Table 1
Selected characteristics of adults with measured height and weight in 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 2.2

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  Total (n=12,428) Women (n=7,176) Men (n=5,252)
Mean total energy intake (kilocalories per day) 2,145 1,829 2,468
  %
Overweight 59 53 65
Obese 23 23 23
Low fruit/vegetable intake (consumption less than 5 times per day) 68 63 74
Eating out (at least one meal per day prepared outside the home) 53 51 55
Low physical activity (less than 1.5 kilocalories/kilogram/day) 58 60 55
Smoking status
Current smoker 25 23 28
Former smoker 27 24 31
Never smoker 47 53 41
Age
18 to 24 13 12 14
25 to 34 16 16 16
35 to 44 21 21 22
45 to 54 20 20 20
55 to 64 14 14 14
65 or older 16 17 14
Education
Secondary gratuation or less 21 21 20
Some postsecondary or college diploma 44 44 45
University degree 33 33 33
Household income
Lowest 9 10 7
Lower-middle 19 21 18
Upper-middle 33 32 35
Highest 30 28 33
Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, " Why does the social gradient in health not apply to overweight?", Health Reports, Vol. 19, No. 4, catalogue number 82-003-X.