Table 2.

Sample characteristics, adults (≥19 year).

Sex, n (%)	All (n = 11,992)
Males	5,674 (50.1)
Females	6,318 (49.9)
Highest Level of Education, n (%)
Less than high school diploma or its equivalent	1,938 (11.8)
High school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate	3,066 (25.0)
Certificate/diploma -trade/college/non-university/university below Bachelor	3,980 (34.2)
Bachelor’s degree or university certificate/diploma/degree above bachelor’s degree	2,937 (28.5)
Not stated	71 (0.6)
Total annual household income, all sources n (%)
<$20,000	1,323 (7.9)
$20,000 – $39,999	2,520 (17.0)
$40,000 – $59,999	2,139 (16.5)
$60,000 – $79,999	1,679 (14.2)
$80,000 – $99,999	1,218 (11.1)
$100,000 – $119,999	992 (10.3)
$120,000 – $139,999	626 (6.9)
>$140,000	1,488 (16.0)
Not stated	7 (0.1)
Total household income, main source n (%)
Employment income	7,709 (72.7)
Income from social benefits	396 (2.4)
Senior’s benefits	3,128 (19.0)
Other	422 (3.5)
Not stated	337 (2.4)
BMI, n (%)
Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2)	3,920 (32.7)
Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2)	4,409 (36.8)
Obese (>30.0 kg/m2)	3,663 (30.6)
Mean BMI, by DRI age-sex category (CI)
19–30 (m)	26.14 (25.12, 27.16)
19–30 (f)	25.47 (24.67, 26.26)
31–50 (m)	28.50 (28.00, 28.98)
31–50 (f)	26.98 (26.52, 27.44)
51–70 (m)	29.05 (28.32, 29.79)
51–70 (f)	27.94 (27.33, 28.55)
71+ (m)	28.05 (27.53, 28.56)
71+ (f)	27.80 (27.03, 28.57)
Height (m), by DRI age-sex category (CI)
19–30 (m)	1.77 (1.76, 1.77)
19–30 (f)	1.64 (1.63, 1.65)
31–50 (m)	1.76 (1.76, 1.77)
31–50 (f)	1.63 (1.62, 1.64)
51–70 (m)	1.74 (1.73, 1.75)
51–70 (f)	1.61 (1.60, 1.62)
71+ (m)	1.72 (1.71, 1.73)
71+ (f)	1.58 (1.57, 1.58)
Misreported, n (%)
Under-reporter	4,567 (37.9)
Plausible	6,598 (55.3)
Over-reporter	827 (6.8)