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Arthritis or rheumatism, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups, 2005


 Geographic code and name                      Total With arthritis or rheumatism Without arthritis or rheumatism Not stated
   number % number % number %
Canada 27,131,964 4,442,554 16.4 22,645,536 83.5 43,874 0.2
Males 13,371,912 1,675,125 12.5 11,677,695 87.3 19,093 0.1
Females 13,760,052 2,767,430 20.1 10,967,841 79.7 24,781 0.2
10  Newfoundland and Labrador 448,813 95,260 21.2 353,434 78.7 F F
Males 219,553 35,716 16.3 183,744 83.7 F F
Females 229,259 59,544 26.0 169,691 74.0 F F
1011-C Eastern RIHA, N.L. 260,578 53,073 20.4 207,506 79.6 F F
Males 126,614 18,820 14.9 107,794 85.1 F F
Females 133,965 34,253 25.6 99,712 74.4 F F
1012-I Central RIHA, N.L. 85,324 20,126 23.6 65,105 76.3 F F
Males 42,217 8,406 19.9 33,717 79.9 F F
Females 43,107 11,719 27.2 31,388 72.8 F F
1013-I Western RIHA, N.L. 70,449 16,166 22.9 54,283 77.1 F F
Males 34,376 6,414 18.7 27,962 81.3 F F
Females 36,073 9,752 27.0 26,321 73.0 F F
1014-H Labrador-Grenfell RIHA, N.L. 32,462 5,896 18.2 26,541 81.8 F F
Males 16,347 2,076 E 12.7 E 14,271 87.3 F F
Females 16,115 3,820 23.7 12,270 76.1 F F
11  Prince Edward Island 117,478 24,698 21.0 92,512 78.7 F F
Males 56,851 9,836 17.3 46,867 82.4 F F
Females 60,627 14,861 24.5 45,645 75.3 F F
1101-I West Prince, P.E.I. 12,278 2,447 19.9 9,684 78.9 F F
Males 6,000 1,009 E 16.8 E 4,911 81.8 F F
Females 6,278 1,439 22.9 4,774 76.0 F F
1102-C East Prince, P.E.I. 28,433 6,882 24.2 21,551 75.8 F F
Males 13,876 3,006 21.7 10,870 78.3 F F
Females 14,558 3,876 26.6 10,681 73.4 F F
1103-A Queens, P.E.I. 58,527 11,580 19.8 46,859 80.1 F F
Males 27,815 4,250 15.3 23,533 84.6 F F
Females 30,712 7,330 23.9 23,327 76.0 F F
1104-D Kings, P.E.I. 18,239 3,788 20.8 14,418 79.0 F F
Males 9,160 1,572 17.2 7,555 82.5 F F
Females 9,080 2,217 24.4 6,863 75.6 F F
12  Nova Scotia 795,983 180,868 22.7 614,036 77.1 F F
Males 385,020 73,909 19.2 310,458 80.6 F F
Females 410,963 106,960 26.0 303,578 73.9 F F
1201-C Zone 1, N.S. 108,005 28,497 26.4 79,064 73.2 F F
Males 53,261 11,739 22.0 41,171 77.3 F F
Females 54,744 16,757 30.6 37,893 69.2 F F
1202-C Zone 2, N.S. 69,367 17,695 25.5 51,470 74.2 F F
Males 33,265 7,567 22.7 25,618 77.0 F F
Females 36,102 10,128 28.1 25,852 71.6 F F
1203-C Zone 3, N.S. 90,625 24,195 26.7 66,429 73.3 F F
Males 44,431 9,525 21.4 34,906 78.6 F F
Females 46,194 14,670 31.8 31,524 68.2 F F
1204-C Zone 4, N.S. 80,102 20,714 25.9 59,165 73.9 F F
Males 39,431 8,334 21.1 30,874 78.3 F F
Females 40,671 12,380 30.4 28,291 69.6 F F
1205-I Zone 5, N.S. 109,084 31,953 29.3 77,034 70.6 F F
