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Table 3-2
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 2

Table 3-2
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 2
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), Two or more medications, Both sexes, Males, Females, Number '000, % and 95%
confidence
interval (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics	Two or more medications
	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	589	9.1	8.1	10.2	261	7.8^Note §	6.6	9.3	328	10.4	9.0	11.9
Age group (years)
3 to 5	62	5.5^Note *	4.3	6.9	30^{Note E: Use with caution}	5.3^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	3.7	7.6	31^{Note E: Use with caution}	5.7^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	3.7	8.7
6 to 11	126	5.6^Note *	4.8	6.6	83	7.3^Note §	5.9	8.9	43	3.9^Note *	2.9	5.4
12 to 19^Note †	402	12.7	10.8	14.9	148	9.1^Note §	7.2	11.5	254	16.6	13.7	20.0
Household income
Below median^Note †	289	8.9	7.6	10.5	113	6.8^Note §	5.3	8.8	177	11.1	9.3	13.3
At or above median	300	9.2	7.9	10.7	149	8.8	7.2	10.8	152	9.6	7.8	11.8
Household education
Less than postsecondary^Note †	103	10.5	7.8	14.0	40^{Note E: Use with caution}	7.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	4.9	12.5	63^{Note E: Use with caution}	13.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.0	18.9
Postsecondary or higher	461	8.9	7.8	10.0	213	8.1	6.8	9.5	248	9.7	8.1	11.4
^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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Date modified:: 2021-03-17