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Prevalence of chronic pain, by sex, household and institutional populations aged 18 to 64 and 65 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2005 (households) and 1996/1997 (institutions)

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Chart 1 Prevalence of chronic pain, by sex, household and institutional populations aged 18 to 64 and 65 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2005 (households) and 1996/1997 (institutions)

* significantly different from estimate for women (p < 0.05)
† significantly different from estimate for household population aged 65 or older (p < 0.05)
‡ significantly different from estimate for institutional population (p < 0.05)
Data sources: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey; 1996/1997 National Population Health Survey, cross-sectional sample, Health Institutions component.
Chart source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "Chronic pain in Canadian seniors", Health Reports, Vol. 19 No. 1, catalogue number 82-003-XWE.