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Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume at least six daily servings of grain products, with at least three being whole grains.

Target: 50 percent.

Baseline: 7 percent of persons aged 2 years and older consumed at least six daily servings of grain products, with at least three being whole grains in 1994–96 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data source: Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII) (2-day average), USDA.

Persons Aged 2 Years and Older, 199496

Servings of Grains

19-7.
Meet Both
Recommend-
ations

6 or More Daily
Servings*

3 or More Servings From Whole Grain*

Percent

TOTAL

7

51

7

Race and ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native

DSU

DSU

DSU

Asian or Pacific Islander

DSU

DSU

DSU

Asian

DNC

DNC

DNC

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

DNC

DNC

DNC

Black or African American

DNA

DNA

DNA

White

DNA

DNA

DNA

 

Hispanic or Latino

4

46

4

Mexican American

3

46

4

Other Hispanic

4

46

4

Not Hispanic or Latino

DNA

DNA

DNA

Black or African American

3

40

4

White

7

54

8

Gender and age

Female

2 years and older

4

39

5

2 to 5 years (not age
adjusted)

4

40

5

6 to 11 years (not age
adjusted)

2

46

2

12 to 19 years (not age adjusted)

6

49

6

20 to 39 years (not age adjusted)

4

40

5

40 to 59 years (not age adjusted)

4

38

5

60 years and older (not age adjusted)

4

28

6

Male

2 years and older

9

64

10

2 to 5 years (not age
adjusted)

5

50

6

6 to 11 years (not age adjusted)

5

60

5

12 to 19 years (not age adjusted)

9

77

9

20 to 39 years (not age adjusted)

10

70

11

40 to 59 years (not age adjusted)

10

64

11

60 years and older (not age adjusted)

11

54

12

Household income level

Lower income (<130 percent of poverty threshold)

4

44

5

Higher income (>130 percent of poverty threshold)

7

53

8

Disability status

Persons with disabilities

DNC

DNC

DNC

Persons without disabilities

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
Note: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.
*Data for number and type of daily servings are displayed to further characterize the issue.
A household income below 130 percent of poverty threshold is used by the Food Stamp Program.