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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table 3
Percentage of total calories from fat, by age group and sex, household population aged 5 or older, Canada excluding territories, 1972 and 2004
Age group 1972 2004
%
%
95% confidence interval
5 to 11
38
30.5
30.1 to 30.8
12 to 19
   Male
41
31.3
30.8 to 31.8
   Female
40
30.8
30.3 to 31.3
20 to 39
   Male
41
31
30.4 to 32.7
   Female
40
31.2
30.5 to 31.9
40 to 64
   Male
40
31.7
31.1 to 32.3
   Female
39
31.8
31.2 to 32.3
65 or older
   Male
39
31
30.3 to 31.6
   Female
37
30.5
30.0 to 31.0
Notes: Excludes women who were pregnant or breastfeeding. Statistical comparisons with 2004 were not possible. Estimates of energy intake include calories from alcoholic beverages.
Sources: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey — Nutrition; Food Consumption Patterns Report, 1977.