Table 1: Fibre consumption in grams per day and the proportion of the population in each of 10 consumption categories, by age and sex

Fibre consumption category, g/d	Age, yr
	35-44			45-54			55-64			≥ 65
	Grams per day, mean	Deficit from 23 g/d	%	Grams per day, mean	Deficit from 23 g/d	%	Grams per day, mean	Deficit from 23 g/d	%	Grams per day, mean	Deficit from 23 g/d	%
Men
1: < 9.38	7.35	15.65	6.70	7.29	15.71	7.83	7.28	15.72	8.08	7.49	15.51	8.04
2: 9.38-11.84	10.69	12.31	8.03	10.66	12.34	8.11	10.77	12.23	9.57	10.46	12.54	8.47
3: 11.85-13.89	12.85	10.15	8.85	12.83	10.17	8.67	12.84	10.16	9.10	12.91	10.09	9.43
4: 13.90-15.73	14.83	8.17	9.02	14.82	8.18	9.72	14.91	8.09	9.02	14.78	8.22	7.93
5: 15.74-17.63	16.68	6.32	9.05	16.74	6.26	10.28	16.67	6.33	9.18	16.67	6.33	8.90
6: 17.64-19.75	18.63	4.36	10.59	18.63	4.37	9.55	18.67	4.33	9.37	18.69	4.31	10.72
7: 19.76-22.17	20.87	2.13	10.59	20.92	2.08	10.48	20.94	2.06	10.04	20.93	2.07	10.18
8: 22.18-25.47	23.71	0	11.21	23.74	0	10.56	23.79	0	11.14	23.61	0	10.61
9: 25.48-30.68	27.77	0	11.62	27.80	0	11.74	27.90	0	11.73	27.84	0	14.15
10: ≥ 30.69	40.10	0	14.35	38.97	0	13.07	38.22	0	12.78	38.98	0	11.58
Mean	21.14			20.54			20.32			20.45
Women
1: < 9.38	7.29	15.71	12.11	7.08	15.92	11.32	7.19	15.81	11.12	7.17	15.83	10.57
2: 9.38-11.84	10.66	12.34	11.30	10.70	12.30	11.56	10.66	12.34	9.60	10.70	12.30	10.32
3: 11.85-13.89	12.94	10.06	11.77	12.89	10.11	10.71	12.92	10.08	9.65	13.01	9.99	9.88
4: 13.90-15.73	14.82	8.18	11.18	14.82	8.18	10.59	14.82	8.18	9.79	14.83	8.17	10.01
5: 15.74-17.63	16.66	6.34	9.97	16.69	6.31	10.38	16.62	6.38	10.47	16.69	6.31	10.25
6: 17.64-19.75	18.72	4.28	9.93	18.68	4.31	9.95	18.70	4.30	9.43	18.74	4.26	12.00
7: 19.76-22.17	20.87	2.13	9.27	20.95	2.05	9.41	20.97	2.03	10.13	20.88	2.12	12.24
8: 22.18-25.47	23.72	0	8.87	23.70	0	9.42	23.73	0	10.81	23.86	0	7.96
9: 25.48-30.68	27.75	0	8.50	27.74	0	8.64	27.73	0	9.69	27.73	0	8.76
10: ≥ 30.69	39.03	0	7.11	38.62	0	8.02	37.99	0	9.31	37.88	0	8.02
Mean	17.96			18.28			18.94			18.51