Males 52,220 13,153 25.2 39,067 74.8 F F
Females 56,864 18,800 33.1 37,967 66.8 F F
1206-A Zone 6, N.S. 338,801 57,814 17.1 280,874 82.9 F F
Males 162,412 23,590 14.5 138,822 85.5 F F
Females 176,389 34,224 19.4 142,052 80.5 F F
13  New Brunswick 638,232 129,318 20.3 508,524 79.7 F F
Males 312,076 47,783 15.3 264,293 84.7 F F
Females 326,156 81,535 25.0 244,231 74.9 F F
1301-C Region 1, N.B. 166,298 29,835 17.9 136,301 82.0 F F
Males 81,709 12,193 14.9 69,516 85.1 F F
Females 84,589 17,642 20.9 66,785 79.0 F F
1302-C Region 2, N.B. 150,678 38,129 25.3 112,492 74.7 F F
Males 73,092 14,592 20.0 58,500 80.0 F F
Females 77,586 23,537 30.3 53,991 69.6 F F
1303-C Region 3, N.B. 141,334 26,227 18.6 115,041 81.4 F F
Males 68,522 8,811 12.9 59,711 87.1 F F
Females 72,812 17,415 23.9 55,330 76.0 F F
1304-C Region 4, N.B. 44,121 7,918 17.9 36,203 82.1 F F
Males 21,642 2,661 E 12.3 E 18,981 87.7 F F
Females 22,479 5,257 23.4 17,222 76.6 F F
1305-I Region 5, N.B. 24,898 6,319 25.4 18,541 74.5 F F
Males 12,132 2,249 E 18.5 E 9,883 81.5 F F
Females 12,767 4,070 31.9 8,658 67.8 F F
1306-I Region 6, N.B. 71,292 13,432 18.8 57,794 81.1 F F
Males 35,284 4,510 12.8 30,774 87.2 F F
Females 36,008 8,922 24.8 27,020 75.0 F F
1307-I Region 7, N.B. 39,611 7,459 18.8 32,152 81.2 F F
Males 19,695 2,768 14.1 16,928 85.9 F F
Females 19,915 4,692 23.6 15,224 76.4 F F
24  Quebec 6,473,413 909,102 14.0 5,553,925 85.8 10,386 E 0.2 E
Males 3,186,903 328,648 10.3 2,854,324 89.6 F F
Females 3,286,510 580,454 17.7 2,699,601 82.1 6,455 E 0.2 E
2401-C Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Que. 174,615 28,022 16.0 146,392 83.8 F F
Males 86,801 11,768 13.6 74,976 86.4 F F
Females 87,815 16,254 18.5 71,416 81.3 F F
2402-C Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean, Que. 235,861 33,200 14.1 202,428 85.8 F F
Males 118,069 11,725 9.9 106,344 90.1 F F
Females 117,792 21,475 18.2 96,084 81.6 F F
2403-A Région de la Capitale Nationale, Que. 578,540 90,952 15.7 486,734 84.1 F F
Males 279,211 34,782 12.5 243,913 87.4 F F
Females 299,329 56,171 18.8 242,821 81.1 F F
2404-C Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, Que. 415,106 64,389 15.5 350,116 84.3 F F
Males 205,967 22,821 11.1 183,146 88.9 F F
Females 209,139 41,568 19.9 166,970 79.8 F F
2405-C Région de l'Estrie, Que. 256,622 35,301 13.8 221,004 86.1 F F
Males 127,482 15,114 11.9 112,051 87.9 F F
Females 129,140 20,187 15.6 108,952 84.4 F F
2406-G Région de Montréal, Que. 1,621,597 235,612 14.5 1,381,570 85.2 F F
Males 784,675 72,019 9.2 711,321 90.7 F F
Females 836,922 163,593 19.5 670,249 80.1 F F
2407-A Région de l'Outaouais, Que. 291,211 48,816 16.8 242,292 83.2 F F
