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Social support, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, selected provinces, territories and health regions, 2005


 Geographic code and name              Total Low Medium High Not stated
   number % number % number % number %
24  Quebec 6,473,413 161,049 2.5 708,952 11.0 4,861,094 75.1 742,318 11.5
Males 3,186,903 98,475 3.1 370,022 11.6 2,350,018 73.7 368,388 11.6
Females 3,286,510 62,574 1.9 338,930 10.3 2,511,076 76.4 373,930 11.4
2401  Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Que. 174,615 5,134 2.9 20,787 11.9 121,768 69.7 26,925 15.4
Males 86,801 3,234 3.7 11,462 13.2 57,395 66.1 14,710 16.9
Females 87,815 1,901 E 2.2 E 9,325 10.6 64,374 73.3 12,215 13.9
2402  Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean, Que. 235,861 4,921 E 2.1 E 22,913 9.7 182,558 77.4 25,469 10.8
Males 118,069 2,492 E 2.1 E 11,456 E 9.7 E 91,539 77.5 12,582 10.7
Females 117,792 F F 11,457 E 9.7 E 91,019 77.3 12,887 10.9
2403  Région de la Capitale Nationale, Que. 578,540 13,708 E 2.4 E 66,761 11.5 435,664 75.3 62,406 10.8
Males 279,211 7,626 E 2.7 E 38,256 13.7 206,149 73.8 27,179 9.7
Females 299,329 6,082 E 2.0 E 28,505 9.5 229,515 76.7 35,227 11.8
2404  Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, Que. 415,106 9,206 E 2.2 E 45,876 11.1 310,388 74.8 49,636 12.0
Males 205,967 6,436 E 3.1 E 23,110 11.2 152,866 74.2 23,555 11.4
Females 209,139 2,770 E 1.3 E 22,766 10.9 157,522 75.3 26,081 12.5
2405  Région de l'Estrie, Que. 256,622 5,650 E 2.2 E 23,720 9.2 198,885 77.5 28,368 11.1
Males 127,482 3,729 E 2.9 E 10,998 8.6 98,700 77.4 14,055 11.0
Females 129,140 1,921 E 1.5 E 12,721 E 9.9 E 100,185 77.6 14,313 11.1
2406  Région de Montréal, Que. 1,621,597 45,955 2.8 214,520 13.2 1,151,940 71.0 209,182 12.9
Males 784,675 24,170 3.1 113,179 14.4 554,455 70.7 92,871 11.8
Females 836,922 21,785 2.6 101,340 12.1 597,485 71.4 116,312 13.9
2407  Région de l'Outaouais, Que. 291,211 5,473 E 1.9 E 22,595 7.8 239,258 82.2 23,885 8.2
Males 143,196 F F 13,130 9.2 113,888 79.5 13,526 9.4
Females 148,015 2,821 E 1.9 E 9,466 E 6.4 E 125,369 84.7 10,359 E 7.0 E
2408  Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Que. 120,353 3,583 E 3.0 E 13,626 11.3 87,766 72.9 15,378 12.8
Males 60,650 2,216 E 3.7 E 7,380 12.2 41,755 68.8 9,299 15.3
Females 59,704 1,367 E 2.3 E 6,246 10.5 46,011 77.1 6,079 E 10.2 E
2409  Région de la Côte-Nord, Que. 71,539 1,908 E 2.7 E 7,949 11.1 54,816 76.6 6,865 9.6
Males 36,503 905 E 2.5 E 3,937 E 10.8 E 27,582 75.6 4,079 11.2
Females 35,036 1,004 E 2.9 E 4,011 11.4 27,234 77.7 2,786 E 8.0 E
2410  Région du Nord-du-Québec, Que. 5,798 136 E 2.4 E 582 10.0 4,096 70.6 984 17.0
Males 3,059 F F 336 E 11.0 E 2,029 66.3 615 20.1
Females 2,739 F F 246 E 9.0 E 2,067 75.5 369 E 13.5 E
