Canadian Community Health Survey, 2004: Cycle 2.2, Nutrition General Health Component

The CCHS (Cycle 2.2) collected responses from persons of all ages, living in private occupied dwellings. Excluded from the sampling frame were individuals living in the three Territories, on Indian Reserves and on Crown Lands, institutional residents, full-time members of the Canadian Forces, and residents of certain remote regions. The primary goal of the Nutrition Survey is to provide reliable, timely information about dietary intake, nutritional well-being and their key determinants to inform and guide programs, policies and activities of federal and provincial governments and local health agencies.

The main objectives of the survey include: estimating the distribution of usual dietary intake in terms of foods, food groups, dietary supplements, nutrients and eating patterns among a representative sample of Canadians at national and provincial levels; gathering physical measurements for accurate body weight assessment; measuring the prevalence of household food insecurity; collecting data on selected health conditions and socio-economic and demographic characteristics of respondents.