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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada
Table 2. Average daily servings from the four food groups, by selected characteristics, household population aged 4 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004
  Vegetables and fruit Milk products Meat and alternatives Grain products
Servings 95% confidence interval Servings 95% confidence interval Grams 95% confidence interval Servings 95% confidence interval
Total
4 to 18 Both sexes
4.45
4.34, 4.56
2.29
2.24, 2.35
153
149, 157
6.41
6.30, 6.53
19 and over Both sexes
5.16
5.05, 5.26
1.52
1.48, 1.56
203
198, 207
5.64
5.53, 5.75
Age group and sex
4 to 8 Both sexes
4.18
4.00, 4.36
2.31
2.22, 2.41
118
112, 124
5.76
5.60, 5.92
9 to 13 Male
4.531
4.25, 4.82
2.551
2.41, 2.69
1761
164, 188
7.091
6.79, 7.39
Female
4.40
4.12, 4.69
2.081,2
1.96, 2.21
1301,2
122, 137
5.922
5.68, 6.15
14 to 18 Male
4.87
4.58, 5.17
2.64
2.50, 2.79
2291
216, 243
7.981
7.63, 8.34
Female
4.452
4.20, 4.69
1.821,2
1.72, 1.93
1362
129, 144
5.742
5.50, 5.97
19 to 30 Male
5.36
4.97, 5.74
1.951
1.80, 2.09
247
232, 263
7.321
6.92, 7.71
Female
4.672
4.39, 4.96
1.641,2
1.50, 1.77
1452
136, 154
5.191,2
4.91, 5.48
31 to 50 Male
5.26
4.97, 5.55
1.621
1.51, 1.72
254
239, 268
6.641
6.32, 6.96
Female
4.92
4.66, 5.19
1.52
1.42, 1.61
1691,2
158, 179
4.872
4.66, 5.08
51 to 70 Male
5.68
5.36, 6.00
1.371
1.28, 1.46
241
228, 253
5.741
5.52, 5.95
Female
5.242
5.04, 5.43
1.281
1.22, 1.35
1742
165, 184
4.662
4.45, 4.86
71 and over Male
5.031
4.73, 5.34
1.36
1.16, 1.56
1891
176, 202
5.59
5.20, 5.97
Female
4.761
4.57, 4.96
1.24
1.16, 1.33
1401,2
132, 149
4.472
4.30, 4.63
Age group and region
4 to 18 Atlantic
3.773
3.58, 3.97
2.32
2.19, 2.44
154
145, 162
6.063
5.78, 6.33
Québec
4.963
4.65, 5.27
2.433
2.28, 2.59
1673
155, 178
6.973
6.69, 7.25
Ontario
4.43
4.25, 4.60
2.23
2.15, 2.32
149
143, 155
6.273
6.08, 6.45
Prairies
4.033
3.81, 4.24
2.27
2.18, 2.36
150
142, 158
6.183
5.96, 6.40
British Columbia
4.59
4.27, 4.92
2.25
2.12, 2.37
148
137, 158
6.44
6.14, 6.74
19 and over Atlantic
4.283
4.12, 4.44
1.57
1.48, 1.66
203
194, 213
5.403
5.20, 5.60
Québec
5.783
5.50, 6.07
1.743
1.63, 1.85
195
183, 206
5.983
5.74, 6.23
Ontario
5.023
4.85, 5.18
1.383
1.32, 1.44
201
195, 208
5.413
5.24, 5.59
Prairies
4.703
4.51, 4.89
1.54
1.45, 1.63
204
195, 213
5.393
5.19, 5.59
British Columbia
5.493
5.21, 5.78
1.48
1.37, 1.58
2193
204, 235
6.113
5.78, 6.43
Age group and household income
4 to 18 Low
4.50
3.76, 5.24
2.35
1.92, 2.78
136
114, 158
6.32
5.53, 7.12
Lower middle
4.20
3.84, 4.56
2.043
1.88, 2.19
151
138, 164
6.38
6.04, 6.71
Middle
4.41
4.13, 4.69
2.193
2.07, 2.31
152
143, 161
6.50
6.25, 6.76
Upper middle
4.42
4.21, 4.63
2.323
2.22, 2.42
150
141, 158
6.37
6.19, 6.55
High4
4.61
4.40, 4.82
2.48
2.38, 2.59
156
147, 164
6.37
6.17, 6.57
19 and over Low
4.503
3.95, 5.06
1.45
1.14, 1.77
1783
153, 204
5.27
4.77, 5.77
Lower middle
4.503
4.14, 4.86
1.313
1.15, 1.47
1783
155, 201
5.65
5.22, 6.07
Middle
4.833
4.59, 5.07
1.383
1.28, 1.49
1863
174, 197
5.62
5.37, 5.87
Upper middle
5.063
4.88, 5.25
1.60
1.52, 1.67
207
200, 214
5.77
5.56, 5.98
High4
5.64
5.42, 5.86
1.59
1.51, 1.66
214
205, 222
5.62
5.42, 5.83
1. Significantly different from estimate for previous age group of same sex (p <0.05)
2. Significantly different from estimate for males in same age group (p <0.05)
3. Significantly different from estimate for reference category (p <0.05)
4. Reference category; reference category for regions is Canada.
Notes: Data were missing for household income ( 1,759 children, 2,080 adults ). Excludes women who were pregnant or breastfeeding.
Data source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition