NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider Ministry of Health (New Zealand)Tabulations only Geography New Zealand (NZL) Coverage type Country Time period covered 02/2002 - 12/2002 Data type Survey: Facility (non-health)HouseholdIndividualNationally representative Summary This survey was the first national survey of children's nutritional health in New Zealand. A sample of 3275 children aged 5-14 were interviewed about their dietary habits; anthropometric measurements, blood samples, and urine samples were collected at schools, while a full questionnaire and dietary recall was administered at home. Keywords 24HR dietary recall, Alcohol use, Allergies, Anemia, Anthropometry, Aplastic and other non-nutritional anemias, Asthma, Blood tests, Body mass index, Calcium, Celiac disease, Child anthropometry, Children, Cholesterol, Dental care, Diet, Eczema, Ethnicity, FFQ, Family size, Fish, Food expenditures, Food security, Fruits, Fruits and vegetables, Hemoglobin, Hemolytic anemias, Hospitals, Housing conditions, Income, Iodine supplements, Iron, Legumes, Leisure activities, Meat, Menstruation, Micronutrients, Milk, Nuts, Obesity, Oral hygiene, Pain, Physical activity, Prevalence, Processed foods, Processed meats, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Transportation, Unprocessed red meat, Urine tests, Vegetables, Whole grains, Zinc Citation Contributors University of Auckland (New Zealand) University of Otago (New Zealand) Massey University (New Zealand) Funders Ministry of Health (New Zealand) Suggested citation Massey University (New Zealand), University of Auckland (New Zealand), University of Otago (New Zealand). New Zealand National Children's Nutrition Survey 2002. GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 22, 2024