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Table 2
Percentage of sample in each Health Utilities Index Mark III (HUI3) category, by selected characteristics, household population aged 18 or older, Canada, 2005

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  Sample size HUI3 category
No disability Mild disability Moderate disability Severe disability
% % % %
Sex  
Men 13,195 25.5 45.3 13.7 15.5
Women 15,913 21.3 46.3 15.2 17.2
Age group  
18 to 39 10,521 35.8 39.3 13.6 11.4
40 to 59 10,052 20.2 50.1 14.2 15.5
60 to 79 6,869 8.1 53.4 16.0 22.5
80 or older 1,666 4.8 28.5 19.3 47.5
Self-rated general health  
Excellent 5,621 35.9 49.5 8.3 6.2
Very good 10,698 26.2 51.5 13.2 9.1
Good 8,623 17.7 44.2 19.2 19.0
Fair 3,076 6.2 28.4 20.3 45.1
Poor 1,047 1.9 12.3 12.5 73.3
Self-rated mental health  
Excellent 10,131 32.4 48.9 9.0 9.8
Very good 10,536 22.7 50.6 15.0 11.7
Good 6,367 14.1 40.9 21.4 23.6
Fair 1,292 4.7 22.0 25.6 47.7
Poor 284 2.1 6.2 13.6 78.1
Restriction of activities  
Impact of health problems
Yes 7,591 7.5 26.1 23.4 43.0
No 21,448 28.1 51.7 11.8 8.4
Participation and activity limitation  
Yes 9,917 8.6 31.3 22.6 37.5
No 19,104 29.7 52.0 11.0 7.3
Help needed for activities of daily living  
Yes 4,930 4.7 19.2 21.4 54.8
No 24,122 26.4 50.1 13.4 10.1
Chronic conditions  
Arthritis or rheumatism
Yes 6,508 7.9 38.5 18.9 34.7
No 22,559 26.9 47.5 13.5 12.2
Diabetes  
Yes 1,888 10.5 41.9 16.7 30.9
No 27,196 24.1 46.0 14.4 15.5
Heart disease  
Yes 1,940 5.8 39.3 19.2 35.7
No 27,123 24.3 46.1 14.2 15.3
Cancer  
Yes 504 8.2 37.2 20.4 34.2
No 28,586 23.6 45.9 14.4 16.1
Stroke  
Yes 477 5.0 22.7 18.5 53.7
No 28,611 23.6 46.1 14.4 15.9
Urinary incontinence  
Yes 1,200 4.1 30.2 17.9 47.9
No 27,879 24.1 46.3 14.4 15.3
Chronic bronchitis  
Yes 920 11.2 34.9 17.6 36.4
No 28,160 23.7 46.1 14.4 15.8
Depression or anxiety disorder  
Yes 2,633 7.5 29.0 22.8 40.8
No 26,436 24.9 47.4 13.7 14.1
Any chronic condition  
Yes 10,833 9.4 40.3 19.0 31.3
No 18,203 30.0 48.4 12.3 9.2
Number of chronic conditions  
0 18,271 30.0 48.3 12.3 9.4
1 7,145 11.5 45.4 18.4 24.7
2 or more 3,688 4.6 29.1 20.4 46.0
Source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, "Validation of disability categories derived from Health Utilities Index Mark 3 scores", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 2, catalogue number 82-003-X.