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NZ Food, NZ Children
Findings of the 2002 National Children's Nutrition Survey

Date of publication: November 2003

HP3648

This report overviews the 2002 National Children’s Nutrition Survey (CNS02).

It describes the methodologies and the data on nutrient intakes and their sources; food security; eating patterns; frequently eaten foods; physical activity patterns; dental health; anthropometric measures and selected nutrition-related clinical measures of New Zealand schoolchildren 5–14 years of age.

A nationally representative sample of children was recruited by first selecting a random sample of schools, and then randomly selecting children for participation within these schools. Sufficient Maori and Pacific children were included so that ethnic-specific analyses could be undertaken.

Three thousand two hundred and seventy-five children participated with parental and personal consent. Anthropometric measurements and collection of blood and urine samples occurred at school, while the main interview was normally carried out in the child’s home in the presence of a parent/caregiver to optimise the collection of the dietary data and ensure quality responses to all interview questions.

The dietary data are unique among national surveys of children in that the 24-hour diet recall included dietary supplements as well as foods and beverages. The collection of a repeat 24-hour diet recall on a subsample enabled the statistical adjustment of the data to present the ‘usual’ intake distribution for nutrients by subgroup. The usual frequency of intake of commonly eaten foods was assessed by a qualitative food frequency questionnaire.

This important study provides the first opportunity to examine all aspects of the nutritional status of New Zealand children.

Document availability

You can download the full survey and four summary leaflets below.

Main document

NZ Food, NZ Children: Key results of the 2002 National Children's Nutrition Survey (PDF, 1.7MB)

This publication is available in hard copy. To order a copy email moh@wickliffe.co.nz or call 04 496 2277. Please quote HP number 3648 and let us know your name, your physical address and how many copies you would like.

This publication has also been broken into sections for convenience.

Document split into sections:

Prelims (PDF, 229 kB)

title page
imprint information
foreword
acknowledgements
authors
contents
list of tables
list of figures
abbreviations
participating schools
executive summary
introduction

Section A (PDF, 492kB)

nutrients and dietary sources (energy, protein, total fat, types of fat and cholesterol, total carbohydrate and starch, total sugars, dietary fibre, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, B-vitamins, folate, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium, manganese, copper, selenium)

Section B (PDF, 165 kB)

eating patterns (dietary choices, dietary supplement use, school day food consumption patterns, food consumed at school, salt additions, household food security)

Section C (PDF, 272 kB)

frequently eaten foods (fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, eggs, mixed dishes and convenience meals/snacks, bread, breakfast cereal and rice, spreads, sauces, biscuits/cakes, snacks and sweets, dairy (excluding milk), milks, other drinks, fats)

Section D (PDF, 111 kB)

physical activity (physical inactivity, physical activity participation, physical activity time profile)

Section E (PDF, 135 kB)

health (dental health, body size, iron status, serum zinc, serum cholesterol, urinary iodine, menstruation)

Sections F-H (PDF, 81 kB)

Maori issues
Pacific issues
New Zealand European and Others issues

Appendices (PDF, 781 kB)

A (survey objectives);
B (methodology);
C (additional dietary source tables);
D (computer-based questions);
E (food frequency questionnaire),
references,
index

Results

Four leaflets summarising the main results of NZ Food, NZ Children are available in PDF and HTML format below.

These leaflets are also available in hard copy. To order copies email us using the links below or phone (04) 496 2277 quoting the relevant HP number. Please let us know your name, your physical address and how many copies you would like.

General results summary

NZ European and Other results summary

Maori results summary

Pacific results summary

Related documents

Example questionnaire (PDF, 1.48 MB)

This is not available in hard copy.