2411  Région de la Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que. 82,186 1,743 E 2.1 E 6,881 8.4 61,867 75.3 11,695 14.2
Males 40,839 1,188 E 2.9 E 3,552 E 8.7 E 29,479 72.2 6,621 16.2
Females 41,347 F F 3,329 E 8.1 E 32,388 78.3 5,074 12.3
2412  Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches, Que. 339,612 8,196 E 2.4 E 37,214 11.0 251,400 74.0 42,801 12.6
Males 170,792 5,763 E 3.4 E 16,579 9.7 124,260 72.8 24,190 14.2
Females 168,820 F F 20,636 12.2 127,140 75.3 18,611 11.0
2413  Région de Laval, Que. 316,630 8,147 E 2.6 E 27,771 8.8 243,171 76.8 37,541 11.9
Males 154,389 4,663 E 3.0 E 12,347 8.0 118,631 76.8 18,747 12.1
Females 162,241 3,484 E 2.1 E 15,424 9.5 124,540 76.8 18,794 11.6
2414  Région de Lanaudière, Que. 359,885 8,561 E 2.4 E 34,816 9.7 271,355 75.4 45,153 12.5
Males 180,517 5,026 E 2.8 E 15,839 8.8 135,879 75.3 23,774 13.2
Females 179,368 F F 18,978 10.6 135,476 75.5 21,379 11.9
2415  Région des Laurentides, Que. 432,352 13,342 3.1 51,300 11.9 325,819 75.4 41,891 9.7
Males 215,563 10,327 E 4.8 E 28,340 13.1 156,523 72.6 20,373 9.5
Females 216,789 3,015 E 1.4 E 22,960 10.6 169,296 78.1 21,518 9.9
2416  Région de la Montérégie, Que. 1,171,506 25,383 2.2 111,642 9.5 920,345 78.6 114,136 9.7
Males 579,190 17,970 E 3.1 E 60,122 10.4 438,889 75.8 62,210 10.7
Females 592,316 7,414 E 1.3 E 51,520 8.7 481,456 81.3 51,926 8.8
48  Alberta 2,686,120 46,571 1.7 224,917 8.4 2,071,843 77.1 342,788 12.8
Males 1,351,451 26,371 2.0 126,306 9.3 1,003,480 74.3 195,294 14.5
Females 1,334,669 20,200 1.5 98,611 7.4 1,068,363 80.0 147,494 11.1
4820  Chinook RHA, Alta. 123,502 F F 8,064 6.5 94,628 76.6 18,861 15.3
Males 62,174 F F 4,502 E 7.2 E 45,428 73.1 10,680 17.2
Females 61,328 F F 3,562 E 5.8 E 49,200 80.2 8,181 13.3
4821  Palliser HR, Alta. 84,748 F F 5,667 E 6.7 E 71,018 83.8 7,293 E 8.6 E
Males 42,575 F F 2,525 E 5.9 E 35,997 84.5 3,439 E 8.1 E
Females 42,174 F F 3,141 E 7.4 E 35,021 83.0 3,853 E 9.1 E
4822  Calgary HR, Alta. 995,478 15,292 E 1.5 E 93,266 9.4 785,440 78.9 101,480 10.2
Males 500,183 7,767 E 1.6 E 55,516 11.1 379,049 75.8 57,851 11.6
Females 495,296 7,525 E 1.5 E 37,750 7.6 406,391 82.1 43,630 8.8
4823  David Thompson RHA, Alta. 239,239 3,667 E 1.5 E 18,292 7.6 181,512 75.9 35,769 15.0
Males 120,751 F F 9,370 E 7.8 E 87,492 72.5 21,970 18.2
Females 118,488 F F 8,922 E 7.5 E 94,020 79.3 13,799 11.6
4824  East Central Health, Alta. 94,226 1,325 E 1.4 E 6,988 E 7.4 E 75,249 79.9 10,664 11.3
Males 47,656 969 E 2.0 E 3,674 E 7.7 E 36,135 75.8 6,879 14.4
Females 46,570 F F 3,315 E 7.1 E 39,114 84.0 3,786 E 8.1 E
4825  Capital Health, Alta. 854,059 18,770 E 2.2 E 71,741 8.4 636,167 74.5 127,380 14.9
Males 424,862 11,509 E 2.7 E 37,904 8.9 307,896 72.5 67,553 15.9
Females 429,197 7,261 E 1.7 E 33,837 7.9 328,271 76.5 59,827 13.9
