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Table 1
Percentage vaccinated for influenza, by selected characteristics, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 1996/1997, 2000/2001, 2003 and 2005

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  1996/ 1997 2000/ 2001 2003 2005
Overall (excluding territories) 15 272 28 342
Sex
Males 13 242 252 312
Females 16 302 30 362
Age group
12 to 49 7 182 17 232
12 to 19 9 172 17 232
20 to 49 7 182 172 232
50 to 64 17 302 352 422
65 or older 51 672 67 712
65 to 74 47 632 63 662
75 to 84 60 742 73 772
85 or older 51 722 73 782
Chronic conditions1
One or more 31 452 472 532
Heart disease 50 592 62 682
Effects of stroke 46 672 63 61
Diabetes 38 582 59 642
Cancer 45 51 572 642
Asthma 22 362 38 432
Emphysema or chronic bronchitis 33 512 50 572
No conditions 12 232 23 292
Province or territory
Newfoundland and Labrador 11 11 162 222
Prince Edward Island 16 212 23 312
Nova Scotia 19 232 312 392
New Brunswick 15 192 222 282
Quebec 8 182 202 252
Ontario 18 362 35 422
Manitoba 14 222 20 282
Saskatchewan 13 192 242 282
Alberta 15 232 23 282
British Columbia 17 262 27 332
Yukon .. 26 21 322
Northwest Territories .. 25 24 372
Nunavut .. 24 25 412

1. heart disease, effects of stroke, diabetes, cancer, asthma, emphysema or chronic bronchitis
2. significantly different from estimate from previous survey (p < 0.05)
Note: All chi-squared tests for trend were significant (p < 0.05).
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.