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Table 3 Percent of Canadians consuming Milk & Alternatives and number of servings per day by age groups1

From: Consumption of Milk and alternatives decreased among Canadians from 2004 to 2015: evidence from the Canadian community health surveys

 

Milk & Alternatives food group

Main Food Items

Plain milk

Flavoured milk

Cheese

Yogurt

Fortified soy beverages

CCHS

2004

(n = 26,619,550)

CCHS

2015

(n = 29,380,975)

CCHS

2004

(n = 20,879,908)

CCHS

2015

(n = 18,790,221)

CCHS

2004

(n = 890,305)

CCHS

2015

(n = 1,118,649)

CCHS

2004

(n = 16,392,316)

CCHS

2015

(n = 17,926,472)

CCHS

2004

(n = 4,217,387)

CCHS

2015

(n = 6,827,004)

CCHS

2004

(n = 146,085)

CCHS

2015

(n = 506,575)

Percent of consumption (%)

All ages

89.5 ± 0.4

87.7 ± 0.5*

70.2 ± 0.5

56.1 ± 0.7*

3.0 ± 0.2

3.3 ± 0.2

55.1 ± 0.6

53.5 ± 0.8

14.2 ± 0.4

20.4 ± 0.6*

0.50 ± 0.11

1.51 ± 1.15*

Age groups

2–5 years

97.9 ± 0.5

97.6 ± 0.6

87.4 ± 1.1

81.3 ± 2.0

7.6 ± 0.9

7.5 ± 1.3

59.8 ± 1.6

66.5 ± 2.2

25.7 ± 1.5

47.7 ± 2.5*

–

–

6–12 years

95.8 ± 0.4

95.1 ± 0.8

81.4 ± 0.9

71.2 ± 1.6*

7.5 ± 0.6

11.1 ± 1.2*

64.1 ± 1.0

60.4 ± 1.7

17.3 ± 0.8

29.6 ± 1.6*

–

–

13–18 years

91.4 ± 0.7

88.6 ± 1.1

70.0 ± 1.0

57.9 ± 1.4*

6.3 ± 0.5

8.0 ± 0.8

62.6 ± 1.0

58.2 ± 1.4

11.4 ± 0.7

14.0 ± 1.0

–

–

19–54 years

88.1 ± 0.6

85.8 ± 0.9

66.0 ± 0.8

50.0 ± 1.2*

2.4 ± 0.3

2.1 ± 0.3

56.6 ± 0.9

53.8 ± 1.3

14.4 ± 0.7

18.6 ± 1.0*

–

–

≥ 55 years

88.6 ± 0.6

87.3 ± 0.8

73.2 ± 0.8

58.3 ± 1.2*

0.7 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.3*

45.4 ± 1.0

48.7 ± 1.2

12.2 ± 0.6

19.3 ± 1.0*

–

–

Servings per day (n/day)

Total

1.9 ± 0.02

1.7 ± 0.02*

1.2 ± 0.01

0.9 ± 0.01*

1.5 ± 0.05

1.3 ± 0.05*

0.7 ± 0.01

0.8 ± 0.01*

0.8 ± 0.03

0.8 ± 0.02

0.9 ± 0.09

0.8 ± 0.06

Age groups

2–5 years

2.5 ± 0.05

2.4 ± 0.08

1.7 ± 0.04

1.5 ± 0.05

1.1 ± 0.14

0.9 ± 0.08

0.5 ± 0.03

0.6 ± 0.04

0.6 ± 0.03

0.8 ± 0.05*

–

–

6–12 years

2.5 ± 0.04

2.2 ± 0.04*

1.5 ± 0.03

1.3 ± 0.03*

1.2 ± 0.05

0.9 ± 0.03*

0.6 ± 0.02

0.7 ± 0.02

0.7 ± 0.03

0.8 ± 0.04*

–

–

13–18 years

2.5 ± 0.04

2.2 ± 0.05*

1.7 ± 0.03

1.4 ± 0.04*

1.7 ± 0.10

1.5 ± 0.12

0.7 ± 0.02

0.9 ± 0.03*

0.8 ± 0.04

0.8 ± 0.04

–

–

19–54 years

1.8 ± 0.03

1.6 ± 0.03*

1.1 ± 0.02

0.8 ± 0.03*

1.6 ± 0.09

1.7 ± 0.11

0.7 ± 0.02

0.8 ± 0.03*

0.9 ± 0.06

0.8 ± 0.03

–

–

≥ 55 years

1.5 ± 0.03

1.5 ± 0.03

0.9 ± 0.02

0.8 ± 0.02*

1.3 ± 0.17

1.2 ± 0.13

0.6 ± 0.02

0.7 ± 0.02*

0.8 ± 0.02

0.8 ± 0.03

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–

  1. 1All data are weighted and bootstrapped to obtain population level estimate. * Significant differences between 2004 and 2015 at 5% level of significance. Values are presented as % ± SE. CCHS: Canadian Community Health Survey.
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