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Table 2
Health status of nurses and referent group, female household population, Canada excluding territories, 2003
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| Characteristics | Female nurses | Referent group | Missing before imputation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | |||
| Self-reported health | |||
| General health | |||
| Excellent/Very good | 71.2 | 68.9 | 0.0 |
| Good/Fair/Poor | 28.9 | 31.1 | … |
| Mental health | |||
| Excellent/Very good | 81.9 | 79.6 | 0.4 |
| Good/Fair/Poor | 18.1 | 20.4 | … |
| Chronic conditions | |||
| At least one | 74.4 | 69.6 | 0.1 |
| Asthma | 9.1 | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| Arthritis/Rheumatism (excluding fibromyalgia) | 14.2 | 12.1 | 0.1 |
| Back problems (excluding fibromyalgia and arthritis) | 24.0 | 20.0 | 0.1 |
| High blood pressure | 11.6 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
| Disease prevention | |||
| Ever had flu shot | 68.2 | 38.8 | 0.5 |
| Ever had pap smear | 97.4 | 91.0 | 0.7 |
| Ever had mammogram† | 49.8 | 36.0 | 0.5 |
| Behavioural risk factors | |||
| Overweight/Obese‡ | 43.9 | 34.4 | 6.2 |
| Physically inactive in leisure time§ | 47.2 | 47.3 | 0.4 |
| Less than 5 servings of fruit/vegetables per day | 40.1 | 50.2 | 1.9 |
| Current smoker (daily or occasional) | 18.9 | 19.7 | 0.1 |
| Heavy alcohol use†† | 6.9 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| Psychosocial risk factors | |||
| Perceived life stress | |||
| Quite a bit or extremely | 31.4 | 31.7 | 0.1 |
| Perceived work stress | |||
| Quite a bit or extremely | 55.8 | 34.9 | 1.9 |
| † asked of 62.2% of women in sample (women younger than 35 not asked) ‡ body mass index 25 or more § total daily energy expenditure less than 1.5 kcal/kg/day †† five or more drinks on one occasion at least once a month Notes: The referent group is female postsecondary graduates employed in past year in occupations other than those in health sector or employed by hospitals. All estimates are weighted using bootstrapped sampling weights after multiple imputation for missing data. Source: 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey. |
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