Table 1
Prevalence of frequency of consumption of selected food groups among First Nations children living off reserve, Métis children and Inuit children, household population aged 2 to 5, Canada, 2006

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Table summary
This table displays the results of prevalence of frequency of consumption of selected food groups among first nations children living off reserve. The information is grouped by food group/ frequency of consumption (appearing as row headers), first nations living off reserve (n=3,640), métis (n=2,685), inuit (n=1,234), prevalence and 95% confidence interval, calculated using %, from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Food group/ Frequency of consumption First Nations living off reserve
(n=3,640)		 Métis
(n=2,685)		 Inuit
(n=1,234)
Prevalence 95% confidence interval Prevalence 95% confidence interval Prevalence 95% confidence interval
% from to % from to % from to
Milk and milk products  
Less than once per day 4.3 3.6 5.1 3.6 3.0 4.4 14.1 12.4 16.1
Once per day 11.5 10.4 12.7 10.7 9.5 11.9 16.2 14.1 18.4
Twice or more per day 84.2 82.8 85.5 85.7 84.3 87.0 69.7 67.1 72.2
Fish, eggs and meat  
Less than once per day 18.0 16.7 19.4 19.2 17.6 21.0 33.5 30.9 36.3
Once per day or more 82.0 80.6 83.3 80.8 79.0 82.4 66.5 63.7 69.1
Fruit (excluding juice)  
Less than once per day 10.8 9.7 11.9 9.9 8.8 11.3 31.5 28.9 34.3
Once or twice per day 53.6 51.8 55.4 55.7 53.7 57.8 48.3 45.1 51.5
Three or more times per day 35.6 34.0 37.4 34.3 32.3 36.3 20.2 17.6 23.1
Vegetables  
Less than once per day 17.7 16.4 19.1 14.3 12.9 15.8 47.7 44.8 50.7
Once or twice per day 61.9 60.1 63.7 65.1 63.1 67.1 43.7 40.7 46.7
Three or more times per day 20.4 18.9 21.9 20.6 19.1 22.3 8.6 6.9 10.6
Bread and pasta  
Less than once per day 15.5 14.2 16.8 14.6 13.2 16.1 26.0 23.6 28.4
Once per day 31.4 29.7 33.2 30.4 28.5 32.3 34.3 31.5 37.2
Twice or more per day 53.1 51.2 55.0 55.0 52.9 57.0 39.8 36.7 42.9
Fast food and processed foods  
Less than once per week 36.5 34.8 38.3 34.7 32.7 36.8 29.8 27.1 32.7
Once per week or more 63.5 61.7 65.2 65.3 63.2 67.3 70.2 67.3 72.9
Soft drinks and juice  
Less than once per day 23.7 22.2 25.3 24.3 22.6 26.1 20.9 18.4 23.7
Once per day 23.5 22.1 25.1 25.2 23.4 27.0 19.6 17.2 22.2
Twice or more per day 52.7 50.9 54.5 50.5 48.4 52.6 59.5 56.4 62.5
Salty snacks, sweets and desserts  
Less than once per week 8.8 7.9 9.9 7.4 6.4 8.6 9.1 7.4 11.1
Once per week or more 39.0 37.2 40.8 37.2 35.3 39.2 35.0 32.1 38.1
Once per day or more 52.2 50.3 54.1 55.4 53.3 57.4 55.9 52.7 59.1
Source: 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey.