Usual Intake of Whole Grains
Table 15 includes the mean, standard error of the mean, and percentiles of the distribution of intake; Appendix Table A15 provides percentile values (rounded) and their standard errors.
Table 15. Whole grains: Mean (standard error) and percentiles3 of usual intake, 2001-2004
| Age (years) | N1 | Ounce Equivalents4 |
Mean (SE)2 | 5% | 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% | 95% |
Children |
1-3 | 1515 | 0.5 (0.02) | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.37 | 0.61 | 0.91 | 1.13 |
4-8 | 1701 | 0.5 (0.03) | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.68 | 1.02 | 1.25 |
Males |
9-13 | 1061 | 0.7 (0.05) | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.48 | 0.97 | 1.61 | 2.08 |
14-18 | 1424 | 0.5 (0.03) | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.26 | 0.64 | 1.18 | 1.60 |
19-30 | 1100 | 0.6 (0.06) | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.34 | 0.81 | 1.45 | 1.94 |
31-50 | 1466 | 0.7 (0.04) | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.43 | 0.95 | 1.61 | 2.12 |
51-70 | 1252 | 0.9 (0.05) | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.27 | 0.65 | 1.25 | 1.99 | 2.53 |
71+ | 832 | 1.1 (0.06) | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.44 | 0.90 | 1.56 | 2.33 | 2.90 |
19+ | 4650 | 0.7 (0.03) | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.50 | 1.06 | 1.77 | 2.29 |
Females |
9-13 | 1112 | 0.5 (0.03) | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.34 | 0.66 | 1.07 | 1.37 |
14-18 | 1362 | 0.5 (0.04) | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.33 | 0.69 | 1.16 | 1.52 |
19-30 | 1325 | 0.5 (0.04) | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.70 | 1.18 | 1.53 |
31-50 | 1595 | 0.6 (0.03) | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.42 | 0.82 | 1.31 | 1.68 |
51-70 | 1284 | 0.8 (0.03) | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.30 | 0.61 | 1.05 | 1.59 | 1.97 |
71+ | 860 | 0.8 (0.04) | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.33 | 0.64 | 1.10 | 1.63 | 2.00 |
19+ | 5064 | 0.6 (0.02) | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.47 | 0.89 | 1.41 | 1.78 |
All Persons |
1+ | 17889 | 0.6 (0.02) | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.45 | 0.89 | 1.47 | 1.91 |
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 A15.
4: 1 ounce equivalent = 1 ounce dry pasta, rice, or cereal (approximately 1/2 cup cooked pasta, rice, or cereal or 1 cup ready-to-eat cereal flakes); 1 slice bread; 1 small roll; 1/2 English muffin or bagel.
Table A15. Whole grains: Percentiles (and standard errors) of usual intake, 2001-2004
| Age (years) | Ounce Equivalents2 | 5% (SE)1 | 10% (SE) | 25% (SE) | 50% (SE) | 75% (SE) | 90% (SE) | 95% (SE) |
Children |
1-3 | 0.1 (0.02) | 0.1 (0.02) | 0.2 (0.02) | 0.4 (0.02) | 0.6 (0.03) | 0.9 (0.06) | 1.1 (0.08) |
4-8 | 0.1 (0.02) | 0.1 (0.03) | 0.2 (0.03) | 0.4 (0.03) | 0.7 (0.03) | 1.0 (0.06) | 1.2 (0.08) |
Males |
9-13 | 0.0 (0.01) | 0.1 (0.01) | 0.2 (0.03) | 0.5 (0.05) | 1.0 (0.07) | 1.6 (0.10) | 2.1 (0.13) |
14-18 | 0.0 (0.00) | 0.0 (0.01) | 0.1 (0.01) | 0.3 (0.02) | 0.6 (0.04) | 1.2 (0.08) | 1.6 (0.10) |
19-30 | 0.0 (0.00) | 0.0 (0.01) | 0.1 (0.02) | 0.3 (0.05) | 0.8 (0.09) | 1.5 (0.14) | 1.9 (0.17) |
31-50 | 0.0 (0.01) | 0.1 (0.01) | 0.2 (0.02) | 0.4 (0.04) | 0.9 (0.06) | 1.6 (0.08) | 2.1 (0.10) |
51-70 | 0.1 (0.01) | 0.1 (0.02) | 0.3 (0.04) | 0.6 (0.05) | 1.2 (0.07) | 2.0 (0.10) | 2.5 (0.13) |
71+ | 0.1 (0.02) | 0.2 (0.03) | 0.4 (0.05) | 0.9 (0.07) | 1.6 (0.08) | 2.3 (0.12) | 2.9 (0.14) |
19+ | 0.0 (0.01) | 0.1 (0.01) | 0.2 (0.02) | 0.5 (0.03) | 1.1 (0.04) | 1.8 (0.06) | 2.3 (0.08) |
Females |
9-13 | 0.0 (0.01) | 0.1 (0.02) | 0.1 (0.03) | 0.3 (0.04) | 0.7 (0.05) | 1.1 (0.08) | 1.4 (0.11) |
14-18 | 0.0 (0.01) | 0.0 (0.02) | 0.1 (0.03) | 0.3 (0.05) | 0.7 (0.06) | 1.2 (0.09) | 1.5 (0.12) |
19-30 | 0.0 (0.01) | 0.1 (0.02) | 0.1 (0.03) | 0.3 (0.04) | 0.7 (0.06) | 1.2 (0.08) | 1.5 (0.11) |
31-50 | 0.0 (0.01) | 0.1 (0.02) | 0.2 (0.03) | 0.4 (0.04) | 0.8 (0.05) | 1.3 (0.07) | 1.7 (0.10) |
51-70 | 0.1 (0.02) | 0.1 (0.03) | 0.3 (0.03) | 0.6 (0.03) | 1.1 (0.04) | 1.6 (0.08) | 2.0 (0.12) |
71+ | 0.1 (0.02) | 0.1 (0.03) | 0.3 (0.04) | 0.6 (0.04) | 1.1 (0.05) | 1.6 (0.09) | 2.0 (0.12) |
19+ | 0.0 (0.01) | 0.1 (0.02) | 0.2 (0.03) | 0.5 (0.03) | 0.9 (0.03) | 1.4 (0.06) | 1.8 (0.09) |
All |
1+ | 0.0 (0.01) | 0.1 (0.01) | 0.2 (0.02) | 0.4 (0.02) | 0.9 (0.03) | 1.5 (0.04) | 1.9 (0.06) |
1: Standard error of the percentile.
2: 1 ounce equivalent = 1 ounce dry pasta, rice, or cereal (approximately 1/2 cup cooked pasta, rice, or cereal or 1 cup ready-to-eat cereal flakes); 1 slice bread; 1 small roll; 1/2 English muffin or bagel.
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