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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada
Table 3. Percentage of calories, fat, protein and carbohydrates from “other foods,” by selected characteristics, household population1 aged 4 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004
  Calories Fat Protein Carbohydrate
% 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
Total
4 to 18 Both sexes
22.3
21.9, 22.7
24.9
24.4, 25.5
5.2
5.0, 5.4
24.8
24.3, 25.3
19 and over Both sexes
22.7
22.3, 23.1
26.8
26.2, 27.3
5.4
5.2, 5.6
21.4
20.9, 21.9
Age group and sex
4 to 8 Both sexes
18.2
17.5, 18.9
21.1
20.2, 22.1
4.1
3.8, 4.4
20.0
19.2, 20.8
9 to 13 Male
22.31
21.3, 23.2
24.31
23.1, 25.5
5.01
4.6, 5.4
25.41
24.1, 26.7
Female
22.91
21.9, 23.9
26.41,2
25.0, 27.7
5.61,2
5.2, 6.1
25.11
24.0, 26.3
14 to 18 Male
25.71
24.7, 26.8
27.11
25.9, 28.4
5.71
5.3, 6.2
29.41
28.1, 30.8
Female
25.31
24.3, 26.3
28.71
27.4, 30.0
6.51
5.9, 7.1
27.41,2
26.2, 28.7
19 to 30 Male
26.4
25.1, 27.7
25.6
23.9, 27.2
6.6
5.8, 7.5
28.3
26.9, 29.8
Female
24.22
22.9, 25.4
27.7
26.1, 29.3
6.5
5.9, 7.2
24.21,2
22.8, 25.7
31 to 50 Male
24.31
23.2, 25.3
25.9
24.6, 27.2
5.71
5.2, 6.1
24.71
23.4, 25.9
Female
22.9
21.8, 23.9
27.5
26.1, 29.0
5.71
5.3, 6.2
21.41,2
20.1, 22.6
51 to 70 Male
22.61
21.7, 23.4

26.6
25.4, 27.8
4.71
4.3, 5.1
19.51
18.5, 20.4
Female
20.11,2
19.2, 20.9
27.9
26.7, 29.1
4.61
4.3, 5.0
16.71,2
15.8, 17.6
71 and over Male
18.91
17.8, 20.1
25.8
24.2, 27.4
3.71
3.3, 4.2
15.11
14.0, 16.2
Female
16.91,2
16.1, 17.6
26.3
25.1, 27.4
3.51
3.2, 3.8
13.01,2
12.2, 13.7
Age group and region
4 to 18 Atlantic
24.53
23.6, 25.5
26.53
25.2, 27.8
6.33
5.6, 7.0
27.83
26.8, 28.8
Quebec
21.5
20.5, 22.5
24.9
23.7, 26.1
4.8
4.3, 5.3
23.43
21.1, 24.8
Ontario
22.0
21.4, 22.6
24.9
24.1, 25.8
5.0
4.8, 5.3
24.4
23.7, 25.2
Prairies
23.73
23.0, 24.5
24.7
23.8, 25.7
5.5
5.1, 5.9
27.33
26.3, 28.3
British Columbia
21.23
20.1, 22.3
24.4
22.9, 25.9
5.6
5.0, 6.1
22.93
21.5, 24.3
19 and over Atlantic
24.43
23.5, 25.3
29.53
28.3, 30.6
5.7
5.2, 6.1
23.63
22.5, 24.7
Quebec
23.1
22.1, 24.2
27.8
26.3, 29.2
5.3
4.9, 5.8
21.1
20.0, 22.2
Ontario
21.93
21.2, 22.5
25.93
25.0, 26.7
5.13
4.7, 5.4
20.8
20.1, 21.6
Prairies
23.3
22.2, 24.3
26.4
25.1, 27.7
5.7
5.3, 6.1
23.13
22.0, 24.2
British Columbia
22.5
21.5, 23.5
26.4
25.1, 27.7
5.9
5.3, 6.5
20.4
19.3, 21.6
Age group and household income
4 to 18 Low
24.3
21.5, 27.1
26.0
23.3, 28.8
6.0
4.9, 7.2
26.4
22.5, 30.3
Lower middle
22.4
20.9, 23.9
25.2
23.3, 27.0
4.8
4.2, 5.5
24.9
23.0, 26.7
Middle
21.9
21.0, 22.9
24.8
23.6, 26.0
5.0
4.6, 5.4
24.1
22.9, 25.3
Upper middle
22.5
21.7, 23.3
24.8
23.9, 25.7
5.3
5.0, 5.7
25.2
24.2, 26.2
High4
21.6
20.9, 22.4
24.6
23.6, 25.6
5.2
4.8, 5.6
24.1
23.2, 25.0
19 and over Low
23.8
21.8, 25.9
25.9
23.6, 28.2
5.7
4.7, 6.8
24.33
22.0, 26.7
Lower middle
21.33
19.7, 22.9
25.5
23.5, 27.5
5.2
4.3, 6.1
20.6
18.8, 22.3
Middle
21.93
20.8, 22.9
28.0
26.5, 29.5
5.03
4.5, 5.6
20.3
19.2, 21.4
Upper middle
22.9
22.2, 23.7
26.4
25.5, 27.3
5.4
5.1, 5.8
22.3
21.4, 23.3
High4
23.7
23.0, 24.5
27.5
26.5, 28.5
5.8
5.4, 6.1
21.6
20.7, 22.5
1. Significantly different from estimate for previous age group of same sex (p <0.05)
2. Significantly different from estimate for males in same age group (p <0.05)
3. Significantly different from estimate for reference category (p <0.05)
4. Reference category; reference category for regions is Canada.
Notes: Data were missing for household income ( 1,759 children, 2,080 adults). Excludes women who were pregnant or breastfeeding.
Data source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition