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Contact with health professionals about mental health, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada and provinces, 1994/95-1998/99

Contact with health professionals
about mental health		 Total, contact with health professionals about mental health Contact with health professionals about mental health in past 12 months No contact with health professionals about mental health in past 12 months Contact with health professionals about mental health, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number %
1994/1995              
Canada 23,948,617 1,781,826 7.4 20,626,079 86.1 1,540,712 6.4
  Males
 11,780,342 563,238 4.8 10,195,698 86.5 1,021,405 8.7
  Females
 12,168,275 1,218,588 10.0 10,430,380 85.7 519,307 4.3
             
Newfoundland and Labrador 483,366 15,202E 3.1E 441,843 91.4 26,321 5.4
  Males
 242,131 F F 218,923 90.4 18,248E 7.5E
  Females
 241,235 10,243E 4.2E 222,919 92.4 8,073E 3.3E
             
Prince Edward Island 109,604 5,601 5.1 96,897 88.4 7,105E 6.5E
  Males
 53,800 1,808E 3.4E 47,358 88.0 4,635E 8.6E
  Females
 55,804 3,793E 6.8E 49,540 88.8 2,471E 4.4E
             
Nova Scotia 763,946 62,984 8.2 672,617 88.0 28,345E 3.7E
  Males
 370,343 16,703E 4.5E 336,186 90.8 17,454E 4.7E
  Females
 393,603 46,281 11.8 336,431 85.5 F F
             
New Brunswick 626,305 41,183 6.6 540,286 86.3 44,837 7.2
  Males
 307,396 12,555E 4.1E 260,067 84.6 34,775E 11.3E
  Females
 318,909 28,628 9.0 280,219 87.9 10,062E 3.2E
             
Quebec 6,029,670 442,968 7.3 5,249,166 87.1 337,536 5.6
  Males
 2,954,740 137,124 4.6 2,608,018 88.3 209,598 7.1
  Females
 3,074,930 305,844 9.9 2,641,148 85.9 127,938E 4.2E
             
Ontario 9,050,018 700,850 7.7 7,720,214 85.3 628,955 6.9
  Males
 4,439,570 233,669 5.3 3,801,109 85.6 404,792 9.1
  Females
 4,610,448 467,181 10.1 3,919,105 85.0 224,162 4.9
             
Manitoba 890,753 62,900 7.1 772,152 86.7 55,701E 6.3E
  Males
 437,917 17,118E 3.9E 374,730 85.6 46,069E 10.5E
  Females
 452,836 45,781 10.1 397,423 87.8 9,632E 2.1E
             
Saskatchewan 792,051 42,017 5.3 693,582 87.6 56,452 7.1
  Males
 392,388 16,630E 4.2E 335,019 85.4 40,739 10.4
  Females
 399,663 25,387 6.4 358,563 89.7 15,714E 3.9E
             
Alberta 2,166,104 139,499 6.4 1,861,409 85.9 165,196 7.6
  Males
 1,082,943 39,577E 3.7E 925,492 85.5 117,874E 10.9E
  Females
 1,083,161 99,921 9.2 935,918 86.4 47,322E 4.4E
             
British Columbia 3,036,800 268,623 8.8 2,577,913 84.9 190,264 6.3
  Males
 1,499,114 83,094 5.5 1,288,798 86.0 127,222 8.5
  Females
 1,537,686 185,529 12.1 1,289,115 83.8 63,042E 4.1E
             
1996/1997              
Canada 24,594,887 1,561,353 6.3 22,264,445 90.5 769,089 3.1
  Males
 12,099,440 540,057 4.5 11,078,961 91.6 480,422 4.0
  Females
 12,495,447 1,021,296 8.2 11,185,484 89.5 288,667 2.3
             
Newfoundland and Labrador 477,835 13,157E 2.8E 446,350 93.4 18,328E 3.8E
  Males
 238,191 F F 218,543 91.8 12,548E 5.3E
  Females
 239,644 6,057E 2.5E 227,807 95.1 F F
             
Prince Edward Island 112,656 5,978E 5.3E 104,029 92.3 2,649E 2.4E
  Males
 55,226 2,253E 4.1E 51,139 92.6 F F
  Females
 57,430 3,725E 6.5E 52,890 92.1 F F
             
Nova Scotia 774,558 56,368 7.3 700,151 90.4 18,039E 2.3E
  Males
 375,596 13,978E 3.7E 343,994 91.6 17,624E 4.7E
  Females
 398,962 42,391E 10.6E 356,156 89.3 F F
             
New Brunswick 632,008 36,288 5.7 581,331 92.0 14,389E 2.3E
  Males
 310,389 9,827E 3.2E 290,438 93.6 10,124E 3.3E
  Females
 321,619 26,462E 8.2E 290,893 90.4 F F
             
