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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), British Columbia


                                            Number of persons 95% confidence interval Percent 95% confidence interval
   Low High  Low High
Both sexes  
Total, age 1 and over  
Total 3,945,916 3,912,540 3,979,291 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 2,007,114 1,895,391 2,118,837 50.9 48.1 53.6
At home and in cafeteria 181,140 129,886 232,393 4.6 3.3 5.9
At home and in fast food restaurant 664,731 579,356 750,105 16.8 14.7 19.0
At home and in restaurant 336,873 270,621 403,124 8.5 6.9 10.2
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 52,878 E 23,110 E 82,647 E 1.3 E 0.6 E 2.1 E
At home and in one other location of food preparation 165,680 121,151 210,210 4.2 3.1 5.3
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 82,846 E 40,301 E 125,391 E 2.1 E 1.0 E 3.2 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 168,129 128,218 208,041 4.3 3.2 5.3
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 271,175 216,459 325,890 6.9 5.5 8.3
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
1 to 18 years  
Total 853,791 851,558 856,025 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 492,717 460,670 524,764 57.7 53.9 61.5
At home and in cafeteria 52,104 37,756 66,451 6.1 4.4 7.8
At home and in fast food restaurant 137,272 114,299 160,245 16.1 13.4 18.8
At home and in restaurant 26,755 E 16,527 E 36,984 E 3.1 E 1.9 E 4.3 E
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 14,623 E 7,974 E 21,273 E 1.7 E 0.9 E 2.5 E
At home and in one other location of food preparation 51,108 36,681 65,534 6.0 4.3 7.7
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 9,257 E 3,660 E 14,854 E 1.1 E 0.4 E 1.7 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 12,909 E 6,250 E 19,568 E 1.5 E 0.7 E 2.3 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 55,824 41,741 69,907 6.5 4.9 8.2
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
1 to 3 years  
Total 118,714 117,767 119,661 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 87,401 77,120 97,683 73.6 65.0 82.3
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 10,571 E 5,527 E 15,615 E 8.9 E 4.7 E 13.1 E
At home and in restaurant F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
4 to 8 years  
Total 221,248 221,248 221,248 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 130,564 113,691 147,438 59.0 51.4 66.6
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 39,941 E 24,841 E 55,040 E 18.1 E 11.2 E 24.9 E
At home and in restaurant F F F F F F
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 8,709 E 3,039 E 14,379 E 3.9 E 1.4 E 6.5 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 9,586 E 4,575 E 14,596 E 4.3 E 2.1 E 6.6 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
9 to 13 years  
Total 249,144 249,144 249,144 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 147,763 130,186 165,340 59.3 52.3 66.4
At home and in cafeteria 23,022 E 13,708 E 32,335 E 9.2 E 5.5 E 13.0 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 37,097 E 24,031 E 50,163 E 14.9 E 9.6 E 20.1 E
At home and in restaurant F F F F F F
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 15,111 E 7,397 E 22,825 E 6.1 E 3.0 E 9.2 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 13,857 E 7,318 E 20,396 E 5.6 E 2.9 E 8.2 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
14 to 18 years  
Total 264,685 262,604 266,766 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 126,988 110,258 143,718 48.0 41.7 54.3
At home and in cafeteria 16,157 E 8,586 E 23,728 E 6.1 E 3.2 E 9.0 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 49,663 37,055 62,271 18.8 14.0 23.5
At home and in restaurant 10,799 E 5,792 E 15,805 E 4.1 E 2.2 E 6.0 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 21,036 E 11,646 E 30,426 E 7.9 E 4.4 E 11.5 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 4,724 E 1,902 E 7,546 E 1.8 E 0.7 E 2.9 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 26,753 E 16,773 E 36,734 E 10.1 E 6.3 E 13.9 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
19 years and over  
Total 3,092,124 3,058,826 3,125,422 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 1,514,397 1,406,755 1,622,039 49.0 45.6 52.4
At home and in cafeteria 129,036 E 80,680 E 177,393 E 4.2 E 2.6 E 5.7 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 527,459 444,378 610,539 17.1 14.4 19.7
At home and in restaurant 310,117 245,353 374,882 10.0 7.9 12.1
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 114,572 E 72,610 E 156,535 E 3.7 E 2.3 E 5.1 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 73,589 E 31,295 E 115,884 E 2.4 E 1.0 E 3.7 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 155,220 115,866 194,574 5.0 3.7 6.3
