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Percentage of Adult Females with a Usual Intake of Linolenic Acid above the Adequate Intake (AI) in Canada

(Definition of Indicator) (Definition of Adequate Intake)

Percentage of Females Age 19 and Over with a Usual Intake of Linolenic Acid above the Adequate Intake, Canada, 2004

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 Linolenic acid above the AI (Females)

Province
Newfoundland & Labrador 71.4
Prince Edward Island 80.1
Nova Scotia 82.5
New Brunswick 71.7
Quebec 93.3
Ontario 79.2
Manitoba 79.2
Saskatchewan 85.2
Alberta 69.7
British Columbia 79.9
All of Canada 81.3

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.

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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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