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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Food group/ Frequency of consumption | First Nations living off reserve (n=3,640) |
Métis (n=2,685) |
Inuit (n=1,234) |
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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. |
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