Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrient intakes from food

Statistics Canada and Health Canada are jointly releasing a compendium of tables on nutrient intakes from food based on the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), Cycle 2.2 on nutrition. This survey collected information in 2004 from over 35,000 respondents of all ages residing in private households in all 10 provinces. The CCHS 2.2 is the first national nutrition survey conducted by the Canadian government in over 30 years.

The compendium provides summary data tables on the nutrient intakes from food by Canadians. Data are provided by age group and sex for various geographical areas: the provinces, the Atlantic Region, the Prairie Region, and Canada excluding the territories.

This release represents Volume 1 of the series. Volume 1 contains 13 sets of tables, based on the core nutrients listed in the Nutrition Facts table found on food packaging. The core nutrients include energy, six nutrients presented as a percentage of total energy intake and six nutrients as absolute amounts.

In addition to the tables, a description of the methodology used to produce the tables is also provided. Readers are encouraged to use the compendium in conjunction with Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2, Nutrition (2004) — A Guide to Accessing and Interpreting the Data. The compendium of tables and the interpretive guide are available for free on the Health Canada website (www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/surveill/index_e.html). From the main page, click on the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) 2.2 icon on the right-hand side of the screen.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5049.

The publication Nutrition: Findings from the Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrient Intakes from Food, Volume 1, 2004, no. 3 (82-620-MWE, free), is now available from the Publications module of our website.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (613-951-1746; hd-ds@statcan.gc.ca), Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada.