Percentage of Adults Who Reported Consuming Less Than
3 Servings of Dairy Products Per Day

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit
Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 1797 72.1 4.9 62.5 81.7
  . . . . .
SEX . . . . .
Male 754 75.0 3.2 68.8 81.2
Female 1043 69.3 6.2 57.1 81.5
AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 111 56.4 3.9 48.8 64.1
25-34 years 347 58.8 11.5 36.2 81.3
35-44 years 400 66.9 8.0 51.2 82.6
45-54 years 364 80.6 3.5 73.8 87.3
55-64 years 256 83.3 2.1 79.2 87.3
65+ years 289 86.5 1.7 83.2 89.8
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 776 86.6 2.4 81.9 91.2
Non-Hispanic 1020 71.0 4.6 61.9 80.1
RACE . . . . .
White Only 588 70.8 4.0 62.9 78.7
Black Only 569 80.4 2.9 74.8 86.0
Other Race Only 577 83.9 5.1 74.0 93.9
More than One Race 55 66.5 17.7 31.8 100.0
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 437 78.2 2.5 73.3 83.0
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 570 68.1 6.5 55.4 80.8
Some College 435 74.7 4.0 66.9 82.6
College Graduate 347 72.1 6.1 60.2 84.0
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 221 75.5 7.4 60.9 90.0
$15,000 - $24,999 516 72.4 3.5 65.5 79.4
$25,000 - $34,999 319 77.0 4.4 68.4 85.6
$35,000 - $49,999 216 74.4 9.0 56.8 91.9
$50,000+ 341 70.0 6.9 56.5 83.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 1047 67.5 5.7 56.4 78.7
Out of Work 94 86.3 8.8 69.2 100.0
Homemaker / Student 235 77.0 3.6 70.0 84.1
Retired 305 87.5 2.2 83.0 91.9
Unable to Work 113 79.7 3.1 73.6 85.8
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED . . . . .
None 300 88.6 2.5 83.6 93.5
1-19 Hours 62 57.8 7.3 43.5 72.0
20-39 Hours 178 55.5 8.4 39.1 72.0
40 + Hours 827 70.8 5.5 60.1 81.5
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 1061 73.1 4.9 63.4 82.8
Divorced / Separated 312 69.1 8.1 53.2 84.9
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 66 79.6 1.8 76.1 83.2
Rural 98 80.8 8.1 64.9 96.6
Densely-settled Rural 271 77.5 6.0 65.7 89.3
Semi-urban 199 65.9 6.4 53.3 78.6
Urban 1126 69.9 5.3 59.6 80.3
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 412 66.3 4.4 57.7 74.9
Excellent to Good 1383 73.3 5.2 63.1 83.5
DIABETES STATUS . . . . .
Has Diabetes 222 71.8 9.4 53.3 90.3
No Diabetes 1571 72.5 5.1 62.6 82.5
HYPERTENSION STATUS . . . . .
Hypertension 570 75.6 3.5 68.7 82.5
No Hypertension 1219 70.5 6.4 58.0 83.1
ASTHMA STATUS . . . . .
Current Asthma 124 64.2 15.7 33.5 94.9
No Current Asthma 1666 73.2 6.5 60.5 85.9
MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR . . . . .
14+ days mental health not good 164 63.9 6.3 51.6 76.2
<14 days mental health not good 1615 72.9 6.0 61.1 84.7
WEIGHT CATEGORY . . . . .
Normal or Underweight (BMI <25) 534 65.9 8.8 48.6 83.1
Overweight (25 <= BMI < 30) 564 78.0 1.6 74.8 81.2
Obese (BMI >= 30) 498 72.1 4.5 63.4 80.9
RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY . . . . .
Meets Recommendation 672 71.3 4.5 62.5 80.1
Insufficient 724 71.1 7.3 56.8 85.4
No Activity 359 80.9 3.5 74.0 87.9

Numerator: Respondents who reported they consumed less
than 3 servings of milk, yogurt, and cheese per day.
Denominator: All respondents, excluding unknowns and refusals.