Table 6
Daily consumption of pizza, sandwiches, submarines, hamburgers and hot dogs, 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
Percentage of consumers 67.5 47.7 to 87.2 59.3 54.7 to 63.9
Percentage of calories
Consumers 29.0 20.5 to 37.5 24.6 23.1 to 26.0
Total aged 19 to 30 20.0E 11.5 to 28.5 15.5 14.0 to 16.9
Women
Percentage of consumers 68.3* 56.3 to 80.4 48.0 43.4 to 52.6
Percentage of calories
Consumers 24.7 18.6 to 30.8 24.2 22.2 to 26.2
Total aged 19 to 30 18.5* 13.6 to 23.5 12.5 10.9 to 14.0
Ages 31 to 50
Men
Percentage of consumers 69.2 54.7 to 83.7 55.3 51.0 to 59.6
Percentage of calories
Consumers 24.9 20.8 to 29.0 25.2 23.6 to 26.8
Total aged 31 to 50 16.8 11.9 to 21.7 14.8 13.4 to 16.2
Women
Percentage of consumers 34.8E 20.8 to 48.8 40.6 36.6 to 44.6
Percentage of calories
Consumers 25.9 21.6 to 30.2 23.7 22.1 to 25.3
Total aged 31 to 50 8.5E 4.5 to 12.6 10.3 9.1 to 11.5
*  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.
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.