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Fruit and vegetable consumption, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, provinces, territories and selected health regions, 2005


 Geographic code and name                      Fruit and vegetable consumption
  Total Less than 5 times per day 5 or more times per day Not stated
   number % number % number %
Canada 27,131,964 14,454,649 53.3 11,183,376 41.2 1,493,939 5.5
Males 13,371,912 8,024,633 60.0 4,540,809 34.0 806,471 6.0
Females 13,760,052 6,430,016 46.7 6,642,567 48.3 687,469 5.0
10  Newfoundland and Labrador 448,813 326,148 72.7 103,117 23.0 19,548 4.4
Males 219,553 169,723 77.3 38,423 17.5 11,407 E 5.2 E
Females 229,259 156,424 68.2 64,694 28.2 8,141 E 3.6 E
11  Prince Edward Island 117,478 75,689 64.4 37,639 32.0 4,150 E 3.5 E
Males 56,851 40,592 71.4 13,905 24.5 2,354 E 4.1 E
Females 60,627 35,097 57.9 23,734 39.1 1,797 E 3.0 E
1101  West Prince, P.E.I. 12,278 9,162 74.6 2,527 20.6 589 E 4.8 E
Males 6,000 4,624 77.1 933 E 15.5 E F F
Females 6,278 4,539 72.3 1,594 25.4 F F
1102  East Prince, P.E.I. 28,433 20,123 70.8 7,727 27.2 583 E 2.1 E
Males 13,876 11,334 81.7 2,243 E 16.2 E F F
Females 14,558 8,789 60.4 5,484 37.7 F F
1103  Queens, P.E.I. 58,527 35,389 60.5 20,978 35.8 2,161 E 3.7 E
Males 27,815 18,950 68.1 7,798 28.0 F F
Females 30,712 16,438 53.5 13,180 42.9 1,093 E 3.6 E
1104  Kings, P.E.I. 18,239 11,014 60.4 6,407 35.1 818 E 4.5 E
Males 9,160 5,684 62.1 2,932 32.0 F F
Females 9,080 5,330 58.7 3,475 38.3 F F
12  Nova Scotia 795,983 497,486 62.5 267,024 33.5 31,473 4.0
Males 385,020 256,428 66.6 112,386 29.2 16,206 E 4.2 E
Females 410,963 241,058 58.7 154,638 37.6 15,266 E 3.7 E
13  New Brunswick 638,232 390,899 61.2 225,198 35.3 22,136 3.5
Males 312,076 212,780 68.2 84,157 27.0 15,139 E 4.9 E
Females 326,156 178,118 54.6 141,041 43.2 6,996 E 2.1 E
24  Quebec 6,473,413 2,930,761 45.3 3,232,417 49.9 310,234 4.8
Males 3,186,903 1,694,670 53.2 1,329,888 41.7 162,345 5.1
Females 3,286,510 1,236,091 37.6 1,902,529 57.9 147,890 4.5
35  Ontario by LHIN 10,570,076 5,646,758 53.4 4,331,696 41.0 591,622 5.6
Males 5,196,174 3,092,379 59.5 1,798,423 34.6 305,372 5.9
Females 5,373,902 2,554,379 47.5 2,533,273 47.1 286,251 5.3
3501  Erie St. Clair LHIN, Ont. . . 58.5 . 36.0 . 5.5
Males . . 64.3 . 29.3 . 6.4
Females . . 52.7 . 42.6 . 4.7
3502  South West LHIN, Ont. . . 52.8 . 41.6 . 5.6
Males . . 58.6 . 34.3 . 7.1
Females . . 47.2 . 48.6 . 4.1
3503  Waterloo Wellington LHIN, Ont. . . 52.7 . 42.3 . 5.0
Males . . 61.2 . 32.7 . 6.1
Females . . 44.2 . 51.8 . 3.9 E
3504  Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN, Ont. . . 50.8 . 43.3 . 5.9
