Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Appendix Table B
Percentage of calories, fat, protein and carbohydrates from "other foods," by age group and sex, household population aged 4 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004
  Calories Fat Protein Carbohydrates
%
95% confidence interval
%
95% confidence interval
%
95% confidence interval
%
95% confidence interval
Total
4 to 18
22.3
21.9 to 22.7
24.9
24.4 to 25.5
5.2
5.0 to 5.4
24.8
24.3 to 25.3
19 or older
22.7
22.3 to 23.1
26.8
26.2 to 27.3
5.4
5.2 to 5.6
21.4
20.9 to 21.9
Age group and sex
4 to 8
18.2
17.5 to 18.9
21.1
20.2 to 22.1
4.1
3.8 to 4.4
20
19.2 to 20.8
9 to 13
   Male
22.3*
21.3 to 23.2
24.3*
23.1 to 25.5
5.0*
4.6 to 5.4
25.4*
24.1 to 26.7
   Female
22.9*
21.9 to 23.9
26.4*,†
25.0 to 27.7
5.6*,†
5.2 to 6.1
25.1*
24.0 to 26.3
14 to 18
   Male
25.7*
24.7 to 26.8
27.1*
25.9 to 28.4
5.7*
5.3 to 6.2
29.4*
28.1 to 30.8
   Female
25.3*
24.3 to 26.3
28.7*
27.4 to 30.0
6.5*
5.9 to 7.1
27.4*,†
26.2 to 28.7
19 to 30
   Male
26.4
25.1 to 27.7
25.6
23.9 to 27.2
6.6
5.8 to 7.5
28.3
26.9 to 29.8
   Female
24.2†
22.9 to 25.4
27.7
26.1 to 29.3
6.5
5.9 to 7.2
24.2*,†
22.8 to 25.7
31 to 50
   Male
24.3*
23.2 to 25.3
25.9
24.6 to 27.2
5.7*
5.2 to 6.1
24.7*
23.4 to 25.9
   Female
22.9
21.8 to 23.9
27.5
26.1 to 29.0
5.7*
5.3 to 6.2
21.4*,†
20.1 to 22.6
51 to 70
   Male
22.6*
21.7 to 23.4
26.6
25.4 to 27.8
4.7*
4.3 to 5.1
19.5*
18.5 to 20.4
   Female
20.1*,†
19.2 to 20.9
27.9
26.7 to 29.1
4.6*
4.3 to 5.0
16.7*,†
15.8 to 17.6
71 or older
   Male
18.9*
17.8 to 20.1
25.8
24.2 to 27.4
3.7*
3.3 to 4.2
15.1*
14.0 to 16.2
   Female
16.9*,†
16.1 to 17.6
26.3
25.1 to 27.4
3.5*
3.2 to 3.8
13.0*,†
12.2 to 13.7
* Significantly different from estimate for preceding age group of same sex (p < 0.05).
† Significantly different from estimate for males in same age group (p < 0.05).
Note: Excludes women who were pregnant or breastfeeding.
Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey — Nutrition.