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Location profile of food preparation, by age group and sex, household population aged 1 and over, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS 2.2), Canada


                                            Number of persons 95% confidence interval Percent 95% confidence interval
   Low High  Low High
Both sexes  
Total, age 1 and over  
Total 30,188,829 30,091,843 30,285,815 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 15,952,832 15,625,483 16,280,182 52.8 51.8 53.9
At home and in cafeteria 1,657,352 1,495,151 1,819,552 5.5 5.0 6.0
At home and in fast food restaurant 4,496,101 4,273,852 4,718,351 14.9 14.2 15.6
At home and in restaurant 2,334,164 2,154,088 2,514,239 7.7 7.1 8.3
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 278,220 227,647 328,792 0.9 0.8 1.1
At home and in one other location of food preparation 1,284,520 1,156,416 1,412,623 4.3 3.8 4.7
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 637,883 532,369 743,396 2.1 1.8 2.5
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 988,060 864,649 1,111,470 3.3 2.9 3.7
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 2,338,944 2,161,950 2,515,939 7.7 7.2 8.3
No food prepared at home 220,753 E 146,393 E 295,114 E 0.7 E 0.5 E 1.0 E
1 to 18 years  
Total 6,888,931 6,878,351 6,899,511 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 3,901,338 3,812,542 3,990,134 56.6 55.3 57.9
At home and in cafeteria 476,300 426,394 526,206 6.9 6.2 7.6
At home and in fast food restaurant 1,083,554 1,017,594 1,149,514 15.7 14.8 16.7
At home and in restaurant 252,029 219,478 284,581 3.7 3.2 4.1
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 168,552 139,164 197,939 2.4 2.0 2.9
At home and in one other location of food preparation 320,270 282,287 358,253 4.6 4.1 5.2
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 111,822 92,230 131,415 1.6 1.3 1.9
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 107,851 84,370 131,332 1.6 1.2 1.9
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 455,838 407,371 504,305 6.6 5.9 7.3
No food prepared at home 11,377 E 5,380 E 17,373 E 0.2 E 0.1 E 0.3 E
1 to 3 years  
Total 986,472 979,061 993,882 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 717,463 689,547 745,378 72.7 70.0 75.5
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 107,349 88,665 126,033 10.9 9.0 12.8
At home and in restaurant 22,667 E 13,755 E 31,580 E 2.3 E 1.4 E 3.2 E
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 71,136 56,729 85,544 7.2 5.7 8.7
At home and in one other location of food preparation 26,760 E 16,285 E 37,235 E 2.7 E 1.7 E 3.8 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant F F F F F F
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 29,018 E 18,161 E 39,876 E 2.9 E 1.8 E 4.0 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
4 to 8 years  
Total 1,808,635 1,801,941 1,815,330 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 1,099,235 1,049,487 1,148,984 60.8 58.0 63.6
At home and in cafeteria 127,385 96,607 158,163 7.0 5.3 8.7
At home and in fast food restaurant 269,994 234,833 305,156 14.9 13.0 16.9
At home and in restaurant 52,922 38,214 67,630 2.9 2.1 3.7
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 80,838 57,384 104,292 4.5 3.2 5.8
At home and in one other location of food preparation 74,075 54,577 93,574 4.1 3.0 5.2
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 15,720 E 6,372 E 25,068 E 0.9 E 0.4 E 1.4 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 15,426 E 6,524 E 24,327 E 0.9 E 0.4 E 1.3 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 72,446 54,413 90,479 4.0 3.0 5.0
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
9 to 13 years  
Total 2,032,371 2,029,594 2,035,148 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 1,168,110 1,119,548 1,216,672 57.5 55.1 59.9
At home and in cafeteria 173,347 143,637 203,057 8.5 7.1 10.0
At home and in fast food restaurant 300,428 266,020 334,836 14.8 13.1 16.5
At home and in restaurant 80,866 59,541 102,191 4.0 2.9 5.0
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 11,772 E 5,070 E 18,473 E 0.6 E 0.2 E 0.9 E
