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  • 11. Work hours instability Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X20061129544
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Discussions related to work hours are typically driven by cross-sectional studies. Much less is known about the longitudinal perspective and the persistence of long hours or periods of underemployment. The annual hours of employees are examined over a five-year period to determine what proportion experience variable work years and how their well-being is affected.

    Release date: 2007-03-20
  • 12. Neighbourhood Inequality, Relative Deprivation and Self-perceived Health Status Archived
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M2004228
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines the relationship between individuals' health status and the socio-economic composition of the neighbourhoods in which they live. It combines individual microdata from Statistics Canada's 1996-97 National Population Health Survey (NPHS) with neighbourhood-level characteristics estimated from the 1996 Census of Canada.

    Release date: 2004-09-27
  • 13. Does the region you live in make a difference for your health? Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-522-X20020016720
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The objective of this study was to analyse the influence of community on individual health. The new Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) was used to derive individual health variables for Canadian residents aged 18 or older while community-level data were obtained from the Canadian 1996 Census of Population. Weighted logistic multilevel models and principal component analysis were used to analyse these data. After controlling for individual variables, there was little variation between communities. However, the influence of the community was more important for people with low family income than those with higher income.

    Release date: 2004-09-13
  • 14. The Health of Rural Canadians: A Rural-Urban Comparison of Health Indicators Archived
    Articles and reports: 21-006-X2002006
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The health of Canada's rural people has gained increased attention over the past few years as studies have shown that the health status of those living in rural and remote regions of Canada is lagging behind that of urban residents. The objective of this analysis is to compare a number of key health indicators between rural and urban regions in Canada to determine if the type of region in which a person lives is associated with the health of the population

    The analysis for this report is based on data acquired from Statistic Canada's 2000/01 Canadian Community Health Survey. The survey population is segmented into four types of metropolitan regions (large metro-central, large metro-fringe, mid-sized metro and small metro) and four types of non-metropolitan regions (small cities, towns, rural and northern).

    This study finds that the self-rated health of Canadians (those reporting their health as excellent) declines from the most urban regions of the nation to the most rural and remote parts. The research points to personal health risk factors including being overweight (i.e., high body mass index) and smoking as being significantly higher in small town regions, rural regions and northern regions of Canada. In addition, the northern regions of Canada show a significantly higher than average share of the population who have high blood pressure or suffer from major depressive episodes. Rural regions (non-metro-adjacent) and small metropolitan regions have a higher than average prevalence of arthritis/rheumatism, even after standardizing for age.

    Release date: 2003-10-21
  • 15. The health of Canada's shift workers Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X20030016532
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article provides an up-to-date profile of shift workers and studies their physical and mental health.

    Release date: 2003-06-10
  • 16. Regional socio-economic context and health Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-S200200113264
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The study examined the characteristics of people who reported their health as poor or fair in the Canadian Community Health Survey of 2000/01. The results expand on the conclusions of an article titled "The health of Canada's communities," released in The daily on July 4. That article found that self-perceived health status differed substantially between health regions and that regional socio-economic factors were clearly associated with average health status in each region. People living in large metropolitan areas and urban centres, where education levels are high, had the highest life expectancies in all of Canada. At the other end of the spectrum, people living in remote northern communities, where education levels are lower, had poorer health.

    This new article examines the extent to which this regional variation is attributable to the composition of the population within each health region, rather than to the socio-economic context of the region.

    Release date: 2002-07-04
  • 17. The health of the off-reserve Aboriginal population Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-S20020016323
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article compares the off-reserve Aboriginal population with the rest of the Canadian population in terms of health status, health behaviours, and health care utilization.

    Release date: 2002-07-04
  • 18. The health of Canada's communities Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-S20020016330
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines the health of Canadians at the community level. Canada's 139 health regions are grouped into 10 "peer groups" with similar socio-demographic profiles. Health outcomes and risk factors are compared between and within peer groups.

    Release date: 2002-07-04
  • 19. Health status and health behaviour among immigrants Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-S20020016335
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article compares the health of immigrants at different times since immigration with that of the Canadian-born population, in terms of chronic conditions in general, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer. Health behaviour outcomes are also explored, as is their role in explaining observed health outcomes.

    Release date: 2002-07-04
  • 20. Long working hours and health Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X20000014890
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Workers who are spending longer hours on the job may be putting certain aspects of their health at risk. For some of these people, changing to a substantially longer work week may increase the chances of weight gain, smoking or alcohol consumption. (Adapted from an article in the Autumn 1999 issue of Health Reports.)

