Table 3
Components of complete mental health by sexual orientation and sex, household population aged 15 and older, Canada 2015


Table 3
Components of complete mental health by sexual orientation and sex, household population aged 15 and older, Canada 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Components of complete mental health by sexual orientation and sex. The information is grouped by Characteristic (appearing as row headers), Heterosexual, Gay or lesbian, Bisexual, % and 95% confidence interval (appearing as column headers).
Characteristic Heterosexual Gay or lesbian Bisexual
% 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
Both sexes
Complete mental health 74.1 73.4 74.9 65.3Note * 58.3 71.7 43.9Note * Table 3 Note † 38.1 50.0
Flourishing mental health 81.4 80.7 82.1 75.8 69.6 81.1 62.2Note * Table 3 Note † 55.7 68.2
Mood or anxiety disorder 11.4 11.0 11.9 19.2Note * 14.4 25.1 40.4Note * Table 3 Note † 34.1 47.0
Suicide ideation (past 12 months) 2.3 2.1 2.5 5.4Note E: Use with caution Note * 3.4 8.3 12.9Note E: Use with caution Note * Table 3 Note † 9.2 17.8
Men
Complete mental health 76.8 75.7 77.8 67.0Note * 57.1 75.5 56.8Note * 46.3 66.8
Flourishing mental health 81.8 80.9 82.7 75.9 67.4 82.7 68.9Note * 57.9 78.0
Mood or anxiety disorder 8.2 7.6 8.8 17.4Note E: Use with caution Note * 11.4 25.7 23.9Note E: Use with caution Note * 16.1 34.0
Suicide ideation (past 12 months) 1.9 1.6 2.2 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Women
Complete mental health 71.5 70.6 72.5 62.7 52.6 71.7 37.6Note * Table 3 Note † 30.8 45.0
Flourishing mental health 81.0 80.2 81.9 75.7 66.1 83.2 58.9Note * Table 3 Note † 50.8 66.6
Mood or anxiety disorder 14.6 13.9 15.3 22.2Note E: Use with caution 15.2 31.3 48.4Note E: Use with caution Table 3 Note † 40.4 56.4
Suicide ideation (past 12 months) 2.7 2.4 3.1 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 16.9Note E: Use with caution Note * 11.7 23.9
E use with caution
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Note *

significantly different from heterosexual category (p<0.05)

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Note †

significantly different from the gay or lesbian category (p<0.05)

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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2015

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