At home and in one other location of food preparation 109,925 90,317 129,533 5.4 4.4 6.4
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 20,439 E 13,736 E 27,143 E 1.0 E 0.7 E 1.3 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 34,067 E 17,492 E 50,642 E 1.7 E 0.9 E 2.5 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 131,221 104,838 157,605 6.5 5.2 7.8
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
14 to 18 years  
Total 2,061,453 2,058,373 2,064,533 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 916,530 867,560 965,500 44.5 42.1 46.8
At home and in cafeteria 169,667 146,249 193,085 8.2 7.1 9.4
At home and in fast food restaurant 405,783 366,066 445,499 19.7 17.8 21.6
At home and in restaurant 95,573 74,104 117,043 4.6 3.6 5.7
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 109,510 83,871 135,149 5.3 4.1 6.6
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 74,266 57,230 91,303 3.6 2.8 4.4
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 53,900 41,130 66,671 2.6 2.0 3.2
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 223,152 190,933 255,371 10.8 9.3 12.4
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
19 years and over  
Total 23,299,898 23,203,519 23,396,276 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 12,051,494 11,739,888 12,363,101 51.7 50.4 53.0
At home and in cafeteria 1,181,051 1,028,716 1,333,387 5.1 4.4 5.7
At home and in fast food restaurant 3,412,547 3,200,366 3,624,729 14.6 13.7 15.6
At home and in restaurant 2,082,134 1,906,068 2,258,201 8.9 8.2 9.7
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 109,668 E 68,889 E 150,447 E 0.5 E 0.3 E 0.6 E
At home and in one other location of food preparation 964,250 841,264 1,087,236 4.1 3.6 4.7
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 526,060 422,522 629,599 2.3 1.8 2.7
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 880,209 759,384 1,001,034 3.8 3.3 4.3
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 1,883,106 1,714,576 2,051,637 8.1 7.4 8.8
No food prepared at home 209,377 E 135,469 E 283,284 E 0.9 E 0.6 E 1.2 E
19 to 30 years  
Total 4,857,621 4,800,312 4,914,929 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 1,960,273 1,814,263 2,106,283 40.4 37.4 43.3
At home and in cafeteria 205,731 158,259 253,203 4.2 3.3 5.2
At home and in fast food restaurant 1,009,120 900,983 1,117,257 20.8 18.5 23.0
At home and in restaurant 410,722 337,057 484,388 8.5 6.9 10.0
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 242,306 179,235 305,377 5.0 3.7 6.3
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 148,631 E 96,011 E 201,252 E 3.1 E 2.0 E 4.1 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 310,382 249,988 370,776 6.4 5.1 7.6
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 492,325 414,852 569,798 10.1 8.6 11.7
No food prepared at home 59,837 E 35,698 E 83,976 E 1.2 E 0.7 E 1.7 E
31 to 50 years  
Total 9,544,664 9,468,204 9,621,124 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 4,447,123 4,193,712 4,700,533 46.6 44.0 49.2
At home and in cafeteria 658,322 525,521 791,124 6.9 5.5 8.3
At home and in fast food restaurant 1,507,006 1,336,617 1,677,394 15.8 14.0 17.6
At home and in restaurant 761,816 632,763 890,868 8.0 6.6 9.3
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 405,718 314,112 497,324 4.3 3.3 5.2
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 284,891 200,521 369,260 3.0 2.1 3.9
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 367,027 281,769 452,286 3.8 3.0 4.7
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 974,849 845,751 1,103,946 10.2 8.9 11.6
No food prepared at home 123,051 E 54,000 E 192,103 E 1.3 E 0.6 E 2.0 E
51 to 70 years  
Total 6,412,688 6,407,269 6,418,108 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 3,800,713 3,667,697 3,933,730 59.3 57.2 61.3
At home and in cafeteria 289,072 233,047 345,097 4.5 3.6 5.4
At home and in fast food restaurant 720,953 635,365 806,540 11.2 9.9 12.6
At home and in restaurant 664,526 582,291 746,762 10.4 9.1 11.6
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 260,541 204,865 316,218 4.1 3.2 4.9
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 88,189 E 51,048 E 125,330 E 1.4 E 0.8 E 2.0 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 175,495 129,723 221,266 2.7 2.0 3.5
