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Table 2
Percentage vaccinated for influenza, by age, presence of chronic conditions and province or territory, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 1996/1997, 2000/2001, 2003 and 2005

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  Low-risk group High-risk groups
Aged 12 to 64 with no chronic conditions2 Aged 12 to 64 with at least one chronic condition2 Aged 65 or older
1996/ 1997 2000/ 2001 2003 2005 p-value1 1996/ 1997 2000/ 2001 2003 2005 p-value1 1996/ 1997 2000/ 2001 2003 2005 p-value1
Canada (excluding territories) 7 183 19 253 <0.001 20 333 363 423 < 0.001 51 673 67 713 <0.001
Province or territory
Newfoundland and Labrador 5 4E 83 143 <0.001 20E 14E 263 28 0.001 47 49 50 583 0.06
Prince Edward Island 7E 10 153 213 <0.001 22E 31 25 383 <0.001 56 65 63 70 0.09
Nova Scotia 8 133 193 273 <0.001 34E 29 433 523 <0.001 60 713 74 77 <0.001
New Brunswick 8 9E 143 183 <0.001 23E 29 28 383 0.002 48 623 57 643 <0.001
Quebec 3E 103 11 163 <0.001 10E 203 293 323 <0.001 34 593 59 623 <0.001
Ontario 10 273 26 343 <0.001 24 463 44 503 <0.001 60 723 74 773 <0.001
Manitoba 6 123 10 173 <0.001 18 293E 26 383 <0.001 52 623 60 713 <0.001
Saskatchewan 4E 93 133 193 <0.001 13E 20E 293 31 <0.001 53 633 63 66 <0.001
Alberta 9 163 17 203 <0.001 21 26 27 373 <0.001 59 693 64 693 <0.001
British Columbia 9 163 18 233 <0.001 23 31 35 413 <0.001 52 683 69 723 <0.001
Yukon .. 21E 18 273 0.006 .. 35E 25 34 0.8 .. 66E 50 733 0.15
Northwest Territories .. 20 19 333 <0.001 .. 38E 36 47 0.14 .. 56E 64 78 0.03
Nunavut .. 21 22 393 <0.001 .. 46 34E 46E 0.17 .. 53 743 89 0.11
1. chi-squared test for trend
2. heart disease, effects of stroke, diabetes, cancer, asthma, emphysema/chronic bronchitis
3. significantly different from estimate from previous survey (p < 0.05)
E use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%)
Data sources: 1996/1997 National Population Health Survey; 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 1.1 (fourth quarter); 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 2.1; 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 3.1.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, "Trends in influenza vaccination in Canada, 1996/1997 to 2005," Health Reports, Vol. 1, No. 4, catalogue number 82-003-XWE.