Health

Description: Differences in the number and proportion of persons with disabilities with either mild, moderate, severe, or very severe disabilities, by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories.

Description: Differences in the type of disabilities persons with disabilities have, by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories.

Description: Differences between persons with and without disabilities in terms of those who are employed, unemployed, or not in the labour force, by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories.

Description: Differences in highest level of educational attainment between persons with and without disabilities as well as how it varies by level of severity of disability, by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories.

Description: Differences in total income (after taxes) between persons with and without disabilities, aged 25 years and over, by severity, by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories.

Description: Differences in the number and proportion of persons with disabilities who are employed in full-time or part-time employment, by age group and gender, Canada.

Description: Differences in the number and proportion of persons with disabilities in terms of those who are employees or self-employed, by age group and gender, Canada.

Description: Differences in the number and proportion of employees with disabilities who were union members or covered by a union contract or collective agreement, by age group and gender, Canada.

Description: Differences in the number and proportion of persons with disabilities who participated in workplace training, by province and territories (grouped), age group and gender, Canada.

Description: Differences in the number and proportion of persons with disabilities who have difficulty changing jobs or advancing at present job, due to their condition, by age group and gender, Canada.

Description: Percentage of persons for selected health indicators, by visible minority and selected sociodemographic characteristics (age group, gender or immigrant status) for the population aged 18 and older in the ten provinces. Data is available for Canada (excluding territories). A similar table with a geographical breakdown by region is available in table 13-10-0881.

Description: Percentage of persons for selected health indicators, by visible minority and selected sociodemographic characteristics (age group, gender or immigrant status) for the population aged 18 and older in the ten provinces. Data is available for Canada (excluding territories). A similar table with a geographical breakdown by region is available in table 13-10-0880.

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Public nursing and residential care facilities, summary statistics, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 623, which includes all members under Summary statistics, annual, (dollars x 1,000,000), Canada and provinces, five years of data.

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Private nursing and residential care facilities, summary statistics, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 623, which includes all members under Summary statistics, annual, (dollars unless otherwise noted), Canada and provinces, five years of data.

Description: Estimated annual number of deaths by 5-year age groups and gender for Canada, provinces and territories.

Description: Estimated annual number of births by gender for Canada, provinces and territories.

Description: Number and percentage of Canadians aged 12 and older, by age group and gender, who had a visit to a dental professional in the past year, as well as their coverage by dental insurance.

Description: Number and percentage of Canadians aged 12 and older, by adjusted family net income quintile, who had a visit to a dental professional in the past year, as well as their coverage by dental insurance.

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The number of new cases, age-standardized rates and average age at diagnosis of cancers diagnosed annually from 1992 to the most recent diagnosis year available. Included are all invasive cancers and in situ bladder cancer with cases defined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3). Cancer incidence rates are age-standardized using the direct method and the final 2011 Canadian postcensal population structure. Random rounding of case counts to the nearest multiple of 5 is used to prevent inappropriate disclosure of health-related information.

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Number and rate of new cancer cases diagnosed annually from 1992 to the most recent diagnosis year available. Included are all invasive cancers and in situ bladder cancer with cases defined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3). Random rounding of case counts to the nearest multiple of 5 is used to prevent inappropriate disclosure of health-related information.

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This article reports recent trends in influenza vaccination rates in Canada, provides data on predictors of vaccination for 2005, and examines longer-term effects of Ontario's universal influenza immunization program on vaccine uptake. The data are from the 1996/1997 National Population Health Survey and the 2000/2001, 2003 and 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey.

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This article examines differences in birth outcomes by neighbourhood income and recent immigration for singleton live births in Toronto. The birth data were extracted from hospital discharge abstracts compiled by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

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This article compares levels of work stress - a factor that has been linked to poor physical and mental health and to occupational injury - among various types of health care providers. Associations between stress and selected job-related, socio-demographic and personal characteristics are also described. The data are from the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey.

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This article presents a profile of Canadians aged 60 or older who had sustained a hip fracture and were living in a household during the year after that fracture. The information is based on data from the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey.

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This publication presents a series of research articles based on cross-sectional data collected from Cycle 2.2 of the Canadian Community Health Survey, focusing on Nutrition. It also provides links to tables, other research articles and information about the survey.

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This article presents the prevalence of household and workplace smoking bans, and analyses the association between the imposition of bans and the likelihood that smokers will quit. The data are from the 2000 to 2006 Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, and the 1996/1997 to 2004/2005 National Population Health Survey.

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This article looks at levels of leisure-time and non-leisure time physical activity among people aged 12 or older and factors associated with being active. The data are from the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey.

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Using current major Statistics Canada data sources related to the education of Canadians, this publication presents some of what we currently know on educating health workers to begin to address some critical questions facing Canadians today: Does Canada have enough interested individuals with the right skills who want to work in health? Does it have the infrastructure, capacity, and effective education system to ensure an adequate supply of health workers to meet future health care demands? As such, the report is primarily comprised of information tables accompanied by some brief analysis intended to highlight broad findings that may guide the reader in interpreting the tables.