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 215,351 163,393 267,309 7.0 5.3 8.6
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
19 to 30 years  
Total 608,345 585,061 631,630 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 215,565 172,681 258,448 35.4 28.7 42.2
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 127,839 93,791 161,888 21.0 15.4 26.6
At home and in restaurant 66,114 E 33,949 E 98,279 E 10.9 E 5.6 E 16.2 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 F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 76,261 E 46,554 E 105,968 E 12.5 E 7.7 E 17.4 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 50,372 E 30,779 E 69,966 E 8.3 E 5.0 E 11.5 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
31 to 50 years  
Total 1,258,668 1,233,652 1,283,685 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 538,634 457,019 620,248 42.8 36.4 49.2
At home and in cafeteria 64,501 E 26,737 E 102,264 E 5.1 E 2.1 E 8.1 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 290,015 211,604 368,427 23.0 16.8 29.3
At home and in restaurant 111,232 E 68,011 E 154,452 E 8.8 E 5.4 E 12.3 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 54,801 E 19,134 E 90,467 E 4.4 E 1.5 E 7.2 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 46,696 E 26,020 E 67,372 E 3.7 E 2.1 E 5.4 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 97,542 E 61,063 E 134,021 E 7.7 E 4.9 E 10.6 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
51 to 70 years  
Total 872,023 871,336 872,711 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 512,391 461,410 563,373 58.8 52.9 64.6
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 80,406 E 53,297 E 107,515 E 9.2 E 6.1 E 12.3 E
At home and in restaurant 105,269 72,641 137,897 12.1 8.3 15.8
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 34,980 E 15,684 E 54,276 E 4.0 E 1.8 E 6.2 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 28,117 E 15,565 E 40,669 E 3.2 E 1.8 E 4.7 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 54,547 E 29,827 E 79,267 E 6.3 E 3.4 E 9.1 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
71 years and over  
Total 353,087 353,087 353,087 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 247,807 219,992 275,623 70.2 62.3 78.1
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 29,198 E 15,855 E 42,540 E 8.3 E 4.5 E 12.0 E
At home and in restaurant 27,502 E 13,830 E 41,175 E 7.8 E 3.9 E 11.7 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 F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
Males  
Total, age 1 and over  
Total 1,984,594 1,964,579 2,004,610 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 923,066 845,109 1,001,023 46.5 42.6 50.4
At home and in cafeteria 104,318 E 57,829 E 150,808 E 5.3 E 2.9 E 7.6 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 381,332 312,544 450,119 19.2 15.8 22.7
At home and in restaurant 185,364 134,132 236,597 9.3 6.8 11.9
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 102,355 E 63,436 E 141,274 E 5.2 E 3.2 E 7.1 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria 41,995 E 17,271 E 66,719 E 2.1 E 0.9 E 3.4 E
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 102,015 68,765 135,266 5.1 E 3.5 E 6.8 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 119,148 89,246 149,050 6.0 4.5 7.5
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
1 to 18 years  
Total 427,610 407,595 447,626 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 237,455 210,355 264,554 55.5 50.2 60.8
At home and in cafeteria 19,719 E 11,435 E 28,004 E 4.6 E 2.7 E 6.6 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 68,508 53,017 83,999 16.0 12.4 19.6
At home and in restaurant 17,539 E 8,160 E 26,918 E 4.1 E 1.9 E 6.3 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 28,804 E 17,395 E 40,214 E 6.7 E 4.1 E 9.4 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 F F F F F F
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 33,128 E 21,988 E 44,269 E 7.7 E 5.2 E 10.3 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
1 to 3 years  
Total 51,473 39,087 63,859 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 38,672 27,137 50,206 75.1 64.7 85.5
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 5,656 E 2,107 E 9,205 E 11.0 E 4.2 E 17.8 E
At home and in restaurant F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
4 to 8 years  
Total 110,972 94,527 127,418 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 67,967 51,573 84,361 61.2 50.5 72.0
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 14,451 E 6,140 E 22,763 E 13.0 E 6.0 E 20.1 E
At home and in restaurant F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
9 to 13 years  
Total 128,413 128,413 128,413 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 70,001 56,236 83,766 54.5 43.8 65.2
