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Table C. Overweight and obesity rates, by selected characteristics, household population aged 18 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004
  Estimated population
'000		 Overweight Obese Overweight/Obese
% 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
Total
23,985
36.1
34.3, 37.8
23.1
21.7, 24.5
59.1
57.4, 60.8
Age group 18 to 24
3,144
24.82
21.0, 28.7
11.42
8.7, 14.1
36.22
32.0, 40.3
25 to 34
3,826
33.0
28.5, 37.4
20.5
16.9, 24.2
53.52
49.1, 57.9
35 to 44
5,106
36.2
31.9, 40.4
20.42
17.3, 23.5
56.6
52.1, 61.0
45 to 54
4,798
38.0
34.0, 42.1
29.72
26.2, 33.3
67.82
63.5, 72.1
55 to 64
3,341
38.8
35.2, 42.4
30.42
26.3, 34.5
69.22
65.0, 73.4
65 to 74
2,053
45.32
40.7, 49.8
24.6
21.2, 27.9
69.92
65.6, 74.1
75 and over
1,717
41.22
37.3, 45.2
23.6
19.9, 27.3
64.82
60.9, 68.8
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
405
37.1
31.7, 42.5
33.92
28.5, 39.3
71.02
65.9, 76.1
Prince Edward Island
104
40.2
35.4, 44.9
26.3
21.6, 31.1
66.52
61.4, 71.6
Nova Scotia
719
35.0
28.8, 41.2
24.7
20.2, 29.2
59.7
53.6, 65.8
New Brunswick
570
35.3
28.8, 41.7
29.22
24.0, 34.4
64.4
58.4, 70.5
Québec
5,820
34.5
30.5, 38.5
21.8
18.2, 25.4
56.3
52.5, 60.1
Ontario
9,304
35.9
33.1, 38.7
22.7
20.3, 25.1
58.6
55.5, 61.6
Manitoba
827
34.3
30.8, 37.8
28.22
24.7, 31.7
62.5
58.9, 66.1
Saskatchewan
703
37.3
31.1, 43.5
30.82
25.5, 36.2
68.12
63.0, 73.3
Alberta
2,346
35.7
30.7, 40.7
25.2
21.4, 29.0
60.9
55.9, 65.9
British Columbia
3,189
39.8
34.4, 45.3
19.22
15.8, 22.6
59.0
53.7, 64.3
Ethnic origin White
19,854
36.5
34.7, 38.3
25.22
23.5, 26.8
61.72
59.9, 63.4
Black
395
37.63
22.6, 52.6
21.63
10.1, 33.1
59.2
42.1, 76.2
Southeast/East Asian
1,475
30.2
21.5, 39.0
4
...
35.72
26.8, 44.6
Aboriginal (off-reserve)
260
30.1
21.6, 38.6
37.82
28.2, 47.5
68.0
58.5, 77.4
Other
1,957
37.0
28.8, 45.3
14.42,3
9.5, 19.2
51.42
43.6, 59.2
Fruit and vegetable consumption Less than 3 times a day
7,044
33.92
31.0, 36.9
26.52
23.8, 29.1
60.4
57.3, 63.5
3 to less than 5 times a day
9,287
35.8
33.1, 38.6
23.2
20.9, 25.6
59.0
56.2, 61.9
5 and more times a day1
7,574
38.4
35.4, 41.4
19.8
17.3, 22.3
58.2
55.3, 61.1
Leisure-time physical activity level High1
4,306
37.3
33.6, 40.9
16.9
14.1, 19.6
54.1
50.1, 58.2
Moderate
5,885
38.2
35.0, 41.3
18.7
16.5, 21.0
56.9
53.7, 60.2
Sedentary
13,794
34.8
32.4, 37.1
26.92
24.7, 29.0
61.72
59.2, 64.1
Marital status
(aged 25 and over)		 Married or Common-law1
14,858
39.3
37.0, 41.5
24.0
22.1, 25.8
63.2
60.9, 65.5
Widowed
1,325
40.6
36.1, 45.0
27.7
23.5, 31.9
68.32
64.6, 72.0
Separated or Divorced
1,946
36.2
31.0, 41.4
26.5
22.0, 30.9
62.7
57.0, 68.4
Never Married
2,688
29.02
24.7, 33.2
27.5
22.7, 32.4
56.52
51.8, 61.2
Education (aged 25 to 64) Less than secondary graduation
2,316
38.0
32.2, 43.9
35.72
29.9, 41.5
73.82
68.7, 78.8
Secondary graduation
3,184
32.3
27.8, 36.8
28.32
23.1, 33.4
60.5
55.6, 65.4
Some postsecondary
1,136
37.7
29.4, 46.1
27.6
21.2, 34.1
65.4
57.8, 73.0
Postsecondary graduation1
10,224
37.3
34.5, 40.1
21.2
19.0, 23.5
58.6
55.6, 61.5
Household income Lowest
674
29.52
21.6, 37.4
20.43
13.6, 27.2
49.92
40.3, 59.4
Lower-middle
1,373
36.1
29.6, 42.7
21.2
16.2, 26.1
57.3
50.2, 64.4
Middle
4,639
35.4
31.5, 39.2
25.5
21.9, 29.1
60.9
57.0, 64.7
Upper-middle
8,014
34.22
31.4, 37.0
24.6
22.0, 27.1
58.8
55.7, 61.9
Highest1
7,297
39.0
35.6, 42.4
23.1
20.3, 25.9
62.1
58.7, 65.5
Missing
1,988
36.4
30.3, 42.5
13.82
10.4, 17.3
50.22
43.8, 56.7
Notes: Age groups, provinces and ethnic origins are compared with rate for Canada. Respondents with missing information are: marital status (8), education (85), fruit and vegetable consumption (44), physical activity level (2).
1. Reference category
2. Significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)
3. Coefficient of variation between 16.6% and 33.3% (interpret with caution)
4. Coefficient of variation greater than 33.3% (suppressed because of extreme sampling variability)
Data source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition