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Table 7 Number of food groups consumed in the previous 24 h

From: Considerations for the design of nutrition-sensitive production programmes in rural South Africa

Sample

Season

Sample size

One to four food groups

Five to seven food groups

Eight or more food groups

Total sample

Summer

262

40.1

27.8

32.1

Winter

271

40.2

39.9

19.9

Non-cropping

Summer

101

49.5

30.7

19.8

Winter

81

51.9

40.7

7.4

Cropping

Summer

159

34.6

25.8

39.6

Winter

187

34.8

39.5

25.7

Irrigating

Summer

95

20.2

25.1

54.7

Winter

105

23.8

34.3

41.9

Ingquza Hill

Summer

55

58.2

30.9

10.9

Winter

69

40.6

52.2

7.2

Jozini

Summer

116

13.8

19

67.2

Winter

82

28.0

29.3

42.7

Maruleng

Summer

36

75.0

25.0

0.0

Winter

56

44.6

50.0

5.4

Ratlou

Summer

55

54.5

45.5

0.0

Winter

64

51.6

40.6

7.8