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 23,294 E 12,198 E 34,390 E 18.1 E 9.5 E 26.8 E
At home and in restaurant F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
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 11,052 E 4,777 E 17,328 E 8.6 E 3.7 E 13.5 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
14 to 18 years  
Total 136,752 136,752 136,752 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 60,815 48,577 73,053 44.5 35.5 53.4
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 25,107 E 16,364 E 33,851 E 18.4 E 12.0 E 24.8 E
At home and in restaurant 5,969 E 2,353 E 9,585 E 4.4 E 1.7 E 7.0 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 15,269 E 6,888 E 23,650 E 11.2 E 5.0 E 17.3 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 15,534 E 7,725 E 23,343 E 11.4 E 5.6 E 17.1 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
19 years and over  
Total 1,556,984 1,556,984 1,556,984 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 685,612 611,532 759,691 44.0 39.3 48.8
At home and in cafeteria 84,599 E 39,186 E 130,012 E 5.4 E 2.5 E 8.4 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 312,824 246,252 379,396 20.1 15.8 24.4
At home and in restaurant 167,825 117,219 218,432 10.8 7.5 14.0
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 73,551 E 36,317 E 110,786 E 4.7 E 2.3 E 7.1 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 93,501 E 60,899 E 126,103 E 6.0 E 3.9 E 8.1 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 86,020 58,311 113,728 5.5 3.7 7.3
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
19 to 30 years  
Total 333,534 333,534 333,534 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 101,393 69,523 133,262 30.4 20.8 40.0
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 89,421 E 59,871 E 118,970 E 26.8 E 18.0 E 35.7 E
At home and in restaurant F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 44,101 E 20,820 E 67,382 E 13.2 E 6.2 E 20.2 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 29,076 E 14,945 E 43,207 E 8.7 E 4.5 E 13.0 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
31 to 50 years  
Total 634,494 634,494 634,494 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 228,310 173,876 282,744 36.0 27.4 44.6
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 172,631 E 112,376 E 232,885 E 27.2 E 17.7 E 36.7 E
At home and in restaurant 64,368 E 27,346 E 101,390 E 10.1 E 4.3 E 16.0 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 F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 30,526 E 12,156 E 48,897 E 4.8 E 1.9 E 7.7 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 30,187 E 14,331 E 46,043 E 4.8 E 2.3 E 7.3 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
51 to 70 years  
Total 433,742 433,742 433,742 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 255,877 215,042 296,711 59.0 49.6 68.4
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 32,321 E 14,082 E 50,560 E 7.5 E 3.2 E 11.7 E
At home and in restaurant 56,440 E 33,643 E 79,238 E 13.0 E 7.8 E 18.3 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 F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 16,376 E 6,636 E 26,116 E 3.8 E 1.5 E 6.0 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 26,465 E 9,476 E 43,455 E 6.1 E 2.2 E 10.0 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
71 years and over  
Total 155,214 155,214 155,214 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 100,032 78,819 121,245 64.4 50.8 78.1
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant F F F F F F
At home and in restaurant F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
Females  
Total, age 1 and over  
Total 1,961,321 1,922,194 2,000,449 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 1,084,047 1,005,806 1,162,289 55.3 51.4 59.1
At home and in cafeteria 76,821 51,883 101,759 3.9 2.7 5.2
At home and in fast food restaurant 283,399 227,890 338,908 14.4 11.7 17.2
At home and in restaurant 151,508 112,946 190,070 7.7 5.7 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 63,325 E 41,061 E 85,588 E 3.2 E 2.1 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 66,114 E 43,018 E 89,209 E 3.4 E 2.2 E 4.5 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 152,027 107,072 196,981 7.8 5.5 10.0
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
1 to 18 years  
Total 426,181 405,866 446,496 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 255,262 229,205 281,319 59.9 54.5 65.2
At home and in cafeteria 32,384 E 19,883 E 44,886 E 7.6 E 4.7 E 10.5 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 68,764 49,958 87,570 16.1 11.8 20.5
At home and in restaurant 9,216 E 4,890 E 13,542 E 2.2 E 1.1 E 3.2 E
At home and in child, family or adult care centre 7,288 E 3,405 E 11,171 E 1.7 E 0.8 E 2.6 E
