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Nutrient Intakes
Percent of population 2 years old and over with adequate intakes based on average requirement

Oklahoma

All U.S.

  Protein

84.2

88.9

  Vitamin A

39.4

46.0

  Vitamin C

41.2

51.0

  Vitamin E

11.4

13.6

  Thiamin

75.7

81.6

  Riboflavin

82.0

89.1

  Niacin

82.9

87.2

  Vitamin B6

67.9

73.9

  Folate

51.6

59.7

  Vitamin B12

77.2

79.7

  Phosphorus

84.4

87.2

  Magnesium

36.3

43.0

  Iron

86.1

89.5

  Selenium

88.7

91.5

  Zinc

68.4

70.8

  Copper

76.7

84.2

Percent of population 2 years old and over with adequate intakes

Oklahoma

All U.S.

  Calcium

28.0

30.9

  Fiber

6.9

8.0

  Potassium

5.2

7.6

Healthy Eating Patterns
Percent of population

Oklahoma

All U.S.

  Using supplements

48.2

47.7

  2 years old and over meeting grain recommendation

39.1

42.3

  2 years old and over meeting vegetable recommendation

12.3

14.4

  2 years old and over meeting fruit recommendation

12.2

20.9

  2 years old and over meeting dairy recommendation

14.1

19.0

  2 years old and over meeting meat recommendation

45.6

45.6

  With percent calories from total fat <= 35%

51.5

59.4

  With percent calories from saturated fat < 10%

33.8

40.8

  With cholesterol intake < 300mg

68.6

68.4

  With Sodium intake <= 2,300mg

31.1

29.9

Physical Activity and Body Weight Indicators
Percent of population

Oklahoma

All U.S.

  With healthy weight

45.2

44.8

  Children overweight age 2 to 20

28.0

20.0

  Overweight

52.2

52.9

  12 years old and over who exercise at least once a month

58.2

67.7

  12 years old and over who exercise 4 or more days a week

17.2

22.1

Food Security Indicators

Oklahoma

All U.S.

  Percent of individuals not experiencing hunger

90.7

91.8

  Number of farmers markets in the National directory

35

3,671

  Percent of households receiving food stamps 2004

10.5

8.4

Demographics

Oklahoma

All U.S.

  Population, 2004 estimate

3,523,553

293,655,404

  Population, 2000

3,450,654

281,421,906

  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000

6.8

6.8

  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000

25.9

25.7

  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000

13.2

12.4

  White persons, percent, 2000

76.2

75.1

  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000

7.6

12.3

  Asian persons, percent, 2000

1.4

3.6

  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000

0.1

0.1

  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000

2.4

5.5

  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000

4.5

2.4

  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000

5.2

12.5

  Persons 25 years and over who are high school graduates, percent, 2000

80.6

80.4

  Persons 25 years or over with Bachelor's degree or higher, percent, 2000

20.3

24.4

  Median household income, 2004

$37,109

$44,334

  Persons below poverty, percent, 2004

14.0

12.7