Table 1
Percentage using prescription medication, by sex and selected characteristics, household population aged 6 to 79, Canada, 2007 to 2011

Table 1
Percentage using prescription medication, by sex and selected characteristics, household population aged 6 to 79, Canada, 2007 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentage using prescription medication Total, Males, Females, % and 95% confidence interval (appearing as column headers).
	%	95% confidence interval		%	95% confidence interval		%	95% confidence interval
	Total			Males			Females
	%	from	to	%	from	to	%	from	to
Total	40.5	38.1	42.9	34.5^Note ‡	31.9	37.0	46.5	43.6	49.4
Age group
6 to 14^Note †	11.7	9.7	13.8	14.0^Note ‡	11.3	16.6	9.3	7.0	11.5
15 to 24	26.2^Note *	21.4	31.1	12.6^Note ‡	8.7	16.4	40.3^Note *	33.1	47.5
25 to 44	28.0^Note *	25.2	30.9	20.8^Note *^Note ‡	18.1	23.4	35.3^Note *	29.8	40.8
45 to 64	55.1^Note *	51.4	58.8	50.2^Note *^Note ‡	44.3	56.1	59.7^Note *	56.5	63.0
65 to 79	82.7^Note *	79.5	85.9	83.2^Note *	79.7	86.8	82.2^Note *	77.9	86.5
Household income quintile
Not lowest^Note †	40.8	38.4	43.2	34.6^Note ‡	32.1	37.1	47.0	44.0	50.1
Lowest 20%	36.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	22.0	50.8	33.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	13.6	53.2	37.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	21.5	54.4
Number of selected chronic conditions
None^Note †	21.6	19.6	23.7	14.8^Note ‡	12.7	17.0	28.8	25.4	32.3
1	60.6^Note *	57.0	64.3	57.8^Note *	51.6	64.1	63.2^Note *	57.5	68.9
2	83.7^Note *	79.1	88.3	83.3^Note *	75.5	91.0	84.0^Note *	79.0	89.1
3	92.4^Note *	87.9	97.0	92.9^Note *	86.3	99.4	92.1^Note *	85.9	98.3
4 or more	99.2^Note *	98.3	100.2	98.5^Note *	96.2	100.0	99.8^Note *	99.4	100.0
Disability
None^Note †	23.5	20.8	26.2	17.8^Note ‡	14.6	21.0	30.3	26.3	34.4
Mild	40.9^Note *	37.8	44.0	36.0^Note *^Note ‡	31.2	40.7	45.6^Note *	42.6	48.6
Moderate	48.0^Note *	42.7	53.3	43.1^Note *	35.7	50.5	52.5^Note *	44.5	60.4
Severe	66.2^Note *	61.5	70.9	58.6^Note *^Note ‡	51.0	66.3	72.6^Note *	66.1	79.1
Usually free of pain/discomfort
Yes^Note †	35.1	32.9	37.3	29.7^Note ‡	27.2	32.3	40.7	38.2	43.3
No	63.7^Note *	59.2	68.2	57.9^Note *^Note ‡	52.2	63.5	68.3^Note *	62.4	74.3
Self-perceived health
Very good/Excellent^Note †	31.7	29.4	34.1	24.9^Note ‡	21.8	28.0	38.8	35.7	41.9
Good	47.1^Note *	43.5	50.7	41.8^Note *^Note ‡	36.9	46.8	52.2^Note *	47.7	56.6
Fair/Poor	67.0^Note *	60.8	73.2	66.3^Note *	58.3	74.3	67.6^Note *	60.2	75.0
Emotional well-being
Happy/Somewhat happy^Note †	39.8	37.4	42.2	33.7^Note ‡	31.0	36.3	45.9	43.0	48.8
Somewhat unhappy/ Unhappy/Very unhappy	60.0^Note *	51.0	69.0	57.3^Note *	46.0	68.4	62.8^Note *	48.8	76.7
^E use with caution Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note ‡ significantly different from females (p < 0.05) Return to note ‡ referrer Note: Percentages refer to prescription medication taken within two days of Canadian Health Measures Survey household interview. Source: 2007 to 2009 and 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey, combined.

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Table 1
Percentage using prescription medication, by sex and selected characteristics, household population aged 6 to 79, Canada, 2007 to 2011

Table 1 Percentage using prescription medication, by sex and selected characteristics, household population aged 6 to 79, Canada, 2007 to 2011

Table 1
Percentage using prescription medication, by sex and selected characteristics, household population aged 6 to 79, Canada, 2007 to 2011