Males 143,196 18,094 12.6 125,102 87.4 F F
Females 148,015 30,722 20.8 117,190 79.2 F F
2408-C Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Que. 120,353 20,243 16.8 100,067 83.1 F F
Males 60,650 7,292 12.0 53,314 87.9 F F
Females 59,704 12,951 21.7 46,753 78.3 F F
2409-H Région de la Côte-Nord, Que. 71,539 11,342 15.9 59,995 83.9 F F
Males 36,503 4,375 12.0 32,127 88.0 F F
Females 35,036 6,967 19.9 27,867 79.5 F F
2410-H Région du Nord-du-Québec, Que. 5,798 703 12.1 5,088 87.8 F F
Males 3,059 365 E 11.9 E 2,688 87.9 F F
Females 2,739 338 12.4 2,400 87.6 F F
2411-I Région de la Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que. 82,186 16,265 19.8 65,859 80.1 F F
Males 40,839 6,464 15.8 34,348 84.1 F F
Females 41,347 9,801 23.7 31,511 76.2 F F
2412-E Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches, Que. 339,612 43,893 12.9 295,226 86.9 F F
Males 170,792 20,868 12.2 149,924 87.8 F F
Females 168,820 23,025 13.6 145,302 86.1 F F
2413-A Région de Laval, Que. 316,630 41,897 13.2 274,403 86.7 F F
Males 154,389 14,058 9.1 140,330 90.9 F F
Females 162,241 27,839 17.2 134,073 82.6 F F
2414-E Région de Lanaudière, Que. 359,885 42,293 11.8 316,348 87.9 F F
Males 180,517 15,208 8.4 164,408 91.1 F F
Females 179,368 27,085 15.1 151,940 84.7 F F
2415-E Région des Laurentides, Que. 432,352 49,881 11.5 382,303 88.4 F F
Males 215,563 17,733 8.2 197,830 91.8 F F
Females 216,789 32,148 14.8 184,473 85.1 F F
2416-A Région de la Montérégie, Que. 1,171,506 146,293 12.5 1,024,100 87.4 F F
Males 579,190 55,963 9.7 522,501 90.2 F F
Females 592,316 90,330 15.3 501,599 84.7 F F
35  Ontario by LHIN 10,570,076 1,810,890 17.1 8,739,998 82.7 19,188 E 0.2 E
Males 5,196,174 678,417 13.1 4,508,864 86.8 8,893 E 0.2 E
Females 5,373,902 1,132,473 21.1 4,231,134 78.7 10,296 E 0.2 E
3501  Erie St. Clair LHIN, Ont. .. .. 21.1 .. 78.7 .. F
Males .. .. 17.6 .. 82.2 .. F
Females .. .. 24.6 .. 75.3 .. F
3502  South West LHIN, Ont. .. .. 18.7 .. 81.3 .. F
Males .. .. 14.1 .. 85.8 .. F
Females .. .. 23.1 .. 76.8 .. F
3503  Waterloo Wellington LHIN, Ont. .. .. 15.1 .. 84.7 .. F
Males .. .. 13.0 .. 86.9 .. F
Females .. .. 17.3 .. 82.4 .. F
3504  Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN, Ont. .. .. 21.0 .. 78.8 .. F
Males .. .. 16.6 .. 83.2 .. F
Females .. .. 25.3 .. 74.5 .. F
3505  Central West LHIN, Ont. .. .. 12.6 .. 87.2 .. F
Males .. .. 7.7 .. 92.2 .. F
Females .. .. 17.7 .. 82.1 .. F
3506  Mississauga Halton LHIN, Ont. .. .. 14.0 .. 85.8 .. F
Males .. .. 10.9 .. 89.0 .. F
Females .. .. 17.0 .. 82.7 .. F
3507  Toronto Central LHIN, Ont. .. .. 13.3 .. 86.7 .. F
Males .. .. 9.0 .. 90.9 .. F
Females .. .. 17.5 .. 82.5 .. F