Males . . 55.9 . 37.4 . 6.7
Females . . 46.0 . 48.9 . 5.1
3505  Central West LHIN, Ont. . . 52.6 . 40.3 . 7.0
Males . . 57.5 . 36.9 . 5.5 E
Females . . 47.7 . 43.8 . 8.5 E
3506  Mississauga Halton LHIN, Ont. . . 52.3 . 41.7 . 6.0
Males . . 59.9 . 32.8 . 7.3 E
Females . . 45.1 . 50.2 . 4.7 E
3507  Toronto Central LHIN, Ont. . . 53.3 . 42.9 . 3.8 E
Males . . 58.5 . 37.8 . 3.8 E
Females . . 48.2 . 48.0 . 3.8 E
3508  Central LHIN, Ont. . . 53.2 . 40.1 . 6.7
Males . . 58.4 . 35.7 . 5.9
Females . . 48.3 . 44.2 . 7.5
3509  Central East LHIN, Ont. . . 55.9 . 37.5 . 6.7
Males . . 61.9 . 32.1 . 6.0
Females . . 50.2 . 42.5 . 7.3
3510  South East LHIN, Ont. . . 51.0 . 44.5 . 4.5
Males . . 54.5 . 40.2 . 5.3
Females . . 47.6 . 48.6 . 3.8
3511  Champlain LHIN, Ont. . . 53.3 . 43.0 . 3.8
Males . . 61.6 . 34.7 . 3.7 E
Females . . 45.3 . 50.8 . 3.9
3512  North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN, Ont. . . 52.1 . 42.5 . 5.3
Males . . 61.2 . 32.1 . 6.7 E
Females . . 43.0 . 53.0 . 4.0 E
3513  North East LHIN, Ont. . . 54.2 . 39.4 . 6.4
Males . . 59.1 . 33.0 . 7.8
Females . . 49.5 . 45.5 . 5.0
3514  North West LHIN, Ont. . . 59.6 . 36.5 . 3.9
Males . . 66.0 . 29.8 . 4.2 E
Females . . 53.2 . 43.3 . 3.5 E
35  Ontario by HU 10,570,076 5,646,758 53.4 4,331,696 41.0 591,622 5.6
Males 5,196,174 3,092,379 59.5 1,798,423 34.6 305,372 5.9
Females 5,373,902 2,554,379 47.5 2,533,273 47.1 286,251 5.3
3526  District of Algoma HU, Ont. 101,249 56,266 55.6 37,240 36.8 7,743 7.6
Males 49,418 29,539 59.8 15,201 30.8 4,678 E 9.5 E
Females 51,831 26,727 51.6 22,039 42.5 3,065 E 5.9 E
3527  Brant County HU, Ont. 111,895 60,571 54.1 46,218 41.3 5,106 E 4.6 E
Males 55,333 33,190 60.0 20,138 36.4 2,005 E 3.6 E
Females 56,562 27,380 48.4 26,080 46.1 3,101 E 5.5 E
3530  Durham Regional HU, Ont. 480,906 282,163 58.7 164,357 34.2 34,387 7.2
Males 237,362 158,319 66.7 63,137 26.6 15,906 E 6.7 E
Females 243,544 123,844 50.9 101,219 41.6 18,481 E 7.6 E
3531  Elgin-St Thomas HU, Ont. 73,350 43,914 59.9 26,727 36.4 2,708 E 3.7 E
Males 36,390 24,192 66.5 10,812 29.7 1,386 E 3.8 E
Females 36,960 19,723 53.4 15,915 43.1 F F
3533  Grey Bruce HU, Ont. 138,476 65,390 47.2 64,550 46.6 8,536 E 6.2 E
Males 68,829 37,310 54.2 25,060 36.4 6,459 E 9.4 E
Females 69,647 28,079 40.3 39,490 56.7 2,077 E 3.0 E
3534  Haldimand-Norfolk HU, Ont. 94,759 54,714 57.7 33,511 35.4 6,534 E 6.9 E
Males 47,585 30,689 64.5 13,533 28.4 3,363 E 7.1 E
Females 47,174 24,025 50.9 19,978 42.4 3,171 E 6.7 E
3535  Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District HU, Ont. 151,143 82,619 54.7 60,355 39.9 8,169 E 5.4 E
Males 74,822 48,606 65.0 22,919 30.6 3,297 E 4.4 E
