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  • Articles and reports: 82-003-X202500500002
    Description: The population aged 85 and older is one of the fastest-growing age groups. Previous studies have identified several factors associated with unmet home care needs, including living arrangements, education, income, access to a regular medical doctor, chronic conditions, health status, and functional limitations. However, less is known about the extent to which unmet home care needs vary across the health and care-receiving profiles of the oldest-old Canadians. This study aims to enhance the understanding of the heterogeneity among the community-dwelling population aged 85 years and older in Canada.
    Release date: 2025-05-21

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202506437430
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-03-05

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202505539098
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-02-24

  • Articles and reports: 82-003-X202401200001
    Description: Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health problems. Using data from eight cycles of the annual Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)—2015 to 2022, this study examined the prevalence of, and factors associated with, anxiety disorders among older Canadians (65 years or older), with a particular focus on Indigenous and racialized population groups.
    Release date: 2024-12-18

  • Public use microdata: 13-25-0010
    Description: The public use microdata file (PUMF) from the Canadian Health Survey on Seniors (CHSS) provides data at the provincial level. Over the two-year period, data were collected from approximately 42,000 respondents aged 65 or older, residing in households in all provinces.

    The file includes information on a wide range of topics, including oral health, care receiving, community service use, access to health care services, vaccines, smoking, alcohol consumption, general health, chronic health conditions and provides information on the socio-demographic characteristics of the population.

    Note: The Canadian Health Survey on Seniors (CHSS) is a supplement to the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Annual component.
    Release date: 2024-06-14

  • Articles and reports: 82-003-X202400300002
    Description: Canada is experiencing rapid population aging, which has a wide range of implications, including an increased need for health care services. However, very few studies have examined use of specialized health care services (e.g., visits to medical specialists, non-emergency tests, and surgeries) among older Canadians. Using data from the 2019/2020 Canadian Health Survey on Seniors, this study examines the prevalence of specialized health care service use and evaluates the association of predisposing factors, enabling resources, and need-related factors with specialized health care service use in the past 12 months among Canadians aged 65 or older.
    Release date: 2024-03-20

  • Articles and reports: 82-003-X202400100002
    Description: Immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases such as shingles and pneumococcal disease play an important role in the overall health and well being of older Canadians. However, vaccine uptake remains low. Using data from The Canadian Health Survey on Seniors – 2019/2020, this study examined the prevalence and factors associated with shingles and pneumococcal vaccination among individuals aged 65 and older living in the community.
    Release date: 2024-01-17

  • Table: 13-10-0849-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Chronic conditions among seniors aged 65 and older, Canadian Health Survey on Seniors, by age group and sex, Canada (excluding territories) and provinces. This table uses two-year period estimates from the 2019/2020 pooled data. For annual estimates, see table 13-10-0788.

    Release date: 2022-04-19

  • Table: 13-10-0850-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Health characteristics of seniors aged 65 and over, Canadian Health Survey on Seniors, by age group and sex, Canada (excluding territories) and provinces. This table uses two-year period estimates from the 2019/2020 pooled data. For annual estimates, see table 13-10-0789.

    Release date: 2022-04-19

  • Articles and reports: 82-625-X202100100004
    Description:

    This document provides descriptive results of the muscle and bone density of the tibia. Descriptive results for lower limb muscle power and force are also presented.

    Release date: 2021-10-27
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  • Public use microdata: 13-25-0010
    Description: The public use microdata file (PUMF) from the Canadian Health Survey on Seniors (CHSS) provides data at the provincial level. Over the two-year period, data were collected from approximately 42,000 respondents aged 65 or older, residing in households in all provinces.

    The file includes information on a wide range of topics, including oral health, care receiving, community service use, access to health care services, vaccines, smoking, alcohol consumption, general health, chronic health conditions and provides information on the socio-demographic characteristics of the population.

    Note: The Canadian Health Survey on Seniors (CHSS) is a supplement to the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Annual component.
    Release date: 2024-06-14

  • Table: 13-10-0849-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Chronic conditions among seniors aged 65 and older, Canadian Health Survey on Seniors, by age group and sex, Canada (excluding territories) and provinces. This table uses two-year period estimates from the 2019/2020 pooled data. For annual estimates, see table 13-10-0788.

    Release date: 2022-04-19

  • Table: 13-10-0850-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Health characteristics of seniors aged 65 and over, Canadian Health Survey on Seniors, by age group and sex, Canada (excluding territories) and provinces. This table uses two-year period estimates from the 2019/2020 pooled data. For annual estimates, see table 13-10-0789.

    Release date: 2022-04-19

  • Table: 13-10-0788-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Chronic conditions among seniors aged 65 and older, Canadian Health Survey on Seniors, by age group and sex, Canada (excluding territories) and provinces.

    Release date: 2021-10-01

  • Table: 13-10-0789-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Health characteristics of seniors aged 65 and over, Canadian Health Survey on Seniors, by age group and sex, Canada (excluding territories) and provinces.

    Release date: 2021-10-01

  • Public use microdata: 82M0015X
    Description:

    The public use microdata file (PUMF) from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Healthy Aging provides cross-sectional estimates at provincial and national levels. Data are based on interviews with approximately 31,000 respondents aged 45 or older residing in households in all provinces.

