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Contact with medical doctors in the past 12 months, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups, 2005


 Geographic code and name                      Total Contact No contact Not stated
   number % number % number %
Canada 27,131,964 21,770,194 80.2 5,207,686 19.2 154,084 0.6
Males 13,371,912 9,993,130 74.7 3,310,140 24.8 68,642 0.5
Females 13,760,052 11,777,065 85.6 1,897,546 13.8 85,442 0.6
10  Newfoundland and Labrador 448,813 376,128 83.8 71,298 15.9 1,387 E 0.3 E
Males 219,553 170,114 77.5 49,230 22.4 F F
Females 229,259 206,013 89.9 22,068 9.6 1,178 E 0.5 E
1011-C Eastern RIHA, N.L. 260,578 224,692 86.2 35,034 13.4 F F
Males 126,614 101,333 80.0 25,228 19.9 F F
Females 133,965 123,359 92.1 9,806 7.3 F F
1012-I Central RIHA, N.L. 85,324 69,240 81.1 15,878 18.6 F F
Males 42,217 32,427 76.8 9,634 22.8 F F
Females 43,107 36,813 85.4 6,244 14.5 F F
1013-I Western RIHA, N.L. 70,449 58,125 82.5 12,171 17.3 F F
Males 34,376 25,678 74.7 8,698 25.3 F F
Females 36,073 32,447 89.9 3,473 E 9.6 E F F
1014-H Labrador-Grenfell RIHA, N.L. 32,462 24,071 74.2 8,215 25.3 F F
Males 16,347 10,677 65.3 5,671 34.7 F F
Females 16,115 13,395 83.1 2,545 15.8 F F
11  Prince Edward Island 117,478 98,684 84.0 18,398 15.7 F F
Males 56,851 44,684 78.6 11,983 21.1 F F
Females 60,627 54,000 89.1 6,415 10.6 F F
1101-I West Prince, P.E.I. 12,278 10,798 87.9 1,362 E 11.1 E F F
Males 6,000 5,111 85.2 871 E 14.5 E F F
Females 6,278 5,687 90.6 492 E 7.8 E F F
1102-C East Prince, P.E.I. 28,433 23,384 82.2 4,915 17.3 F F
Males 13,876 10,065 72.5 3,707 26.7 F F
Females 14,558 13,319 91.5 1,208 E 8.3 E F F
1103-A Queens, P.E.I. 58,527 49,383 84.4 9,038 15.4 F F
Males 27,815 22,175 79.7 5,597 20.1 F F
Females 30,712 27,207 88.6 3,441 11.2 F F
1104-D Kings, P.E.I. 18,239 15,120 82.9 3,082 16.9 F F
Males 9,160 7,332 80.0 1,808 E 19.7 E F F
Females 9,080 7,788 85.8 1,274 E 14.0 E F F
12  Nova Scotia 795,983 680,461 85.5 112,325 14.1 3,197 E 0.4 E
Males 385,020 305,128 79.2 78,782 20.5 F F
Females 410,963 375,332 91.3 33,543 8.2 2,088 E 0.5 E
1201-C Zone 1, N.S. 108,005 90,291 83.6 17,225 15.9 F F
Males 53,261 40,830 76.7 12,204 22.9 F F
Females 54,744 49,461 90.3 5,020 E 9.2 E F F
1202-C Zone 2, N.S. 69,367 59,724 86.1 8,934 12.9 F F
Males 33,265 27,871 83.8 5,394 16.2 F F
Females 36,102 31,853 88.2 3,540 E 9.8 E F F
1203-C Zone 3, N.S. 90,625 77,424 85.4 13,085 14.4 F F
Males 44,431 34,486 77.6 9,829 22.1 F F
Females 46,194 42,938 93.0 3,256 E 7.0 E F F
1204-C Zone 4, N.S. 80,102 67,775 84.6 12,292 15.3 F F
Males 39,431 30,955 78.5 8,441 21.4 F F
Females 40,671 36,819 90.5 3,851 E 9.5 E F F
1205-I Zone 5, N.S. 109,084 93,457 85.7 15,472 14.2 F F
Males 52,220 43,048 82.4 9,118 17.5 F F
Females 56,864 50,410 88.6 6,354 E 11.2 E F F
1206-A Zone 6, N.S. 338,801 291,790 86.1 45,317 13.4 F F
Males 162,412 127,939 78.8 33,797 20.8 F F
Females 176,389 163,852 92.9 11,520 E 6.5 E F F
13  New Brunswick 638,232 522,736 81.9 113,575 17.8 1,922 E 0.3 E
Males 312,076 236,893 75.9 73,749 23.6 F F
Females 326,156 285,843 87.6 39,826 12.2 F F
1301-C Region 1, N.B. 166,298 137,341 82.6 28,248 17.0 F F
Males 81,709 62,716 76.8 18,475 22.6 F F
Females 84,589 74,625 88.2 9,774 E 11.6 E F F
1302-C Region 2, N.B. 150,678 123,253 81.8 27,300 18.1 F F
Males 73,092 55,932 76.5 17,036 23.3 F F
Females 77,586 67,322 86.8 10,264 13.2 F F
1303-C Region 3, N.B. 141,334 118,557 83.9 22,301 15.8 F F
Males 68,522 53,444 78.0 14,864 21.7 F F
Females 72,812 65,112 89.4 7,436 10.2 F F
1304-C Region 4, N.B. 44,121 34,154 77.4 9,967 22.6 F F
Males 21,642 15,350 70.9 6,291 29.1 F F
Females 22,479 18,804 83.7 3,675 16.3 F F
1305-I Region 5, N.B. 24,898 21,139 84.9 3,560 14.3 F F
Males 12,132 9,711 80.0 2,255 E 18.6 E F F
Females 12,767 11,428 89.5 1,305 E 10.2 E F F
1306-I Region 6, N.B. 71,292 55,334 77.6 15,546 21.8 F F
Males 35,284 24,129 68.4 10,743 30.4 F F
Females 36,008 31,205 86.7 4,803 E 13.3 E F F
1307-I Region 7, N.B. 39,611 32,957 83.2 6,654 16.8 F F
Males 19,695 15,610 79.3 4,085 E 20.7 E F F
Females 19,915 17,347 87.1 2,568 E 12.9 E F F
24  Quebec 6,473,413 4,878,211 75.4 1,561,814 24.1 33,388 0.5
Males 3,186,903 2,183,724 68.5 987,741 31.0 15,438 E 0.5 E
Females 3,286,510 2,694,487 82.0 574,073 17.5 17,951 E 0.5 E
2401-C Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Que. 174,615 126,276 72.3 47,657 27.3 682 E 0.4 E
Males 86,801 58,405 67.3 28,118 32.4 F F
Females 87,815 67,871 77.3 19,539 22.3 404 E 0.5 E
2402-C Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean, Que. 235,861 182,090 77.2 52,917 22.4 F F
Males 118,069 81,586 69.1 36,030 30.5 F F
Females 117,792 100,503 85.3 16,886 14.3 F F
2403-A Région de la Capitale Nationale, Que. 578,540 463,872 80.2 112,728 19.5 F F
Males 279,211 205,526 73.6 72,526 26.0 F F
Females 299,329 258,346 86.3 40,202 13.4 F F
2404-C Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, Que. 415,106 297,527 71.7 115,958 27.9 F F
Males 205,967 128,306 62.3 76,354 37.1 F F
Females 209,139 169,221 80.9 39,604 18.9 F F
2405-C Région de l'Estrie, Que. 256,622 185,591 72.3 70,228 27.4 F F
Males 127,482 77,626 60.9 49,203 38.6 F F
Females 129,140 107,965 83.6 21,026 16.3 F F
2406-G Région de Montréal, Que. 1,621,597 1,203,044 74.2 406,429 25.1 12,124 E 0.7 E
Males 784,675 534,489 68.1 245,859 31.3 F F
Females 836,922 668,554 79.9 160,570 19.2 7,797 E 0.9 E
2407-A Région de l'Outaouais, Que. 291,211 219,409 75.3 71,115 24.4 F F
Males 143,196 97,430 68.0 45,599 31.8 F F
Females 148,015 121,979 82.4 25,516 17.2 F F
2408-C Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Que. 120,353 84,510 70.2 35,334 29.4 F F
Males 60,650 38,255 63.1 22,144 36.5 F F
Females 59,704 46,255 77.5 13,190 22.1 F F
2409-H Région de la Côte-Nord, Que. 71,539 53,346 74.6 18,193 25.4 F F
Males 36,503 25,132 68.8 11,371 31.2 F F
Females 35,036 28,214 80.5 6,822 19.5 F F
2410-H Région du Nord-du-Québec, Que. 5,798 3,757 64.8 2,041 35.2 F F
Males 3,059 1,839 60.1 1,220 39.9 F F
Females 2,739 1,918 70.0 821 30.0 F F
2411-I Région de la Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que. 82,186 57,984 70.6 23,925 29.1 F F
Males 40,839 26,084 63.9 14,616 35.8 F F
Females 41,347 31,900 77.2 9,309 22.5 F F
2412-E Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches, Que. 339,612 260,095 76.6 77,105 22.7 F F
Males 170,792 117,672 68.9 51,100 29.9 F F
Females 168,820 142,422 84.4 26,006 15.4 F F
2413-A Région de Laval, Que. 316,630 241,724 76.3 72,671 23.0 2,235 E 0.7 E
Males 154,389 110,230 71.4 43,727 28.3 F F
Females 162,241 131,493 81.0 28,944 17.8 1,804 E 1.1 E
2414-E Région de Lanaudière, Que. 359,885 273,925 76.1 84,371 23.4 F F
Males 180,517 126,541 70.1 53,255 29.5 F F
Females 179,368 147,384 82.2 31,116 17.3 F F
2415-E Région des Laurentides, Que. 432,352 316,406 73.2 113,737 26.3 F F
Males 215,563 140,036 65.0 73,643 34.2 F F
Females 216,789 176,370 81.4 40,094 18.5 F F
