Table 4
Number and percentage of sexually active 15- to 19-year-olds who used a condom the last time they had intercourse, by gender, age group and province, Canada excluding territories, 2003 and 2005

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  2003 2005
Number % Number %
Total 541 72 567 75
Gender
Males 300 79 298 80
Females 241 65* 269 70
Age group
15 to 17 238 79 260 81
18 to 19 303 68 307 70
Provinces
Newfoundland and Labrador 11 73 12 80
Prince Edward Island 4 88 2 87
Nova Scotia 20 77* 23 90
New Brunswick 16 74 13 79
Québec 143 66* 150 66
Ontario 199 75 208 77
Manitoba 21 76 17 72
Saskatchewan 18 75 19 78
Alberta 50 73 53 82
British Columbia 59 72 70 77
† reference category
* significantly different from corresponding estimate for 2005 (p < 0.05)
‡ significantly different from estimate for reference category or within year rest of Canada (p < 0.05)
Note: Data pertain to sexually active 15- to 19-year-olds who were not married or in a common-law relationship or who had multiple partners in past year.
Sources: 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 2.1; 2005 Canadian Community HealthSurvey, cycle 3.1.