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Table 4
Unadjusted prevalence and adjusted odds ratios for waiting time less than 1 month to consult specialist, by selected characteristics and sex, household population aged 15 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2007

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  Total Males Females
Unadjusted prevalence 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Unadjusted prevalence 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Unadjusted prevalence 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to from to from to
Total aged 15 or older 45.6 43.5 47.7 ... ... ... 50.9 47.3 54.6 ... ... ... 42.0 39.2 44.7 ... ... ...
Sex
Male† 51.0 47.3 54.6 1.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Female 42.0* 39.2 44.7 0.8* 0.6 1.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Age group
15 to 34 47.3 42.7 51.9 ... ... ... 55.8 46.9 64.7 ... ... ... 43.1 38.0 48.2 ... ... ...
35 to 44 45.5 40.0 50.9 ... ... ... 49.9 40.8 59.0 ... ... ... 42.4 36.2 48.6 ... ... ...
45 to 64 43.4 40.1 46.7 ... ... ... 48.7 43.2 54.1 ... ... ... 40.0 35.4 44.1 ... ... ...
65 or older† 47.9 43.6 52.2 ... ... ... 51.4 44.9 58.0 ... ... ... 44.6 39.1 50.1 ... ... ...
Age modelled as continuous term ... ... ... 1.0 1.0 1.0 ... ... ... 1.0 0.9 1.0 ... ... ... 1.0 1.0 1.0
Age modelled as quadratic term ... ... ... 1.0 1.0 1.0 ... ... ... 1.0 1.0 1.0 ... ... ... 1.0 1.0 1.0
Education                                    
Less than secondary graduation 48.4 43.5 53.3 1.2 0.9 1.6 52.5 44.8 60.2 1.4 0.9 2.2 45.7 39.2 52.1 1.2 0.8 1.6
Secondary graduation 45.6 40.0 51.3 1.2 0.9 1.5 50.0 40.1 60.0 1.1 0.7 1.7 43.5 36.8 50.1 1.2 0.9 1.6
Some postsecondary 45.3 37.5 53.1 1.0 0.7 1.3 53.9 41.9 65.9 1.1 0.6 1.9 40.0 30.0 50.0 0.9 0.6 1.4
Postsecondary graduation† 44.8 42.0 47.5 1.0 ... ... 50.2 45.4 55.0 1.0 ... ... 40.8 37.3 44.3 1.0 ... ...
Household income quintile
1 (lowest) 48.7 43.7 53.7 0.9 0.7 1.3 51.5 42.4 60.7 0.5* 0.3 0.9 47.5 41.2 53.7 1.4 0.9 2.1
2 47.6 42.8 52.5 0.9 0.7 1.3 54.5 45.9 63.0 0.7 0.4 1.2 43.9 37.6 50.3 1.2 0.8 1.8
3 46.7 41.7 51.7 0.9 0.7 1.3 51.1 43.0 59.3 0.7 0.4 1.1 43.2 36.7 49.7 1.3 0.9 1.9
4 41.3 36.8 45.8 0.8 0.6 1.1 44.9 38.2 51.5 0.6* 0.4 0.9 38.6 32.6 44.6 1.1 0.7 1.6
5 (highest)† 47.0 41.7 52.4 1.0 ... ... 54.8 46.8 62.8 1.0 ... ... 38.4 31.4 45.5 1.0 ... ...
Missing 39.7 33.2 46.3 0.8 0.5 1.1 45.8 35.2 56.3 0.6 0.3 1.1 36.8 29.1 44.6 0.9 0.6 1.5
Immigrant status
Immigrant (0 to 10 years in Canada) 53.5 42.9 64.1 1.4 0.9 2.4 66.3* 51.1 81.4 2.1 0.9 4.6 44.0E 29.6 58.5 1.2 0.6 2.4
Immigrant (more than 10 years in Canada) 49.6 43.7 55.5 1.4* 1.0 1.8 60.5* 51.7 69.3 2.0* 1.3 3.0 42.1 34.8 49.3 1.1 0.8 1.5
Canadian-born† 44.4 42.0 46.7 1.0 ... ... 48.1 44.1 52.0 1.0 ... ... 41.9 38.8 44.9 1.0 ... ...
Residence
Urban core† 45.7 43.1 48.4 1.0 ... ... 52.1 47.9 56.4 1.0 ... ... 41.4 37.9 44.9 1.0 ... ...
Urban fringe 34.7 24.2 45.3 0.6 0.4 1.0 x x x 0.6 0.3 1.5 33.4E 20.3 46.5 0.6 0.3 1.1
Urban area outside Census Metropolitan Area/ Census Agglomeration 49.3 40.2 58.3 1.3 0.9 1.9 51.9 39.4 64.4 1.4 0.7 2.5 47.7 36.0 59.4 1.4 0.9 2.2
Secondary urban core 52.7E 28.0 77.5 1.5 0.5 4.3 x x x 1.4 0.2 9.1 x x x 1.6 0.6 3.9