2416-A Région de la Montérégie, Que. 1,171,506 908,656 77.6 257,404 22.0 F F
Males 579,190 414,565 71.6 162,978 28.1 F F
Females 592,316 494,091 83.4 94,426 15.9 F F
35  Ontario by LHIN 10,570,076 8,611,627 81.5 1,900,406 18.0 58,043 0.5
Males 5,196,174 3,975,478 76.5 1,193,492 23.0 27,204 0.5
Females 5,373,902 4,636,149 86.3 706,914 13.2 30,839 0.6
3501  Erie St. Clair LHIN, Ont. .. .. 82.3 .. 17.4 .. F
Males .. .. 76.8 .. 22.9 .. F
Females .. .. 87.6 .. 12.0 .. F
3502  South West LHIN, Ont. .. .. 80.5 .. 19.3 .. 0.2 E
Males .. .. 75.3 .. 24.5 .. F
Females .. .. 85.5 .. 14.2 .. F
3503  Waterloo Wellington LHIN, Ont. .. .. 78.4 .. 21.4 .. F
Males .. .. 72.0 .. 27.9 .. F
Females .. .. 84.9 .. 14.9 .. F
3504  Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN, Ont. .. .. 81.9 .. 17.8 .. 0.3 E
Males .. .. 75.2 .. 24.5 .. F
Females .. .. 88.3 .. 11.4 .. F
3505  Central West LHIN, Ont. .. .. 81.8 .. 17.1 .. F
Males .. .. 80.2 .. 19.0 .. F
Females .. .. 83.5 .. 15.2 .. F
3506  Mississauga Halton LHIN, Ont. .. .. 83.4 .. 15.8 .. 0.7 E
Males .. .. 79.3 .. 20.1 .. F
Females .. .. 87.4 .. 11.8 .. F
3507  Toronto Central LHIN, Ont. .. .. 81.9 .. 17.8 .. F
Males .. .. 74.9 .. 24.8 .. F
Females .. .. 88.8 .. 10.9 .. F
3508  Central LHIN, Ont. .. .. 83.3 .. 15.9 .. 0.7 E
Males .. .. 79.3 .. 20.0 .. F
Females .. .. 87.1 .. 12.2 .. 0.7 E
3509  Central East LHIN, Ont. .. .. 82.5 .. 16.8 .. 0.6 E
Males .. .. 78.4 .. 20.7 .. F
Females .. .. 86.4 .. 13.2 .. F
3510  South East LHIN, Ont. .. .. 81.8 .. 17.6 .. F
Males .. .. 76.8 .. 23.0 .. F
Females .. .. 86.6 .. 12.4 .. F
3511  Champlain LHIN, Ont. .. .. 80.7 .. 18.7 .. 0.6 E
Males .. .. 75.3 .. 24.0 .. F
Females .. .. 85.9 .. 13.6 .. F
3512  North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN, Ont. .. .. 78.4 .. 21.0 .. F
Males .. .. 75.3 .. 24.0 .. F
Females .. .. 81.5 .. 17.9 .. F
3513  North East LHIN, Ont. .. .. 77.2 .. 22.0 .. 0.8 E
Males .. .. 72.3 .. 26.8 .. F
Females .. .. 81.9 .. 17.3 .. 0.8 E
3514  North West LHIN, Ont. .. .. 77.1 .. 22.4 .. F
Males .. .. 71.6 .. 28.4 .. F
Females .. .. 82.6 .. 16.5 .. F
35  Ontario by HU 10,570,076 8,611,627 81.5 1,900,406 18.0 58,043 0.5
Males 5,196,174 3,975,478 76.5 1,193,492 23.0 27,204 0.5
Females 5,373,902 4,636,149 86.3 706,914 13.2 30,839 0.6
3526-C District of Algoma HU, Ont. 101,249 76,290 75.3 23,893 23.6 F F
Males 49,418 34,337 69.5 14,519 29.4 F F
Females 51,831 41,953 80.9 9,375 18.1 F F
3527-A Brant County HU, Ont. 111,895 88,720 79.3 22,555 20.2 F F
Males 55,333 39,483 71.4 15,425 27.9 F F
Females 56,562 49,236 87.0 7,130 12.6 F F
3530-B Durham Regional HU, Ont. 480,906 398,236 82.8 79,859 16.6 F F
Males 237,362 186,629 78.6 49,574 20.9 F F
Females 243,544 211,607 86.9 30,285 12.4 F F
3531-E Elgin-St Thomas HU, Ont. 73,350 59,818 81.6 13,454 18.3 F F
Males 36,390 27,581 75.8 8,769 24.1 F F
Females 36,960 32,237 87.2 4,685 E 12.7 E F F
3533-E Grey Bruce HU, Ont. 138,476 109,607 79.2 28,791 20.8 F F
Males 68,829 53,078 77.1 15,751 22.9 F F
Females 69,647 56,529 81.2 13,040 18.7 F F
3534-E Haldimand-Norfolk HU, Ont. 94,759 78,647 83.0 15,600 16.5 F F
Males 47,585 36,476 76.7 11,109 23.3 F F
Females 47,174 42,171 89.4 4,491 9.5 F F
3535-E Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District HU, Ont. 151,143 121,154 80.2 29,286 19.4 F F
Males 74,822 55,938 74.8 18,646 24.9 F F
Females 76,322 65,216 85.4 10,641 13.9 F F
3536-B Halton Regional HU, Ont. 373,322 314,409 84.2 55,814 15.0 3,098 E 0.8 E
