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  • 1,671. The Health Utility Index: Measuring health differences in Ontario by socio-economic status Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19950022508
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    The positive relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and longevity has long been established. Comparable evidence exists for SES and morbidity, but observations of this relationship tend to be limited to specific health indicators. In this article, a comprehensive quantitative measure of health status, the Health Utility Index (HUI), is applied to an analysis of the relationship between SES the health status of people aged 25 and over in Ontario. The HUI, based on a set of questions included in the 1990 Ontario Health Survey (OHS), provides a summary index of the health of each respondent. The OHS data show that lower levels of education, income, and occupation are associated with lower HUI values. Health status differences across SES groups are greater in late middle-age than at younger or older ages, a pattern consistent with the findings of other studies. The development of summary indicators like the HUI is part of a larger effort to construct measures for monitoring the health of Canadians.

    Release date: 1995-11-20
  • 1,672. Causes of death: How the sexes differ Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19950022509
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines sex-specific variations in death rates and causes of death at different ages in 1993, and trends in cause-specific death rates since 1950.

    Release date: 1995-11-20
  • 1,673. Sample design of the National Population Health Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19950011661
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In 1994, Statistics Canada began data collection for the National Population Health Survey (NPHS), a household survey designed to mesure the health status of Canadians and to expand knowledge of health determinants. The survey is longitudinal, with data being collected on selected panel members every second year. This article focuses on the NPHS sample design ant its rationale. Topics include sample allocation, representativeness, and selection; modifications in Quebec and the territories; and integration of the NPHS with the National Longitudinal Survey of Children. The final section considers some methodological issues to be addresses in future waves of the survey.

    Release date: 1995-07-27
  • 1,674. Impact of new population estimates on health and vital statistics Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19950011662
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Changes in Statistics Canada's annual population estimates, introduced in 1993, have an impact on a wide range of social, economic and demographic indicators. Any indicator that relies on population estimates will be affected by the new figures. This article describes the adjustment and examines its impact on health and vital statistics rates. With rare exceptions, all rates decrease as the denominators are adjusted upward. For example, accident rates, suicide rates, and age-specific fertility rates based on the adjustment population are lower than those previously calculated. The extent of the adjustment, however, depends on the geographic and demographic characteristics of the population at risk. Analysts whose work concentrates on special subgroups for whom the adjustment is particularly great (such as young adult men) may wish to pay closer attention to the new population figures. Although the new rates are lower than before, underlying trends and patterns over time or across subcategories are quite similar. The revised series incorporates estimates of net census undercoverage, and for the first time, includes non-permanent residents. In 1991, net census undercoverage and non-permanent residents together amounted to about one million persons, or 3.6% of the revised Canadian population of 28,120,100.

    Release date: 1995-07-27
  • 1,675. Trends in mortality and hospital morbidity due to abdominal aortic aneurysms Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19950011663
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines national and regional trends in mortality and morbidity due to abdominal aortic aneurysms from 1969 to 1991. Annual age-adjusted mortality and hospital separation rates were calculated for men and women aged 55 and older whose underlying cause of death was abdominal aortic aneurysm, or who were hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm. In recent decades, abdominal aortic aneurysm mortality rates remained stable, in contrast to substantial declines in mortality rates for cerebrovascular disease and cardiovascular disease. The pattern was similar for both sexes, although rates were four to five times higher among men than among women. In 1991, age-adjusted rates were around 31.0 per 100,000 men aged 55 and over and 8.5 per 100,000 women aged 55 and over. Over the 1969 to 1991 period mortality rates in all regions tended to coverage. Although mortality rates were stable, hospital separation rates for abdominal aortic aneurysms increased sharply, particularly for unruptured aneurysms. Screening programs have been able to detect asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms, and surgical intervention can substantially reduce mortality. However, the costs and benefits of screnning programs should be assessed. If current mortality rates persist, as the baby boom ages there will be an absolute increase in the number of deaths from abdominal aortic aneurysms.

    Release date: 1995-07-27
  • 1,676. Trends in hospital utilization, 1982-83 to 1992-93 Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19950011664
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In the early 1990s, Canadians were less likely to be hospitalized than they had been a decade before. And when they did enter hospital, their stays tended to be shorter. As well, hospitalization for surgical procedures was less frequent and required less time in hospital.