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 358,948 296,534 421,362 5.6 4.6 6.6
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
71 years and over  
Total 2,484,925 2,478,814 2,491,035 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 1,843,385 1,781,917 1,904,854 74.2 71.7 76.7
At home and in cafeteria 27,926 E 18,211 E 37,641 E 1.1 E 0.7 E 1.5 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 175,470 146,417 204,522 7.1 5.9 8.2
At home and in restaurant 245,070 201,207 288,933 9.9 8.1 11.6
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 42,207 E 18,501 E 65,912 E 1.7 E 0.7 E 2.7 E
At home and in one other location of food preparation 55,684 E 35,822 E 75,546 E 2.2 E 1.4 E 3.0 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 27,305 E 18,258 E 36,352 E 1.1 E 0.7 E 1.5 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 56,985 E 34,869 E 79,100 E 2.3 E 1.4 E 3.2 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
Males  
Total, age 1 and over  
Total 15,180,515 15,117,986 15,243,044 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 7,699,667 7,458,317 7,941,017 50.7 49.2 52.3
At home and in cafeteria 884,545 762,671 1,006,420 5.8 5.0 6.6
At home and in fast food restaurant 2,362,149 2,192,567 2,531,732 15.6 14.4 16.7
At home and in restaurant 1,239,622 1,106,495 1,372,749 8.2 7.3 9.0
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 110,174 83,875 136,473 0.7 0.6 0.9
At home and in one other location of food preparation 641,614 539,928 743,300 4.2 3.6 4.9
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 340,228 264,205 416,250 2.2 1.7 2.7
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 583,988 488,150 679,826 3.8 3.2 4.5
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 1,214,594 1,084,893 1,344,295 8.0 7.1 8.9
No food prepared at home 103,934 E 65,098 E 142,769 E 0.7 E 0.4 E 0.9 E
1 to 18 years  
Total 3,517,353 3,455,460 3,579,245 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 1,974,023 1,897,607 2,050,439 56.1 54.3 57.9
At home and in cafeteria 250,004 212,116 287,892 7.1 6.0 8.2
At home and in fast food restaurant 552,206 504,334 600,078 15.7 14.3 17.1
At home and in restaurant 141,847 115,069 168,626 4.0 3.3 4.8
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 89,996 67,619 112,373 2.6 1.9 3.2
At home and in one other location of food preparation 163,493 134,371 192,615 4.6 3.8 5.5
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 52,716 40,612 64,821 1.5 1.2 1.8
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 43,447 29,569 57,325 1.2 0.8 1.6
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 241,219 205,723 276,714 6.9 5.8 7.9
No food prepared at home 8,401 E 3,051 E 13,752 E 0.2 E 0.1 E 0.4 E
1 to 3 years  
Total 478,236 446,020 510,451 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 357,038 327,945 386,132 74.7 71.1 78.2
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 50,624 36,931 64,316 10.6 7.9 13.3
At home and in restaurant 12,443 E 5,610 E 19,277 E 2.6 E 1.2 E 4.0 E
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 34,721 24,910 44,531 7.3 5.3 9.2
At home and in one other location of food preparation 10,108 E 4,515 E 15,701 E 2.1 E 0.9 E 3.3 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant F F F F F F
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 8,068 E 3,970 E 12,166 E 1.7 E 0.8 E 2.5 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
4 to 8 years  
Total 938,821 887,383 990,259 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 573,000 525,869 620,130 61.0 57.1 65.0
At home and in cafeteria 70,548 E 45,109 E 95,987 E 7.5 E 4.9 E 10.1 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 134,402 108,595 160,209 14.3 11.7 17.0
At home and in restaurant 22,767 E 12,657 E 32,878 E 2.4 E 1.4 E 3.5 E
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 45,793 E 28,464 E 63,122 E 4.9 E 3.0 E 6.7 E
At home and in one other location of food preparation 37,854 E 22,609 E 53,099 E 4.0 E 2.4 E 5.6 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant F F F F F F
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 43,532 29,653 57,411 4.6 3.1 6.1