Females 76,322 34,013 44.6 37,437 49.1 4,872 E 6.4 E
3536  Halton Regional HU, Ont. 373,322 194,775 52.2 160,598 43.0 17,949 E 4.8 E
Males 183,033 105,136 57.4 67,107 36.7 10,790 E 5.9 E
Females 190,289 89,639 47.1 93,491 49.1 7,159 E 3.8 E
3537  City of Hamilton HU, Ont. 442,206 217,022 49.1 195,702 44.3 29,483 6.7
Males 217,511 117,362 54.0 83,697 38.5 16,452 E 7.6 E
Females 224,695 99,659 44.4 112,005 49.8 13,031 5.8
3538  Hastings and Prince Edward Counties HU, Ont. 137,440 65,448 47.6 66,199 48.2 5,793 E 4.2 E
Males 66,994 32,397 48.4 30,765 45.9 3,832 E 5.7 E
Females 70,446 33,051 46.9 35,434 50.3 1,961 E 2.8 E
3539  Huron County HU, Ont. 51,972 25,408 48.9 23,250 44.7 3,313 E 6.4 E
Males 26,028 14,409 55.4 9,308 35.8 2,311 E 8.9 E
Females 25,944 10,999 42.4 13,942 53.7 1,003 E 3.9 E
3540  Chatham-Kent HU, Ont. 91,814 53,839 58.6 32,965 35.9 5,010 E 5.5 E
Males 45,186 29,996 66.4 11,871 26.3 3,319 E 7.3 E
Females 46,628 23,843 51.1 21,094 45.2 1,691 E 3.6 E
3541  Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington HU, Ont. 157,905 84,907 53.8 65,461 41.5 7,537 E 4.8 E
Males 76,209 45,430 59.6 27,085 35.5 3,694 E 4.8 E
Females 81,696 39,477 48.3 38,377 47.0 3,842 E 4.7 E
3542  Lambton HU, Ont. 110,191 65,969 59.9 39,542 35.9 4,680 E 4.2 E
Males 54,428 37,162 68.3 14,183 26.1 3,083 E 5.7 E
Females 55,764 28,808 51.7 25,359 45.5 1,597 E 2.9 E
3543  Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District HU, Ont. 144,583 76,061 52.6 62,756 43.4 5,765 E 4.0 E
Males 71,119 42,111 59.2 26,254 36.9 2,754 E 3.9 E
Females 73,463 33,950 46.2 36,502 49.7 3,011 E 4.1 E
3544  Middlesex-London HU, Ont. 369,371 194,254 52.6 154,151 41.7 20,965 5.7
Males 180,427 104,948 58.2 63,097 35.0 12,383 E 6.9 E
Females 188,943 89,307 47.3 91,054 48.2 8,582 E 4.5 E
3546  Niagara Regional Area HU, Ont. 372,519 188,959 50.7 159,766 42.9 23,794 6.4
Males 182,728 102,887 56.3 65,006 35.6 14,835 E 8.1 E
Females 189,791 86,072 45.4 94,760 49.9 8,959 E 4.7 E
3547  North Bay Parry Sound District HU, Ont. 104,993 56,909 54.2 43,203 41.1 4,881 E 4.6 E
Males 51,656 32,829 63.6 15,481 30.0 3,346 E 6.5 E
Females 53,337 24,079 45.1 27,722 52.0 1,536 E 2.9 E
3549  Northwestern HU, Ont. 49,999 32,276 64.6 16,362 32.7 1,360 E 2.7 E
Males 25,153 18,109 72.0 6,226 24.8 F F
Females 24,846 14,167 57.0 10,136 40.8 F F
3551  City of Ottawa HU, Ont. 702,063 366,168 52.2 310,206 44.2 25,688 3.7
Males 342,545 204,824 59.8 125,811 36.7 11,910 E 3.5 E
Females 359,518 161,344 44.9 184,395 51.3 13,778 E 3.8 E
3552  Oxford County HU, Ont. 88,101 49,877 56.6 33,309 37.8 4,915 E 5.6 E
Males 43,900 28,326 64.5 13,205 30.1 2,369 E 5.4 E
