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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2016 16 News 4 5 The JAMES DEBONO A MaltaToday survey on consump- tion patterns shows that more than a third of Maltese (37%) may have given up on eating one of Malta's fa- vourite fast foods – the humble, yet tasty, flaky pastizz. Indeed only 9% of those surveyed confessed to eating the famous cheese or pea cakes once a week or more. But interestingly the survey showed that class, sex and age have a great impact on consumption patterns. While 11% of males are found to eat pastizzi more than once a week, only 6% of females do likewise. And while only 3% said they eat pastizzi every day, the percentage rose to 11% among unskilled work- ers and those living on benefits (DEs). When it comes to age, 10% of over 55-year olds eat pastizzi more than once a week, while only 5.7% of un- der-35 year olds do likewise. The survey also suggests that wom- en, younger people and more afflu- ent respondents grew more likely to give up on Malta's national fast food. For instance, 40% of women and 53% of managers and professionals (AB) say that they never eat pastiz- zi. And only 3% of AB's eat pastizzi more than once a week, compared to 24% of DE's. This suggests that this particular cheap fast food remains a staple for working class males. Which may well be a question of affordability or Women, the affluent respondents don't eat Maltese cheesecake