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  • 1. Methods for Constructing Life Tables for Canada, Provinces and Territories
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 84-538-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This electronic publication presents the methodology underlying the production of the life tables for Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
  • 2. Geozones: An area-based method for analysis of health outcomes Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201200111633
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper explains the methodology for creating Geozones, which are area-based thresholds of population characteristics derived from census data, which can be used in the analysis of social or economic differences in health and health service utilization.

    Release date: 2012-03-21
  • 3. Quality control and data reduction procedures for accelerometry-derived measures of physical activity Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201000111066
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article considers critical quality control and data reduction procedures that should be addressed before physical activity information is derived from accelerometry data.

    Release date: 2010-01-13
  • 4. Impact of identifying plausible respondents on the under-reporting of energy intake in the Canadian Community Health Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X200800410704
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    A 24-hour dietary recall from 16,190 respondents aged 12 or older to the Canadian Community Health Survey - Nutrition was used to determine energy and nutrient intake. To identify plausible respondents, a confidence interval was applied to total energy expenditure derived from equations developed by the Institute of Medicine. Estimates of energy and nutrient intake for plausible respondents were compared with estimates for all respondents.

    Release date: 2008-10-15
  • 5. The feasibility of establishing correction factors to adjust self-reported estimates of obesity Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X200800310680
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines the feasibility of developing correction factors to adjust self-reported measures of body mass index to more closely approximate measured values. Data are from the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey, in which respondents were asked to report their height and weight, and were subsequently measured.

    Release date: 2008-09-17
  • 6. The Canadian census mortality follow-up study, 1991 through 2001 Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X200800310681
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article describes the methods used to link census data from the long-form questionnaire to mortality data, and reports simple findings for the major groups, defined by income, education, occupation, language and ethnicity, Aboriginal or visible minority status, and disability status.

    Release date: 2008-09-17
  • 7. Health Human Resources and Education: Outlining Information Needs Archived
    Articles and reports: 81-595-M2006041
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Through research and consultation, Statistics Canada was asked to investigate the availability of data to measure the infrastructure of health programs in educational institutions and the flow of individuals through these programs and into health occupations.

    This document marks the first stage in this project. Based upon nation-wide consultations, it lays out a conceptual framework and outlines a set of questions about health education, the individuals pursuing health education, the flow of individuals through health education, and the factors which affect that flow. The outline will enable the identification of information that is needed to support efficient and effective decisions and policies about health education programs and health human resources management.

    Release date: 2006-04-24
  • 8. Health state preference scores for Canadians Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-005-X20040017000
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This newsletter article describes the process and preliminary results of eliciting scores from small groups of lay Canadians about their relative preference for a health state compared with full health. Health preference measurement helps assess the relative impact of diseases on health-related quality of life. This is part of the Population Health Impact of Disease in Canada (PHI) research program.

    Release date: 2004-08-05
  • 9. Teenage pregnancy Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X20000015299
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines trends in teenage pregnancy in Canada, focussing on induced abortions, live births and fetal loss among women aged 15 to 19 in 1997.

    Release date: 2000-10-20
  • 10. Chronic back problems among workers Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X20000015301
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines associations between selected work- and non-work-related factors and the incidence of chronic back problems over the next two years.

    Release date: 2000-10-20
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  • 1. Geozones: An area-based method for analysis of health outcomes Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201200111633
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper explains the methodology for creating Geozones, which are area-based thresholds of population characteristics derived from census data, which can be used in the analysis of social or economic differences in health and health service utilization.

    Release date: 2012-03-21
  • 2. Quality control and data reduction procedures for accelerometry-derived measures of physical activity Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201000111066
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article considers critical quality control and data reduction procedures that should be addressed before physical activity information is derived from accelerometry data.

    Release date: 2010-01-13
  • 3. Impact of identifying plausible respondents on the under-reporting of energy intake in the Canadian Community Health Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X200800410704
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    A 24-hour dietary recall from 16,190 respondents aged 12 or older to the Canadian Community Health Survey - Nutrition was used to determine energy and nutrient intake. To identify plausible respondents, a confidence interval was applied to total energy expenditure derived from equations developed by the Institute of Medicine. Estimates of energy and nutrient intake for plausible respondents were compared with estimates for all respondents.

    Release date: 2008-10-15
  • 4. The feasibility of establishing correction factors to adjust self-reported estimates of obesity Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X200800310680
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines the feasibility of developing correction factors to adjust self-reported measures of body mass index to more closely approximate measured values. Data are from the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey, in which respondents were asked to report their height and weight, and were subsequently measured.

    Release date: 2008-09-17
  • 5. The Canadian census mortality follow-up study, 1991 through 2001 Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X200800310681
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article describes the methods used to link census data from the long-form questionnaire to mortality data, and reports simple findings for the major groups, defined by income, education, occupation, language and ethnicity, Aboriginal or visible minority status, and disability status.

    Release date: 2008-09-17
  • 6. Health Human Resources and Education: Outlining Information Needs Archived
    Articles and reports: 81-595-M2006041
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Through research and consultation, Statistics Canada was asked to investigate the availability of data to measure the infrastructure of health programs in educational institutions and the flow of individuals through these programs and into health occupations.

    This document marks the first stage in this project. Based upon nation-wide consultations, it lays out a conceptual framework and outlines a set of questions about health education, the individuals pursuing health education, the flow of individuals through health education, and the factors which affect that flow. The outline will enable the identification of information that is needed to support efficient and effective decisions and policies about health education programs and health human resources management.

    Release date: 2006-04-24
  • 7. Health state preference scores for Canadians Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-005-X20040017000
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This newsletter article describes the process and preliminary results of eliciting scores from small groups of lay Canadians about their relative preference for a health state compared with full health. Health preference measurement helps assess the relative impact of diseases on health-related quality of life. This is part of the Population Health Impact of Disease in Canada (PHI) research program.

    Release date: 2004-08-05
  • 8. Teenage pregnancy Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X20000015299
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines trends in teenage pregnancy in Canada, focussing on induced abortions, live births and fetal loss among women aged 15 to 19 in 1997.

    Release date: 2000-10-20
  • 9. Chronic back problems among workers Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X20000015301
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines associations between selected work- and non-work-related factors and the incidence of chronic back problems over the next two years.

    Release date: 2000-10-20
  • 10. Household spending on health care Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X20000015302
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines changes in household spending on health care between 1978 and 1998. It also provides a detailed look at household spending on health care in 1998.

    Release date: 2000-10-20
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