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Appendix Table D
Percentage distribution of calories, by occasion, age and sex, household population aged 4 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004
  Breakfast or Brunch Lunch Dinner Other
%
95% confidence interval
%
95% confidence interval
%
95% confidence interval
%
95% confidence interval
Total
4 to 18
17.3
16.9 to 17.6
24.2
23.8 to 24.7
31.1
30.6 to 31.5
27.4
26.8 to 28.0
19 or older
17.7
17.4 to 18.1
23.8
23.4 to 24.3
35.9
35.4 to 36.4
22.6
22.1 to 23.1
Age group and sex
4 to 8
18
17.5 to 18.6
25.6
24.9 to 26.4
29.5
28.6 to 30.4
26.8
25.9 to 27.8
9 to 13
   Male
18
17.2 to 18.8
24.9
23.6 to 26.1
30.9
29.8 to 31.9
26.3
25.0 to 27.5
   Female
17.1
16.4 to 17.9
24.7
23.8 to 25.7
31.9*
30.8 to 33.0
26.2
25.1 to 27.4
14 to 18
   Male
16.4*
15.6 to 17.3
22.5*
21.4 to 23.6
31.5
30.4 to 32.5
29.6*
28.1 to 31.0
   Female
16.4
15.3 to 17.5
23.1*
22.1 to 24.2
32.5
31.4 to 33.7
27.9
26.4 to 29.5
19 to 30
   Male
16.4
15.3 to 17.5
22.2
20.9 to 23.5
34.9*
33.3 to 36.5
26.5*
24.8 to 28.2
   Female
17.7
16.6 to 18.9
23.4
22.0 to 24.8
33.1
31.7 to 34.4
25.8
24.0 to 27.5
31 to 50
   Male
17.1
16.2 to 18.0
24.9*
23.8 to 26.0
35.4
34.1 to 36.8
22.6*
21.4 to 23.8
   Female
17
16.2 to 17.9
22.6†
21.5 to 23.8
37.1*
35.7 to 38.4
23.3*
22.0 to 24.6
51 to 70
   Male
17.6
16.8 to 18.4
23.1*
21.9 to 24.2
37.6*
36.4 to 38.8
21.7
20.4 to 23.0
   Female
19.1*,†
18.2 to 20.0
24.7*,†
23.6 to 25.8
36.8
35.7 to 38.0
19.4*,†
18.4 to 20.4
71 or older
   Male
21.9*
20.9 to 22.8
25.8*
24.3 to 27.2
36.1
34.6 to 37.5
16.3*
15.0 to 17.6
   Female
21.2*
20.3 to 22.1
27.5*
26.3 to 28.6
34.7*
33.5 to 35.9
16.6*
15.6 to 17.6
* Significantly different from estimate for preceding age group of same sex (p < 0.05).
† Significantly different from estimate for males in same age group (p < 0.05).
Note: Excludes women who were pregnant or breastfeeding.
Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey — Nutrition.