By Sex
By Education & By Income
According to the 2015/16 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) conducted by Statistics Canada, about one-quarter or 29% (25.2%, 32.7%) of Simcoe Muskoka residents (12+) reported consuming fruits and vegetables five or more times each day. This was similar to the provincial average, where 28% (26.9%, 28.6%) of Ontario residents (12+ years) reported eating fruits and vegetables 5 or more times per day. Due to changes in the way this data was collected in the 2015-2016 CCHS, comparisons to previous years are not possible.
By Sex
In 2015/16 in Simcoe Muskoka among the population 12 years and older, fruit and vegetable consumption was significantly higher among females when compared with males: 36% (30.3%, 42.0%) of females reported eating fruits and vegetables five or more times per day versus 21% (17.0%, 26.5%) among males. The per cent of males and females that reported eating fruits and vegetables five or more times per day in Ontario was similar to what was reported in Simcoe Muskoka.
By Education & Income
Fruit and vegetable consumption increases with higher levels of education and income. In Ontario for the 2015-2016 survey period, 24% (22.6%, 26.2%) of adults (25 to 64 years) with less than a high school education reported eating fruits and vegetables five or more times per day, which was significantly lower than the 33% (31.1%, 35.6%) of those with a university degree or higher that reported eating fruits and vegetables five or more times per day.
Among the Ontario population (12 years and older), 25% (23.6%, 26.4%) of those living in households in the bottom 40 per cent of income reported eating fruits and vegetables five or more times per day. This was significantly lower than the 29% (28.3%, 30.7%) of those living in households in the top 60 per cent of income that reported eating fruits and vegetables five or more times per day.
Similar associations between education and income and fruit and vegetable consumption was observed among the Simcoe Muskoka population; however, due to small sample size these differences were not statistically significant for Simcoe Muskoka.