Females 44,201 21,551 48.8 20,104 45.5 2,546 E 5.8 E
3553  Peel Regional HU, Ont. 1,010,708 527,771 52.2 418,199 41.4 64,739 6.4
Males 500,793 296,994 59.3 172,852 34.5 30,947 6.2
Females 509,915 230,776 45.3 245,347 48.1 33,792 6.6
3554  Perth District HU, Ont. 64,752 33,132 51.2 28,202 43.6 3,417 E 5.3 E
Males 32,149 16,796 52.2 13,038 40.6 F F
Females 32,603 16,336 50.1 15,164 46.5 F F
3555  Peterborough County-City HU, Ont. 113,977 57,019 50.0 50,130 44.0 6,828 6.0
Males 55,494 32,297 58.2 19,056 34.3 4,140 E 7.5 E
Females 58,483 24,723 42.3 31,074 53.1 2,687 E 4.6 E
3556  Porcupine HU, Ont. 72,049 37,031 51.4 29,011 40.3 6,007 E 8.3 E
Males 35,982 18,594 51.7 14,535 40.4 2,853 E 7.9 E
Females 36,067 18,437 51.1 14,476 40.1 3,154 E 8.7 E
3557  Renfrew County and District HU, Ont. 81,411 42,212 51.9 35,495 43.6 3,704 E 4.5 E
Males 38,975 24,507 62.9 12,121 31.1 2,347 E 6.0 E
Females 42,436 17,705 41.7 23,374 55.1 1,357 E 3.2 E
3558  Eastern Ontario HU, Ont. 169,257 98,349 58.1 63,799 37.7 7,108 E 4.2 E
Males 84,156 56,124 66.7 24,368 29.0 3,664 E 4.4 E
Females 85,101 42,225 49.6 39,431 46.3 3,444 E 4.0 E
3560  Simcoe Muskoka District HU, Ont. 405,468 213,637 52.7 170,501 42.1 21,330 5.3
Males 200,742 125,996 62.8 62,614 31.2 12,132 E 6.0 E
Females 204,726 87,641 42.8 107,887 52.7 9,198 E 4.5 E
3561  Sudbury and District HU, Ont. 164,699 90,287 54.8 64,444 39.1 9,968 6.1
Males 81,173 48,593 59.9 26,412 32.5 6,167 E 7.6 E
Females 83,526 41,693 49.9 38,032 45.5 3,801 E 4.6 E
3562  Thunder Bay District HU, Ont. 130,834 75,467 57.7 49,718 38.0 5,649 E 4.3 E
Males 64,971 41,359 63.7 20,621 31.7 2,991 E 4.6 E
Females 65,863 34,108 51.8 29,097 44.2 2,658 E 4.0 E
3563  Timiskaming HU, Ont. 30,372 16,338 53.8 12,419 40.9 F F
Males 14,941 8,396 56.2 5,451 36.5 F F
Females 15,431 7,942 51.5 6,968 45.2 F F
3565  Waterloo HU, Ont. 407,039 219,753 54.0 166,818 41.0 20,468 5.0
Males 202,886 128,572 63.4 62,089 30.6 12,225 E 6.0 E
Females 204,153 91,181 44.7 104,729 51.3 8,242 E 4.0 E
3566  Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph HU, Ont. 218,473 112,965 51.7 97,249 44.5 8,259 E 3.8 E
Males 108,965 64,862 59.5 39,560 36.3 4,542 E 4.2 E
Females 109,508 48,102 43.9 57,689 52.7 3,717 E 3.4 E
3568  Windsor-Essex County HU, Ont. 340,590 197,419 58.0 122,764 36.0 20,407 6.0
Males 169,900 106,195 62.5 52,861 31.1 10,844 E 6.4 E
Females 170,690 91,224 53.4 69,903 41.0 9,563 E 5.6 E
3570  York Regional HU, Ont. 777,781 433,100 55.7 295,883 38.0 48,799 6.3
Males 385,346 236,436 61.4 128,338 33.3 20,571 E 5.3 E
Females 392,435 196,663 50.1 167,544 42.7 28,227 7.2
