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    • Articles and reports: 82-230-X2009001
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      Health indicators are measures of health and of the factors which influence health. As such they can be used to inform health policy, manage the health care system, enhance our understanding of the broader determinants of health, as well as to identify gaps in the health status and outcomes for specific populations. While there are countless indicators that could be calculated, the challenge is to identify which are the most important to measure and track; what types of indicators best reflect the needs of those who use them; which of the current indicators are no longer relevant and may therefore be dropped or replaced by more suitable measures; and finally, how can the cross-cutting dimension of equity be addressed in the evaluation of the indicator set. These and other questions were discussed at the Third Health Indicators Consensus Conference, held in March 2009. The results of the conference are summarized in this report.

      Release date: 2009-12-21

    • Articles and reports: 82-003-X200900411033
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      In this study, data from the 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey were linked to the Hospital Person-Oriented Information Database, permitting prospective measures of hospital use by smoking status and age.

      Release date: 2009-12-16

    • Articles and reports: 82-003-X200900411034
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This study describes and contrasts mortality patterns among Métis and Registered Indian adults with those of the population of Canada as a whole.

      Release date: 2009-12-16

    • Articles and reports: 82-003-X200900411035
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      Area-based indicators are commonly used to measure and track health outcomes by socio-economic group. This is largely because of the absence of information about individuals in health health administrative databases. This study compares area-based and individual indicators.

      Release date: 2009-12-16

    • Articles and reports: 11-008-X200900211021
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This article identifies factors that influence the social engagement of children with disabilities aged 5 to 14. The emphasis is put on participation in social activities outside the family home and normal school hours.

      Release date: 2009-12-11

    • Articles and reports: 11-008-X200900211024
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This first article in the "Living with disability" series briefly explores the evolution of theories about disability and outline contemporary thinking about how to define disability. It then compares data from the 2001 and the 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Surveys (PALS) to see how the incidence of disability is growing in Canada, and identify the proportion of that growth that is due to changing public perceptions of disability.

      Release date: 2009-12-11

    • Articles and reports: 11-522-X200800010992
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      The Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) was redesigned in 2007 so that it could use the continuous data collection method. Since then, a new sample has been selected every two months, and the data have also been collected over a two-month period. The survey uses two collection techniques: computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) for the sample drawn from an area frame, and computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) for the sample selected from a telephone list frame. Statistics Canada has recently implemented some data collection initiatives to reduce the response burden and survey costs while maintaining or improving data quality. The new measures include the use of a call management tool in the CATI system and a limit on the number of calls. They help manage telephone calls and limit the number of attempts made to contact a respondent. In addition, with the paradata that became available very recently, reports are now being generated to assist in evaluating and monitoring collection procedures and efficiency in real time. The CCHS has also been selected to implement further collection initiatives in the future. This paper provides a brief description of the survey, explains the advantages of continuous collection and outlines the impact that the new initiatives have had on the survey.

      Release date: 2009-12-03

    • Articles and reports: 82-003-X200900411019
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This article profiles differences in health-adjusted life expectancy across income categories for a representative sample of the Canadian population. Mortality data were obtained from the 1991-2001 Canadian census mortality follow-up study, which linked a 15% sample of the 1991 adult non-institutional population with 11 years of death records from the Canadian Mortality Data Base.

      Release date: 2009-11-18

    • Articles and reports: 82-003-X200900411020
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This study examines time-use patterns by indicators of socio-economic position, and considers the implications of variations in time use for the social gradient in weight reported in other studies. The data are from the 1986 and 2005 General Social Survey, which focused on time use.

      Release date: 2009-11-18

    • Articles and reports: 11-008-X200900210919
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This article examines whether access to maternity and paternity benefits influences a couple's decision to have a child. We identify characteristics of people who are most likely to say that benefits would transform intentions into behaviour.

      Release date: 2009-10-27
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    • Articles and reports: 82-230-X2009001
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      Health indicators are measures of health and of the factors which influence health. As such they can be used to inform health policy, manage the health care system, enhance our understanding of the broader determinants of health, as well as to identify gaps in the health status and outcomes for specific populations. While there are countless indicators that could be calculated, the challenge is to identify which are the most important to measure and track; what types of indicators best reflect the needs of those who use them; which of the current indicators are no longer relevant and may therefore be dropped or replaced by more suitable measures; and finally, how can the cross-cutting dimension of equity be addressed in the evaluation of the indicator set. These and other questions were discussed at the Third Health Indicators Consensus Conference, held in March 2009. The results of the conference are summarized in this report.

      Release date: 2009-12-21

    • Articles and reports: 82-003-X200900411033
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      In this study, data from the 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey were linked to the Hospital Person-Oriented Information Database, permitting prospective measures of hospital use by smoking status and age.

      Release date: 2009-12-16

    • Articles and reports: 82-003-X200900411034
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This study describes and contrasts mortality patterns among Métis and Registered Indian adults with those of the population of Canada as a whole.

      Release date: 2009-12-16

    • Articles and reports: 82-003-X200900411035
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      Area-based indicators are commonly used to measure and track health outcomes by socio-economic group. This is largely because of the absence of information about individuals in health health administrative databases. This study compares area-based and individual indicators.

      Release date: 2009-12-16

    • Articles and reports: 11-008-X200900211021
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This article identifies factors that influence the social engagement of children with disabilities aged 5 to 14. The emphasis is put on participation in social activities outside the family home and normal school hours.

      Release date: 2009-12-11

    • Articles and reports: 11-008-X200900211024
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This first article in the "Living with disability" series briefly explores the evolution of theories about disability and outline contemporary thinking about how to define disability. It then compares data from the 2001 and the 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Surveys (PALS) to see how the incidence of disability is growing in Canada, and identify the proportion of that growth that is due to changing public perceptions of disability.

      Release date: 2009-12-11

    • Articles and reports: 11-522-X200800010992
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      The Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) was redesigned in 2007 so that it could use the continuous data collection method. Since then, a new sample has been selected every two months, and the data have also been collected over a two-month period. The survey uses two collection techniques: computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) for the sample drawn from an area frame, and computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) for the sample selected from a telephone list frame. Statistics Canada has recently implemented some data collection initiatives to reduce the response burden and survey costs while maintaining or improving data quality. The new measures include the use of a call management tool in the CATI system and a limit on the number of calls. They help manage telephone calls and limit the number of attempts made to contact a respondent. In addition, with the paradata that became available very recently, reports are now being generated to assist in evaluating and monitoring collection procedures and efficiency in real time. The CCHS has also been selected to implement further collection initiatives in the future. This paper provides a brief description of the survey, explains the advantages of continuous collection and outlines the impact that the new initiatives have had on the survey.

      Release date: 2009-12-03

    • Articles and reports: 82-003-X200900411019
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This article profiles differences in health-adjusted life expectancy across income categories for a representative sample of the Canadian population. Mortality data were obtained from the 1991-2001 Canadian census mortality follow-up study, which linked a 15% sample of the 1991 adult non-institutional population with 11 years of death records from the Canadian Mortality Data Base.

      Release date: 2009-11-18

    • Articles and reports: 82-003-X200900411020
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This study examines time-use patterns by indicators of socio-economic position, and considers the implications of variations in time use for the social gradient in weight reported in other studies. The data are from the 1986 and 2005 General Social Survey, which focused on time use.

      Release date: 2009-11-18

    • Articles and reports: 11-008-X200900210919
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This article examines whether access to maternity and paternity benefits influences a couple's decision to have a child. We identify characteristics of people who are most likely to say that benefits would transform intentions into behaviour.

      Release date: 2009-10-27
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