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Table 2 Sample socio-demographic characteristics, weighted

From: Beverage consumption and energy intake among Canadians: analyses of 2004 and 2015 national dietary intake data

 

2004

N = 34,463

2015

N = 20,176

%

n

%

n

Sex

 Male

50.3

17,330

50.0

10,096

 Female

49.7

17,133

50.0

10,080

Age (years)

 1–8

9.2

3171

8.9

1800

 9–18

13.6

4668

11.1

2230

 19–30

16.1

5538

13.0

2622

 31–50

31.6

10,882

30.5

6150

 51+

29.5

10,145

36.5

7374

Ethnicity

 White only

82.5

28,383

71.6

14,452

 Chinese only

3.1

1085

4.5

915

 South Asian only

3.7

1263

4.9

994

 Black only

2.1

710

3.5

706

 Indigenous inclusive

1.8

628

3.0

606

 Mixed/other/not stated/missing

6.8

2335

12.4

2504

Income

 1 (lowest income)

18.6

6427

18.7

3758

 2

19.6

6750

19.1

3854

 3

19.0

6541

18.0

3634

 4 (highest income)

19.0

6550

18.8

3796

 Not reported

23.8

8195

25.4

5135

Province

 Newfoundland and Labrador

1.7

571

1.5

300

 Prince Edward Island

0.4

152

0.4

83

 Nova Scotia

3.0

1021

2.6

531

 New Brunswick

2.4

813

2.1

421

 Quebec

23.8

8192

23.3

4704

 Ontario

39.3

13,531

38.8

7834

 Manitoba

3.5

1208

3.4

694

 Saskatchewan

2.9

1020

3.1

613

 Alberta

9.9

3400

11.7

2352

 British Columbia

13.1

4497

13.1

2644

Body Mass Index category

 Underweight/normal

27.1

9319

29.7

6002

 Overweight

19.1

6571

21.4

4308

 Obese

12.2

4204

15.4

3115

 Don’t know/refusal/not stated

41.6

14,309

33.5

6752