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
9 to 13 years  
Total 1,042,720 1,042,720 1,042,720 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 572,097 535,378 608,817 54.9 51.3 58.4
At home and in cafeteria 94,253 71,775 116,731 9.0 6.9 11.2
At home and in fast food restaurant 164,708 137,094 192,323 15.8 13.1 18.4
At home and in restaurant 48,324 E 31,944 E 64,704 E 4.6 E 3.1 E 6.2 E
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 53,427 38,738 68,117 5.1 3.7 6.5
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 9,382 E 5,909 E 12,855 E 0.9 E 0.6 E 1.2 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 17,008 E 6,915 E 27,100 E 1.6 E 0.7 E 2.6 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 74,922 53,226 96,619 7.2 5.1 9.3
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
14 to 18 years  
Total 1,057,576 1,057,576 1,057,576 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 471,887 435,455 508,320 44.6 41.2 48.1
At home and in cafeteria 82,567 65,460 99,674 7.8 6.2 9.4
At home and in fast food restaurant 202,473 173,509 231,436 19.1 16.4 21.9
At home and in restaurant 58,313 39,662 76,963 5.5 3.8 7.3
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 62,103 43,206 81,000 5.9 4.1 7.7
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 36,819 26,087 47,551 3.5 2.5 4.5
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 19,750 E 11,842 E 27,658 E 1.9 E 1.1 E 2.6 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 114,696 90,422 138,970 10.8 8.5 13.1
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
19 years and over  
Total 11,663,162 11,655,607 11,670,717 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 5,725,644 5,497,243 5,954,046 49.1 47.1 51.0
At home and in cafeteria 634,542 520,057 749,026 5.4 4.5 6.4
At home and in fast food restaurant 1,809,943 1,647,603 1,972,283 15.5 14.1 16.9
At home and in restaurant 1,097,775 966,594 1,228,956 9.4 8.3 10.5
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 478,121 379,752 576,490 4.1 3.3 4.9
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 287,511 213,053 361,969 2.5 1.8 3.1
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 540,541 446,624 634,457 4.6 3.8 5.4
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 973,376 850,359 1,096,392 8.3 7.3 9.4
No food prepared at home 95,532 E 57,370 E 133,695 E 0.8 E 0.5 E 1.1 E
19 to 30 years  
Total 2,590,474 2,585,879 2,595,069 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 982,232 872,551 1,091,913 37.9 33.7 42.2
At home and in cafeteria 104,073 70,808 137,339 4.0 2.7 5.3
At home and in fast food restaurant 581,125 492,351 669,899 22.4 19.0 25.9
At home and in restaurant 248,466 187,229 309,702 9.6 7.2 12.0
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 122,781 E 74,186 E 171,375 E 4.7 E 2.9 E 6.6 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 75,981 E 39,488 E 112,473 E 2.9 E 1.5 E 4.3 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 163,973 118,938 209,008 6.3 4.6 8.1
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 277,292 220,935 333,648 10.7 8.5 12.9
No food prepared at home 34,552 E 16,361 E 52,744 E 1.3 E 0.6 E 2.0 E
31 to 50 years  
Total 4,874,530 4,871,242 4,877,819 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 2,182,214 1,998,017 2,366,411 44.8 41.0 48.5
At home and in cafeteria 366,647 264,592 468,703 7.5 5.4 9.6
At home and in fast food restaurant 761,785 642,451 881,119 15.6 13.2 18.1
At home and in restaurant 394,113 300,038 488,189 8.1 6.2 10.0
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 212,733 E 139,889 E 285,577 E 4.4 E 2.9 E 5.9 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 145,956 E 92,554 E 199,357 E 3.0 E 1.9 E 4.1 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 244,768 175,562 313,973 5.0 3.6 6.4
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 516,342 416,215 616,469 10.6 8.5 12.6
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
51 to 70 years  
Total 3,144,972 3,142,630 3,147,314 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 1,802,038 1,705,310 1,898,765 57.3 54.2 60.4
At home and in cafeteria 154,978 111,417 198,538 4.9 3.5 6.3
