Table 6
Prevalence estimates of selected characteristics, household population aged 2 or older, restricted and not restricted to plausible reporters, Canada excluding territories, 2004 and 2015

Table 6
Prevalence estimates of selected characteristics, household population aged 2 or older, restricted and not restricted to plausible reporters, Canada excluding territories, 2004 and 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Prevalence estimates of selected characteristics. The information is grouped by Characteristics (appearing as row headers), 2004, 2015, All respondents, Plausible reporters, Estimate and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics 2004 2015
All respondents Plausible reporters All respondents Plausible reporters
Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
Average age (months) 466 464 468 462 457 468 506 503 509 501 494 508
Average weight (kg) 69.2 68.7 69.6 68.2 67.5 68.8 71.2 70.6 71.7 69.1 68.2 70.0
Average height (m) 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.61 1.62 1.63 1.62 1.63 1.62 1.61 1.62
Average body mass index (kg/m2) 25.6 25.4 25.7 25.3 25.0 25.5 26.0 25.8 26.2 25.4 25.2 25.6
Percentage overweight 33.1 31.7 34.5 33.4 31.6 35.3 32.0 30.4 33.7 31.3 29.3 33.5
Percentage obese 20.5 19.3 21.7 19.0 17.5 20.6 23.9 22.5 25.4 20.9 19.1 22.8
Highest level of education in the household
Postsecondary diploma 70.8 69.4 72.1 71.5 69.8 73.1 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Bachelor's degree Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 26.6 25.0 28.3 27.0 25.0 29.1
Above bachelor's degree Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 13.8 12.6 15.2 14.5 12.8 16.3
Percentage immigrant 20.2 18.8 21.7 19.8 18.0 21.7 24.1 22.4 26.0 22.4 20.2 24.6
Percentage daily smoker 17.1 16.0 18.3 15.9 14.5 17.5 11.4 10.2 12.8 11.0 9.5 12.7
.. not available for a specific reference period
Note: Response categories were different for highest level of education in 2004 and 2015.
Sources: Canadian Community Health Survey – Nutrition, 2004 and 2015.

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