How to generate pivot with multiple distinct criteria in a cell

Debdulal

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In few cells there are more than one criteria and when I generate pivot ; it counts as a single criteria . Pls refer to below snip :

[TABLE="width: 736"]
<colgroup><col><col><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody>[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] Data :

[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Criteria[/TD]
[TD]Student ID[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]I like apple
I like banana[/TD]
[TD]2011[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]I like tiger[/TD]
[TD]2012[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]I like to bike[/TD]
[TD]2018[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]I like apple[/TD]
[TD]2019[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Pivot :[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Row Labels[/TD]
[TD]Count of Student ID[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]I like apple[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]I like tiger[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]I like to bike[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]I like apple
I like banana[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Grand Total[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Issue :[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4"] Criteria "I like apple " is showing as 1 ; Pivot is unable to count this criteria appearing in Top row 4 .[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4"]Top Row 4 is coming as a separate like. I want to achieve that it shows 2 against this criteria.[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
 

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