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Description: The availability of measures to operationalize allostatic load—the cumulative toll on the body of responding to stressor demands—in population health surveys may differ across years or surveys, hampering analyses on the entire sampled population. In this study, the impacts of variable selection and calculation method were evaluated to generate an allostatic load index applicable across all cycles of the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS). CHMS data were used to compare individual and population-level changes in scores for allostatic load indexes in which other commonly used measures were substituted for waist-to-hip ratio. Associations between the various constructs and indicators of socioeconomic position were then assessed to evaluate whether relationships were maintained across indexes.

Description: Number and percentage of persons by household food security status and economic family type, Canada and provinces.

Description: Number and percentage of persons by household food security status, age group, sex, visible minority group, Indigenous group and immigration status, Canada and provinces.

Description: Number and percentage of persons aged 16 years and over with unmet health care needs by sex (Canada and provinces) and age group (Canada only).

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Distribution of market, total and after-tax income by disability status for persons aged 16 years and over and persons aged 25 to 54, Canada and regions, annual.

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Income of individuals by disability status, age group, sex and income source, Canada, annual.

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Distribution of employment income of individuals by disability status, sex and work activity, Canada, annual.

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Poverty and low-income statistics by disability status, age group, sex and economic family type, Canada, annual.

Description: This infographic examines the early child care experiences of children with long-term conditions or disabilities using data from the 2023 Survey on Early Learning and Child Care arrangements – Children with Long-term Conditions and Disabilities (SELCCA – CLCD). It explores the types of extra support needed while in child care, the common difficulties they experienced as well as the impacts on the parent or guardian having difficulty finding a child care arrangement.

Description: Using data from the 2023 Survey on Early Learning and Child Care arrangements – Children with Long-term Conditions and Disabilities (SELCCA – CLCD), this American Sign Language video examines the early child care experiences of children with long-term conditions or disabilities.

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This table contains 205632 series, with data for years 2005 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (160 items: Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador; Central Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador; Canada ...) Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12 to 14 years; 15 to 19 years; 12 to 19 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...) Two-week disability days (4 items: Total population for the variable two-week disability days; 1 or more two-week disability days; Disability days; not stated; No two-week disability days ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 205632 series, with data for years 2005 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-05-10. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (160 items: Canada; Central Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador; Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador ...) Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 15 to 19 years; 12 to 14 years; 12 to 19 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...) Participation and activity limitation (4 items: Total population for the variable participation and activity limitation; Participation and activity limitation; No participation and activity limitation; Participation and activity limitation; not stated ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 359856 series, with data for years 2005 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (160 items: Canada; Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador; Central Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador ...) Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12 to 19 years; 12 to 14 years; 15 to 19 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...) Type of smoker (7 items: Total population for the variable type of smoker; Daily smoker; Occasional smoker; Former smoker ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 308448 series, with data for years 2005 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (160 items: Canada; Central Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador; Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador ...) Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12 to 14 years; 15 to 19 years; 12 to 19 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...) Leisure-time physical activity (6 items: Total population for the variable leisure-time physical activity; Leisure-time physically inactive; Leisure-time moderately physically active; Leisure-time physically active ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons ...).

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This table contains 201960 series, with data for years 2005 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (160 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Central Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador; Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador ...) Age group (11 items: Total; 18 years and over; 18 to 34 years; 18 to 24 years; 25 to 34 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...) Life stress (5 items: Total population for the variable life stress; Life stress; quite a lot; Life stress; not at all; Life stress; some ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 257040 series, with data for years 2005 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (160 items: Canada; Central Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador; Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador ...) Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12 to 14 years; 15 to 19 years; 12 to 19 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...) Influenza immunization (5 items: Total population for the variable influenza immunization; Influenza immunization; less than one year ago; Influenza immunization; 1 or more years ago; Never had influenza immunization ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 175392 series, with data for years 2005 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (94 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador ...) Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 15 to 19 years; 12 to 14 years; 12 to 19 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...) Fruit and vegetable consumption (6 items: Total population for the variable fruit and vegetable consumption; Consume fruits and vegetables 5 to 10 times per day; Consume fruits and vegetables more than 10 times per day; Consume fruits and vegetables less than 5 times per day ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons ...).