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This article examines the prevalence and circumstances of non-fatal on-the-job injuries, and the characteristics of workers who are injured. The data are from the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey.

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This article looks at the prevalence of smoking, household smoking bans, and non-smokers' exposure to second-hand smoke. The data are from the 2000/2001, 2003 and 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey.

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Introductory video for the survey provided to respondents at the household and posted on the Canadian Health Measures Survey Respondent relations (Statcan) website.

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The Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) is a national survey of Canadians aged 15 and over whose everyday activities are limited because of a long-term condition or health-related problem.

The 2012 CSD Concepts and Methods Guide is designed to assist data users by providing relevant information on survey content and concepts, sampling design, collection methods, data processing, data quality and product availability. Chapter 1 of this guide provides an overview of the 2012 CSD by introducing the survey's background and objectives. Chapter 2 explains the key concepts and definitions and introduces the indicators measured by the CSD questionnaire modules. Chapters 3 to 6 cover important aspects of survey methodology, from sampling design to data collection and processing. Chapters 7 and 8 cover issues of data quality, including the approaches used to minimize and correct errors throughout all stages of the survey. Users are cautioned against making comparisons with data from previous Participation and Activity Limitations Surveys. Chapter 9 outlines the survey products that are available to the public, including data tables, a fact sheet and reference material. Appendices provide more detail on survey indicators as well as a glossary of terms.

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Mental illnesses largely involve alterations in mood, thinking, and behaviour, as well as other domains of mental functioning, and affect almost all Canadians in some way, either directly or indirectly. They routinely cause significant impairments in emotional functioning, which may lead to social or physical limitations. In some cases, such as in agoraphobia, individuals cannot even leave their homes due to intense anxiety; depression can cause an individual to lose all interest in life. This document describes the mental illnesses that have the greatest impact on Canadians in terms of prevalence or severity of disability, and how they affect the health status of Canadians.

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This report presents the results of the 3rd Consensus Conference on Health Indicators that was convened in March 2009, including information that was presented at the conference, a summary of the consultation process leading up to the event, and the priority health areas deemed most important for future indicator development work.

The conference marked the 10th anniversary of the Health Indicators project, a collaboration between Statistics Canada and Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). The goal of the project is to provide health regions, health care providers and the public in general with reliable and comparable data on the health of Canadians and to assist stakeholders and decision makers in the use and interpretation of the indicator data.

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Since 2007/2008, Statistics Canada has centred analysis of data holdings related to health as well as our program of dissemination of health research within the new Health Information and Research Division (HIRD).

The new division has launched a comprehensive approach to analytical planning including environmental scanning and consultation; establishment of strategic multi-year priorities for health research at Statistics Canada; a process of project selection and review that ensures that analytical effort addresses our priorities; metrics to measure our adherence to priorities and the impact of our analytical effort; and communication and dissemination of analytical plans.

This multi-year analytical plan identifies the key high-level priority areas for Statistics Canada's investment in health research for 2008/2009 to 2010/2011, and serves as a blueprint for subsequent operational research planning.

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This special methodological paper will help readers understand and assess reports that rank the health status or health system performance of a country, province or jurisdiction. The report outlines the components and processes that underlie health rankings, explores why such rankings can be difficult to interpret and includes a plain-language checklist to use as a critical evaluative resource when reading health-ranking reports.

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This report highlights the latest developments and rationale behind recent cycles of the General Social Survey (GSS). Starting with an overview of the GSS mandate and historic cycle topics, we then focus on two recent cycles related to families in Canada: Family Transitions (2006) and Family, Social Support and Retirement (2007). Finally, we give a summary of what is to come in the 2008 GSS on Social Networks, and describe a special project to mark 'Twenty Years of GSS'.

The survey collects data over a twelve month period from the population living in private households in the 10 provinces. For all cycles except Cycles 16 and 21, the population aged 15 and older has been sampled. Cycles 16 and 21 sampled persons aged 45 and older.

Cycle 20 (GSS 2006) is the fourth cycle of the GSS to collect data on families (the first three cycles on the family were in 1990, 1995 and 2001). Cycle 20 covers much the same content as previous cycles on families with some sections revised and expanded. The data enable analysts to measure conjugal and fertility history (chronology of marriages, common-law unions, and children), family origins, children's home leaving, fertility intentions, child custody as well as work history and other socioeconomic characteristics. Questions on financial support agreements or arrangements (for children and the ex-spouse or ex-partner) for separated and divorced families have been modified. Also, sections on social networks, well-being and housing characteristics have been added.

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The Record Linkage Overview describes the process used in annual internal record linkage of the Canadian Cancer Registry. The steps include: preparation; pre-processing; record linkage; post-processing; analysis and resolution; resolution entry; and, resolution processing.

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The compendium of Canadian Cancer Registry procedures manuals set out the rules for reporting cancer data to the CCR for all provincial and territorial cancer registries.

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The Record Linkage Overview describes the process used in annual internal record linkage of the Canadian Cancer Registry. The steps include: preparation; pre-processing; record linkage; post-processing; analysis and resolution; resolution entry; and, resolution processing.