3508  Central LHIN, Ont. .. .. 14.5 .. 85.4 .. F
Males .. .. 10.0 .. 89.9 .. F
Females .. .. 18.7 .. 81.1 .. F
3509  Central East LHIN, Ont. .. .. 16.5 .. 83.4 .. F
Males .. .. 13.3 .. 86.6 .. F
Females .. .. 19.4 .. 80.4 .. F
3510  South East LHIN, Ont. .. .. 22.8 .. 76.8 .. F
Males .. .. 17.8 .. 81.6 .. F
Females .. .. 27.5 .. 72.2 .. F
3511  Champlain LHIN, Ont. .. .. 16.4 .. 83.2 .. F
Males .. .. 11.7 .. 87.7 .. F
Females .. .. 20.8 .. 78.9 .. F
3512  North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN, Ont. .. .. 18.8 .. 81.2 .. F
Males .. .. 13.8 .. 86.2 .. F
Females .. .. 23.8 .. 76.1 .. F
3513  North East LHIN, Ont. .. .. 25.7 .. 74.2 .. F
Males .. .. 21.6 .. 78.3 .. F
Females .. .. 29.6 .. 70.3 .. F
3514  North West LHIN, Ont. .. .. 21.0 .. 78.6 .. F
Males .. .. 15.8 .. 83.8 .. F
Females .. .. 26.2 .. 73.4 .. F
35  Ontario by HU 10,570,076 1,810,890 17.1 8,739,998 82.7 19,188 E 0.2 E
Males 5,196,174 678,417 13.1 4,508,864 86.8 8,893 E 0.2 E
Females 5,373,902 1,132,473 21.1 4,231,134 78.7 10,296 E 0.2 E
3526-C District of Algoma HU, Ont. 101,249 28,297 27.9 72,952 72.1 F F
Males 49,418 10,614 21.5 38,804 78.5 F F
Females 51,831 17,683 34.1 34,148 65.9 F F
3527-A Brant County HU, Ont. 111,895 21,696 19.4 89,987 80.4 F F
Males 55,333 7,548 13.6 47,574 86.0 F F
Females 56,562 14,148 25.0 42,414 75.0 F F
3530-B Durham Regional HU, Ont. 480,906 84,456 17.6 396,350 82.4 F F
Males 237,362 35,125 14.8 202,136 85.2 F F
Females 243,544 49,331 20.3 194,213 79.7 F F
3531-E Elgin-St Thomas HU, Ont. 73,350 15,333 20.9 57,654 78.6 F F
Males 36,390 6,195 17.0 30,010 82.5 F F
Females 36,960 9,138 24.7 27,644 74.8 F F
3533-E Grey Bruce HU, Ont. 138,476 32,362 23.4 106,077 76.6 F F
Males 68,829 14,007 20.4 54,785 79.6 F F
Females 69,647 18,355 26.4 51,292 73.6 F F
3534-E Haldimand-Norfolk HU, Ont. 94,759 23,442 24.7 71,258 75.2 F F
Males 47,585 10,434 21.9 37,093 78.0 F F
Females 47,174 13,008 27.6 34,166 72.4 F F
3535-E Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District HU, Ont. 151,143 38,407 25.4 112,407 74.4 F F
Males 74,822 15,810 21.1 59,012 78.9 F F
Females 76,322 22,597 29.6 53,396 70.0 F F
3536-B Halton Regional HU, Ont. 373,322 63,850 17.1 309,471 82.9 F F
Males 183,033 20,932 11.4 162,101 88.6 F F
Females 190,289 42,919 22.6 147,370 77.4 F F
3537-A City of Hamilton HU, Ont. 442,206 86,926 19.7 354,120 80.1 F F
Males 217,511 34,243 15.7 182,682 84.0 F F
Females 224,695 52,683 23.4 171,439 76.3 F F
3538-A Hastings and Prince Edward Counties HU, Ont. 137,440 31,628 23.0 105,812 77.0 F F
Males 66,994 11,914 17.8 55,080 82.2 F F
Females 70,446 19,714 28.0 50,732 72.0 F F
3539-E Huron County HU, Ont. 51,972 12,133 23.3 39,778 76.5 F F
Males 26,028 5,314 20.4 20,654 79.4 F F
Females 25,944 6,819 26.3 19,124 73.7 F F
3540-A Chatham-Kent HU, Ont. 91,814 17,438 19.0 74,269 80.9 F F
Males 45,186 6,530 14.5 38,548 85.3 F F
Females 46,628 10,908 23.4 35,720 76.6 F F
3541-A Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington HU, Ont. 157,905 31,279 19.8 125,148 79.3 F F
Males 76,209 12,700 16.7 62,536 82.1 F F
Females 81,696 18,579 22.7 62,612 76.6 F F
3542-A Lambton HU, Ont. 110,191 26,790 24.3 83,401 75.7 F F
Males 54,428 10,859 20.0 43,569 80.0 F F
Females 55,764 15,931 28.6 39,833 71.4 F F
3543-E Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District HU, Ont. 144,583 35,686 24.7 108,701 75.2 F F
Males 71,119 12,970 18.2 57,954 81.5 F F
Females 73,463 22,716 30.9 50,747 69.1 F F
3544-A Middlesex-London HU, Ont. 369,371 59,138 16.0 310,233 84.0 F F
Males 180,427 18,570 10.3 161,857 89.7 F F
Females 188,943 40,568 21.5 148,375 78.5 F F
3546-A Niagara Regional Area HU, Ont. 372,519 88,532 23.8 282,937 76.0 F F
Males 182,728 34,789 19.0 147,729 80.8 F F
Females 189,791 53,743 28.3 135,208 71.2 F F
3547-C North Bay Parry Sound District HU, Ont. 104,993 30,081 28.7 74,851 71.3 F F
Males 51,656 14,063 27.2 37,594 72.8 F F
Females 53,337 16,019 30.0 37,257 69.9 F F
3549-H Northwestern HU, Ont. 49,999 10,885 21.8 39,029 78.1 F F
Males 25,153 4,853 E 19.3 E 20,300 80.7 F F
Females 24,846 6,032 24.3 18,729 75.4 F F
3551-B City of Ottawa HU, Ont. 702,063 102,378 14.6 595,264 84.8 F F
Males 342,545 36,620 10.7 302,910 88.4 F F
Females 359,518 65,758 18.3 292,354 81.3 F F
3552-E Oxford County HU, Ont. 88,101 15,773 17.9 72,179 81.9 F F
Males 43,900 6,069 13.8 37,831 86.2 F F
Females 44,201 9,703 22.0 34,347 77.7 F F
3553-B Peel Regional HU, Ont. 1,010,708 120,689 11.9 887,739 87.8 F F
Males 500,793 43,001 8.6 456,951 91.2 F F
Females 509,915 77,688 15.2 430,789 84.5 F F
3554-E Perth District HU, Ont. 64,752 11,260 17.4 53,492 82.6 F F
Males 32,149 4,565 E 14.2 E 27,585 85.8 F F
Females 32,603 6,695 20.5 25,907 79.5 F F
3555-A Peterborough County-City HU, Ont. 113,977 22,927 20.1 90,437 79.3 F F
Males 55,494 8,514 15.3 46,618 84.0 F F
Females 58,483 14,413 24.6 43,819 74.9 F F
3556-H Porcupine HU, Ont. 72,049 16,217 22.5 55,832 77.5 F F
Males 35,982 6,506 18.1 29,476 81.9 F F
Females 36,067 9,711 26.9 26,356 73.1 F F
3557-E Renfrew County and District HU, Ont. 81,411 20,486 25.2 60,875 74.8 F F
Males 38,975 7,801 20.0 31,174 80.0 F F
Females 42,436 12,685 29.9 29,702 70.0 F F
3558-E Eastern Ontario HU, Ont. 169,257 31,853 18.8 137,331 81.1 F F
Males 84,156 10,189 12.1 73,967 87.9 F F
Females 85,101 21,665 25.5 63,363 74.5 F F
