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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table 1
Percentage reporting physician consultations in past year, by age group and health status, household population aged 18 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2005
Health status Consultations
With general practitioner Four or more with GP With specialist
18 to 64
65 or older
18 to 64
65 or older
18 to 64
65 or older
%
Number of chronic conditions
None†
72.2
76.6
18.1
18.7
21.9
21.7
One
84.4*
88.4*
34.1*
40.0*
32.6*
31.6*
Two
90.7*
92.4*
51.0*
54.5*
44.6*
38.2*
Three or more
93.5*
93.7*
65.6*
68.5*
55.9*
49.0*
Self-perceived general health
Excellent or very good†
74.4
84.5
17.9
30.0
22.5
26.5
Good
78.3*
88.5*
30.5*
45.8*
28.9*
34.9*
Fair or poor
86.6*
92.0*
55.5*
64.0*
47.4*
45.2*
Self-perceived mental health
Excellent or very good†
75.7
87.0
21.4
40.2
24.9
34.0
Good
77.7*
88.7*
30.4*
48.4*
28.7*
33.7
Fair or poor
85.6*
91.6*
51.3*
61.4*
41.6*
40.1*
† Reference category.
* Significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05).
Source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey.