24 4 demographic analyses this section includes more breakdowns than in previous reports care interpretation is required because the sampling errors these tables can be high especially where sample size small given at top of each column as an indication reliability figures nutrient intakes and following sections include contributions from soft drinks alcoholic confectionery brought into home unless otherwise stated household food national regional comparisons expenditure survey designed to representative united kingdom population a whole but it also provides country however since error level higher should interpreted with degree caution differences relative prices other factors such composition income propensity eat out affect for table 1 shows that consumption milk cream carcase meat cereals excluding bread varies little between regions ratio highest consuming region lowest being 2