Table 5
Prevalence of prescription medication use in the past month, by selected health-related characteristics, household population aged 3 to 19 years, Canada excluding the territories, 2012 to 2017

Table 5
Prevalence of prescription medication use in the past month, by selected health-related characteristics, household population aged 3 to 19 years, Canada excluding the territories, 2012 to 2017
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), Both sexes, Males, Females, Number '000, % and 95%
confidence interval (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics	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^{Table 5 Note §}	18.2	21.8	828	26.2	23.6	28.9
Regular medical doctor
Yes	1,367	23.6	21.7	25.7	603	20.4^{Table 5 Note §}	18.5	22.4	764	27.0^Note *	24.1	30.0
No^{Table 5 Note †}	127	18.5	14.2	23.7	63^{Note E: Use with caution}	17.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	11.6	25.3	64^{Note E: Use with caution}	19.7	14.1	26.7
Self-perceived general health
Excellent/very good	899	18.6^Note *	16.7	20.7	416	16.8^{Table 5 Note §}^Note *	14.8	18.9	483	20.6^Note *	17.9	23.7
Good^{Table 5 Note †}	443	32.4	27.8	37.2	190	26.2^{Table 5 Note §}	21.0	32.2	253	39.2	32.4	46.5
Fair/poor	153	48.7^Note *	38.4	59.2	61^{Note E: Use with caution}	45.7^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	30.3	61.9	92^{Note E: Use with caution}	50.9	39.2	62.6
Self-perceived mental health
Excellent/very good	573	26.1^Note *	23.4	28.9	261	21.8^{Table 5 Note §}	18.5	25.5	312	31.2^Note *	25.6	37.5
Good^{Table 5 Note †}	248	38.5	32.4	44.9	68	24.6^{Table 5 Note §}	18.2	32.4	180	48.9	40.5	57.3
Fair/poor	155	62.0^Note *	49.4	73.2	61^{Note E: Use with caution}	56.6^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	34.6	76.3	93^{Note E: Use with caution}	66.2^Note *	51.0	78.7
BMI
Underweight	66	23.7	18.3	30.1	37^{Note E: Use with caution}	23.6	16.6	32.4	29	23.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	15.1	35.5
Normal range^{Table 5 Note †}	858	20.5	18.9	22.1	364	17.1^{Table 5 Note §}	15.2	19.3	495	23.9	21.0	27.0
Overweight	201	24.1	20.1	28.6	90^{Note E: Use with caution}	22.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	15.7	31.4	111	25.4	20.5	31.1
Obesity	183	25.6	21.1	30.7	92	22.5	16.8	29.5	91^{Note E: Use with caution}	29.7	22.0	38.8
Asthma
Yes	367	51.0^Note *	45.1	56.9	177	47.3^Note *	39.7	55.0	190	55.0^Note *	45.8	63.8
No^{Table 5 Note †}	1,127	19.5	17.9	21.2	490	16.5^{Table 5 Note §}	14.7	18.5	638	22.6	20.2	25.2
Mood disorder
Yes	153	70.7^Note *	54.8	82.8	62^{Note E: Use with caution}	67.2^Note *	44.6	83.9	90	73.4^Note *	56.4	85.5
No^{Table 5 Note †}	1,341	21.3	19.7	23.0	604	18.6^{Table 5 Note §}	17.0	20.4	737	24.2	21.8	26.8
Attention deficit disorder
Yes	280	60.1^Note *	50.8	68.8	195	60.3^Note *	49.7	70.1	85^{Note E: Use with caution}	59.7^Note *	48.3	70.2
No^{Table 5 Note †}	1,127	18.7	16.9	20.6	445	14.8^{Table 5 Note §}	13.2	16.6	682	22.7	19.2	26.5
Learning disability
Yes	173	43.0^Note *	34.9	51.6	116^{Note E: Use with caution}	46.6^Note *	35.8	57.7	57^{Note E: Use with caution}	37.3^Note *	26.6	49.4
No^{Table 5 Note †}	1,231	20.2	18.2	22.5	523	17.0^{Table 5 Note §}	14.9	19.2	708	23.6	20.1	27.6
^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 Notes: BMI = body mass index. Self-perceived mental health was asked of respondents aged 12 to 19 years. Data for attention deficit disorder and learning disability were collected only in cycles 3 (2012 to 2013) and 4 (2014 to 2015) of the Canadian Health Measures Survey. Source: 2012 to 2013, 2014 to 2015 and 2016 to 2017 Canadian Health Measures Surveys, combined.

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Table 5
Prevalence of prescription medication use in the past month, by selected health-related characteristics, household population aged 3 to 19 years, Canada excluding the territories, 2012 to 2017

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Table 5
Prevalence of prescription medication use in the past month, by selected health-related characteristics, household population aged 3 to 19 years, Canada excluding the territories, 2012 to 2017