Table 2 Percentage of people who never add salt to food at the table, by age group and sex, household population aged 1 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004

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Table 2
Percentage of people who never add salt to food at the table, by age group and sex, household population aged 1 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004
Age group	Never add salt to food at table (%)	95% confidence interval
1 to 3	69	66 to 72
4 to 8	52 ^*	49 to 55
9 to 13
Male	37 ^*	33 to 40
Female	35 ^*	32 to 38
14 to 18
Male	27 ^*	24 to 30
Female	29 ^*	26 to 32
19 to 30
Male	29	26 to 33
Female	28	25 to 31
31 to 50
Male	31	27 to 34
Female	31	28 to 34
51 to 70
Male	31	28 to 34
Female	29	27 to 32
71 or older
Male	31	27 to 34
Female	34 ^*	31 to 38
* Significantly different from estimate for preceding age group of same sex (p < 0.05).
Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey — Nutrition.