4826  Aspen RHA, Alta. 135,607 2,318 E 1.7 E 10,197 7.5 104,997 77.4 18,095 13.3
Males 69,723 F F 5,968 E 8.6 E 51,006 73.2 11,913 17.1
Females 65,884 F F 4,229 E 6.4 E 53,992 82.0 6,182 E 9.4 E
4827  Peace Country Health, Alta. 104,366 1,256 E 1.2 E 6,981 6.7 79,913 76.6 16,216 15.5
Males 54,074 F F 4,377 E 8.1 E 38,230 70.7 10,847 20.1
Females 50,292 F F 2,604 E 5.2 E 41,683 82.9 5,369 E 10.7 E
4828  Northern Lights HR, Alta. 54,895 1,225 E 2.2 E 3,721 E 6.8 E 42,920 78.2 7,029 E 12.8 E
Males 29,454 574 E 2.0 E 2,469 E 8.4 E 22,248 75.5 4,162 E 14.1 E
Females 25,441 F F 1,252 E 4.9 E 20,671 81.3 2,866 E 11.3 E
59  British Columbia 3,601,945 74,885 2.1 358,607 10.0 2,671,664 74.2 496,789 13.8
Males 1,775,102 42,965 2.4 180,887 10.2 1,288,860 72.6 262,390 14.8
Females 1,826,843 31,920 1.7 177,720 9.7 1,382,804 75.7 234,399 12.8
5911  East Kootenay HSDA, B.C. 71,420 1,362 E 1.9 E 6,560 9.2 55,523 77.7 7,976 E 11.2 E
Males 36,131 F F 2,877 E 8.0 E 27,703 76.7 4,774 E 13.2 E
Females 35,288 F F 3,683 E 10.4 E 27,820 78.8 3,201 E 9.1 E
5912  Kootenay-Boundary HSDA, B.C. 70,609 1,687 E 2.4 E 6,206 E 8.8 E 54,021 76.5 8,695 E 12.3 E
Males 35,385 F F F F 26,041 73.6 5,290 E 15.0 E
Females 35,224 F F 2,972 E 8.4 E 27,981 79.4 3,404 E 9.7 E
5913  Okanagan HSDA, B.C. 277,186 3,757 E 1.4 E 20,558 7.4 214,991 77.6 37,880 13.7
Males 134,493 1,759 E 1.3 E 11,936 E 8.9 E 103,025 76.6 17,774 E 13.2 E
Females 142,693 F F 8,622 6.0 111,966 78.5 20,106 14.1
5914  Thompson/Cariboo HSDA, B.C. 185,604 1,532 E 0.8 E 12,511 6.7 142,108 76.6 29,453 15.9
Males 92,496 F F 6,480 E 7.0 E 67,658 73.1 17,445 18.9
Females 93,108 F F 6,031 E 6.5 E 74,450 80.0 12,008 12.9
5921  Fraser East HSDA, B.C. 214,579 2,701 E 1.3 E 15,629 7.3 167,073 77.9 29,176 13.6
Males 106,014 F F 6,590 E 6.2 E 82,863 78.2 15,044 14.2
Females 108,566 F F 9,039 E 8.3 E 84,211 77.6 14,132 13.0
5922  Fraser North HSDA, B.C. 481,662 9,373 E 1.9 E 65,581 13.6 344,674 71.6 62,033 12.9
Males 237,793 4,679 E 2.0 E 36,029 15.2 167,131 70.3 29,954 12.6
Females 243,869 4,695 E 1.9 E 29,552 12.1 177,543 72.8 32,079 13.2
5923  Fraser South HSDA, B.C. 537,314 6,734 E 1.3 E 43,153 8.0 415,296 77.3 72,132 13.4
Males 265,959 4,292 E 1.6 E 20,159 E 7.6 E 204,996 77.1 36,512 13.7
Females 271,355 2,442 E 0.9 E 22,994 8.5 210,300 77.5 35,620 13.1
5931  Richmond HSDA, B.C. 151,182 3,806 E 2.5 E 22,419 14.8 104,986 69.4 19,971 13.2
Males 73,043 F F 12,090 16.6 50,092 68.6 8,746 E 12.0 E
Females 78,140 F F 10,330 E 13.2 E 54,894 70.3 11,224 14.4
5932  Vancouver HSDA, B.C. 520,658 23,826 4.6 71,189 13.7 344,071 66.1 81,571 15.7
Males 256,886 15,106 5.9 28,311 11.0 166,672 64.9 46,797 18.2
Females 263,772 8,721 E 3.3 E 42,877 16.3 177,399 67.3 34,774 13.2
5933  North Shore/Coast Garibaldi HSDA, B.C. 232,667 3,143 E 1.4 E 21,699 9.3 170,379 73.2 37,446 16.1
