The presentation was made for project MENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO “Let’s find the balance” PARENTS’ SPACE

Number of participants – 183 Age : Between / Between Female -120 / Male - 43 Education None -3 Primary - 39 Secondary – 79 University – 62 Working status Unemployed – 26 Public/civil servant – 62 Worker – 83 Retired – 12

Turkey SWEDEN Shopping for food responsibilities 100 % 0 % In Romania, Italy, Sweden and Greece children NEVER do the shopping alone. They share the responsibility with parents or they go together 72% children ALONE Parents ALONE

Frozen food choice In Turkey and Sweden families NEVER or RARELY choose frozen food In the other countries choice is as follows: USUALLY Portugal 36% Romania 20% Greece 13,1% Bulgaria 10,5 % Italy 4,76%

Light/diet products preferences RARELY and SOMETIMES – about 80% for all countries Sweden : Rarely - 100% For all countries : ALWAYS 0% - 10,5% Whole Bread Consumption Usually and Always: Turkey – 72% Romania - 60% ; Bulgaria – 57% ; Rarely and Sometimes : 0% - 60% for all Turkey – 0%- Rarely Sweden – 0%- Always

Ways of cooking Stew/Boil 100 % Turkey Bulgaria 84,2% Sweden 66,6% Romania 44% Portugal 28% Italy 23,8% Greece 26,3%

Grill/Roast: Portugal – 100% Turkey – 72% Bulgaria- 57,8% Romania - 44% Greece – 26,3% Sweden – 0% Bake : Greece – 47,3% Bulgaria – 42,1% Romania – 40% Sweden -33% Turkey – 32% Portugal – 28% Italy – 14,2% Fry: Romania – 32% Turkey – 28% Bulgaria – 26,3% Portugal – 20% Italy Greece- --- Sweden - ---

The country with highest percentage of raw vegetables consumed is Turkey – 100% followed by Greece 83,3%. Romanians admit a 20% of rarely consuming raws. Swedish families get down to 0%. How often do you cook seafood? Portugal and Bulgaria show 52% for ‘’OFTEN and REGULARLY’’ 100% of Swedish parents are careful about the amount of salt they use. Followed by 42,1% in Bulgaria. The most strict (‘’ALWAYS’’) in observing the amount of salt are in Greece – 52,6%. Salt

Dairy products ALWAYS: Turkey – 80% ; Greece – 73,6% RARELY: Portugal – 24% Legumes Italy– 95,1% ; Turkey– 92% Portugal – 88% Romania– 80% ; Bulgaria – 73,6% Greece – 83,6% Sometimes + Always

TOGETHERNESS IN Family Physical Activities Gardening Romania 96% Portugal 48% Walk in the park/mountain Bulgaria – 78,9% 76% Walk & Play a sport: Italy 38%+38 %

Daily life preferences Romania 80% Portugal and Turkey 76,3% Greece 66,6% Sweden 79,9% Italy 56% Walk Cycle 26,3% Bulgaria 24% Romania Do any sport NO: Turkey – 72% ; Greece – 42,1% Team sports: Italy – 38%- highest of all

Pressing for high school results Sometimes and Always: Portugal – 80% ; Greece -72,6% ; Bulgaria – 73,6% ; Italy – 66,6% NEVER: Sweden – 66,6% Family support, help and advice More than 50% of the parents think they provide the necessary support. ALWAYS: Romania – 68% ; Bulgaria – 63,1% Only in Italy (9,52%), Portugal (8%) and Greece (2,63%) parents admit they ‘’NEVER’’ support their children. Parents everywhere admit they don’t spend much time together (Italy (19%), Sweden (43,3%)). However 100% of Swedish families advise, support each other and share happy moments together. Italy is the only country where family members never rely on each other (23,8%)

More than 80% of the parents think that bad health influences the general well-being of their child. Disagree:Romania – 12 % Portugal – 4% ; Not sure: Bulgaria – 10,5% ; Turkey – 8% ; Italy – 4,7%