish | 69*** | 89 | 90 | 94 | 78 |
 | 67 - 72 | 86 - 92 | 87 - 93 | 92 - 97 | 77 - 80 |
8.Dairy | 43*** | 69 | 80 | 86 | 56 |
 | 40 - 45 | 64 - 73 | 76 - 85 | 82 - 90 | 55 - 58 |
9. Eggs | 17** | 20 | 14 | 23 | 18 |
 | 15 - 18 | 17 - 23 | 10 - 17 | 18 - 28 | 16 - 19 |