At home and in one other location of food preparation 22,304 E 12,083 E 32,524 E 5.2 E 2.8 E 7.6 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 22,696 E 13,664 E 31,727 E 5.3 E 3.2 E 7.4 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
1 to 3 years  
Total 67,241 54,869 79,614 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 48,730 36,710 60,749 72.5 59.4 85.6
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant F F F F F F
At home and in restaurant F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
4 to 8 years  
Total 110,276 93,830 126,721 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 62,598 46,652 78,543 56.8 44.3 69.2
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 25,489 E 11,559 E 39,420 E 23.1 E 11.3 E 35.0 E
At home and in restaurant F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
9 to 13 years  
Total 120,731 120,731 120,731 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 77,762 67,704 87,821 64.4 56.1 72.7
At home and in cafeteria 14,122 E 6,683 E 21,560 E 11.7 E 5.5 E 17.9 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 13,803 E 7,529 E 20,078 E 11.4 E 6.2 E 16.6 E
At home and in restaurant F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
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 2,805 E 1,059 E 4,550 E 2.3 E 0.9 E 3.8 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
14 to 18 years  
Total 127,933 125,852 130,014 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 66,173 53,761 78,584 51.7 42.1 61.4
At home and in cafeteria 9,555 E 3,420 E 15,691 E 7.5 E 2.7 E 12.3 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 24,556 E 15,274 E 33,838 E 19.2 E 12.0 E 26.4 E
At home and in restaurant F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
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 11,219 E 4,864 E 17,575 E 8.8 E 3.8 E 13.7 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
19 years and over  
Total 1,535,140 1,501,842 1,568,438 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 828,785 753,377 904,194 54.0 49.3 58.7
At home and in cafeteria 44,437 E 22,855 E 66,018 E 2.9 E 1.5 E 4.3 E
At home and in fast food restaurant 214,635 162,218 267,051 14.0 10.6 17.4
At home and in restaurant 142,292 104,347 180,237 9.3 6.8 11.8
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 41,021 E 21,427 E 60,616 E 2.7 E 1.4 E 4.0 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 61,719 E 39,075 E 84,362 E 4.0 E 2.5 E 5.5 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 129,331 E 86,495 E 172,167 E 8.4 E 5.6 E 11.2 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
19 to 30 years  
Total 274,811 251,527 298,096 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 114,172 85,920 142,423 41.5 32.2 50.9
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 38,418 E 23,080 E 53,757 E 14.0 E 8.4 E 19.5 E
At home and in restaurant 29,712 E 15,679 E 43,745 E 10.8 E 5.8 E 15.9 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 F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home, in fast food restaurant and in restaurant 32,160 E 13,406 E 50,915 E 11.7 E 5.0 E 18.4 E
At home and at two or more other locations of food preparation 21,297 E 8,790 E 33,803 E 7.7 E 3.2 E 12.3 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
31 to 50 years  
Total 624,174 599,158 649,191 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 310,324 251,646 369,001 49.7 40.5 58.9
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 117,385 E 70,108 E 164,662 E 18.8 E 11.3 E 26.3 E
At home and in restaurant 46,864 E 23,774 E 69,953 E 7.5 E 3.8 E 11.2 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 F F F F F F
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 67,355 E 32,957 E 101,753 E 10.8 E 5.3 E 16.3 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
51 to 70 years  
Total 438,281 437,594 438,969 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 256,515 222,913 290,116 58.5 50.9 66.2
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 48,085 E 27,861 E 68,309 E 11.0 E 6.4 E 15.6 E
At home and in restaurant 48,829 E 24,298 E 73,359 E 11.1 E 5.5 E 16.7 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 F F F F F F
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 28,082 E 11,720 E 44,444 E 6.4 E 2.7 E 10.1 E
No food prepared at home F F F F F F
71 years and over  
Total 197,873 197,873 197,873 100.0 100.0 100.0
At home only 147,775 132,033 163,517 74.7 66.7 82.6
At home and in cafeteria F F F F F F
At home and in fast food restaurant 10,746 E 3,755 E 17,738 E 5.4 E 1.9 E 9.0 E
At home and in restaurant F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
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 F F F F F F
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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