Secondary Data

The data below are obtained from secondary resources. The information below is
from The Sydney Morning Herald. It is an online newspaper article. It was last
updated on May 9, 2015. In this article, the statistics are from the Australian
Health Survey. This survey found that there is a 30% decrease in the intake of
fruits and vegetables in comparison to 10 years ago. One in four adults are
eating no vegetables in a day. Only 7% are eating the daily recommended five
servings. The article further claims that Australians eat about 3 kilograms of food
and drink each day, with just over one-third of daily energy from foods high in
saturated fat and sugar such as cake, chips and soft drinks.

Victorians that have coffee at least once a month

Get coffee from

outside

38%

Do not eat outside

62%

From this graph, it can be seen that most people aged from 14 to 29 tends to eat
outside of their homes. This graph was produced from statistics gathered from
Enhanced Media Metrics Australia. The statistics prove that the younger
generations eats fast food more. The average of the percentage of people that
should eat fast food should be 45% but the actual results are a lot bigger.

Australians aged 14-29 that eat outside once a month

Eat outside

40%

Do not eat outside

60%

This graph highlights that Victoria consists of the most number of people that
would get a coffee from outside at least once a month. Victoria consists of a
staggering figure of 62% in comparison to the other states in Australia. According
to the statistics, Australians pay 51.5 million visits to fast food restaurants per
month. Out of this, 21 million are dinning in while the others are all take away.
This is a lot higher than the percentages of New South Wales /Australian Capital
Territory and Western Australia as shown below.

Western Australians that get coffee from outside

Get coffee from

outside

41%

Do not eat outside

59%

People from New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory that have coffee at least once a month

Get coffee from outside

40%

Do not eat outside

60%