Males 183,033 145,194 79.3 36,760 20.1 F F
Females 190,289 169,215 88.9 19,054 10.0 F F
3537-A City of Hamilton HU, Ont. 442,206 357,638 80.9 83,873 19.0 F F
Males 217,511 161,686 74.3 55,315 25.4 F F
Females 224,695 195,953 87.2 28,557 12.7 F F
3538-A Hastings and Prince Edward Counties HU, Ont. 137,440 108,254 78.8 27,962 20.3 F F
Males 66,994 50,131 74.8 16,862 25.2 F F
Females 70,446 58,123 82.5 11,099 15.8 F F
3539-E Huron County HU, Ont. 51,972 40,645 78.2 11,179 21.5 F F
Males 26,028 18,624 71.6 7,363 28.3 F F
Females 25,944 22,021 84.9 3,816 E 14.7 E F F
3540-A Chatham-Kent HU, Ont. 91,814 71,487 77.9 19,762 21.5 F F
Males 45,186 33,417 74.0 11,721 25.9 F F
Females 46,628 38,069 81.6 8,041 17.2 F F
3541-A Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington HU, Ont. 157,905 133,263 84.4 23,545 14.9 F F
Males 76,209 60,959 80.0 15,036 19.7 F F
Females 81,696 72,304 88.5 8,510 10.4 F F
3542-A Lambton HU, Ont. 110,191 90,904 82.5 18,775 17.0 F F
Males 54,428 44,217 81.2 10,001 18.4 F F
Females 55,764 46,687 83.7 8,774 15.7 F F
3543-E Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District HU, Ont. 144,583 116,945 80.9 27,350 18.9 F F
Males 71,119 52,456 73.8 18,664 26.2 F F
Females 73,463 64,489 87.8 8,686 11.8 F F
3544-A Middlesex-London HU, Ont. 369,371 299,178 81.0 69,292 18.8 F F
Males 180,427 136,320 75.6 43,719 24.2 F F
Females 188,943 162,858 86.2 25,573 13.5 F F
3546-A Niagara Regional Area HU, Ont. 372,519 303,117 81.4 67,871 18.2 F F
Males 182,728 134,642 73.7 47,240 25.9 F F
Females 189,791 168,475 88.8 20,631 10.9 F F
3547-C North Bay Parry Sound District HU, Ont. 104,993 83,069 79.1 21,414 20.4 F F
Males 51,656 37,201 72.0 14,254 27.6 F F
Females 53,337 45,868 86.0 7,160 13.4 F F
3549-H Northwestern HU, Ont. 49,999 37,559 75.1 12,126 24.3 F F
Males 25,153 17,626 70.1 7,527 29.9 F F
Females 24,846 19,933 80.2 4,599 E 18.5 E F F
3551-B City of Ottawa HU, Ont. 702,063 576,377 82.1 120,828 17.2 F F
Males 342,545 265,514 77.5 73,934 21.6 F F
Females 359,518 310,863 86.5 46,894 13.0 F F
3552-E Oxford County HU, Ont. 88,101 68,722 78.0 19,060 21.6 F F
Males 43,900 31,543 71.9 12,358 28.1 F F
Females 44,201 37,179 84.1 6,703 E 15.2 E F F
3553-B Peel Regional HU, Ont. 1,010,708 838,600 83.0 163,662 16.2 8,446 E 0.8 E
Males 500,793 397,873 79.4 99,033 19.8 F F
Females 509,915 440,727 86.4 64,629 12.7 F F
3554-E Perth District HU, Ont. 64,752 54,071 83.5 10,447 16.1 F F
Males 32,149 25,361 78.9 6,789 21.1 F F
Females 32,603 28,710 88.1 3,659 E 11.2 E F F
3555-A Peterborough County-City HU, Ont. 113,977 88,512 77.7 24,710 21.7 F F
Males 55,494 37,280 67.2 17,738 32.0 F F
Females 58,483 51,232 87.6 6,972 11.9 F F
3556-H Porcupine HU, Ont. 72,049 54,458 75.6 16,783 23.3 F F
Males 35,982 25,490 70.8 10,116 28.1 F F
Females 36,067 28,968 80.3 6,667 18.5 F F
3557-E Renfrew County and District HU, Ont. 81,411 65,587 80.6 14,886 18.3 F F
Males 38,975 29,366 75.3 9,258 23.8 F F
Females 42,436 36,221 85.4 5,628 13.3 F F
3558-E Eastern Ontario HU, Ont. 169,257 127,277 75.2 41,457 24.5 F F
Males 84,156 56,113 66.7 27,818 33.1 F F
Females 85,101 71,164 83.6 13,639 16.0 F F
3560-E Simcoe Muskoka District HU, Ont. 405,468 319,910 78.9 83,245 20.5 F F
Males 200,742 151,378 75.4 48,145 24.0 F F
Females 204,726 168,532 82.3 35,100 17.1 F F
3561-C Sudbury and District HU, Ont. 164,699 128,512 78.0 34,873 21.2 F F
Males 81,173 60,606 74.7 19,846 24.4 F F
Females 83,526 67,906 81.3 15,027 18.0 F F
