Usual Intake of Total Meat, Fish, Poultry, Eggs, Soy Products, Nuts, & Seeds
Table 28 includes the mean, standard error of the mean, and percentiles of the distribution of intake; Appendix Table A28 provides percentile values (rounded) and their standard errors.
Table 28. Total meat, fish, poultry, eggs, soy products, nuts, and seeds: Mean (standard error) and percentiles3 of usual intake, 2001-2004
| Age (years) | N1 | Cooked Lean Ounce Equivalents4 |
Mean (SE)2 | 5% | 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% | 95% |
Children |
1-3 | 1515 | 2.5 (0.08) | 1.05 | 1.27 | 1.74 | 2.37 | 3.16 | 3.96 | 4.50 |
4-8 | 1701 | 3.5 (0.09) | 1.60 | 1.91 | 2.50 | 3.29 | 4.24 | 5.20 | 5.85 |
Males |
9-13 | 1061 | 5.0 (0.14) | 2.03 | 2.50 | 3.42 | 4.68 | 6.19 | 7.77 | 8.82 |
14-18 | 1424 | 6.0 (0.20) | 2.67 | 3.24 | 4.32 | 5.75 | 7.45 | 9.15 | 10.30 |
19-30 | 1100 | 7.2 (0.19) | 3.36 | 4.02 | 5.27 | 6.88 | 8.74 | 10.65 | 11.87 |
31-50 | 1466 | 7.8 (0.19) | 3.77 | 4.47 | 5.78 | 7.47 | 9.41 | 11.39 | 12.67 |
51-70 | 1252 | 6.9 (0.17) | 3.23 | 3.86 | 5.06 | 6.65 | 8.47 | 10.33 | 11.57 |
71+ | 832 | 5.4 (0.13) | 2.29 | 2.80 | 3.78 | 5.10 | 6.69 | 8.33 | 9.42 |
19+ | 4650 | 7.2 (0.12) | 3.29 | 3.95 | 5.23 | 6.90 | 8.81 | 10.77 | 12.05 |
Females |
9-13 | 1112 | 3.8 (0.14) | 1.65 | 1.99 | 2.69 | 3.64 | 4.77 | 5.94 | 6.73 |
14-18 | 1362 | 4.0 (0.11) | 1.70 | 2.07 | 2.79 | 3.74 | 4.90 | 6.11 | 6.93 |
19-30 | 1324 | 4.9 (0.13) | 2.29 | 2.73 | 3.58 | 4.69 | 6.01 | 7.36 | 8.25 |
31-50 | 1595 | 4.9 (0.11) | 2.28 | 2.72 | 3.56 | 4.66 | 5.97 | 7.33 | 8.22 |
51-70 | 1284 | 4.7 (0.16) | 2.19 | 2.62 | 3.45 | 4.53 | 5.81 | 7.16 | 8.05 |
71+ | 860 | 4.1 (0.11) | 1.78 | 2.16 | 2.88 | 3.86 | 5.03 | 6.23 | 7.05 |
19+ | 5063 | 4.8 (0.08) | 2.18 | 2.61 | 3.44 | 4.54 | 5.84 | 7.19 | 8.08 |
All Persons |
1+ | 17888 | 5.4 (0.06) | 2.02 | 2.51 | 3.53 | 4.99 | 6.88 | 8.95 | 10.33 |
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 A28.
4: 1 ounce equivalent = 1 ounce cooked lean meat, poultry, or fish; 1 egg; 1/4 cup cooked dry beans or tofu; 1 tablespoon peanut butter; 1/2 ounce nuts or seeds.
