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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada
Table 5. Percentage of calories from fat, protein and carbohydrates, by selected characteristics, household population aged 4 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004
  Fat Protein Carbohydrates
% 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
Total
4 to 18 Both sexes
30.7
30.5, 30.9
14.5
14.4, 14.6
54.6
54.3, 54.9
19 and over Both sexes
31.3
31.1, 31.6
16.5
16.4, 16.7
49.1
48.8, 49.5
Age group and sex
4 to 8 Both sexes
30.1
29.8, 30.5
14.3
14.1, 14.5
55.5
55.1, 56.0
9 to 13 Male
30.91
30.4, 31.4
14.6
14.3, 15.0
54.51
53.9, 55.1
Female
30.5
29.9, 31.0
14.02
13.8, 14.3
55.52
54.8, 56.1
14 to 18 Male
31.5
31.0, 32.1
15.21
14.8,, 15.5
52.71
52.0, 53.3
Female
30.8
30.2, 31.4
14.42
14.0, 14.7
54.31 2
53.6, 55.1
19 to 30 Male
31.1
30.4, 31.7
15.6
15.2, 16.1
49.61
48.8, 50.5
Female
30.5
29.7, 31.3
15.51
15.1, 16.0
51.91 2
51.1, 52.8
31 to 50 Male
31.6
30.8, 32.3
16.81
16.4, 17.3
47.81
46.9, 48.8
Female
32.21
31.5, 32.8
16.61
16.1, 17.1
48.81
47.9, 49.6
51 to 70 Male
31.5
30.8, 32.1
17.0
16.6, 17.4
47.3
46.5, 48.0
Female
31.21
30.6, 31.7
17.1
16.8, 17.5
49.62
49.0, 50.3
71 and over Male
30.7
30.0, 31.4
16.4
15.9, 16.8
50.11
49.1, 51.0
Female
30.31
29.7, 30.9
16.6
16.2, 17.0
51.91 2
51.2, 52.5
Age group and region
4 to 18 Atlantic
31.0
30.3, 31.6
14.2
13.9, 14.5
54.7
54.0, 55.4
Quebec
32.03
31.5, 32.6
14.6
14.3, 15.0
53.03
52.3, 53.7
Ontario
30.03
29.6, 30.4
14.5
14.2, 14.7
55.43
55.0, 55.9
Prairies
30.5
30.1, 30.9
14.5
14.2, 14.8
54.7
54.2, 55.2
British Columbia
30.6
29.9, 31.3
14.5
14.2, 14.8
54.7
53.9, 55.5
19 and over Atlantic
32.13
31.6, 32.6
16.4
16.1, 16.7
49.1
48.4, 49.7
Quebec
32.03
31.4, 32.6
16.03
15.6, 16.4
48.8
48.1, 49.5
Ontario
30.73
30.0, 31.1
16.83
16.5, 17.1
49.63
49.1, 50.2
Prairies
31.9
31.3, 32.5
16.8
16.5, 17.1
48.6
48.0, 49.3
British Columbia
31.0
30.4, 31.7
16.6
16.2, 17.0
49.0
48.1, 49.8
Age group and household income
4 to 18 Low
30.7
29.2, 32.2
13.73
12.9, 14.4
55.5
53.5, 57.5
Lower middle
30.5
29.6, 31.3
14.03
13.5, 14.5
55.43
54.4, 56.4
Middle
31.2
30.7, 31.7
14.13
13.8, 14.4
54.5
53.9, 55.1
Upper middle
30.4
30.0, 30.8
14.43
14.2, 14.7
55.03
54.5, 55.4
High4
30.7
30.3, 31.2
14.9
14.6, 15.1
54.2
53.7, 54.7
19 and over Low
30.4
29.1, 31.6
15.83
15.0, 16.5
51.13
49.2, 53.1
Lower middle
30.13
29.3, 30.8
16.13
15.5, 16.7
51.83
50.8, 52.9
Middle
31.0
30.4, 31.6
16.13
15.7, 16.6
50.93
50.1, 51.6
Upper middle
31.7
31.2, 32.2
16.5
16.2, 16.9
48.93
48.3, 49.5
High4
31.5
31.1, 32.0
16.9
16.5, 17.2
47.7
47.1, 48.3
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: Estimates of energy intake include calories from alcoholic beverages, but calories from alcohol are not shown separately. 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