3562-C Thunder Bay District HU, Ont. 130,834 101,900 77.9 28,432 21.7 F F
Males 64,971 46,945 72.3 18,027 27.7 F F
Females 65,863 54,956 83.4 10,405 15.8 F F
3563-C Timiskaming HU, Ont. 30,372 22,868 75.3 7,416 24.4 F F
Males 14,941 10,868 72.7 4,003 26.8 F F
Females 15,431 12,000 77.8 3,413 22.1 F F
3565-B Waterloo HU, Ont. 407,039 315,729 77.6 90,870 22.3 F F
Males 202,886 143,170 70.6 59,609 29.4 F F
Females 204,153 172,559 84.5 31,261 15.3 F F
3566-B Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph HU, Ont. 218,473 176,220 80.7 41,557 19.0 F F
Males 108,965 84,204 77.3 24,428 22.4 F F
Females 109,508 92,016 84.0 17,129 15.6 F F
3568-B Windsor-Essex County HU, Ont. 340,590 283,908 83.4 55,941 16.4 F F
Males 169,900 129,417 76.2 39,988 23.5 F F
Females 170,690 154,490 90.5 15,953 9.3 F F
3570-B York Regional HU, Ont. 777,781 653,348 84.0 119,091 15.3 F F
Males 385,346 315,165 81.8 68,776 17.8 F F
Females 392,435 338,183 86.2 50,315 12.8 F F
3595-G City of Toronto HU, Ont. 2,234,412 1,846,688 82.6 374,748 16.8 12,976 E 0.6 E
Males 1,083,045 839,190 77.5 235,375 21.7 8,480 E 0.8 E
Females 1,151,368 1,007,498 87.5 139,373 12.1 F F
46  Manitoba 935,340 750,250 80.2 177,470 19.0 7,619 E 0.8 E
Males 460,225 346,282 75.2 111,556 24.2 2,388 E 0.5 E
Females 475,114 403,968 85.0 65,915 13.9 5,231 E 1.1 E
4610-A Winnipeg RHA, Man. 559,089 455,357 81.4 98,385 17.6 5,346 E 1.0 E
Males 271,925 206,457 75.9 64,259 23.6 F F
Females 287,163 248,900 86.7 34,126 11.9 4,138 E 1.4 E
4615-A Brandon RHA, Man. 40,689 33,804 83.1 6,849 16.8 F F
Males 19,580 15,461 79.0 4,083 20.9 F F
Females 21,109 18,343 86.9 2,766 E 13.1 E F F
4620-E North Eastman RHA, Man. 29,998 24,215 80.7 5,517 18.4 F F
Males 15,311 12,071 78.8 3,143 20.5 F F
Females 14,688 12,144 82.7 2,374 E 16.2 E F F
4625-E South Eastman RHA, Man. 48,597 37,679 77.5 10,666 21.9 F F
Males 24,913 18,148 72.8 6,645 26.7 F F
Females 23,684 19,531 82.5 4,021 E 17.0 E F F
4630-E Interlake RHA, Man. 61,773 47,293 76.6 14,268 23.1 F F
Males 31,240 22,469 71.9 8,699 27.8 F F
Females 30,534 24,824 81.3 5,569 18.2 F F
4640-D Central RHA, Man. 80,442 62,119 77.2 17,675 22.0 F F
Males 40,125 29,153 72.7 10,400 25.9 F F
Females 40,318 32,966 81.8 7,276 E 18.0 E F F
4645-D Assiniboine RHA, Man. 55,401 44,392 80.1 10,859 19.6 F F
Males 27,423 20,694 75.5 6,643 24.2 F F
Females 27,978 23,698 84.7 4,216 15.1 F F
4660-D Parkland RHA, Man. 30,621 24,213 79.1 5,989 19.6 F F
Males 15,121 11,791 78.0 3,241 E 21.4 E F F
Females 15,501 12,422 80.1 2,749 E 17.7 E F F
4670-H Norman RHA, Man. 14,023 10,556 75.3 3,377 24.1 F F
Males 7,140 4,987 69.8 2,127 29.8 F F
Females 6,883 5,569 80.9 1,250 E 18.2 E F F
4685-F Burntwood/Churchill, Man. 14,707 10,623 72.2 3,885 26.4 F F
Males 7,448 5,052 67.8 2,316 31.1 F F
Females 7,259 5,571 76.8 1,569 21.6 F F
47  Saskatchewan 787,765 648,606 82.3 134,995 17.1 4,164 E 0.5 E
Males 389,196 300,922 77.3 86,640 22.3 1,635 E 0.4 E
Females 398,569 347,684 87.2 48,355 12.1 2,529 E 0.6 E
4701-D Sun Country RHA, Sask. 42,834 35,741 83.4 6,915 16.1 F F
Males 21,855 16,715 76.5 5,000 22.9 F F
Females 20,979 19,026 90.7 1,915 E 9.1 E F F
4702-D Five Hills RHA, Sask. 45,664 37,175 81.4 8,175 17.9 F F
Males 22,607 17,742 78.5 4,737 21.0 F F
Females 23,058 19,433 84.3 3,439 E 14.9 E F F
4703-D Cypress RHA, Sask. 36,583 30,839 84.3 5,610 15.3 F F
Males 18,187 14,358 78.9 3,807 20.9 F F
Females 18,396 16,481 89.6 1,803 E 9.8 E F F