At home and in fast food restaurant 383,990 318,321 449,658 12.2 10.1 14.3
At home and in restaurant 339,677 281,768 397,587 10.8 9.0 12.6
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 112,471 E 73,543 E 151,398 E 3.6 E 2.3 E 4.8 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 63,808 E 28,655 E 98,961 E 2.0 E 0.9 E 3.1 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 115,443 E 75,029 E 155,856 E 3.7 E 2.4 E 5.0 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 159,610 121,459 197,761 5.1 3.9 6.3
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
71 years and over  
Total 1,053,186 1,048,979 1,057,393 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 759,161 715,758 802,564 72.1 68.0 76.2
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 83,044 58,723 107,364 7.9 5.6 10.2
At home and in restaurant 115,519 83,054 147,983 11.0 7.9 14.1
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 30,136 E 14,130 E 46,143 E 2.9 E 1.3 E 4.4 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 16,357 E 9,302 E 23,413 E 1.6 E 0.9 E 2.2 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation F F F F F F
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
Females  
Total, age 1 and over  
Total 15,008,314 14,888,402 15,128,226 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 8,253,165 8,020,680 8,485,651 55.0 53.5 56.5
At home and in cafeteria 772,806 669,210 876,402 5.1 4.5 5.8
At home and in fast food restaurant 2,133,952 1,987,683 2,280,221 14.2 13.3 15.2
At home and in restaurant 1,094,542 979,764 1,209,319 7.3 6.5 8.1
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 168,046 126,402 209,690 1.1 0.8 1.4
At home and in one other location of food preparation 642,906 558,326 727,486 4.3 3.7 4.8
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 297,655 225,221 370,089 2.0 1.5 2.5
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 404,072 336,715 471,429 2.7 2.2 3.1
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 1,124,350 998,314 1,250,387 7.5 6.7 8.3
No food prepared at home 116,820 E 52,482 E 181,157 E 0.8 E 0.4 E 1.2 E
1 to 18 years  
Total 3,371,578 3,309,289 3,433,867 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 1,927,315 1,851,088 2,003,543 57.2 55.3 59.1
At home and in cafeteria 226,296 192,660 259,933 6.7 5.7 7.7
At home and in fast food restaurant 531,348 484,721 577,975 15.8 14.4 17.1
At home and in restaurant 110,182 89,634 130,730 3.3 2.7 3.9
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 78,556 58,682 98,429 2.3 1.7 2.9
At home and in one other location of food preparation 156,777 131,232 182,321 4.6 3.9 5.4
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 59,106 42,415 75,797 1.8 1.3 2.2
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 64,404 45,580 83,228 1.9 1.4 2.5
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 214,619 184,459 244,780 6.4 5.5 7.3
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
1 to 3 years  
Total 508,236 475,873 540,599 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 360,424 327,966 392,883 70.9 66.7 75.1
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 56,725 43,046 70,404 11.2 8.6 13.8
At home and in restaurant 10,224 E 4,938 E 15,510 E 2.0 E 1.0 E 3.1 E
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 36,416 25,532 47,299 7.2 5.0 9.3
At home and in one other location of food preparation 16,652 E 7,497 E 25,807 E 3.3 E 1.5 E 5.1 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant F F F F F F
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 20,951 E 10,750 E 31,151 E 4.1 E 2.1 E 6.1 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
4 to 8 years  
Total 869,814 818,109 921,520 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 526,236 478,162 574,309 60.5 56.3 64.7
At home and in cafeteria 56,837 E 36,945 E 76,730 E 6.5 E 4.3 E 8.8 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 135,593 108,978 162,207 15.6 12.7 18.5
At home and in restaurant 30,155 E 18,839 E 41,470 E 3.5 E 2.2 E 4.7 E
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 35,045 E 19,467 E 50,622 E 4.0 E 2.3 E 5.8 E