    Release date: 2000-03-08
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Data (6) ((6 results))

  • 1. Life satisfaction by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
    Table: 13-10-0844-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of life satisfaction, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and urban and rural areas.
    Release date: 2024-08-15
  • 2. Sense of meaning and purpose by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
    Table: 13-10-0846-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of sense of meaning and purpose, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and urban and rural areas.
    Release date: 2024-08-15
  • 3. Future outlook by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
    Table: 13-10-0848-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by frequency with which they have a hopeful outlook, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and urban and rural areas.
    Release date: 2024-08-15
  • 4. Selected population characteristics of people living in resource-based communities, by resource industry
    Table: 38-10-0166-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Gender, age, language, income, poverty status, indigenous identity, immigrant status, visible minority, education and labour force status of the population residing in resource-based communities (census subdivisions where a relatively high proportion of employment income comes from fishing, forestry, or agriculture), for 2021.
    Release date: 2023-12-13
  • 5. Selected socio-demographic and health indicators to better understand the impact of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic on children (various reference periods)
    Table: 13-10-0815-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Health region, Local health integration network
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    This data table covers key socio-demographic and health indicators at the health region levels of geography to better understand the different ways that remote learning approaches and temporarily closed schools have affected children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Release date: 2021-03-15
  • 6. Population in core housing need, by selected economic family characteristics of persons and sex
    Table: 39-10-0050-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Number and proportion of population in core housing need, by selected economic family characteristics of persons, sex, age group and selected demographic characteristics, Canada, provinces and territories.

    Release date: 2020-12-09
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Analysis (19) (10 to 20 of 19 results)

  • 11. The health of the off-reserve Aboriginal population Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-S20020016323
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article compares the off-reserve Aboriginal population with the rest of the Canadian population in terms of health status, health behaviours, and health care utilization.

    Release date: 2002-07-04
  • 12. The health of Canada's communities Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-S20020016330
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines the health of Canadians at the community level. Canada's 139 health regions are grouped into 10 "peer groups" with similar socio-demographic profiles. Health outcomes and risk factors are compared between and within peer groups.

    Release date: 2002-07-04
  • 13. Health status and health behaviour among immigrants Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-S20020016335
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article compares the health of immigrants at different times since immigration with that of the Canadian-born population, in terms of chronic conditions in general, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer. Health behaviour outcomes are also explored, as is their role in explaining observed health outcomes.

    Release date: 2002-07-04
  • 14. Long working hours and health Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X20000014890
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Workers who are spending longer hours on the job may be putting certain aspects of their health at risk. For some of these people, changing to a substantially longer work week may increase the chances of weight gain, smoking or alcohol consumption. (Adapted from an article in the Autumn 1999 issue of Health Reports.)

    Release date: 2000-03-08
  • 15. The health of lone mothers Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19990024733
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article focuses on differences in the health status and health care utilization patterns of mothers in two-parent families, women who recently became lone parents, and women who had been lone parents for a longer period. Changes in the health of these women and their health care use over time are also explored.

    Release date: 1999-11-16
  • 16. Long working hours and health Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19990024734
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines associations between long working hours, depression and changes in selected health behaviours. Based on an analysis of people followed over a two-year period, the relationship between changes in work hours and changes in health behaviours is explored.

    Release date: 1999-11-16
  • 17. Birth outcome, the social environment and child health Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X19980044510
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines the effects of birht outcome and selected social environmental factors on the health of young children. Children younger than age 3 who were preterm low birthweight babies have high odds of poor general health and of having been diagnosed with asthma.

    Release date: 1999-04-29
  • 18. At Risk: Socio-economic Analysis of Health and Literacy Among Seniors Archived
    Articles and reports: 89-552-M1998005
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This report presents evidence that literacy is an overlooked socio-economic factor that is an important determinant of health among senior citizens.

    Release date: 1998-11-19
  • 19. Healthcare utilization during the first year of life: the impact of social and economic background Archived
    Articles and reports: 89-553-X19980014025
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Socio-economic status - as measured by income, education and occupation - is a complex phenomenon used to describe social inequities. It is well known that people in lower socioeconomic categories experience higher mortality rates and poorer health than those further up the social ladder. In addition, differences in health by socio-economic status are most pronounced in early and late mid- life. However, it is not clearly understood why this is so.

    Release date: 1998-11-05
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