Fruit and vegetable consumption, 5 times or more per day, by age group and sex (Number)

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Fruit and vegetable consumption, 5 times or more per day, by age group and sex
(Number)

	2008	2009	2010	2011
	number
Both sexes	11,583,102	12,354,425	11,844,492	11,188,310
Males	4,812,918	5,280,834	4,894,432	4,540,808
Females	6,770,184	7,073,591	6,950,061	6,647,502
12 to 19 years	1,541,746	1,549,599	1,521,800	1,332,004
Males	756,363	739,788	751,884	674,618
Females	785,382	809,812	769,916	657,386
20 to 34 years	2,785,407	2,934,607	2,786,355	2,694,513
Males	1,196,393	1,336,409	1,187,455	1,194,286
Females	1,589,014	1,598,198	1,598,900	1,500,227
35 to 44 years	1,921,227	2,053,489	1,998,716	1,827,630
Males	798,275	872,167	836,207	700,878
Females	1,122,952	1,181,323	1,162,508	1,126,752
45 to 64 years	3,583,390	3,921,549	3,705,273	3,582,283
Males	1,397,615	1,610,989	1,439,912	1,320,964
Females	2,185,775	2,310,560	2,265,361	2,261,319
65 years and older	1,751,332	1,895,181	1,832,349	1,751,881
Males	664,271	721,482	678,974	650,062
Females	1,087,062	1,173,699	1,153,375	1,101,818
Note: Indicates the usual number of times (frequency) per day a person reported eating fruits and vegetables. Measure does not take into account the amount consumed. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 105-0501 and Catalogue no. 82-221-X. Last modified: 2013-05-02.

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