Males 113,580 1,550 E 1.4 E 11,728 E 10.3 E 79,331 69.8 20,971 18.5
Females 119,086 F F 9,970 E 8.4 E 91,048 76.5 16,475 13.8
5941  South Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 300,264 4,721 E 1.6 E 27,200 9.1 230,909 76.9 37,433 12.5
Males 142,453 2,658 E 1.9 E 16,844 11.8 107,079 75.2 15,872 11.1
Females 157,811 F F 10,356 6.6 123,830 78.5 21,561 13.7
5942  Central Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 215,871 4,644 E 2.2 E 17,420 8.1 163,827 75.9 29,980 13.9
Males 105,823 1,993 E 1.9 E 8,363 7.9 78,447 74.1 17,020 16.1
Females 110,048 2,651 E 2.4 E 9,057 E 8.2 E 85,380 77.6 12,960 11.8
5943  North Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 99,262 F F 8,322 E 8.4 E 74,670 75.2 13,860 14.0
Males 49,398 F F 4,415 E 8.9 E 34,844 70.5 9,297 E 18.8 E
Females 49,864 F F 3,907 E 7.8 E 39,826 79.9 4,563 E 9.2 E
5951  Northwest HSDA, B.C. 61,178 2,183 E 3.6 E 6,897 11.3 45,871 75.0 6,227 E 10.2 E
Males 31,784 F F 3,573 E 11.2 E 23,085 72.6 3,357 E 10.6 E
Females 29,393 F F 3,324 E 11.3 E 22,786 77.5 2,869 E 9.8 E
5952  Northern Interior HSDA, B.C. 127,008 1,690 E 1.3 E 8,344 E 6.6 E 99,137 78.1 17,836 14.0
Males 65,150 F F 5,633 E 8.6 E 47,856 73.5 10,174 E 15.6 E
Females 61,858 F F 2,711 E 4.4 E 51,282 82.9 7,662 E 12.4 E
5953  Northeast HSDA, B.C. 55,483 F F 4,920 E 8.9 E 44,127 79.5 5,121 E 9.2 E
Males 28,713 F F 2,626 E 9.1 E 22,039 76.8 3,361 E 11.7 E
Females 26,770 F F 2,294 E 8.6 E 22,088 82.5 1,760 E 6.6 E
61  Northwest Territories 34,664 F F 3,166 9.1 28,646 82.6 1,987 E 5.7 E
Males 18,070 F F 1,729 9.6 14,385 79.6 1,353 E 7.5 E
Females 16,594 F F 1,437 E 8.7 E 14,260 85.9 F F
6101  Northwest Territories 34,664 F F 3,166 9.1 28,646 82.6 1,987 E 5.7 E
Males 18,070 F F 1,729 9.6 14,385 79.6 1,353 E 7.5 E
Females 16,594 F F 1,437 E 8.7 E 14,260 85.9 F F

1. Health regions are defined by the provincial ministries of health. These are legislated administrative areas in all provinces. The health regions presented in this table are based on boundaries and names in effect as of June 2005. For complete Canadian coverage, each of the northern territories also represents a health region.
2. No data available for "Région du Nunavik" and "Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James".
3. In Alberta, health regions are referred to as Health Authorities (HA) or Regional Health Authorities (RHA).
4. Level of perceived social support reported by population aged 12 and over, based on responses to a series of questions dealing with emotional and informational social support.
5. 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.
6. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
7. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified as follows: (E) use with caution.
8. 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 105-0440).