4704-A Regina Qu'Appelle RHA, Sask. 200,200 167,146 83.5 32,278 16.1 F F
Males 98,201 76,682 78.1 21,429 21.8 F F
Females 101,999 90,464 88.7 10,848 10.6 F F
4705-D Sunrise RHA, Sask. 45,330 37,551 82.8 7,706 17.0 F F
Males 22,332 18,000 80.6 4,301 E 19.3 E F F
Females 22,998 19,551 85.0 3,405 E 14.8 E F F
4706-A Saskatoon RHA, Sask. 235,620 195,837 83.1 38,474 16.3 F F
Males 114,985 89,979 78.3 24,594 21.4 F F
Females 120,635 105,858 87.8 13,880 11.5 F F
4707-D Heartland RHA, Sask. 35,171 29,339 83.4 5,792 16.5 F F
Males 17,748 14,073 79.3 3,634 20.5 F F
Females 17,423 15,266 87.6 2,157 E 12.4 E F F
4708-D Kelsey Trail RHA, Sask. 32,431 25,274 77.9 6,734 20.8 F F
Males 16,080 11,551 71.8 4,153 25.8 F F
Females 16,351 13,722 83.9 2,580 E 15.8 E F F
4709-C Prince Albert Parkland RHA, Sask. 55,696 43,639 78.4 11,517 20.7 F F
Males 27,311 19,388 71.0 7,731 28.3 F F
Females 28,385 24,251 85.4 3,786 E 13.3 E F F
4710-H Prairie North RHA, Sask. 45,900 36,954 80.5 8,759 19.1 F F
Males 23,541 17,976 76.4 5,434 23.1 F F
Females 22,358 18,978 84.9 3,325 14.9 F F
4714-F Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca, Sask. 12,336 9,112 73.9 3,035 24.6 F F
Males 6,350 4,457 70.2 1,819 28.6 F F
Females 5,986 4,655 77.8 1,216 E 20.3 E F F
48  Alberta 2,686,120 2,167,272 80.7 504,076 18.8 14,772 0.5
Males 1,351,451 1,015,408 75.1 330,292 24.4 5,751 E 0.4 E
Females 1,334,669 1,151,864 86.3 173,784 13.0 9,021 E 0.7 E
4820-E Chinook RHA, Alta. 123,502 99,996 81.0 22,926 18.6 F F
Males 62,174 46,418 74.7 15,562 25.0 F F
Females 61,328 53,578 87.4 7,364 E 12.0 E F F
4821-E Palliser HR, Alta. 84,748 69,785 82.3 14,556 17.2 F F
Males 42,575 31,808 74.7 10,586 24.9 F F
Females 42,174 37,977 90.1 3,970 E 9.4 E F F
4822-B Calgary HR, Alta. 995,478 818,409 82.2 173,916 17.5 3,153 E 0.3 E
Males 500,183 384,029 76.8 115,386 23.1 F F
Females 495,296 434,381 87.7 58,530 11.8 F F
4823-E David Thompson RHA, Alta. 239,239 188,185 78.7 48,979 20.5 F F
Males 120,751 87,673 72.6 32,575 27.0 F F
Females 118,488 100,511 84.8 16,405 13.8 F F
4824-E East Central Health, Alta. 94,226 76,588 81.3 16,604 17.6 F F
Males 47,656 36,017 75.6 11,101 23.3 F F
Females 46,570 40,571 87.1 5,502 E 11.8 E F F
4825-B Capital Health, Alta. 854,059 687,957 80.6 160,878 18.8 5,224 E 0.6 E
Males 424,862 318,740 75.0 103,481 24.4 F F
Females 429,197 369,218 86.0 57,398 13.4 F F
4826-E Aspen RHA, Alta. 135,607 105,433 77.7 28,796 21.2 F F
Males 69,723 52,173 74.8 16,676 23.9 F F
Females 65,884 53,260 80.8 12,120 18.4 F F
4827-E Peace Country Health, Alta. 104,366 78,288 75.0 25,433 24.4 F F
Males 54,074 36,971 68.4 17,103 31.6 F F
Females 50,292 41,316 82.2 8,330 16.6 F F
4828-H Northern Lights HR, Alta. 54,895 42,632 77.7 11,987 21.8 F F
Males 29,454 21,581 73.3 7,822 26.6 F F
Females 25,441 21,051 82.7 4,165 E 16.4 E F F
59  British Columbia 3,601,945 2,980,494 82.7 592,444 16.4 29,007 0.8
Males 1,775,102 1,389,209 78.3 372,771 21.0 13,122 E 0.7 E
Females 1,826,843 1,591,285 87.1 219,673 12.0 15,885 0.9
5911-E East Kootenay HSDA, B.C. 71,420 56,549 79.2 14,611 20.5 F F
Males 36,131 25,397 70.3 10,734 29.7 F F
Females 35,288 31,152 88.3 3,877 E 11.0 E F F
5912-C Kootenay-Boundary HSDA, B.C. 70,609 56,345 79.8 13,676 19.4 F F
Males 35,385 25,759 72.8 9,626 27.2 F F
Females 35,224 30,586 86.8 4,049 E 11.5 E F F
5913-A Okanagan HSDA, B.C. 277,186 235,992 85.1 39,240 14.2 F F
Males 134,493 109,613 81.5 23,496 17.5 F F
Females 142,693 126,379 88.6 15,745 E 11.0 E F F
