Table 4.
% of total | % within | Proportion of total category by income (%) | |||
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Food category | intake | category | Low | Medium | High |
Eggs | 9·5 | 34·0 | 9·3 | 55·6 | |
Fruit and Juices | 2·8 | 36·5 | 11·8 | 52·1 | |
Grains | 12·2 | 34·3 | 12·9 | 52·8 | |
Cereals | 5·6 | ||||
Grain Mixtures | 3·3 | ||||
Milk and Milk Products | 43·7 | 35·8 | 12·8 | 51·4 | |
Milk and Milk Drinks | 39·2 | ||||
Cheese | 4·0 | ||||
Meats and Fish | 25·8 | 27·0 | 10·3 | 62·7 | |
Fish and Shellfish | 12·1 | ||||
Meat, Poultry, Fish with Non-meat Items | 5·8 | ||||
Organ Meat, Sausage, Lunchmeats, Meat Spreads | 3·1 | ||||
Pork | 2·1 | ||||
Beef | 1·0 | ||||
Poultry | 0·7 |
Food categories based on the US Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Surveys food groups.
Proportion of total category by income categorized by poverty income ratio (PIR), with ≤131 % of PIR = low income, >131 % to ≤185 % of PIR = medium income and >185 % of PIR = high income.