    The survey focuses on the various factors that impact healthy aging, such as general health and well-being, physical activity, use of health care services, social participation, as well as work and retirement transitions.

    Release date: 2011-04-01

  • Table: 13-10-0466-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number and percentage of persons for healthy aging indicators, by age group and sex, for 2008/2009 only.
    Release date: 2010-07-27

  • Table: 89-633-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    Cycle 21 of the 2007 General Social Survey (GSS) was on "Family, Social Support and Retirement". Data were collected over a 9 month period from March to December 2007 with a sample of approximately 25,000 respondents representing the non-institutionalized population in the 10 provinces. These tables contain data on the prevalence of care given and received by seniors because of long-term health problems, selected employment consequences of providing care to seniors and self-rated stress experienced by caregivers. All tables are available by sex and age groups, and for Canada and the provinces or regions.

    Release date: 2008-10-21

  • Table: 89-583-X
    Description:

    Cycle 16 of the 2002 General Social Survey (GSS) was on 'Aging and Social Support.' Data were collected over an 11-month period from February to December 2002 with a sample of approximately 25,000 respondents representing the non-institutionalized population in the 10 provinces.

    These tables contain data on the prevalence of care received by seniors because of long-term health problems, the prevalence of informal care given to seniors because of long-term health problems and consequences of providing care to seniors. All tables are available by sex and age groups, and for Canada and the provinces.

    Note: For a detailed analysis, please see the document 'The Consequences of Caring for an Aging Society' (Catalogue no. 89-582-XIE).

    Release date: 2003-09-02
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  • Articles and reports: 82-003-X202500500002
    Description: The population aged 85 and older is one of the fastest-growing age groups. Previous studies have identified several factors associated with unmet home care needs, including living arrangements, education, income, access to a regular medical doctor, chronic conditions, health status, and functional limitations. However, less is known about the extent to which unmet home care needs vary across the health and care-receiving profiles of the oldest-old Canadians. This study aims to enhance the understanding of the heterogeneity among the community-dwelling population aged 85 years and older in Canada.
    Release date: 2025-05-21

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202506437430
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-03-05

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202505539098
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-02-24

  • Articles and reports: 82-003-X202401200001
    Description: Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health problems. Using data from eight cycles of the annual Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)—2015 to 2022, this study examined the prevalence of, and factors associated with, anxiety disorders among older Canadians (65 years or older), with a particular focus on Indigenous and racialized population groups.
    Release date: 2024-12-18

  • Articles and reports: 82-003-X202400300002
    Description: Canada is experiencing rapid population aging, which has a wide range of implications, including an increased need for health care services. However, very few studies have examined use of specialized health care services (e.g., visits to medical specialists, non-emergency tests, and surgeries) among older Canadians. Using data from the 2019/2020 Canadian Health Survey on Seniors, this study examines the prevalence of specialized health care service use and evaluates the association of predisposing factors, enabling resources, and need-related factors with specialized health care service use in the past 12 months among Canadians aged 65 or older.
    Release date: 2024-03-20

  • Articles and reports: 82-003-X202400100002
    Description: Immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases such as shingles and pneumococcal disease play an important role in the overall health and well being of older Canadians. However, vaccine uptake remains low. Using data from The Canadian Health Survey on Seniors – 2019/2020, this study examined the prevalence and factors associated with shingles and pneumococcal vaccination among individuals aged 65 and older living in the community.
    Release date: 2024-01-17

  • Articles and reports: 82-625-X202100100004
    Description:

    This document provides descriptive results of the muscle and bone density of the tibia. Descriptive results for lower limb muscle power and force are also presented.

    Release date: 2021-10-27

  • Articles and reports: 75-006-X202100100008
    Description:

    This article brings together research on the health, social and financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian seniors aged 65 years and older. The results discussed are based on data from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database, Canadian Community Health Survey, Labour Force Survey, Canadian Perspectives Survey Series, and crowdsourcing data.

    Release date: 2021-10-18

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202129132123
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-10-18

  • Articles and reports: 82-003-X202100400002
    Description:

    This study estimates the prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty among adults aged 65 or older in Canada, and examines associations with mortality-all-cause and cause-specific (i.e., neoplasms, and diseases of the circulatory and respiratory systems)-over a follow-up period of three to five years.

    Release date: 2021-04-21
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  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-522-X19990015676
    Description:

    As the population ages, a greater demand for long-term care services and, in particular, nursing homes is expected. Policy analysts continue to search for alternative, less costly forms of care for the elderly and have attempted to develop programs to delay or prevent nursing-home entry. Health care administrators required information for planning the future demand for nursing-home services. This study assesses the relative importance of predisposing, enabling, and need characteristics in predicting and understanding nursing-home entry.

    Release date: 2000-03-02

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5146
    Description: The purpose of the Canadian Community Health Survey - Healthy Aging is to collect new information about the factors, influences and processes that contribute to healthy aging. The survey focuses on the health of Canadians aged 45 and over.

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5267
    Description: Canadian Health Survey on Seniors
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