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Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume less than 10 percent of calories from saturated fat.

Target: 75 percent.

Baseline: 36 percent of persons aged 2 years and older consumed less than 10 percent of daily calories from saturated fat 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, 1994–96

Less than 10 Percent of Calories From Saturated Fat

Percent

TOTAL

36

Race and ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native

DSU

Asian or Pacific Islander

DSU

Asian

DNC

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

DNC

Black or African American

DNA

White

DNA

 

Hispanic or Latino

39

Mexican American

37

Other Hispanic

40

Not Hispanic or Latino

DNA

Black or African American

31

White

35

Gender and age

Female

2 years and older

39

2 to 5 years (not age adjusted)

23

6 to 11 years (not age adjusted)

23

12 to 19 years (not age adjusted)

34

20 to 39 years (not age adjusted)

41

40 to 59 years (not age adjusted)

42

60 years and older (not age adjusted)

47

Male

2 years and older

32

2 to 5 years (not age adjusted)

23

6 to 11 years (not age adjusted)

25

12 to 19 years (not age adjusted)

27

20 to 39 years (not age adjusted)

32

40 to 59 years (not age adjusted)

33

60 years and older (not age adjusted)

42

Household income level*

Lower income (<130 percent of poverty
threshold)

33

Higher income (>130 percent of poverty
threshold)

36

Disability status

Persons with disabilities

DNC

Persons without disabilities

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.
*A household income below 130 percent of poverty threshold is used by the Food Stamp Program.