    Nonetheless, a few patterns persisted throughout the decade. Females were more likely than males to be admitted to hospital - largely a reflection of obstetrical procedures - but females' average length of stay was slightly less than that of male patients. However, with advancing age, the likelihood of hospitalization and the duration of stays increased for both sexes.

    Release date: 1995-07-27
  • 1,677. Deaths, 1993 Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19950011665
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Between 1992 and 1993, the life expectancy at birth of Canadians fell slightly, from 78.06 to 77.95 years. This decline reflected an unusually sharp upturn in the number of deaths in 1993, which was attributable, to some extent, to an influenza outbreak in early spring that year, and to substantial increases in tobaccorelated deaths among women. The overall decline in life expectancy occurred in every province except Nova Scotia, and affected both sexes, although it was more pronounced among females.

    Release date: 1995-07-27
  • 1,678. Tired workers Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19950021600
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Lack of sleep is not the only cause of daytime sleepiness; many other things can induce it, including excessive warmth, boredom, or performing a demanding but uninteresting task. This study measures tiredness based on respondent assessment of drowsiness during working hours.

    Release date: 1995-06-01
  • 1,679. Back injuries at work, 1982-1990 Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X199200353
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    More than one-quarter of all time-loss claims due to work accidents are for back injuries. This article traces the pattern of growth in back-injury claims accepted by Workers' Compensation Boards during the last decade.

    Release date: 1992-09-01
  • 1,680. Under the influence Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X199000385
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Alcohol and drug abuse is one of the most important social issues in Canada today. Using results from the National Alcohol and Drug Survey, this article profiles the extent of alcohol and illegal drug use of Canadians by level of education, income and occupation.

    Release date: 1990-08-24
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  • 41. Mental Health Statistics
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3204
    Description: As of the 1994/95 data year, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) assumed the data collection and dissemination responsibilities for Mental Health Statistics. Public enquiries about Mental Health Statistics should be directed to CIHI at mentalhealth@cihi.ca. The annual information presently collected by this program provides data on separation (discharges) from psychiatric hospitals and general hospitals for inpatients being treated for mental disorders.
  • 42. Canadian Cancer Registry
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3207
    Description: The Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) is a population based registry that includes data collected and reported to Statistics Canada (StatCan) by each provincial/territorial cancer registry (PTCR). The person based CCR collects information about each new primary cancer diagnosed among Canadian residents since 1992. The objective is to produce standardized and comparable incidence data that can be used to assist and support health planners and decision-makers to: identify risk factors; plan, monitor and evaluate cancer screening, treatment and control programs; and conduct research.
  • 43. Annual Return of Health Care Facilities - Hospitals
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3208
    Description: Note: Since the 1995-96 data year, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) assumed the responsibility for data collection, processing and for the production and custody of the clean data files. A clean analysis file is provided to Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada for data analysis. This annual survey provides detailed statistics on finances, services and utilization of Canadian hospitals.
  • 44. Therapeutic Abortion Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3209
    Description: The purpose of the Therapeutic Abortion Survey is to provide some basic indicators (for example, counts and rates) on induced abortions. Information from this database is also used in the calculation of pregnancy statistics, especially for teen pregnancies.
  • 45. Private nursing and residential care facilities
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3210
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
  • 46. Canada Health Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3217
    Description: This survey provides data on the lifestyle and health of Canadians, complementing existing administrative data bases.
  • 47. National Population Health Survey: Household Component, Longitudinal
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3225
    Description: This survey was designed to collect information on the health of the Canadian population and related socio-demographic information.
  • 48. Canadian Community Health Survey - Annual Component
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3226
    Description: The central objective of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) is to gather health-related data at the sub-provincial levels of geography (health region or combined health regions).
  • 49. Vital Statistics - Birth Database
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3231
    Description: This is an administrative survey that collects demographic information annually from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all live births in Canada. 2017 birth and stillbirth data for Yukon are not available. Due to improvements in methodology and timeliness, the duration of data collection has been shortened compared to previous years. As a result, there may have been fewer births and stillbirths captured by the time of the release. The 2017 data are therefore considered preliminary.
  • 50. Vital Statistics - Death Database
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3233
    Description: This is an administrative survey that collects demographic and medical (cause of death) information annually from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all deaths in Canada.

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