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Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States
TABLE F-6 Usual Sodium (mg/d) Intake Distributions from Foods by Income Level for Persons 2 or More Years of Age
Usual Intake Percentiles
n
AI
UL
5th
10th
25th
Poverty: ≤ 130%
2–3 yrs
457
1,000
1,500
1,363
1,534
1,841
4–8 yrs
737
1,200
1,900
1,854
2,027
2,349
9–13 yrs
775
1,500
2,200
1,924
2,165
2,600
14–18 yrs
1,025
1,500
2,300
1,984
2,261
2,776
19–30 yrs
903
1,500
2,300
2,008
2,324
2,908
31–50 yrs
719
1,500
2,300
1,667
1,949
2,485
51–70 yrs
544
1,300
2,300
1,467
1,711
2,168
> 70 yrs
441
1,200
2,300
1,412
1,602
1,951
All ages 2+ yrs
5,601
1,677
1,938
2,430
Poverty: 131%–185%
2–3 yrs
108
1,000
1,500
1,402
1,555
1,834
4–8 yrs
217
1,200
1,900
1,797
1,963
2,280
9–13 yrs
278
1,500
2,200
2,192
2,400
2,778
14–18 yrs
313
1,500
2,300
1,901
2,185
2,736
19–30 yrs
324
1,500
2,300
2,010
2,277
2,770
31–50 yrs
325
1,500
2,300
1,763
2,085
2,686
51–70 yrs
247
1,300
2,300
1,811
2,062
2,513
> 70 yrs
277
1,200
2,300
1,558
1,726
2,042
All ages 2+ yrs
2,089
1,769
2,019
2,487
Poverty: > 185%
2–3 yrs
313
1,000
1,500
1,311
1,450
1,711
4–8 yrs
663
1,200
1,900
1,829
2,004
2,326
9–13 yrs
920
1,500
2,200
2,291
2,485
2,832
14–18 yrs
1,212
1,500
2,300
2,025
2,318
2,869
19–30 yrs
1,106
1,500
2,300
2,197
2,514
3,082
31–50 yrs
1,822
1,500
2,300
2,157
2,447
2,989
51–70 yrs
1,545
1,300
2,300
1,858
2,112
2,585
> 70 yrs
771
1,200
2,300
1,650
1,855
2,224
All ages 2+ yrs
8,352
1,933
2,202
2,707
NOTES: AI = Adequate Intake; d = day; mg = milligram; n = unweighted sample size; income level is defined as a percentage of the poverty line based on annual household income and household size; 130% is the income eligibility cutoff for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and 185% is the income eligibility cutoff for free- and reduced-price school meals and WIC; SE = standard error; UL = Tolerable Upper Intake Level; WIC = Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
