ARCHIVED - Percentage of Adults with a Usual Intake of Magnesium below the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) in Canada
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.
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Percentage of adults age 19 and over with a usual intake of Magnesium below the EAR (both males and females)
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Province
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| Newfoundland & Labrador | 65.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 48.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 39.4 |
| New Brunswick | 50.4 |
| Quebec | 34.8 |
| Ontario | 47.2 |
| Manitoba | 48.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 43.9 |
| Alberta | 47.0 |
| British Columbia | 32.3 |
| All of Canada | 42.9 |
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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