Daily consumption of fruits and vegetables by sex and age group, population 12 years and over, Laurentides and all of Québec, 2003

Less than 5 times/day 5 times/day or more Estimated population





% 95% C.I.1 % 95% C.I.1 k

Laurentides2
Total 51.9 49.4 - 54.4 48.1 45.7 - 50.6 390.6
Males 60.1 56.6 - 63.5 40.0 36.5 - 43.4 192.5
Females 43.9 40.5 - 47.4 56.1 52.6 - 59.5 198.1
  
Age group
12-19 years 37.0 30.1 - 43.8 63.0 56.2 - 69.9 48.5
20-24 years 51.1 41.2 - 60.9 48.9 39.1 - 58.8 25.1
25-44 years 55.5 51.5 - 59.6 44.5 40.4 - 48.5 145.1
45-64 years 54.2 49.8 - 58.5 45.8 41.5 - 50.2 126.4
65 years and over 50.1 42.9 - 57.4 49.9 42.6 - 57.2 45.6
  
All of Québec
Total 54.9 53.9 - 55.9 45.1 44.1 - 46.1 5,988.8
Males 63.4 62.0 - 64.8 36.6 35.2 - 38.0 2,923.6
Females 46.8 45.3 - 48.2 53.3 51.8 - 54.7 3,065.2
  
Age group
12-19 years 44.9 41.9 - 47.9 55.1 52.1 - 58.2 678.8
20-24 years 51.7 48.2 - 55.3 48.3 44.7 - 51.8 495.5
25-44 years 57.7 56.0 - 59.4 42.3 40.6 - 44.0 2,119.4
45-64 years 58.0 56.2 - 59.8 42.0 40.2 - 43.8 1,897.6
65 years and over 50.5 47.7 - 53.3 49.5 46.7 - 52.4 797.6
  

1. The 95% confidence interval (C.I.) indicates the limits around a sample estimate in which the true population value is expected to fail, 19 out of 20 times. When confidence intervals overlap, the difference is not considered statistically significant.
2. Health region.
  
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 2.1 (2003), Public Use Microdata File (PUMF).
Compilation: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Direction Santé Québec.
 
June 8, 2006
         
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