3595  City of Toronto HU, Ont. 2,234,412 1,174,769 52.6 930,636 41.7 129,008 5.8
Males 1,083,045 608,883 56.2 414,610 38.3 59,551 5.5
Females 1,151,368 565,885 49.1 516,026 44.8 69,456 6.0
46  Manitoba 935,340 567,535 60.7 298,347 31.9 69,458 7.4
Males 460,225 302,064 65.6 116,985 25.4 41,176 8.9
Females 475,114 265,471 55.9 181,361 38.2 28,282 E 6.0 E
47  Saskatchewan 787,765 465,084 59.0 269,940 34.3 52,740 6.7
Males 389,196 253,095 65.0 109,304 28.1 26,796 6.9
Females 398,569 211,989 53.2 160,636 40.3 25,944 6.5
48  Alberta 2,686,120 1,552,130 57.8 976,773 36.4 157,216 5.9
Males 1,351,451 858,154 63.5 402,613 29.8 90,684 6.7
Females 1,334,669 693,976 52.0 574,160 43.0 66,532 5.0
4820  Chinook RHA, Alta. 123,502 69,840 56.5 45,014 36.4 8,647 7.0
Males 62,174 38,464 61.9 18,417 29.6 5,294 E 8.5 E
Females 61,328 31,376 51.2 26,598 43.4 3,354 E 5.5 E
4821  Palliser HR, Alta. 84,748 57,280 67.6 23,939 28.2 3,529 E 4.2 E
Males 42,575 31,732 74.5 9,053 21.3 1,789 E 4.2 E
Females 42,174 25,548 60.6 14,886 35.3 1,740 E 4.1 E
4822  Calgary HR, Alta. 995,478 561,654 56.4 384,046 38.6 49,778 5.0
Males 500,183 313,085 62.6 157,466 31.5 29,631 E 5.9 E
Females 495,296 248,568 50.2 226,579 45.7 20,148 E 4.1 E
4823  David Thompson RHA, Alta. 239,239 134,960 56.4 87,984 36.8 16,295 6.8
Males 120,751 75,331 62.4 36,080 29.9 9,340 7.7
Females 118,488 59,629 50.3 51,904 43.8 6,955 E 5.9 E
4824  East Central Health, Alta. 94,226 53,019 56.3 35,670 37.9 5,536 E 5.9 E
Males 47,656 31,067 65.2 13,259 27.8 3,329 E 7.0 E
Females 46,570 21,952 47.1 22,411 48.1 2,207 E 4.7 E
4825  Capital Health, Alta. 854,059 498,009 58.3 303,132 35.5 52,918 6.2
Males 424,862 270,777 63.7 126,039 29.7 28,047 6.6
Females 429,197 227,233 52.9 177,093 41.3 24,871 E 5.8 E
4826  Aspen RHA, Alta. 135,607 72,667 53.6 51,983 38.3 10,957 8.1
Males 69,723 39,125 56.1 22,899 32.8 7,699 E 11.0 E
Females 65,884 33,543 50.9 29,084 44.1 3,257 E 4.9 E
4827  Peace Country Health, Alta. 104,366 66,913 64.1 32,569 31.2 4,883 E 4.7 E
Males 54,074 37,373 69.1 13,814 25.5 2,887 E 5.3 E
Females 50,292 29,540 58.7 18,755 37.3 1,996 E 4.0 E
4828  Northern Lights HR, Alta. 54,895 37,787 68.8 12,436 22.7 4,672 E 8.5 E
Males 29,454 21,200 72.0 5,586 19.0 2,668 E 9.1 E
Females 25,441 16,587 65.2 6,850 26.9 2,004 E 7.9 E
59  British Columbia 3,601,945 1,935,802 53.7 1,430,153 39.7 235,989 6.6
Males 1,775,102 1,054,988 59.4 591,606 33.3 128,508 7.2
Females 1,826,843 880,815 48.2 838,548 45.9 107,481 5.9
5911  East Kootenay HSDA, B.C. 71,420 33,216 46.5 34,549 48.4 3,654 E 5.1 E
Males 36,131 17,846 49.4 16,569 45.9 F F
Females 35,288 15,370 43.6 17,980 51.0 1,939 E 5.5 E
5912  Kootenay-Boundary HSDA, B.C. 70,609 36,373 51.5 29,583 41.9 4,653 E 6.6 E
