Usual Intake of Citrus, Melon, & Berries

Table 1 includes the mean, standard error of the mean, and percentiles of the distribution of intake; Appendix Table A1 provides percentile values (rounded) and their standard errors.

Table 1. Citrus, melon, and berries: Mean (standard error) and percentiles³ of usual intake, 2001-2004
	Age (years)	N¹	Mean (SE)²	5%	10%	25%	50%	75%	90%	95%
	Age (years)	N¹	Cup Equivalents⁴
Children	1-3	1515	0.4 (0.03)	0.04	0.07	0.16	0.33	0.60	0.94	1.20
Children	4-8	1701	0.4 (0.02)	0.03	0.06	0.14	0.31	0.57	0.90	1.16
Males	9-13	1061	0.5 (0.04)	0.02	0.04	0.11	0.28	0.61	1.11	1.50
	14-18	1424	0.6 (0.06)	0.02	0.05	0.13	0.35	0.77	1.39	1.90
	19-30	1100	0.5 (0.05)	0.02	0.04	0.10	0.28	0.64	1.18	1.65
	31-50	1466	0.5 (0.04)	0.02	0.04	0.11	0.29	0.65	1.19	1.64
	51-70	1252	0.5 (0.03)	0.02	0.04	0.12	0.32	0.70	1.27	1.73
	71+	832	0.6 (0.04)	0.03	0.06	0.16	0.40	0.83	1.43	1.92
	19+	4650	0.5 (0.03)	0.02	0.04	0.11	0.30	0.68	1.23	1.68
Females	9-13	1112	0.4 (0.03)	0.01	0.03	0.09	0.26	0.58	1.05	1.41
	14-18	1362	0.4 (0.03)	0.01	0.02	0.06	0.20	0.49	0.93	1.29
	19-30	1325	0.4 (0.04)	0.01	0.02	0.07	0.22	0.53	1.01	1.38
	31-50	1595	0.4 (0.03)	0.01	0.02	0.08	0.24	0.56	1.04	1.41
	51-70	1284	0.5 (0.04)	0.02	0.03	0.11	0.30	0.68	1.23	1.66
	71+	860	0.6 (0.03)	0.03	0.05	0.16	0.40	0.83	1.41	1.85
	19+	5064	0.5 (0.02)	0.01	0.03	0.09	0.27	0.62	1.12	1.53
All persons	1+	17,889	0.5 (0.02)	0.02	0.03	0.10	0.28	0.63	1.13	1.55

1: Number of persons in sample.

2: Standard error of the mean (df=30).

3: Standard errors of the percentiles are presented in Appendix Table A1.

4: 1 cup equivalent = 1 cup cut-up raw or cooked fruit; 1/2 cup dried fruit; or 1 cup juice.

Table A1. Citrus, melon, and berries: Percentiles (and standard errors) of usual intake, 2001-2004
	Age (years)	5% (SE)¹	10% (SE)	25% (SE)	50% (SE)	75% (SE)	90% (SE)	95% (SE)
	Age (years)	Cup Equivalents²
Children	1-3	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.02)	0.2 (0.03)	0.3 (0.04)	0.6 (0.05)	0.9 (0.08)	1.2 (0.11)
Children	4-8	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.02)	0.1 (0.02)	0.3 (0.03)	0.6 (0.03)	0.9 (0.06)	1.2 (0.09)
Males	9-13	0.0 (0.01)	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.02)	0.3 (0.04)	0.6 (0.05)	1.1 (0.09)	1.5 (0.13)
	14-18	0.0 (0.01)	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.03)	0.3 (0.05)	0.8 (0.09)	1.4 (0.14)	1.9 (0.20)
	19-30	0.0 (0.01)	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.02)	0.3 (0.04)	0.6 (0.07)	1.2 (0.12)	1.6 (0.19)
	31-50	0.0 (0.01)	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.02)	0.3 (0.04)	0.7 (0.06)	1.2 (0.10)	1.6 (0.14)
	51-70	0.0 (0.01)	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.02)	0.3 (0.03)	0.7 (0.04)	1.3 (0.07)	1.7 (0.11)
	71+	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.02)	0.2 (0.03)	0.4 (0.04)	0.8 (0.05)	1.4 (0.10)	1.9 (0.16)
	19+	0.0 (0.01)	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.02)	0.3 (0.03)	0.7 (0.04)	1.2 (0.07)	1.7 (0.12)
Females	9-13	0.0 (0.00)	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.02)	0.3 (0.03)	0.6 (0.05)	1.1 (0.07)	1.4 (0.09)
	14-18	0.0 (0.00)	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.01)	0.2 (0.03)	0.5 (0.04)	0.9 (0.07)	1.3 (0.09)
	19-30	0.0 (0.00)	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.01)	0.2 (0.03)	0.5 (0.05)	1.0 (0.09)	1.4 (0.12)
	31-50	0.0 (0.00)	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.01)	0.2 (0.03)	0.6 (0.05)	1.0 (0.07)	1.4 (0.09)
	51-70	0.0 (0.00)	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.02)	0.3 (0.03)	0.7 (0.05)	1.2 (0.09)	1.7 (0.13)
	71+	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.01)	0.2 (0.02)	0.4 (0.03)	0.8 (0.05)	1.4 (0.07)	1.8 (0.10)
	19+	0.0 (0.00)	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.01)	0.3 (0.02)	0.6 (0.03)	1.1 (0.06)	1.5 (0.08)
All persons	1+	0.0 (0.00)	0.0 (0.01)	0.1 (0.01)	0.3 (0.02)	0.6 (0.02)	1.1 (0.04)	1.5 (0.06)

1: Standard error of the percentile.

2: 1 cup equivalent = 1 cup cut-up raw or cooked fruit; 1/2 cup dried fruit; or 1 cup juice.

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