Table 3-1
Prevalence of prescription medication use in the past month, by selected sociodemographic characteristics, household population aged 3 to 19 years, Canada excluding the territories, 2012 to 2017 — Part 1

Table 3-1
Prevalence of prescription medication use in the past month, by selected sociodemographic characteristics, household population aged 3 to 19 years, Canada excluding the territories, 2012 to 2017 — Part 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Prevalence of prescription medication use in the past month. The information is grouped by Characteristics (appearing as row headers), One or more medication, Both sexes, Males, Females, Number '000, % and 95%
confidence
interval (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics	One or more medication
	Both sexes				Males				Females
	Number '000	%	95% confidence interval		Number '000	%	95% confidence interval		Number '000	%	95% confidence interval
	Number '000	%	from	to	Number '000	%	from	to	Number '000	%	from	to
Total	1,495	23.0	21.3	24.8	667	20.0^Note §	18.2	21.8	828	26.2	23.6	28.9
Age group (years)
3 to 5	159	14.2^Note *	12.1	16.5	74	12.8^Note *	10.4	15.8	85	15.6^Note *	12.5	19.3
6 to 11	344	15.5^Note *	13.2	18.0	193	17.0^Note *	14.2	20.2	151	13.9^Note *	11.1	17.4
12 to 19^Note †	991	31.4	28.5	34.4	400	24.6^Note §	22.0	27.4	591	38.6	33.5	44.0
Household income
Below median^Note †	722	22.3	19.8	25.0	313	19.0^Note §	16.0	22.3	409	25.8	22.7	29.1
At or above median	773	23.7	21.0	26.5	353	21.0^Note §	18.2	24.0	419	26.5	22.1	31.5
Household education
Less than postsecondary^Note †	266	27.0	22.4	32.2	109^{Note E: Use with caution}	21.6^Note §	15.3	29.7	157	32.7	27.6	38.3
Postsecondary or higher	1,153	22.2	20.4	24.0	525	19.9^Note §	18.2	21.7	628	24.5^Note *	21.8	27.3
^E use with caution 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 † reference category Return to note † referrer Source: 2012 to 2013, 2014 to 2015 and 2016 to 2017 Canadian Health Measures Surveys, combined.

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