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Table 1. Overweight and obesity rates, by selected socio-demographic characteristics, household population aged 2 to 17, Canada excluding territories, 2004
  Estimated population
'000		 Overweight Obese Overweight/Obese
% 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
Total
6,184
18.1
16.8, 19.3
8.2
7.3, 9.1
26.2
24.8, 27.7
Sex Boys1
3,178
17.9
16.0, 19.8
9.1
7.7, 10.5
27.0
24.6, 29.3
Girls
3,007
18.3
16.4,20.1
7.2
6.1, 8.4
25.5
23.4, 27.6
Age group Total 2 to 5
1,348
15.2
12.3, 18.0
6.3
4.6, 8.0
21.5
18.3, 24.6
Boys1
684
13.1
9.4, 16.9
6.33
3.9, 8.6
19.4
15.0, 23.7
Girls
664
17.3
12.9, 21.6
6.43
4.0, 8.8
23.6
19.1, 28.2
Total 6 to 11
2,321
17.9
15.8, 19.9
8.0
6.4, 9.6
25.82
23.4, 28.3
Boys1
1,173
17.0
13.9, 20.0
8.5
6.0, 11.0
25.4
21.6, 29.2
Girls
1,148
18.8
15.9, 21.6
7.5
5.2, 9.8
26.3
22.8, 29.8
Total 12 to 17
2,515
19.8
17.8, 21.8
9.4
7.9, 10.9
29.2
26.9, 31.5
Boys1
1,320
21.1
18.3, 24.0
11.1
8.8, 13.4
32.3
28.9, 35.6
Girls
1,195
18.3
15.6, 21.0
7.42
5.6, 9.3
25.82
22.6, 28.9
Province Newfoundland
93
19.0
14.2, 23.7
16.62 3
11.1, 22.2
35.62
29.1, 42.1
Prince Edward Island
29
22.4
16.1, 28.8
7.83
4.7, 10.9
30.2
23.2, 37.3
Nova Scotia
172
22.6
17.6, 27.7
9.43
6.2, 12.5
32.02
26.6, 37.4
New Brunswick
138
21.1
15.2, 27.1
13.12 3
8.4, 17.8
34.22
27.9, 40.6
Québec
1,368
15.52
12.6, 18.3
7.1
5.0, 9.3
22.62
19.2, 26.0
Ontario
2,513
19.0
16.8, 21.1
8.5
6.9, 10.2
27.5
24.9, 30.1
Manitoba
234
21.92
19.1, 24.6
9.0
6.9, 11.0
30.82
27.4, 34.2
Saskatchewan
197
18.8
13.5, 24.1
10.3
7.3, 13.3
29.1
23.7, 34.5
Alberta
669
14.32
11.3, 17.3
7.53
4.7, 10.3
21.82
18.2, 25.5
British Columbia
772
19.7
15.9, 23.6
6.63
4.1, 9.2
26.4
21.9, 30.8
Ethnic origin White
4,907
18.1
16.7, 19.6
8.2
7.2, 9.3
26.3
24.7, 28.0
Black
186
17.63
8.6, 26.6
4
...
29.33
18.0, 46.0
Southeast/East Asian
343
12.22 3
7.5, 17.0
5.42 3
2.7, 8.2
17.72 3
12.3, 23.0
Aboriginal (off-reserve)
84
21.53
12.5, 30.5
19.82 3
10.8, 28.7
41.32
30.4, 52.1
Other
665
20.4
15.8, 25.0
6.83
4.0, 9.6
27.2
22.1, 32.3
Household income Low
143
19.03
9.1, 28.8
6.03
2.8, 9.2
25.03
15.0, 34.9
Lower-middle/Middle/Upper-middle
3,574
18.5
16.8, 20.2
9.82
8.5, 11.2
28.32
26.4, 30.3
High1
1,856
17.0
14.6, 19.4
5.8
4.2, 7.3
22.8
20.0, 25.5
Highest level of education in household Secondary graduation or less
1,036
21.72
18.5, 24.9
9.0
6.9, 11.1
30.72
27.4, 34.1
Some postsecondary
477
17.2
12.0, 22.3
9.43
6.1, 12.7
26.5
20.5, 32.6
Postsecondary graduation1
4,570
17.4
15.9, 19.0
7.8
6.8, 8.9
25.3
23.5, 27.0
Notes: For age, the reference category is the previous age group; for province and ethnic origin, the overall Canadian rate. There was 1 respondent with a missing value for ethnic origin, 952 for household income, and 137 for household education.
1. Reference group
2. Significantly different from estimate for reference group (p < 0.05)
3. Coefficient of variation between 16.6% and 33.3% (interpret with caution)
4. Coefficient of variation greater than 33.3% (suppressed because of extreme sampling variability)
Data source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition