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
from to from to from to
Total 1,495 23.0 21.3 24.8 667 20.0Note § 18.2 21.8 828 26.2 23.6 28.9
Age group (years)
3 to 5 159 14.2Note * 12.1 16.5 74 12.8Note * 10.4 15.8 85 15.6Note * 12.5 19.3
6 to 11 344 15.5Note * 13.2 18.0 193 17.0Note * 14.2 20.2 151 13.9Note * 11.1 17.4
12 to 19Note † 991 31.4 28.5 34.4 400 24.6Note § 22.0 27.4 591 38.6 33.5 44.0
Household income
Below medianNote † 722 22.3 19.8 25.0 313 19.0Note § 16.0 22.3 409 25.8 22.7 29.1
At or above median 773 23.7 21.0 26.5 353 21.0Note § 18.2 24.0 419 26.5 22.1 31.5
Household education
Less than postsecondaryNote † 266 27.0 22.4 32.2 109Note E: Use with caution 21.6Note § 15.3 29.7 157 32.7 27.6 38.3
Postsecondary or higher 1,153 22.2 20.4 24.0 525 19.9Note § 18.2 21.7 628 24.5Note * 21.8 27.3
E use with caution
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note §

significantly different from females (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category

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Source: 2012 to 2013, 2014 to 2015 and 2016 to 2017 Canadian Health Measures Surveys, combined.

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