Table 5
Daily consumption of regular soft drinks, by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex, household population aged 19 to 50, Ontario and western provinces, 2004

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  Aboriginal (off-reserve) Non-Aboriginal
Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval
Ages 19 to 30
Men
% of consumers 42.4E 24.1 to 60.7 47.0 42.5 to 51.6
Average consumption (g)
Consumers 961* 712 to 1,211 632 589 to 674
Total aged 19 to 30 408E 206 to 609 297 264 to 330
Women
% of consumers 61.6* 47.4 to 75.8 26.3 22.2 to 30.4
Average consumption (g)
Consumers 732E 488 to 975 529 465 to 594
Total aged 19 to 30 450*E 267 to 634 139 113 to 165
Ages 31 to 50
Men
% of consumers 56.2* 38.6 to 73.9 29.4 25.7 to 33.0
Average consumption (g)
Consumers 725 518 to 931 598 534 to 661
Total aged 31 to 50 407*E 243 to 572 176 148 to 203
Women
% of consumers 38.0*E 22.7 to 53.2 18.5 15.4 to 21.6
Average consumption (g)
Consumers 641 452 to 830 473 411 to 536
Total aged 31 to 50 243*E 129 to 358 88 70 to 106
*  significantly different from corresponding estimate for non-Aboriginal (p < 0.05)
E  coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3% (interpret with caution)
Note: Excludes pregnant or breastfeeding women; g = gram.
Data source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "Obesity and the eating habits of the Aboriginal population", Health Reports, Vol. 19, No. 1, catalogue number 82-003-XWE.