Mix of urban and rural 44.0 38.6 49.3 1.1 0.8 1.4 47.8 39.0 56.6 1.1 0.7 1.7 41.8 35.3 48.2 1.1 0.8 1.5
Rural 45.9 40.0 51.7 1.1 0.8 1.4 47.9 38.1 57.7 1.0 0.6 1.4 44.3 36.9 51.7 1.2 0.9 1.7
New condition
Heart condition/Stroke† 59.3 52.3 66.4 1.0 ... ... 63.3 54.4 72.3 1.0 ... ... 54.5 43.4 65.5 1.0 ... ...
Cancer 56.8 48.5 65.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 56.3 43.6 69.0 0.7 0.4 1.4 57.2 46.7 67.6 1.1 0.6 2.1
Skin condition 42.2* 33.4 51.0 0.5* 0.3 0.8 45.4* 32.0 58.7 0.4* 0.2 0.9 39.0* 28.3 49.7 0.5* 0.3 1.0
Cataract or other eye condition 46.4* 36.8 56.0 0.4* 0.3 0.7 54.6 40.0 69.3 0.5* 0.2 1.0 41.8 29.9 53.7 0.4* 0.2 0.8
Arthritis/Rheumatism 28.9* 20.3 37.5 0.3* 0.2 0.5 x x x 0.4* 0.2 0.9 24.6E* 13.9 35.2 0.3* 0.1 0.5
Mental health disorder 48.7 37.0 60.3 0.7 0.4 1.1 51.5 36.4 66.7 0.6 0.2 1.4 47.2E 31.5 63.0 0.7 0.3 1.4
Asthma or other breathing condition 45.0* 33.9 56.1 0.5* 0.3 0.8 x x x 0.4* 0.2 0.8 43.7E 28.1 59.4 0.6 0.3 1.4
Gynecological condition 39.1* 32.7 45.5 0.4* 0.3 0.6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 39.1* 32.7 45.5 0.4* 0.3 0.8
Other 44.4* 41.5 47.3 0.5* 0.3 0.6 48.7* 44.1 53.4 0.5* 0.3 0.7 40.6* 36.9 44.3 0.5* 0.3 0.8
High blood pressure
No† 46.8 44.3 49.3 1.0 ... ... 54.0 49.9 58.2 1.0 ... ... 42.1 38.9 45.2 1.0 ... ...
Yes 41.4* 37.4 45.5 0.7* 0.5 0.9 41.4* 35.0 47.8 0.6* 0.4 0.8 41.4 36.3 46.6 0.8 0.6 1.1
Number of selected chronic conditions‡
None† 46.9 43.9 50.0 1.0 ... ... 54.2 49.1 59.3 1.0 ... ... 41.7 37.9 45.5 1.0 ... ...
One 43.8 40.0 47.6 0.9 0.7 1.1 48.4 42.4 54.4 0.8 0.6 1.1 40.9 36.2 45.6 0.9 0.7 1.2
2 or more 45.3 40.6 50.0 0.9 0.7 1.1 44.5 36.2 52.8 0.7 0.5 1.2 45.8 39.9 51.7 1.0 0.7 1.4
Has regular family doctor
Yes† 44.3 42.1 46.5 1.0 ... ... 48.5 44.8 52.3 1.0 ... ... 41.5 38.7 44.4 1.0 ... ...
No 58.9* 51.0 66.8 1.2 0.8 1.7 69.2* 58.4 80.0 1.6 1.0 2.7 47.3 36.6 58.1 0.9 0.5 1.4
Source of specialist referral
Family doctor† 38.9 36.5 41.3 1.0 ... ... 43.5 39.4 47.6 1.0 ... ... 35.9 32.9 38.9 1.0 ... ...
Other specialist 52.3* 45.1 59.5 1.7* 1.3 2.4 58.3* 45.7 70.9 1.7* 1.0 2.8 48.2* 40.1 56.3 1.6* 1.1 2.3
Other health care provider 58.7* 52.4 65.0 2.2* 1.7 3.0 62.4* 53.0 71.8 2.0* 1.3 3.1 55.7* 47.0 64.4 2.5* 1.7 3.7
Did not require referral 71.6* 63.9 79.3 4.1* 2.8 6.0 79.7* 69.6 89.9 5.4* 2.9 10.0 65.7* 55.1 76.4 3.8* 2.4 6.1
† reference group
‡ selected chronic conditions were asthma, arthritis, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, heart disease and mood disorders (depression, bipolar disorder, mania, dysthymia)
* significantly different from estimate for reference category, denoted by † (p < 0.05)
E use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%)
x suppressed to meet confidentiality requirements of Statistics Act
... not applicable
Notes: Estimates are based on population who completed initial consultation with specialist in previous 12 months and provided information about waiting time. Except for total household income, analyses exclude non-response (“don’t know,” “not stated,” and “refusal”). Modelled odds ratio results for total cohort model are based on information from 5,397 respondents (1,982 male model; 3,415 female model).
Source: 2007 Canadian Community Health Survey.

 

Date Modified: 2015-07-17

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