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Percentage of Females Age 19 and Over  with a Usual Intake of Magnesium below the Estimated Average Requirement, 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 Magnesium below the EAR (females)

Province
Newfoundland & Labrador 60.9
Prince Edward Island 47.1
Nova Scotia 35.4
New Brunswick 50.0
Quebec 27.7
Ontario 43.2
Manitoba 39.1
Saskatchewan 37.4E
Alberta 46.0
British Columbia 29.7
All of Canada 38.6

Note: E - Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3%; interpret with caution.

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