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Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who meet dietary recommendations for calcium.

Target: 75 percent.

Baseline: 46 percent of persons aged 2 years and older were at or above approximated mean calcium requirements (based on consideration of calcium from foods, dietary supplements, and antacids) in 1988–94 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS.

Persons Aged 2 Years and Older, 1988–94 (unless noted)

Met Calcium
Recommendations

Percent

TOTAL

46

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

30

White

49

 

Hispanic or Latino

DSU

Mexican American

44

Not Hispanic or Latino

46

Black or African American

30

White

50

Gender and age

Female

2 years and older

36

2 to 8 years (not age adjusted)

79

9 to 19 years (not age adjusted)

19

20 to 49 years (not age adjusted)

40

50 years and older (not age adjusted)

27

Male

2 years and older

56

2 to 8 years (not age adjusted)

89

9 to 19 years (not age adjusted)

52

20 to 49 years (not age adjusted)

64

50 years and older (not age adjusted)

35

Family income level*

Lower income (<130 percent of poverty
threshold)

39

Higher income (>130 percent of poverty
threshold)

48

Disability status (aged 20 years and older)

Persons with disabilities

44 (1991–94)

Persons without disabilities

44 (1991–94)

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.