Table 3— AVERAGE CONSUMPTION OF MILK BY VARIOUS AGE GROUPS
IN THE UNITED STATES, JULY 1962, LITERS PER DAY
_
Age
Male
Female
Under 1
1 to 4
5 to 9*
10 to 14*
15 to 19*
0.527
0.530
0.479
0.510
0,510
0.479
0.503
0.447
0.382
0.293
20 to
25 to
30 to
35 to
45 to
55 to
Over
24
29
34
44
54
64
65
0.352
0.293
0.263
0.243
0.228
0,240
0.246
0.213
0.192
0.166
0.160
0,154
0.169
0.192
All ages
0.346
0,251
*Consumption in this table refers to quantities consumed at home. Since
the school lunch program is in effect most of the year in many areas, it
would be appropriate to add 0.237 liter (1 pint) per day to school groups.!!
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—— 1961
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LITERS/ MONTH
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Fig. 8—Seasonal variation in monthly per capita milk consumption
for 40 major U. S. markets for 1961—1963.
Another
consideration
is
the seasonality of milk-consumption
patterns as shown in Fig. 8. The typical summer decline can be associated with several factors such as school vacation and temperature. This decline is similar to the December-holiday decline that
also occurs. The influence of a seasonal pattern of consumption on
radionuclide intake may be an important consideration if large re-