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This table contains 359856 series, with data for years 2005 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (160 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Central Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador; Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador ...) Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12 to 19 years; 12 to 14 years; 15 to 19 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...) Smoking initiation (7 items: Total population for the variable smoking initiation; Smoking initiation age (5 to 11 years); Smoking initiation age (12 to 14 years); Smoking initiation age (15 to 19 years) ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 359856 series, with data for years 2005 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (160 items: Canada; Central Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador; Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador ...) Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12 to 14 years; 15 to 19 years; 12 to 19 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...) Regular medical doctor (7 items: Total population for the variable regular medical doctor; Has a regular medical doctor; Cannot find a regular medical doctor; Has not looked for a regular medical doctor ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

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This table contains 205632 series, with data for years 2005 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (160 items: Canada; Central Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador; Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador ...) Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12 to 19 years; 12 to 14 years; 15 to 19 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...) Contact with medical doctors (4 items: Total population for the variable contact with medical doctors; Contact with medical doctors in the past 12 months; No contact with medical doctors in the past 12 months; Contact with medical doctors in the past 12 months; not stated ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

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Between 1977 and 1994, smoking rates declined among men and women, but the decline was steeper for men. While smoking rates fell among people at all levels of education, the smallest drop was among those with high school graduation or less, particularly women. For those who had stopped smoking, health concerns had been the overriding factor. Smokers with lower education reported encountering fewer smoking restrictions in their daily activities than did those with higher education. All smokers cited the mass media as their major source of information about smoking, but those with lower education reported the mass media less often than did smokers with higher levels of attainment, and were less likely to obtain information from books, pamphlets or magazines. In addition, smaller percentages of smokers with lower education recalled printed warnings about heart disease on cigarette packages. Variations in the decline of smoking suggest that health promotion and smoking cessation programs should consider sex and educational differences when targeting the smoking population. Differences in rates of smoking among people aged 20 and over were examined by educational attainment using selected health surveys conducted between 1977 and 1994. A Health Canada-sponsored supplement to Statistics Canada's National Population Health Survey was used for data on other aspects of smoking such as cutting back or attempting to quit, sources of health information, and awareness of smoking restrictions and cigarette package warnings.

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Men constitute a small minority of registered nurses (RNs) in Canada, but their numbers have risen sharply in the last decade. In 1995, almost 4% of RNs were men, up from just over 2% in 1985. The proportion of male nurses is particularly high in Quebec, where the 1995 figure was 8%. Some areas of nursing are more likely than others to employ male nurses: psychiatry, critical care, emergency care, and administration. By contrast, relatively few male RNs have jobs in maternal/newborn care, pediatrics, or community care. Rising male enrollement in college and university nursing programs suggests that men's representation in nursing will continue to rise. The older age profile of male nurses may indicate that some men are choosing nursing as a second career. As well, a shift in the age distribution of male nurses would seem to suggest that those who enter the profession tend to stay. This analysis of the demographic and employment characteristics of male nurses is based on information compiled annually in the Registered Nurses Database maintained by Statistics Canada. Figures on enrolment and graduation in nursing are collected by Statistics Canada as part of annual surveys.

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Breast cancer is the leading form of cancer diagnosed in Canadian women (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer), accounting for about 30% of all new cases. After age 30, incidence rates begin to rise, and the highest rates are among women aged 60 and over. Canadian incidence rates have increased slowly and steadily since 1969, rising most rapidly among women aged 50 and over. Canada's rates are among the highest of any country in the world, ranking second only to those in the United States. After decades of little change, breast cancer mortality rates for all ages combined have declined slightly since 1990. While not dramatic, this decline is statistically significant and is consistent with similar decreases in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Breast cancer survival rates are relatively more favourable than those of other forms of cancer. Survival rates are better for younger women and for women whose cancer was detected at an early stage. This article presents breast cancer data from the Canadian Cancer Registry, the National Cancer Incidence Reporting System, and vital statistics mortality data, all of which are maintained by the Health Statistics Division of Statistics Canada. These data are provided to Statistics Canada by the provincial and territorial cancer and vital statistics registrars.