5914-C Thompson/Cariboo HSDA, B.C. 185,604 146,642 79.0 37,938 20.4 F F
Males 92,496 69,561 75.2 22,708 24.5 F F
Females 93,108 77,081 82.8 15,230 16.4 F F
5921-A Fraser East HSDA, B.C. 214,579 175,232 81.7 36,644 17.1 F F
Males 106,014 79,615 75.1 25,982 24.5 F F
Females 108,566 95,618 88.1 10,662 9.8 F F
5922-B Fraser North HSDA, B.C. 481,662 397,925 82.6 79,879 16.6 F F
Males 237,793 184,727 77.7 50,331 21.2 F F
Females 243,869 213,199 87.4 29,548 12.1 F F
5923-B Fraser South HSDA, B.C. 537,314 451,976 84.1 80,593 15.0 F F
Males 265,959 214,966 80.8 47,662 17.9 F F
Females 271,355 237,010 87.3 32,931 12.1 F F
5931-B Richmond HSDA, B.C. 151,182 130,940 86.6 19,058 12.6 F F
Males 73,043 61,780 84.6 10,733 14.7 F F
Females 78,140 69,160 88.5 8,324 E 10.7 E F F
5932-G Vancouver HSDA, B.C. 520,658 426,333 81.9 88,692 17.0 5,633 E 1.1 E
Males 256,886 200,687 78.1 54,877 21.4 F F
Females 263,772 225,646 85.5 33,815 12.8 4,311 E 1.6 E
5933-B North Shore/Coast Garibaldi HSDA, B.C. 232,667 196,979 84.7 34,470 14.8 F F
Males 113,580 89,632 78.9 23,484 20.7 F F
Females 119,086 107,346 90.1 10,986 E 9.2 E F F
5941-A South Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 300,264 254,122 84.6 45,049 15.0 F F
Males 142,453 115,080 80.8 27,207 19.1 F F
Females 157,811 139,042 88.1 17,842 E 11.3 E F F
5942-A Central Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 215,871 181,537 84.1 32,109 14.9 F F
Males 105,823 83,626 79.0 20,867 19.7 F F
Females 110,048 97,911 89.0 11,243 10.2 F F
5943-C North Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 99,262 79,628 80.2 18,722 18.9 F F
Males 49,398 38,226 77.4 10,717 E 21.7 E F F
Females 49,864 41,402 83.0 8,006 E 16.1 E F F
5951-H Northwest HSDA, B.C. 61,178 48,164 78.7 12,241 20.0 F F
Males 31,784 22,312 70.2 9,011 28.3 F F
Females 29,393 25,852 88.0 3,231 E 11.0 E F F
5952-H Northern Interior HSDA, B.C. 127,008 101,814 80.2 24,355 19.2 F F
Males 65,150 49,106 75.4 15,748 24.2 F F
Females 61,858 52,708 85.2 8,607 E 13.9 E F F
5953-H Northeast HSDA, B.C. 55,483 40,316 72.7 15,166 27.3 F F
Males 28,713 19,122 66.6 9,590 33.4 F F
Females 26,770 21,194 79.2 5,576 E 20.8 E F F
60  Yukon Territory 27,188 21,195 78.0 5,953 21.9 F F
Males 13,664 9,188 67.2 4,437 32.5 F F
Females 13,524 12,007 88.8 1,516 E 11.2 E F F
6001-H Yukon Territory 27,188 21,195 78.0 5,953 21.9 F F
Males 13,664 9,188 67.2 4,437 32.5 F F
Females 13,524 12,007 88.8 1,516 E 11.2 E F F
61  Northwest Territories 34,664 25,932 74.8 8,685 25.1 F F
Males 18,070 12,032 66.6 6,002 33.2 F F
Females 16,594 13,900 83.8 2,683 E 16.2 E F F
6101-H Northwest Territories 34,664 25,932 74.8 8,685 25.1 F F
Males 18,070 12,032 66.6 6,002 33.2 F F
Females 16,594 13,900 83.8 2,683 E 16.2 E F F
62  Nunavut 14,948 8,599 57.5 6,246 41.8 F F
Males 7,627 4,067 53.3 3,465 45.4 F F
Females 7,321 4,532 61.9 2,781 38.0 F F
6201-F Nunavut 14,948 8,599 57.5 6,246 41.8 F F
Males 7,627 4,067 53.3 3,465 45.4 F F
Females 7,321 4,532 61.9 2,781 38.0 F F
A Peer group A 6,706,030 5,414,934 80.7 1,255,646 18.7 35,450 0.5
Males 3,273,997 2,452,514 74.9 809,196 24.7 12,286 E 0.4 E
Females 3,432,033 2,962,420 86.3 446,449 13.0 23,163 0.7
B Peer group B 7,563,243 6,241,014 82.5 1,276,415 16.9 45,813 0.6
Males 3,746,249 2,921,040 78.0 803,178 21.4 22,031 0.6
Females 3,816,993 3,319,974 87.0 473,237 12.4 23,783 0.6
C Peer group C 3,285,417 2,571,483 78.3 699,273 21.3 14,662 0.4
Males 1,621,561 1,160,051 71.5 454,746 28.0 6,763 E 0.4 E
