In both surveys there were significant linear associations between socio - economic deprivation and intakes
of energy, non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) as a
percentage of food energy, sugar - sweetened beverages, confectionery, crisps and savoury snacks and leisure -
time screen use (all
higher among children in more deprived areas), while intakes
of fruit, fruit juice and vegetables showed the opposite
trend.
It is also interesting to note that in recent
times investment banks, those
trend setters
of high bonus payments for lawyers, have generally significantly decreased their bonus payments as a
percentage of salary.
There was a borderline significant
trend for a
higher percentage of content drawn by a child at
time 2 (M = 87.40 %) relative to
time 1 (M = 79.23 %; p =.051).