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This paper describes the methodology for fertility projections used in the 1993-based population projections by age and sex for Canada, provinces and territories, 1993-2016. A new version of the parametric model known as the Pearsonian Type III curve was applied for projecting fertility age pattern. The Pearsonian Type III model is considered as an improvement over the Type I used in the past projections. This is because the Type III curve better portrays both the distribution of the age-specific fertility rates and the estimates of births. Since the 1993-based population projections are the first official projections to incorporate the net census undercoverage in the population base, it has been necessary to recalculate fertility rates based on the adjusted population estimates. This recalculation resulted in lowering the historical series of age-specific and total fertility rates, 1971-1993. The three sets of fertility assumptions and projections were developed with these adjusted annual fertility rates.

It is hoped that this paper will provide valuable information about the technical and analytical aspects of the current fertility projection model. Discussions on the current and future levels and age pattern of fertility in Canada, provinces and territories are also presented in the paper.

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Live births, induced abortions, and miscarriages/ stillbirths are usually examined seperately. This article comines the three outcomes to focus on pregnancy in Canada from 1974 to 1992.

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This article traves trends in cesarean section and VBAC rates in Canada and the provinces from 1979 to 1993. The data are based on individual patient admission/separation records of general and allied hospitals, that are submitted to Statistics Canada.

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Statistics Canada's 1991 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) was used to examine the prevalence and severity of disability and the degree of dependence in the Aboriginal population. Where possible, these results are compared with data for the total Canadian household population from the 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Survey (HALS).

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In 1994, a total of 2,074 people in Canada were diagnosed with tuberculosis, a rate of 7.1 cases per 100,000 population. The same year, tuberculosis and its late effects caused 150 deaths - just over one in every 1,400 deaths.

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In 1991, the National Task Force on Health Information recommended that in order to assess the health of Canadians, the health information system should include an aggregate index of population health. This article presents such an index - Health-Ajusted Life Expectancy (HALE) - as one possibility in a range of indicators.

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This paper looks at causes, counts and rates of work-related deaths by selected demographic and job characteristics. It also touches briefly on the financial cost of such fatalities.

Description: The objectives of the BCPCHC Survey are: - To provide more information on how people manage their chronic conditions; - To identify barriers to care for those living with chronic conditions including economic and travel related barriers; - To identify barriers to self-management of chronic conditions.

Description: The health effects reported by individuals living in communities in close proximity to noise sources such as traffic, airports, railways and wind turbine installations are not fully understood due to limited scientific research in this area. The CNHS was developed to address this gap by investigating the prevalence of health effects or health indicators among a sample of Canadians exposed to these noise sources using both self-reported and objective health measures.

Description: This survey collects data on non-acute health care facilities that provide medical or professional nursing supervision or some higher level of care to residents.

Description: The objective of the Canadian National Health Survey (CNHS) is to gather information about the health of Canadians.

Description: The Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth (CHSCY) is designed to paint a portrait of the health and well-being of Canadian children and youth by collecting information about factors influencing their physical and mental health. The survey covers a broad range of topics related to the overall health of children and youth including chronic conditions, injuries, physical activity, nutrition and their social environment (family, friends, and communities).

Description: The purpose of this survey is to better understand the transition to civilian life, its impact on the health of released Canadian Armed Forces members, as well as to provide information that may help to improve Department of National Defence and Veterans Affairs Canada programs and services offered to transitioning Canadian Armed Forces members and their families.

Description: The main objective of the Survey on Opioid Awareness is to better understand the current level of knowledge of the general Canadian population regarding opioids. This survey will also collect information regarding the willingness and ability of Canadians to act in the event of an opioid overdose.

Description: The program collects and disseminates financial operating data concerning government controlled and not-for-profit residential care facilities. Data may be used to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

Description: The survey will be used in conjunction with other data sources to understand how the planned legalization of cannabis for non-medical use could impact the Canadian economy as well as other health and social services.

Description: Canadian Health Survey on Seniors