At home and in one other location of food preparation 36,221 E 23,380 E 49,062 E 4.2 E 2.7 E 5.6 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant F F F F F F
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 28,914 E 17,597 E 40,230 E 3.3 E 2.0 E 4.6 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
9 to 13 years  
Total 989,651 986,874 992,428 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 596,013 561,568 630,458 60.2 56.7 63.7
At home and in cafeteria 79,094 59,487 98,701 8.0 6.0 10.0
At home and in fast food restaurant 135,720 113,553 157,887 13.7 11.5 16.0
At home and in restaurant 32,543 E 19,801 E 45,284 E 3.3 E 2.0 E 4.6 E
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 56,498 42,788 70,207 5.7 4.3 7.1
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 11,057 E 5,199 E 16,915 E 1.1 E 0.5 E 1.7 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant F F F F F F
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 56,299 41,083 71,515 5.7 4.2 7.2
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
14 to 18 years  
Total 1,003,877 1,000,797 1,006,957 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 444,643 412,280 477,005 44.3 41.1 47.5
At home and in cafeteria 87,100 69,741 104,458 8.7 6.9 10.4
At home and in fast food restaurant 203,310 174,162 232,458 20.3 17.4 23.2
At home and in restaurant 37,261 26,778 47,744 3.7 2.7 4.8
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 47,406 E 30,615 E 64,197 E 4.7 E 3.0 E 6.4 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 37,447 E 23,519 E 51,375 E 3.7 E 2.3 E 5.1 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 34,151 24,080 44,221 3.4 2.4 4.4
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 108,456 88,134 128,778 10.8 8.8 12.8
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
19 years and over  
Total 11,636,736 11,540,684 11,732,787 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 6,325,850 6,106,236 6,545,464 54.4 52.5 56.2
At home and in cafeteria 546,510 449,772 643,248 4.7 3.9 5.5
At home and in fast food restaurant 1,602,604 1,463,241 1,741,968 13.8 12.6 15.0
At home and in restaurant 984,360 871,772 1,096,947 8.5 7.5 9.4
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 89,490 E 53,050 E 125,930 E 0.8 E 0.5 E 1.1 E
At home and in one other location of food preparation 486,129 406,610 565,648 4.2 3.5 4.9
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 238,549 168,826 308,272 2.0 1.5 2.6
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 339,668 274,546 404,790 2.9 2.4 3.5
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 909,731 789,109 1,030,352 7.8 6.8 8.8
No food prepared at home 113,844 E 49,406 E 178,282 E 1.0 E 0.4 E 1.5 E
19 to 30 years  
Total 2,267,147 2,210,027 2,324,267 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 978,041 886,631 1,069,451 43.1 39.3 47.0
At home and in cafeteria 101,658 69,394 133,922 4.5 3.1 5.9
At home and in fast food restaurant 427,995 369,325 486,665 18.9 16.3 21.5
At home and in restaurant 162,257 120,979 203,535 7.2 5.3 9.0
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 119,526 E 78,409 E 160,642 E 5.3 E 3.5 E 7.1 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 72,651 E 36,268 E 109,034 E 3.2 E 1.6 E 4.8 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 146,409 104,787 188,031 6.5 4.6 8.3
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 215,033 159,490 270,576 9.5 7.1 11.9
No food prepared at home 25,285 E 9,231 E 41,339 E 1.1 E 0.4 E 1.8 E
31 to 50 years  
Total 4,670,134 4,593,700 4,746,568 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 2,264,909 2,090,964 2,438,853 48.5 44.9 52.1
At home and in cafeteria 291,675 209,778 373,573 6.2 4.5 8.0
At home and in fast food restaurant 745,221 630,409 860,032 16.0 13.5 18.4
At home and in restaurant 367,702 281,599 453,805 7.9 6.0 9.7
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 192,985 138,428 247,541 4.1 3.0 5.3
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 138,935 E 76,688 E 201,182 E 3.0 E 1.6 E 4.3 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 122,260 E 73,985 E 170,534 E 2.6 E 1.6 E 3.7 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 458,507 370,758 546,255 9.8 8.0 11.7
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
