Philippines

2015 Updating of Nutritional Status of Filipino

Children and other Population Groups:
Dietary Component

Data Documentation

February 2019
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2015 Updating of Nutritional Status of Filipino Children and other

Population Groups: Dietary Component

2015 Updating Survey Management Team

Primary Mario V. Capanzana, Ph.D. Project Director
Investigators Cecilia Cristina Santos-Acuin, M.D., Ph.D. Project Leader
Ma. Adrienne S. Constantino Survey Operations Head
Charmaine A. Duante Data Management Head
Marina B. Vargas, Ph.D. Dietary Component Leader

Overview
Department of Science and Technology - Food and Nutrition Research Institute
Producer
(DOST - FNRI)
Identification DDI-PHL-FNRI-UPS-2015 -DSC-v01
Version Production Date: 2019-02

The Dietary Survey or Food Consumption Survey (FCS) component of the National Nutrition Survey (NNS)
provides a direct measure of food consumption at the household and individual levels to determine actual
food intake and adequacy of energy and nutrient intakes of Filipino households. The FCS provides data on
dietary patterns of the population and reflects inadequate and excess energy and nutrient consumptions.
Moreover, it proves better understanding on the effects of urbanization on the population’s food intake,
nutritional status, and rising prevalence of lifestyle diseases.

In the 2015 Updating Survey, the Household Food Consumption Survey (HCFS) was included to provide
end line data for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly on measuring the proportion of
households meeting energy adequacy.

The household food consumption was presented in this survey as total household intake, not as mean per
capita household intake in a day as was customary in the previous HFCS.

Kind of Data
Sample survey data

Unit of Analysis Households

Scope & Coverage

Country Philippines

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Geographic Coverage National, Regional

Regions:
National Capital Region
Cordillera Administrative Region
I -Ilocos
II-Cagayan Valley
III-Central Luzon
IVA - CALABARZON
IVB-MIMAROPA
V-Bicol
VI-Western Visayas
VII-Central Visayas
VIII-Eastern Visayas
IX-Zamboanga Peninsula
X-Northern Mindanao
XI-Davao Region
XII-SOCCSKSARGEN
XIII-CARAGA
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Population

All households.

Sampling

Sampling Procedure

The 2015 Updating Survey adopted the 2003 Master Sample (MS) from the Philippine Statistics Authority
(PSA). This survey component used all sample households from one (1) replicate to generate national and
regional estimates. However, provincial estimates were considered reliable when the coefficient of
variations is less than 20%.

Data Collection
Methodology Household Food Consumption

Food weighing, food inventory, and food recall were the methods employed in the
collection of food consumption data among sample households in a day. A
calibrated digital dietetic scale was used to weigh foods to be consumed for the
day, before cooking or serving. Food inventory of non-perishable food items such
as coffee, sugar, cooking oil, and other condiments that might be used anytime of
the day was done at the beginning and end of food weighing day. Weight of plate
wastes, given-out food, and left-over food were also obtained. Household
members who ate outside their home during weighing day were recalled of their
intakes to complete the household’s food record.

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Electronic Data Data were encoded using the Electronic Data Encoding System (eDCS) in
Encoding System notebooks/laptops. The eDCS is a web-based data entry system specifically
designed for the 2015 Updating Survey.

Data Processing and At the central office, the printed output of encoded data (called the proof list) was
Statistical Analysis checked against the edited survey questionnaires. Two rounds of manual
validations were done. Data cleaning and validation through machine validation
was also done to check for errors and outliers. Errors or outliers found were
validated with the actual entries/answers in the survey questionnaires. Errors on
responses/answers were excluded.

Notes

The 2015 Updating Survey was divided into three (3) phases. The first leg was conducted in NCR from July
to August 2015. The second leg, which covered areas in Luzon, was conducted from August to September
2015. Areas in the Visayas, Mindanao, and BASULTA (Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi) were covered in the
final leg from September to November 2015.