Females 1,663,857 1,411,431 84.8 244,528 14.7 7,898 0.5
D Peer group D 422,717 341,762 80.8 78,538 18.6 2,418 E 0.6 E
Males 210,637 161,410 76.6 47,724 22.7 F F
Females 212,081 180,352 85.0 30,814 14.5 F F
E Peer group E 3,588,595 2,796,818 77.9 772,327 21.5 19,450 0.5
Males 1,796,115 1,291,307 71.9 495,490 27.6 9,318 E 0.5 E
Females 1,792,480 1,505,511 84.0 276,837 15.4 10,132 0.6
F Peer group F 41,991 28,334 67.5 13,166 31.4 491 E 1.2 E
Males 21,425 13,576 63.4 7,600 35.5 F F
Females 20,566 14,758 71.8 5,566 27.1 F F
G Peer group G 4,376,667 3,476,065 79.4 869,869 19.9 30,733 0.7
Males 2,124,606 1,574,366 74.1 536,111 25.2 14,128 E 0.7 E
Females 2,252,061 1,901,698 84.4 333,758 14.8 16,605 E 0.7 E
H Peer group H 652,183 500,752 76.8 147,883 22.7 3,548 E 0.5 E
Males 334,559 237,066 70.9 96,076 28.7 F F
Females 317,623 263,686 83.0 51,807 16.3 2,130 E 0.7 E
I Peer group I 495,122 399,034 80.6 94,568 19.1 1,520 E 0.3 E
Males 242,764 181,799 74.9 60,019 24.7 F F
Females 252,358 217,235 86.1 34,549 13.7 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. A "peer group" is a grouping of health regions that have similar social and economic characteristics. The nine peer groups are identified by the letters A through I, which are appended to the health region 4-digit code.
3. In Nova Scotia, zones are aggregations of the nine district health authorities.
4. No data available for "Région du Nunavik" and "Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James".
5. In Ontario, Public Health Units (PHU) administer health promotion and disease prevention programs. Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) are responsible for planning, funding and administering health care programs and services across the province. Data are provided for both levels of geography. Because health units were the principal areas of interest at the time the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) Cycle 3.1 sample was designed, the ability of the survey to provide data by LHIN is limited. As a result, only rates estimates (percents) are available for LHINs in Cycle 3.1.
6. In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, health regions are referred to as Health Authorities (HA) or Regional Health Authorities (RHA).
7. To avoid data suppression, northern regions in Manitoba have been grouped with neighbouring regions, as follows: Churchill Regional Health Authority (4690) is combined with Burntwood Regional Health Authority (4680) and referred to as Burntwood/Churchill (4685).
8. To avoid data suppression, northern regions in Saskatchewan have been grouped with neighbouring regions, as follows: Athabasca Health Authority (4713) is combined with Mamawetan Churchill River Regional Health Authority (4711) and Keewatin Yatthé Regional Health Authority (4712) and referred to as Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca (4714).
9. Population aged 12 and over who have consulted with a medical doctor in the past 12 months.
10. Medical doctor include family or general practitioners as well as specialists such as surgeons, allergists, orthopaedists, gynaecologists or psychiatrists. For population aged 12 to 17, includes pediatricians.
11. 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.
12. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
13. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified as follows: (E) use with caution.
14. 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 105-0461).