Age–standardized percentage who reported fruit and vegetable consumption 5 or more times per day, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, provinces and territories, 2008

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This is a horizontal bar graph showing the percentages of people aged 12 or older who reported fruit and vegetable consumption 5 or more times per day by province or territory and Canada in 2008.

The Y axis lists all the provinces and territories with Canada at top followed by Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

The X axis from left to right measures the percentages and increases by increments of 10 from 0 to 60.

The percentages for Canada and each province are represented from top to bottom on the Y axis as follows: Canada 43.9%, Newfoundland and Labrador 33.1%, Prince Edward Island 34.4%, Nova Scotia 37.0%, New Brunswick 39.1%, Quebec 54.0%, Ontario 40.6%, Manitoba 34.1%, Saskatchewan 40.1%, Alberta 45.3%, British Columbia 42.4%, Yukon 37.3%, Northwest Territories 20.8% and Nunavut 22.3% which should be interpreted with caution as the coefficient of variation is between 16.6% and 33.3%.

The age–standardized percentage who reported fruit and vegetable consumption 5 or more times per day was significantly lower than the estimate for Canada at p<0.05 in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

The age–standardized percentage who reported fruit and vegetable consumption 5 or more times per day was significantly higher than the estimate for Canada at p<0.05 in Quebec.

Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2008.