3560-E Simcoe Muskoka District HU, Ont. 405,468 80,385 19.8 324,871 80.1 F F
Males 200,742 29,264 14.6 171,478 85.4 F F
Females 204,726 51,121 25.0 153,392 74.9 F F
3561-C Sudbury and District HU, Ont. 164,699 38,608 23.4 125,880 76.4 F F
Males 81,173 15,115 18.6 65,913 81.2 F F
Females 83,526 23,493 28.1 59,967 71.8 F F
3562-C Thunder Bay District HU, Ont. 130,834 27,156 20.8 103,076 78.8 F F
Males 64,971 9,401 14.5 55,259 85.1 F F
Females 65,863 17,754 27.0 47,817 72.6 F F
3563-C Timiskaming HU, Ont. 30,372 8,279 27.3 22,023 72.5 F F
Males 14,941 4,145 27.7 10,726 71.8 F F
Females 15,431 4,134 26.8 11,297 73.2 F F
3565-B Waterloo HU, Ont. 407,039 55,692 13.7 350,042 86.0 F F
Males 202,886 24,511 12.1 177,990 87.7 F F
Females 204,153 31,181 15.3 172,052 84.3 F F
3566-B Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph HU, Ont. 218,473 41,217 18.9 177,194 81.1 F F
Males 108,965 15,632 14.3 93,332 85.7 F F
Females 109,508 25,585 23.4 83,861 76.6 F F
3568-B Windsor-Essex County HU, Ont. 340,590 70,437 20.7 269,478 79.1 F F
Males 169,900 30,110 17.7 139,301 82.0 F F
Females 170,690 40,327 23.6 130,177 76.3 F F
3570-B York Regional HU, Ont. 777,781 101,599 13.1 675,158 86.8 F F
Males 385,346 36,767 9.5 348,231 90.4 F F
Females 392,435 64,832 16.5 326,927 83.3 F F
3595-G City of Toronto HU, Ont. 2,234,412 307,574 13.8 1,924,691 86.1 F F
Males 1,083,045 102,737 9.5 980,105 90.5 F F
Females 1,151,368 204,836 17.8 944,586 82.0 F F
46  Manitoba 935,340 173,119 18.5 760,331 81.3 F F
Males 460,225 71,380 15.5 388,241 84.4 F F
Females 475,114 101,739 21.4 372,090 78.3 F F
4610-A Winnipeg RHA, Man. 559,089 94,928 17.0 463,166 82.8 F F
Males 271,925 38,979 14.3 232,592 85.5 F F
Females 287,163 55,949 19.5 230,574 80.3 F F
4615-A Brandon RHA, Man. 40,689 9,916 24.4 30,772 75.6 F F
Males 19,580 4,098 20.9 15,481 79.1 F F
Females 21,109 5,818 27.6 15,291 72.4 F F
4620-E North Eastman RHA, Man. 29,998 6,610 22.0 23,389 78.0 F F
Males 15,311 2,905 E 19.0 E 12,405 81.0 F F
Females 14,688 3,704 25.2 10,983 74.8 F F
4625-E South Eastman RHA, Man. 48,597 8,356 17.2 40,241 82.8 F F
Males 24,913 3,122 12.5 21,792 87.5 F F
Females 23,684 5,235 22.1 18,449 77.9 F F
4630-E Interlake RHA, Man. 61,773 13,714 22.2 47,661 77.2 F F
Males 31,240 6,793 21.7 24,351 78.0 F F
Females 30,534 6,922 22.7 23,310 76.3 F F
4640-D Central RHA, Man. 80,442 14,598 18.1 65,681 81.6 F F
Males 40,125 5,396 13.4 34,623 86.3 F F
Females 40,318 9,202 22.8 31,058 77.0 F F
4645-D Assiniboine RHA, Man. 55,401 14,406 26.0 40,973 74.0 F F
Males 27,423 5,719 20.9 21,682 79.1 F F
Females 27,978 8,687 31.0 19,291 69.0 F F
4660-D Parkland RHA, Man. 30,621 6,692 21.9 23,743 77.5 F F
