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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada
Table 8. Percentage distribution of calories, by meal and selected characteristics, household population aged 4 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004
  Breakfast/Brunch Lunch Dinner Other
% 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
Total
4 to 18 Both sexes
17.3
16.9, 17.6
24.2
23.8, 24.7
31.1
30.6, 31.5
27.4
26.8, 28.0
19 and over Both sexes
17.7
17.4, 18.1
23.8
23.4, 24.3
35.9
35.4, 36.4
22.6
21.1, 23.1
Age group and sex
4 to 8 Both sexes
18.0
17.5, 18.6
25.6
24.9, 26.4
29.5
28.6, 30.4
26.8
25.9, 27.8
9 to 13 Male
18.0
17.2, 18.8
24.9
23.6, 26.1
30.9
29.8, 31.9
26.3
25.0, 27.5
Female
17.1
16.4, 17.9
24.7
23.8, 25.7
31.91
30.8, 33.0
26.2
25.1, 27.4
14 to 18 Male
16.4 1
15.6, 17.3
22.51
21.4, 23.6
31.5
30.4, 32.5
29.61
28.1, 31.0
Female
16.4
15.3, 17.5
23.11
22.1, 24.2
32.5
31.4, 33.7
27.9
26.4, 29.5
19 to 30 Male
16.4
15.3, 17.5
22.2
20.9, 23.5
34.91
33.3, 36.5
26.51
24.8, 28.2
Female
17.7
16.6, 18.9
23.4
22.0, 24.8
33.1
31.7, 34.4
25.8
24.0, 27.5
31 to 50 Male
17.1
16.2, 18.0
24.91
23.8, 26.0
35.4
34.1, 36.8
22.61
21.4, 23.8
Female
17.0
16.2, 17.9
22.62
21.5, 23.8
37.11
35.7, 38.4
23.31
22.0, 24.6
51 to 70 Male
17.6
16.8, 18.4
23.11
21.9, 24.2
37.61
36.4, 38.8
21.7
20.4, 23.0
Female
19.11,2
18.2, 20.0
24.71,2
23.6, 25.8
36.8
35.7, 38.0
19.41,2
18.4, 20.4
71 and over Male
21.91
20.9, 22.8
25.81
24.3, 27.2
36.1
34.6, 37.5
16.31
15.0, 17.6
Female
21.21
20.3, 22.1
27.51
26.3, 28.6
34.71
33.5, 35.9
16.61
15.6, 17.6
Age group and region
4 to 18 Atlantic
15.93
15.1, 16.6
23.0
21.7, 24.3
29.13
28.0, 30.2
32.03
30.7, 33.3
Quebec
18.13
17.2, 19.0
25.83
24.6, 27.0
32.83
31.5, 34.0
23.33
21.8, 24.9
Ontario
17.5
16.9, 18.2
24.1
23.3, 24.7
30.9
30.2, 31.6
27.6
26.7, 28.5
Prairies
15.83
15.2, 16.5
24.1
23.1, 25.1
30.6
29.8, 31.5
29.53
28.3, 30.6
British Columbia
17.6
16.6, 18.5
22.93
21.6, 24.2
30.1
28.8, 31.4
29.43
27.5, 31.3
19 and over Atlantic
16.63
15.8, 17.4
22.9
22.0, 23.8
34.43
33.3, 35.5
26.23
24.8, 27.6
Quebec
19.33
18.5, 20.1
24.93
23.9, 26.0
36.3
35.3, 37.4
19.53
18.4, 20.6
Ontario
17.03
16.4, 17.6
23.6
22.8, 24.5
36.3
35.4, 37.3
23.0
22.2, 23.9
Prairies
17.1
16.2, 17.9
23.1
22.0, 24.2
35.8
34.8, 36.9
24.03
22.9, 25.1
British Columbia
18.1
17.0, 19.1
23.7
22.5, 24.8
34.9
33.5, 36.3
23.4
21.9, 24.9
Age group and household income
4 to 18 Low
17.6
14.8, 20.4
27.4
23.4, 31.5
29.8
26.7, 32.9
25.1
21.8, 28.5
Lower middle
16.5
15.4, 17.7
24.4
22.8, 26.0
30.0
28.3, 31.7
29.0
26.7, 31.4
Middle
17.9
16.8, 18.9
24.1
23.0, 25.2
30.4
29.3, 31.5
27.6
26.2, 29.0
Upper middle
17.3
16.7, 18.0
23.33
22.5, 24.1
31.3
30.3, 32.2
28.1
27.1, 29.1
High4
17.3
16.7, 17.9
24.6
23.7, 25.5
31.4
30.5, 32.2
26.7
25.6, 27.9
19 and over Low
16.3
14.2, 18.5
22.5
20.0, 25.0
36.3
32.8, 39.9
24.8
22.2, 27.5
Lower middle
18.6
16.7, 20.4
24.5
22.4, 26.7
34.7
32.4, 37.0
22.2
19.8, 24.5
Middle
18.0
17.1, 18.8
24.4
23.3, 25.5
35.9
34.7, 37.2
21.7
20.4, 22.9
Upper middle
17.4
16.9, 18.0
23.5
22.7, 24.3
35.9
35.0, 36.8
23.1
22.3, 24.0
High4
17.5
16.8, 18.1
23.3
22.4, 24.2
36.6
35.7, 37.5
22.6
21.7, 23.6
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