Percentage who reported fruit and vegetable consumption 5 or more times per day, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2008

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This is a vertical bar graph comparing percentages by age groups of males and females aged 12 or older who reported fruit and vegetable consumption 5 or more times per day in 2008.

The Y axis is measured by percentages and increases by increments of 10 from 0 to 60.

On the X axis from left to right are all ages, and the following age groups: 12 to 17, 18 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to 64 and 65 or older.
The percentages of respondents who reported fruit and vegetable consumption 5 or more times per day are the following:

  • Total:  males 37.0%, females 50.1%,

  • Age group 12 to 17: males 49.1%, females 50.8%,

  • Age group 18 to 24: males 39.2%, females 48.0%,

  • Age group 25 to 34: males 37.0%, females 51.0%,

  • Age group 35 to 44: males 34.3%, females 47.9%,

  • Age group 45 to 54: males 32.5%, females 49.6%,

  • Age group 55 to 64: males 33.8%, females 50.5%,

  • Age group 65 or older: males 40.3%, females 53.1%.

Overall and in all age groups except 12 to 17, the percentage of females who reported fruit and vegetable consumption 5 or more times per day was significantly higher than the percentage of males at p<0.05.

In all age groups except 18 to 24 and 25 to 34, the percentage of males who reported fruit and vegetable consumption 5 or more times per day was significantly different from the overall estimate for males at p<0.05.

Age groups 35 to 44 and 65 or older, were the only age groups in which the percentage of females who reported fruit and vegetable consumption 5 or more times per day was significantly different from the overall estimate for females at p<0.05.

Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2008.

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