Table 1 
Percentage of Canadians (excluding the territories) reporting very good or excellent mental health, by selected sociodemographic characteristics, 2015 compared with 2019 

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Percentage of Canadians (excluding the territories) reporting very good or excellent mental health, by selected sociodemographic characteristics, 2015 compared with 2019
  20151 2019
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Canada, excluding the territories 72 67*
Sex    
Males 74 70
Females 70 64
Age group    
12 to 17 78 73*
18 to 34 72 61*
35 to 49 72 67*
50 to 64 72 70*
65 and older 71 71
Indigenous, all ages2 63 54*
Indigenous, aged 18 to 34 59 47*
Non-Indigenous, all ages 73 68*
Sexual orientation3    
Heterosexual 73 68*
Gay or lesbian 70 58*
Bisexual 43 37
Canadians designated as visible minorities 73 67
Black Canadians 74 66
*
significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)
Source(s):
Canadian Community Health Survey, 2015 and 2019.

Table note 1

Reference category.

Table note 2

The Indigenous population includes First Nations people living off reserve or in remote northern areas in the provinces, Métis, and Inuit outside Inuit Nunangat.

Table note 3

The question on sexual orientation is asked to respondents aged 15 and older.
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