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Table A
Sample size, estimated population and prevalence of selected characteristics, household and institutional populations aged 65 or older, Canada excluding territories, 1998/1999 (households) and 1996/1997 (institutions)

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  Households Institutions
Sample size Estimated population Prevalance Sample size  Estimated population Prevalance
  thousands % thousands %
Total 2,851 3,488 100.0 1,711 185 100.0
Sex
Men 1,108 1,518 43.5 457 50 27.2
Women 1,743 1,970 56.5 1,254 135 72.8
Age group
65 to 74 1,539 1,999 57.3 261 28 15.2
75 to 84 1,037 1,222 35.0 603 64 34.8
85 or older 275 266 7.6 847 93 50.0
Education
Less than secondary graduation 1,473 1,748 50.2 1,104 120 69.7
Secondary graduation or more 1,374 1,734 49.8 481 52 30.3
Proxy reporter
Yes 317 522 15.0 1,013 111 60.0
No 2,534 2,966 85.0 698 74 40.0
Current medication use
Yes 2,181 2,642 76.3 1,582 171 96.7
No 652 821 23.7 56 6 3.3
Multiple medication use
Yes 367 445 12.8 876 94 53.1
No 2,466 3,018 87.2 762 83 46.9
Note: Detail may not add to totals because of missing values for some variables.
Source: National Population Health Survey, cross-sectional files, 1998/1999 (households) and 1996/1997 (institutions).
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, "Medication use among senior Canadians", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 1, catalogue number 82-003-X.

 

Date Modified: 2015-07-17

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