Males 35,385 21,184 59.9 11,011 31.1 3,191 E 9.0 E
Females 35,224 15,189 43.1 18,572 52.7 1,462 E 4.2 E
5913  Okanagan HSDA, B.C. 277,186 160,146 57.8 97,794 35.3 19,246 E 6.9 E
Males 134,493 83,927 62.4 40,495 30.1 10,071 E 7.5 E
Females 142,693 76,219 53.4 57,298 40.2 9,175 E 6.4 E
5914  Thompson/Cariboo HSDA, B.C. 185,604 101,011 54.4 72,413 39.0 12,181 6.6
Males 92,496 59,354 64.2 26,556 28.7 6,586 E 7.1 E
Females 93,108 41,657 44.7 45,856 49.3 5,595 E 6.0 E
5921  Fraser East HSDA, B.C. 214,579 122,374 57.0 78,227 36.5 13,979 6.5
Males 106,014 66,079 62.3 32,409 30.6 7,525 E 7.1 E
Females 108,566 56,294 51.9 45,818 42.2 6,453 E 5.9 E
5922  Fraser North HSDA, B.C. 481,662 250,055 51.9 202,979 42.1 28,628 5.9
Males 237,793 132,006 55.5 90,566 38.1 15,221 E 6.4 E
Females 243,869 118,049 48.4 112,414 46.1 13,406 E 5.5 E
5923  Fraser South HSDA, B.C. 537,314 302,779 56.4 201,469 37.5 33,066 6.2
Males 265,959 164,209 61.7 81,306 30.6 20,444 E 7.7 E
Females 271,355 138,570 51.1 120,163 44.3 12,622 E 4.7 E
5931  Richmond HSDA, B.C. 151,182 86,236 57.0 54,218 35.9 10,728 E 7.1 E
Males 73,043 47,617 65.2 20,480 28.0 4,945 E 6.8 E
Females 78,140 38,619 49.4 33,738 43.2 5,783 E 7.4 E
5932  Vancouver HSDA, B.C. 520,658 281,368 54.0 197,548 37.9 41,743 8.0
Males 256,886 152,871 59.5 81,573 31.8 22,442 E 8.7 E
Females 263,772 128,496 48.7 115,975 44.0 19,301 E 7.3 E
5933  North Shore/Coast Garibaldi HSDA, B.C. 232,667 117,601 50.5 95,855 41.2 19,211 8.3
Males 113,580 62,558 55.1 40,940 36.0 10,081 E 8.9 E
Females 119,086 55,042 46.2 54,915 46.1 9,129 E 7.7 E
5941  South Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 300,264 146,631 48.8 136,421 45.4 17,212 5.7
Males 142,453 83,831 58.8 51,830 36.4 6,792 E 4.8 E
Females 157,811 62,800 39.8 84,591 53.6 10,420 6.6
5942  Central Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 215,871 104,686 48.5 97,737 45.3 13,448 6.2
Males 105,823 56,869 53.7 40,661 38.4 8,293 E 7.8 E
Females 110,048 47,817 43.5 57,076 51.9 5,155 E 4.7 E
5943  North Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 99,262 50,102 50.5 44,737 45.1 4,423 E 4.5 E
Males 49,398 27,641 56.0 18,238 36.9 F F
Females 49,864 22,461 45.0 26,499 53.1 F F
5951  Northwest HSDA, B.C. 61,178 34,382 56.2 23,394 38.2 3,402 E 5.6 E
Males 31,784 19,546 61.5 10,772 33.9 F F
Females 29,393 14,836 50.5 12,622 42.9 1,935 E 6.6 E
5952  Northern Interior HSDA, B.C. 127,008 76,596 60.3 42,587 33.5 7,825 E 6.2 E
Males 65,150 42,342 65.0 17,875 27.4 4,932 E 7.6 E
Females 61,858 34,254 55.4 24,711 39.9 2,892 E 4.7 E
5953  Northeast HSDA, B.C. 55,483 32,248 58.1 20,644 37.2 2,591 E 4.7 E