Quebec 6,131,154 354,293 5.8 5,599,436 91.3 177,426E 2.9E
  Males
 3,006,318 140,101E 4.7E 2,744,759 91.3 121,458E 4.0E
  Females
 3,124,836 214,191 6.9 2,854,677 91.4 55,968E 1.8E
             
Ontario 9,323,355 581,644 6.2 8,417,842 90.3 323,869 3.5
  Males
 4,570,662 190,082 4.2 4,196,798 91.8 183,782 4.0
  Females
 4,752,693 391,562 8.2 4,221,044 88.8 140,087 2.9
             
Manitoba 902,130 55,910 6.2 820,314 90.9 25,906 2.9
  Males
 442,990 18,141 4.1 409,076 92.3 15,773 3.6
  Females
 459,140 37,770 8.2 411,238 89.6 10,133E 2.2E
             
Saskatchewan 801,115 48,421 6.0 732,194 91.4 20,500E 2.6E
  Males
 395,427 22,015E 5.6E 362,191 91.6 11,221E 2.8E
  Females
 405,688 26,406E 6.5E 370,003 91.2 F F
             
Alberta 2,243,980 148,335 6.6 1,979,322 88.2 116,323 5.2
  Males
 1,124,701 47,961 4.3 1,008,298 89.7 68,441 6.1
  Females
 1,119,279 100,374 9.0 971,023 86.8 47,882 4.3
             
British Columbia 3,196,096 260,958 8.2 2,883,478 90.2 51,661E 1.6E
  Males
 1,579,940 88,600E 5.6E 1,453,724 92.0 F F
  Females
 1,616,156 172,358 10.7 1,429,754 88.5 F F
             
1998/1999              
Canada 24,916,127 1,546,816 6.2 22,575,674 90.6 793,636 3.2
  Males
 12,259,087 457,259 3.7 11,287,807 92.1 514,021 4.2
  Females
 12,657,040 1,089,557 8.6 11,287,867 89.2 279,615 2.2
             
Newfoundland and Labrador 462,616 16,134E 3.5E 431,017 93.2 15,465E 3.3E
  Males
 228,462 F F 218,038 95.4 8,063E 3.5E
  Females
 234,154 13,773E 5.9E 212,979 91.0 F F
             
Prince Edward Island 113,090 3,933E 3.5E 106,748 94.4 2,409E 2.1E
  Males
 55,275 F F 52,792 95.5 1,376E 2.5E
  Females
 57,815 2,826E 4.9E 53,956 93.3 F F
             
Nova Scotia 773,849 48,363 6.2 702,467 90.8 23,020E 3.0E
  Males
 373,253 13,381E 3.6E 341,697 91.5 18,176E 4.9E
  Females
 400,596 34,982E 8.7E 360,770 90.1 F F
             
New Brunswick 626,897 41,983 6.7 560,244 89.4 24,670E 3.9E
  Males
 307,362 12,315E 4.0E 280,647 91.3 14,400E 4.7E
  Females
 319,535 29,667E 9.3E 279,598 87.5 10,270E 3.2E
             
Quebec 6,097,064 381,105 6.3 5,450,171 89.4 265,787 4.4
  Males
 2,995,492 118,524E 4.0E 2,688,872 89.8 188,096 6.3
  Females
 3,101,572 262,582 8.5 2,761,299 89.0 77,691E 2.5E
             
Ontario 9,460,369 580,479 6.1 8,625,188 91.2 254,702 2.7
  Males
 4,633,917 169,808 3.7 4,318,746 93.2 145,362 3.1
  Females
 4,826,452 410,671 8.5 4,306,442 89.2 109,339E 2.3E
             
Manitoba 893,577 67,103 7.5 805,091 90.1 21,384E 2.4E
  Males
 439,089 18,703E 4.3E 403,049 91.8 17,336E 3.9E
  Females
 454,488 48,399E 10.6E 402,041 88.5 F F
             
Saskatchewan 806,259 57,096 7.1 734,475 91.1 14,688E 1.8E
  Males
 398,709 24,222E 6.1E 371,295 93.1 F F
  Females
 407,550 32,874 8.1 363,179 89.1 F F
             
Alberta 2,359,567 130,807 5.5 2,169,936 92.0 58,824E 2.5E
  Males
 1,185,143 31,172E 2.6E 1,109,862 93.6 44,108E 3.7E
  Females
 1,174,424 99,635 8.5 1,060,074 90.3 F F
             
British Columbia 3,322,839 219,813 6.6 2,990,338 90.0 112,688E 3.4E
  Males
 1,642,385 65,665E 4.0E 1,502,810 91.5 73,911E 4.5E
  Females
 1,680,454 154,149 9.2 1,487,528 88.5 38,777E 2.3E
             

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95, 1996/97 and 1998/99, cross sectional sample, health file
2. Population aged 12 and over who have consulted with a health professional about their mental health in the past 12 months.
3. Mental health professionals include: family doctors or general practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers and counsellors.
4. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
5. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
6. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability.
7. CANSIM table number 01040063.