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Self-rated mental health, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, 2005


                               Self-rated mental health
  Total Very good or excellent Good Fair or poor Not stated
   number % number % number % number %
Total, 12 years and over 27,131,964 19,783,688 72.9 5,498,670 20.3 1,290,987 4.8 558,619 2.1
Males 13,371,912 9,791,899 73.2 2,686,390 20.1 583,340 4.4 310,283 2.3
Females 13,760,052 9,991,789 72.6 2,812,280 20.4 707,647 5.1 248,336 1.8
12 to 19 years 3,353,635 2,526,425 75.3 640,806 19.1 115,248 3.4 71,156 2.1
Males 1,716,269 1,297,374 75.6 326,399 19.0 49,915 2.9 42,581 2.5
Females 1,637,366 1,229,051 75.1 314,408 19.2 65,332 4.0 28,575 1.7
12 to 14 years 1,235,765 931,289 75.4 234,013 18.9 33,043 2.7 37,419 3.0
Males 648,825 485,335 74.8 128,568 19.8 14,401 E 2.2 E 20,521 3.2
Females 586,940 445,955 76.0 105,445 18.0 18,642 E 3.2 E 16,898 2.9
15 to 19 years 2,117,870 1,595,135 75.3 406,793 19.2 82,204 3.9 33,737 1.6
Males 1,067,444 812,039 76.1 197,831 18.5 35,514 3.3 22,060 2.1
Females 1,050,426 783,097 74.6 208,963 19.9 46,690 4.4 11,677 1.1
20 to 34 years 6,422,774 4,893,182 76.2 1,186,168 18.5 277,522 4.3 65,903 1.0
Males 3,211,070 2,461,278 76.6 589,614 18.4 122,534 3.8 37,644 1.2
Females 3,211,704 2,431,903 75.7 596,554 18.6 154,988 4.8 28,260 E 0.9 E
20 to 24 years 2,239,344 1,690,667 75.5 417,198 18.6 106,066 4.7 25,413 E 1.1 E
Males 1,167,581 880,914 75.4 218,299 18.7 51,715 4.4 16,653 E 1.4 E
Females 1,071,763 809,753 75.6 198,899 18.6 54,351 5.1 F F
25 to 34 years 4,183,431 3,202,515 76.6 768,970 18.4 171,456 4.1 40,490 1.0
Males 2,043,490 1,580,365 77.3 371,315 18.2 70,819 3.5 20,990 1.0
Females 2,139,941 1,622,150 75.8 397,654 18.6 100,637 4.7 19,500 E 0.9 E
35 to 44 years 5,087,627 3,758,805 73.9 1,021,811 20.1 255,439 5.0 51,572 1.0
Males 2,573,924 1,907,115 74.1 513,964 20.0 127,015 4.9 25,830 1.0
Females 2,513,703 1,851,690 73.7 507,847 20.2 128,424 5.1 25,742 1.0
45 to 64 years 8,339,620 6,077,571 72.9 1,685,746 20.2 453,040 5.4 123,263 1.5
Males 4,122,741 3,031,108 73.5 824,344 20.0 202,159 4.9 65,130 1.6
Females 4,216,879 3,046,463 72.2 861,402 20.4 250,881 5.9 58,134 1.4
45 to 54 years 4,784,779 3,477,058 72.7 977,398 20.4 273,023 5.7 57,300 1.2
Males 2,343,864 1,724,611 73.6 471,787 20.1 119,290 5.1 28,176 1.2
Females 2,440,914 1,752,447 71.8 505,611 20.7 153,732 6.3 29,124 E 1.2 E
55 to 64 years 3,554,841 2,600,513 73.2 708,348 19.9 180,017 5.1 65,964 1.9
Males 1,778,877 1,306,497 73.4 352,557 19.8 82,869 4.7 36,954 2.1
Females 1,775,964 1,294,016 72.9 355,791 20.0 97,148 5.5 29,010 E 1.6 E
65 years and over 3,928,308 2,527,706 64.3 964,139 24.5 189,738 4.8 246,725 6.3
Males 1,747,908 1,095,024 62.6 432,069 24.7 81,715 4.7 139,099 8.0
Females 2,180,401 1,432,682 65.7 532,070 24.4 108,023 5.0 107,626 4.9
65 to 74 years 2,244,943 1,549,199 69.0 519,403 23.1 91,000 4.1 85,342 3.8
Males 1,068,532 723,844 67.7 253,573 23.7 40,930 3.8 50,184 4.7
Females 1,176,411 825,355 70.2 265,830 22.6 50,070 4.3 35,157 3.0
75 years and over 1,683,365 978,507 58.1 444,736 26.4 98,739 5.9 161,384 9.6
Males 679,376 371,180 54.6 178,496 26.3 40,785 6.0 88,915 13.1
Females 1,003,989 607,327 60.5 266,240 26.5 57,953 5.8 72,469 7.2

1. Population aged 12 and over who rate their own mental health status as being excellent, very good, fair or poor. Self-reported mental health provides a general indication of the population suffering from some form of mental disorder, mental or emotional problems, or distress, not necessarily reflected in self-reported (physical) health.
2. When comparing estimates, it is important to use confidence intervals to determine if differences between values are statistically significant. Confidence intervals describe sampling variability and give an indication of the precision of a given estimate.
3. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
4. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified as follows: (E) use with caution.
5. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed due to extreme sampling variability and are identified as follows: (F) too unreliable to be published.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS 3.1), 2005 (CANSIM table 105-0421).