Males 28,713 17,106 59.6 10,324 36.0 F F
Females 26,770 15,142 56.6 10,320 38.6 F F
60  Yukon Territory 27,188 14,372 52.9 11,672 42.9 1,144 E 4.2 E
Males 13,664 7,599 55.6 5,338 39.1 727 E 5.3 E
Females 13,524 6,772 50.1 6,335 46.8 417 E 3.1 E
61  Northwest Territories 34,664 23,991 69.2 9,642 27.8 1,031 E 3.0 E
Males 18,070 13,269 73.4 4,211 E 23.3 E 590 E 3.3 E
Females 16,594 10,722 64.6 5,431 32.7 F F
62  Nunavut 14,948 10,409 69.6 3,900 26.1 639 4.3
Males 7,627 5,237 68.7 1,929 25.3 461 E 6.0 E
Females 7,321 5,172 70.6 1,971 E 26.9 E F F

1. Health regions are defined by the provincial ministries of health. These are legislated administrative areas in all provinces. The health regions presented in this table are based on boundaries and names in effect as of June 2005. For complete Canadian coverage, each of the northern territories also represents a health region.
2. In Ontario, Public Health Units (PHU) administer health promotion and disease prevention programs. Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) are responsible for planning, funding and administering health care programs and services across the province. Data are provided for both levels of geography. Because health units were the principal areas of interest at the time the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) Cycle 3.1 sample was designed, the ability of the survey to provide data by LHIN is limited. As a result, only rates estimates (percents) are available for LHINs in Cycle 3.1.
3. In Alberta, health regions are referred to as Health Authorities (HA) or Regional Health Authorities (RHA).
4. Canada and provincial estimates are based on sub-sample weights. Certain health regions selected the "Fruit and vegetable consumption" module as optional content.
5. Population aged 12 and over who reported the average number of times per day that they consume fruits and vegetables. "Fruit and vegetable consumption" was previously referred to as "Dietary practices".
6. When comparing estimates, it is important to use confidence intervals to determine if differences between values are statistically significant. Confidence intervals describe sampling variability and give an indication of the precision of a given estimate.
7. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
8. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified as follows: (E) use with caution.
9. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed due to extreme sampling variability and are identified as follows: (F) too unreliable to be published.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS 3.1), 2005 (CANSIM table 105-0449).