Variable Label and Definition

Household Level
Variable Name Variable Label Variable Definition/Value Labels
regcode Name of Regions Refers to the different regions in the country which were
coded accordingly:

Codes given to Regions 1 Ilocos

2 Cagayan Valley
3 Central Luzon
5 Bicol
6 Western Visayas
7 Central Visayas
8 Eastern Visayas
9 Zamboanga Peninsula
10 Northern Mindanao
11 Davao Region
12 SOCCSKSARGEN
13 National Capital Region
14 Cordillera Administrative Region
15 ARMM
16 CARAGA
41 CALABARZON
42 MIMAROPA

provcode Name of Provinces Refers to the different provinces in the country which
were coded accordingly:

Codes given to 1 Abra

provinces 2 Agusan Del Norte
3 Agusan Del Sur
4 Aklan
5 Albay
6 Antique
7 Basilan
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Variable Label and Definition

Household Level
Variable Name Variable Label Variable Definition/Value Labels
8 Bataan
10 Batangas
11 Benguet
12 Bohol
13 Bukidnon
14 Bulacan
15 Cagayan
16 Camarines Norte
17 Camarines Sur
18 Camiguin
19 Capiz
20 Catanduanes
21 Cavite
22 Cebu
23 Davao (Davao Del Norte)
24 Davao Del Sur
25 Davao Oriental
26 Eastern Samar
27 Ifugao
28 Ilocos Norte
29 Ilocos Sur
30 Iloilo
31 Isabela
32 Kalinga
33 La Union
34 Laguna
35 Lanao Del Norte
36 Lanao Del Sur
37 Leyte
38 Maguindanao
39 NCR - Manila First District
40 Marinduque
41 Masbate
42 Misamis Occidental
43 Misamis Oriental
44 Mountain Province
45 Negros Occidental
46 Negros Oriental
47 North Cotabato
48 Northern Samar
49 Nueva Ecija
50 Nueva Vizcaya
51 Occidental Mindoro
52 Oriental Mindoro
53 Palawan
54 Pampanga
55 Pangasinan
56 Quezon
57 Quirino
58 Rizal
59 Romblon

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Variable Label and Definition

Household Level
Variable Name Variable Label Variable Definition/Value Labels
60 Western Samar
61 Siquijor
62 Sorsogon
63 South Cotabato
64 Southern Leyte
65 Sultan Kudarat
66 Sulu
67 Surigao Del Norte
68 Surigao Del Sur
69 Tarlac
70 Tawi-Tawi
71 Zambales
72 Zamboanga Del Norte
73 Zamboanga Del Sur
74 NCR Second District
75 NCR Third District
76 NCR Fourth District
77 Aurora
78 Biliran
79 Guimaras
80 Sarangani
81 Apayao
82 Compostela Valley
83 Zamboanga Sibugay
97 Isabela City
98 Cotabato City

hhnum Household Number A unique number code given to each of the sample
(Unique identifier; household. Each individual belonging to the same
merging variable) household has similar household identifier. This variable
together with the region and province codes are used to
merge variable from different nutrition survey
components.

fg1 Cereals and Cereal Include rice and rice products, corn and corn products and
Products (in grams) other cereal products

fg2 Rice and Rice Products These include rice (ordinary, special and glutinous) and
(in grams) other rice products such as rice noodle (bihon), rice cakes
(puto), biko, suman, arrozcaldo, champorado, and others

fg3 Corn and Corn Refers to milled corn, corn on a cob and other corn products
Products (in grams) like cornstarch, corn pudding (maja blanca), popcorn, corn
chips, and others

fg4 Other Cereal Products Refers to pandesal, bread, cookies/biscuits, cakes/pastries,

(in grams) noodles, flour and others

fg5 Starchy Roots and Consist of sweet potatoes and products, potatoes and
Tubers (in grams) products, cassava and products, and other roots and tubers
such as yam, taro, arrowroot and yakon
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Variable Label and Definition

Household Level
Variable Name Variable Label Variable Definition/Value Labels
fg6 Sugar and Syrups Consist of sugars (refined, second class, brown, crude),
(in grams) jams, candies, honey, sweetened soda, sherbet, ice drop,
ice candy, sugary foods like chocolates and others

fg7 Dried Beans, Nuts and Include mungbeans and products, soybeans and products,
Seeds (in grams) nuts and products and other dried beans/seeds and
products like almond, peas, garbansos, abitsuelas, kadyos,
sesame seed, patani, green peas, mani, taho/tofu/tokwa,
and others

fg8 Vegetables (in grams) Refers to green leafy and yellow vegetables and other
vegetables

fg9 Green Leafy and Yellow Consist of green leafy vegetables (camote tops, kangkong,
(in grams) malunggay, alugbati, pechay, and others), squash fruit,
carrot and other yellow vegetables (squash flower)

fg10 Other Vegetables Consist of eggplant, stringbeans, abitsuelas, ampalaya,

(in grams) other wild vegetables like rattan shoot, and other canned
and processed vegetables (mushroom canned, cucumber
pickled, and others)

