ARCHIVED - Percentage of Adult Females with a Usual Intake of Vitamin C below the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) in Canada
CCHS 2.2 Nutrient Intake Articles
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Vitamin C, % of adults below the EAR (males) (both males and females)
Please Note: The CCHS 2.2 does not include data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory or Nunavut. However, the target population covered by the survey represents approximately 98% of the population of the 10 provinces and is thus considered a national survey.
Percentage of adults age 19 and over with a usual intake of Vitamin C below the EAR (females)
Province
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Newfoundland & Labrador | 24.0E |
Prince Edward Island | 32.7 |
Nova Scotia | 21.3E |
New Brunswick | 27.8 |
Quebec | 11.4E |
Ontario | 18.7 |
Manitoba | 24.5E |
Saskatchewan | F |
Alberta | 20.0E |
British Columbia | 13.5E |
All of Canada | 16.7 |
Note: E - Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3%; interpret with caution.
F - Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% with a 95% confidence interval not entirely between 0 and 3%; suppressed due to extreme sampling variability.
Download these data as a Microsoft Excel file. The Excel file also contains a confidence interval and coefficient of variation for each estimate. This information contributes to a better understanding of the estimates.
For help interpreting these data, please see the Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 2.2, Nutrition (2004): A Guide to Accessing and Interpreting the Data.
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