Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table 2
Percentage of people who never add salt to food at the table, by age group and sex, household population aged 1 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004
Age group
Never add salt to food at table (%)
95% confidence interval
1 to 3
69
66 to 72
4 to 8
52 *
49 to 55
9 to 13
     Male
37 *
33 to 40
     Female
35 *
32 to 38
14 to 18
     Male
27 *
24 to 30
     Female
29 *
26 to 32
19 to 30
      Male
29
26 to 33
     Female
28
25 to 31
31 to 50
     Male
31
27 to 34
     Female
31
28 to 34
51 to 70
     Male
31
28 to 34
     Female
29
27 to 32
71 or older
     Male
31
27 to 34
     Female
34 *
31 to 38
*  Significantly different from estimate for preceding age group of same sex (p < 0.05).
Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey — Nutrition.