fg11 Fruits (in grams) These include Vitamin C-rich fruits and other fruits

fg12 Vitamin C-Rich Fruits Consist of Vitamin C-rich fruits like mangoes, papaya, citrus
(in grams) fruits, strawberry, guava, and others

fg13 Other Fruits (in grams) Refers to bananas, watermelon, melon, jackfruit,
pineapple, young coconut, kaimito, and other fruits

fg14 Fish, Meat and Poultry Refers to fresh fish, dried fish, processed fish, crustaceans
(in grams) and mollusks, fresh meat, organ meat, processed meat,
poultry, and others

fg15 Fish and Fish Products Refers to fresh fish (tulingan, bangus, galunggong, tilapia,
(in grams) and other fresh fish), dried fish, processed fish (bagoong
isda, patis, canned fish, smoked fish, and others), and
crustaceans and mollusks (shrimps, crabs, squids, and
others)

fg16 Meat and Meat Refers to fresh meat (pork, beef, carabeef, and other fresh
Products (in grams) meat), organ meat, and processed meat (hotdog,
longganisa, tocino, ham, meat loaf, and others)

fg17 Poultry (in grams) Refers to chicken and other fowls like duck, goose, pigeon,
turkey, and others

fg18 Eggs (in grams) These include hen’s egg, duck’s egg, and other eggs like ant
egg, quail egg, turkey egg, and others

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Variable Label and Definition

Household Level
Variable Name Variable Label Variable Definition/Value Labels
fg19 Milk and Milk Products Consist of fresh whole milk, evaporated milk, recombined
(in grams) milk, powdered milk, condensed milk, and other milk
products

fg20 Whole Milk (in grams) Consist of fresh whole milk, evaporated milk, recombined
milk, powdered milk (infant formula milk, whole/full cream
milk, filled milk, skimmed milk), and condensed milk

fg21 Milk Products (in Refers to cheese and other milk products like ice cream,
grams) yogurt, cultured milk, and others

fg23 Fats and Oils (in grams) Refers to cooking oil, coconut meat, coconut cream, pork
drippings and lard, butter, margarine, peanut butter, and
others

fg24 Miscellaneous (in Include beverages, and condiments and spices and other
grams) miscellaneous

fg25 Beverages (in grams) Consist of coffee, tea, alcoholic beverages, cacao and
chocolate-based beverages, fruit flavoured drink, and
others

fg26 Condiments and Spices Consist of salt, vinegar, catsup and other seasonings
(in grams)

fg27 Other Miscellaneous These include lemon grass, laurel leaves, oregano, turmeric,
(in grams) food coloring, and others

Total_FoodIntake Total Food Intake Total food intake of the household considering the 27 food
(in grams) groups
Total_Energy Total Energy (Kcal) Total energy intake of the household

Total_Protein Total Protein (g) Total protein intake of the household

Total_Calcium Total Calcium (mg) Total calcium intake of the household

Total_Iron Total Iron (mg) Total iron intake of the household

Total_VitaminA Total Vitamin A (mcg Total vitamin A intake of the household

RE)
Total_Thiamin Total Thiamin (mg) Total thiamin intake of the household

Total_Riboflavin Total Riboflavin (mg) Total riboflavin intake of the household

Total_Niacin Total Niacin (mg) Total niacin intake of the household

Total_VitaminC Total Vitamin C (mg) Total vitamin c intake of the household

Total_CHO Total Carbohydrates (g) Total carbohydrates intake of the household

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Variable Label and Definition

Household Level
Variable Name Variable Label Variable Definition/Value Labels
Total_Fat Total Fats (g) Total fat intake of the household

cu Consumption Unit Consumption Unit

psurec Primary Sampling Unit Design variables

strrec Strata Design variables

wgts Sampling Weights Product of the base weights, non-response adjustment and
post stratification adjustment

Accessibility
Contact Information Mario V. Capanzana, Ph.D.
Director
Food and Nutrition Research Institute
FNRI Bldg., DOST Compound, Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City
www.fnri.dost.gov.ph
mar_v_c@yahoo.com
837-2934, 837-2071 to 81 loc 2284

2015 Updating Survey Documentation Team

Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa, Ph.D. Over-all Team Leader
Charmaine A. Duante Data Management Team Leader
Marina B. Vargas, Ph.D. Component Study Leader
Josie P. Desnacido Assistant Component Study Leader
Glen Melvin P. Gironella Statistician
Ma. Lynell V. Maniego Statistician
Eldridge B. Ferrer Statistician
Apple Joy D. Ducay Statistician
Cheder D. Sumangue Statistician
Mae Ann SA. Javier Programmer
Edward Regis D. Valdez Programmer