51 to 70 years  
Total 3,267,716 3,262,749 3,272,684 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 1,998,676 1,905,331 2,092,020 61.2 58.3 64.0
At home and in cafeteria 134,094 97,932 170,256 4.1 3.0 5.2
At home and in fast food restaurant 336,963 277,842 396,084 10.3 8.5 12.1
At home and in restaurant 324,849 269,913 379,786 9.9 8.3 11.6
At home and in child, family or adult care centre F F F F F F
At home and in one other location of food preparation 148,071 107,695 188,446 4.5 3.3 5.8
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 24,381 E 12,655 E 36,108 E 0.7 E 0.4 E 1.1 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 60,052 E 38,393 E 81,711 E 1.8 E 1.2 E 2.5 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 199,338 151,306 247,370 6.1 4.6 7.6
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
71 years and over  
Total 1,431,739 1,427,439 1,436,038 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 1,084,225 1,040,670 1,127,779 75.7 72.7 78.8
At home and in cafeteria 19,083 E 11,532 E 26,634 E 1.3 E 0.8 E 1.9 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 92,426 71,884 112,968 6.5 5.0 7.9
At home and in restaurant 129,551 97,042 162,061 9.0 6.8 11.3
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 26,174 E 13,804 E 38,544 E 1.8 E 1.0 E 2.7 E
At home and in one other location of food preparation 25,548 E 13,506 E 37,590 E 1.8 E 0.9 E 2.6 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 10,947 E 5,413 E 16,482 E 0.8 E 0.4 E 1.2 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 36,853 E 21,029 E 52,678 E 2.6 E 1.5 E 3.7 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F

1. The survey excludes from its target population those living in the three territories, individuals living on Indian reserves or on Crown lands, residents of institutions, full-time members of the Canadian Armed Forces and residents of certain remote regions.
2. Each category of the variable location profile of food preparation represents a combination of one to six categories from the following categories: "Food prepared at home" which also includes someone else's home; "Food prepared in a restaurant" which includes restaurants with waiter or waitress and without additional information, bars, taverns and lounges; "Food prepared in a fast food restaurant" which also includes pizzerias and take-outs; "Food prepared in cafeteria" which includes both at school and not at school cafeterias and food prepared at work; "Food prepared at home and in child, family or adult care centre"; "Other location of food preparation" which includes vending machines, grocery stores, corner stores, other types of stores and other locations. When responding to the question about where the reported food was prepared, some respondents may have provided the information about the location where they consumed their food rather than the location where the food was prepared.
3. There are 63 possible combinations. The category "Food prepared at home and at two or more other locations of food preparation" represents 31 possible combinations and the category "No food prepared at home" represents 24 possible combinations. Added to the 8 specific combinations, the total from the 10 categories will always be 100%.
4. The table also excludes non-response (missing values), that is, "don't know", "refusal" and "not stated".
5. Characteristics based on the first 24-hour dietary recall (first day of interview) only.
6. When comparing estimates, it is important to use confidence intervals to determine if differences between values are statistically significant. Confidence intervals describe sampling variability and give an indication of the precision of a given estimate.
7. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
8. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified as follows: (E) use with caution.
9. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed due to extreme sampling variability and are identified as follows: (F) too unreliable to be published.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS 2.2), Nutrition, 2004 (CANSIM table 105-2013).
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