Select an item from each list below:
Notes:
Estimates for this indicator exclude the territories. Due to the major redesign of the 2015 CCHS, caution should be taken when comparing data from previous cycles of CCHS to data released for the 2015 cycle onwards.
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2017
Population: aged 12+ years, by sex (youth and adults), Canada, 2017
Edition: 2019
ECells highlighted in yellow should be interpreted with caution as they contain estimates with a coefficient of variation between 15.0% to 35.0%.
FCells highlighted in red indicate where estimates are unstable or unreleasable due to small numbers and/or coefficients of variation greater than 35.0%.
| Definition |
Eating fruits and vegetables contributes important nutrients to the diet and can reduce the risk of some chronic diseases. This indicator provides a population level marker of fruit and vegetable consumption. This indicator is NOT included as a measure of compliance with Canada’s Food Guide or to quantify the dietary intake of fruits and vegetables by Canadians. |
| Data Available |
Sex (by ages 12+, 12-17, 18+ years), age group (5 year, life course, and by ages 12-17, 18+ years), province (crude and age-standardized), population centre/rural area, highest level of education (household, respondents aged 20+ years), household income adequacy, ethnicity, Indigenous status, immigrant status, and trend (by ages 12+, 12-17, 18+ years; age-standardized). |
| Estimate Calculation |
Numerator: Number of people, aged 12+ years that report consuming fruits and vegetables five times or more per day.
Denominator: Total population, aged 12+ years. |
| Additional Remarks |
Due to revisions to the survey module used to collect data to report on this indicator in the 2015 CCHS, it is not possible to undertake any trend assessment of data collected in CCHS 2015 or later with previous collection cycles. A high percentage for this indicator can be interpreted as a positive result. |
Suggested Citation:
Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada. Canadian Chronic Disease Indicators Data Tool, 2019 Edition. Public Health Infobase. Ottawa (ON): Public Health Agency of Canada, 2019.