Table A28. Total meat, fish, poultry, eggs, soy products, nuts, and seeds: Percentiles (and standard errors) of usual intake, 2001-2004
| Age (years) | Cooked Lean Ounce Equivalents2 | 5% (SE)1 | 10% (SE) | 25% (SE) | 50% (SE) | 75% (SE) | 90% (SE) | 95% (SE) |
Children |
1-3 | 1.0 (0.17) | 1.3 (0.16) | 1.7 (0.14) | 2.4 (0.10) | 3.2 (0.09) | 4.0 (0.17) | 4.5 (0.23) |
4-8 | 1.6 (0.17) | 1.9 (0.16) | 2.5 (0.11) | 3.3 (0.08) | 4.2 (0.15) | 5.2 (0.27) | 5.8 (0.37) |
Males |
9-13 | 2.0 (0.12) | 2.5 (0.12) | 3.4 (0.12) | 4.7 (0.14) | 6.2 (0.16) | 7.8 (0.22) | 8.8 (0.26) |
14-18 | 2.7 (0.18) | 3.2 (0.18) | 4.3 (0.19) | 5.8 (0.20) | 7.5 (0.22) | 9.2 (0.27) | 10.3 (0.32) |
19-30 | 3.4 (0.17) | 4.0 (0.17) | 5.3 (0.17) | 6.9 (0.19) | 8.7 (0.22) | 10.7 (0.29) | 11.9 (0.34) |
31-50 | 3.8 (0.20) | 4.5 (0.19) | 5.8 (0.19) | 7.5 (0.19) | 9.4 (0.22) | 11.4 (0.29) | 12.7 (0.33) |
51-70 | 3.2 (0.16) | 3.9 (0.16) | 5.1 (0.15) | 6.6 (0.17) | 8.5 (0.21) | 10.3 (0.27) | 11.6 (0.32) |
71+ | 2.3 (0.14) | 2.8 (0.14) | 3.8 (0.14) | 5.1 (0.14) | 6.7 (0.16) | 8.3 (0.20) | 9.4 (0.24) |
19+ | 3.3 (0.14) | 4.0 (0.13) | 5.2 (0.12) | 6.9 (0.12) | 8.8 (0.16) | 10.8 (0.22) | 12.0 (0.28) |
Females |
9-13 | 1.6 (0.16) | 2.0 (0.16) | 2.7 (0.15) | 3.6 (0.15) | 4.8 (0.16) | 5.9 (0.20) | 6.7 (0.24) |
14-18 | 1.7 (0.12) | 2.1 (0.12) | 2.8 (0.11) | 3.7 (0.10) | 4.9 (0.14) | 6.1 (0.21) | 6.9 (0.27) |
19-30 | 2.3 (0.16) | 2.7 (0.15) | 3.6 (0.14) | 4.7 (0.13) | 6.0 (0.16) | 7.4 (0.23) | 8.3 (0.30) |
31-50 | 2.3 (0.14) | 2.7 (0.13) | 3.6 (0.12) | 4.7 (0.11) | 6.0 (0.15) | 7.3 (0.24) | 8.2 (0.29) |
51-70 | 2.2 (0.21) | 2.6 (0.21) | 3.4 (0.20) | 4.5 (0.18) | 5.8 (0.16) | 7.2 (0.18) | 8.1 (0.21) |
71+ | 1.8 (0.12) | 2.2 (0.11) | 2.9 (0.11) | 3.9 (0.10) | 5.0 (0.14) | 6.2 (0.22) | 7.1 (0.28) |
19+ | 2.2 (0.14) | 2.6 (0.14) | 3.4 (0.12) | 4.5 (0.09) | 5.8 (0.10) | 7.2 (0.18) | 8.1 (0.24) |
All |
1+ | 2.0 (0.09) | 2.5 (0.08) | 3.5 (0.07) | 5.0 (0.06) | 6.9 (0.09) | 9.0 (0.13) | 10.3 (0.17) |
1: Standard error of the percentile.
2: 1 ounce equivalent = 1 ounce cooked lean meat, poultry, or fish; 1 egg; 1/4 cup cooked dry beans or tofu; 1 tablespoon peanut butter; 1/2 ounce nuts or seeds.
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