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Percentage of women who gained less than, within and more than Health Canada’s gestational weight gain guidelines, by selected characteristics, female household population aged 15 or older who gave birth during three months before 2006 Census, Canada

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Characteristics	Weight gain during pregnancy
	Less than recommendations			Within recommendations			More than recommendations
	%	95% confidence interval		%	95% confidence interval		%	95% confidence interval
	%	from	to	%	from	to	%	from	to
Age at delivery
15 to 19	20	14	26	24*	19	30	56*	49	62
20 to 24	22	18	25	29*	25	32	50*	46	54
25 to 29	21	19	23	35	33	37	44*	41	46
30 to 34	23	21	25	38	36	41	39	37	42
35 to 39†	26	23	30	38	35	42	35	32	39
40 or older	24	17	31	40	32	49	36	28	44
Parity
Primiparous	19*	18	21	33*	31	35	47*	45	50
Multiparous†	25	24	27	38	36	39	37	35	39
Highest level of education
Less than secondary†	21	17	25	26	22	31	53	48	58
Secondary graduation	25	22	28	30	26	33	45	41	49
Some postsecondary/diploma/certificate	22	20	24	36*	34	38	43*	40	45
University degree	22	20	24	40*	37	42	38*	35	40
Household income
Low†	27	23	31	30	26	34	43	39	47
Medium	23	21	24	35*	34	37	42	40	44
High	21*	19	23	38*	36	40	41	39	44
Aboriginal status
Non-Aboriginal	21	19	22	36*	34	37	44*	42	45
Aboriginal†	16	12	20	29	23	35	55	49	61
Country of birth
Canada	21*	19	22	35	34	37	44*	43	46
Other†	29	26	32	38	35	41	33	30	36
Region
Canada	22	21	24	36	34	37	42	40	43
Atlantic	15	13	18	35	32	37	50*	47	53
Quebec	22	20	25	39	36	42	39	36	41
Ontario†	23	21	25	35	32	37	42	40	44
Prairies	22	20	25	34	31	37	44	41	47
British Columbia	24	20	27	35	31	39	41	37	45
Territories	29	25	33	34	29	38	37	33	42
† reference category * significantly different from estimate for reference category (p<0.05) Source: 2006 Maternity Experiences Survey.

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Table 1 Percentage of women who gained less than, within and more than Health Canada’s gestational weight gain guidelines, by selected characteristics, female household population aged 15 or older who gave birth during three months before 2006 Census, Canada

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Table 1
Percentage of women who gained less than, within and more than Health Canada’s gestational weight gain guidelines, by selected characteristics, female household population aged 15 or older who gave birth during three months before 2006 Census, Canada