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Pain or discomfort that affects activities, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, provinces and territories, 2005


                               Pain or discomfort
  Total No pain or discomfort Does not prevent activity Prevents a few, some or most activities Not stated
   number % number % number % number %
Canada 27,131,964 22,268,440 82.1 1,260,362 4.6 2,921,316 10.8 681,846 2.5
Males 13,371,912 11,207,985 83.8 613,930 4.6 1,177,725 8.8 372,271 2.8
Females 13,760,052 11,060,455 80.4 646,432 4.7 1,743,591 12.7 309,575 2.2
Newfoundland and Labrador 448,813 370,099 82.5 25,272 5.6 52,722 11.7 F F
Males 219,553 183,268 83.5 12,056 E 5.5 E 23,979 10.9 F F
Females 229,259 186,831 81.5 13,216 E 5.8 E 28,743 12.5 F F
Prince Edward Island 117,478 96,279 82.0 5,070 E 4.3 E 15,619 13.3 F F
Males 56,851 46,923 82.5 2,774 E 4.9 E 6,644 11.7 F F
Females 60,627 49,356 81.4 2,296 E 3.8 E 8,975 14.8 F F
Nova Scotia 795,983 637,040 80.0 51,529 6.5 101,635 12.8 F F
Males 385,020 309,114 80.3 26,384 E 6.9 E 45,936 11.9 F F
Females 410,963 327,926 79.8 25,145 E 6.1 E 55,699 13.6 F F
New Brunswick 638,232 514,047 80.5 33,994 5.3 83,546 13.1 F F
Males 312,076 255,948 82.0 15,348 E 4.9 E 37,580 12.0 F F
Females 326,156 258,098 79.1 18,646 5.7 45,967 14.1 F F
Quebec 6,473,413 5,368,555 82.9 390,999 6.0 550,175 8.5 163,684 2.5
Males 3,186,903 2,728,468 85.6 168,630 5.3 196,250 6.2 93,555 2.9
Females 3,286,510 2,640,087 80.3 222,369 6.8 353,925 10.8 70,129 2.1
Ontario 10,570,076 8,693,347 82.2 402,966 3.8 1,187,845 11.2 285,919 2.7
Males 5,196,174 4,342,047 83.6 222,130 4.3 482,110 9.3 149,887 2.9
Females 5,373,902 4,351,300 81.0 180,836 3.4 705,735 13.1 136,031 2.5
Manitoba 935,340 753,868 80.6 47,325 5.1 114,819 12.3 19,327 E 2.1 E
Males 460,225 374,870 81.5 29,696 E 6.5 E 45,023 9.8 10,637 E 2.3 E
Females 475,114 378,998 79.8 17,629 E 3.7 E 69,797 14.7 8,690 E 1.8 E
Saskatchewan 787,765 626,511 79.5 40,269 5.1 92,688 11.8 28,297 E 3.6 E
Males 389,196 313,028 80.4 18,486 E 4.7 E 41,905 10.8 15,778 E 4.1 E
Females 398,569 313,483 78.7 21,783 E 5.5 E 50,783 12.7 12,520 E 3.1 E
Alberta 2,686,120 2,229,415 83.0 108,873 4.1 278,533 10.4 69,299 2.6
Males 1,351,451 1,155,220 85.5 50,907 3.8 106,618 7.9 38,706 E 2.9 E
Females 1,334,669 1,074,195 80.5 57,967 4.3 171,914 12.9 30,593 E 2.3 E
British Columbia 3,601,945 2,915,069 80.9 150,694 4.2 435,035 12.1 101,147 2.8
Males 1,775,102 1,465,893 82.6 65,329 3.7 188,028 10.6 55,851 E 3.1 E
Females 1,826,843 1,449,176 79.3 85,364 4.7 247,006 13.5 45,296 E 2.5 E
Yukon Territory 27,188 22,021 81.0 921 E 3.4 E 4,024 14.8 F F
Males 13,664 11,066 81.0 F F 1,975 E 14.5 E F F
Females 13,524 10,955 81.0 434 E 3.2 E 2,048 15.1 F F
Northwest Territories 34,664 29,222 84.3 1,765 E 5.1 E 3,444 9.9 F F
Males 18,070 15,469 85.6 F F 1,091 E 6.0 E F F
Females 16,594 13,753 82.9 397 E 2.4 E 2,353 14.2 F F
Nunavut 14,948 12,967 86.7 685 E 4.6 E 1,231 8.2 F F
Males 7,627 6,671 87.5 335 E 4.4 E 587 E 7.7 E F F
Females 7,321 6,296 86.0 F F 645 E 8.8 E F F

1. Population aged 12 and over who report usually having pain or discomfort which prevents or limits activities.
2. Canada and provincial estimates are based on sub-sample weights.
3. 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. 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 105-0203).