Males 15,121 2,953 19.5 12,141 80.3 F F
Females 15,501 3,739 24.1 11,602 74.9 F F
4670-H Norman RHA, Man. 14,023 2,373 16.9 11,632 83.0 F F
Males 7,140 1,024 E 14.3 E 6,115 85.7 F F
Females 6,883 1,349 19.6 5,517 80.2 F F
4685-F Burntwood/Churchill, Man. 14,707 1,525 10.4 13,074 88.9 F F
Males 7,448 391 E 5.2 E 7,058 94.8 F F
Females 7,259 1,134 E 15.6 E 6,017 82.9 F F
47  Saskatchewan 787,765 149,754 19.0 636,444 80.8 F F
Males 389,196 60,516 15.5 327,515 84.2 F F
Females 398,569 89,238 22.4 308,929 77.5 F F
4701-D Sun Country RHA, Sask. 42,834 9,917 23.2 32,744 76.4 F F
Males 21,855 4,265 19.5 17,466 79.9 F F
Females 20,979 5,652 26.9 15,278 72.8 F F
4702-D Five Hills RHA, Sask. 45,664 10,526 23.1 35,138 76.9 F F
Males 22,607 3,696 E 16.4 E 18,910 83.6 F F
Females 23,058 6,830 29.6 16,228 70.4 F F
4703-D Cypress RHA, Sask. 36,583 7,552 20.6 29,031 79.4 F F
Males 18,187 3,067 16.9 15,120 83.1 F F
Females 18,396 4,485 24.4 13,910 75.6 F F
4704-A Regina Qu'Appelle RHA, Sask. 200,200 34,700 17.3 165,181 82.5 F F
Males 98,201 14,095 14.4 83,855 85.4 F F
Females 101,999 20,605 20.2 81,326 79.7 F F
4705-D Sunrise RHA, Sask. 45,330 12,052 26.6 33,278 73.4 F F
Males 22,332 5,210 23.3 17,122 76.7 F F
Females 22,998 6,842 29.8 16,156 70.2 F F
4706-A Saskatoon RHA, Sask. 235,620 38,961 16.5 196,100 83.2 F F
Males 114,985 14,159 12.3 100,267 87.2 F F
Females 120,635 24,802 20.6 95,833 79.4 F F
4707-D Heartland RHA, Sask. 35,171 6,428 18.3 28,664 81.5 F F
Males 17,748 2,828 15.9 14,921 84.1 F F
Females 17,423 3,600 20.7 13,743 78.9 F F
4708-D Kelsey Trail RHA, Sask. 32,431 8,034 24.8 24,397 75.2 F F
Males 16,080 3,643 22.7 12,437 77.3 F F
Females 16,351 4,391 26.9 11,960 73.1 F F
4709-C Prince Albert Parkland RHA, Sask. 55,696 11,304 20.3 44,113 79.2 F F
Males 27,311 4,723 17.3 22,451 82.2 F F
Females 28,385 6,582 23.2 21,662 76.3 F F
4710-H Prairie North RHA, Sask. 45,900 8,448 18.4 37,294 81.3 F F
Males 23,541 3,972 E 16.9 E 19,475 82.7 F F
Females 22,358 4,476 20.0 17,820 79.7 F F
4714-F Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca, Sask. 12,336 1,832 14.8 10,504 85.2 F F
Males 6,350 859 E 13.5 E 5,491 86.5 F F
Females 5,986 973 16.3 5,013 83.7 F F
48  Alberta 2,686,120 398,328 14.8 2,285,150 85.1 2,642 E 0.1 E
Males 1,351,451 152,831 11.3 1,196,437 88.5 F F
Females 1,334,669 245,497 18.4 1,088,713 81.6 F F
4820-E Chinook RHA, Alta. 123,502 21,529 17.4 101,888 82.5 F F
Males 62,174 8,670 13.9 53,504 86.1 F F
Females 61,328 12,859 21.0 48,384 78.9 F F
4821-E Palliser HR, Alta. 84,748 14,767 17.4 69,915 82.5 F F
Males 42,575 7,187 16.9 35,388 83.1 F F
Females 42,174 7,580 18.0 34,528 81.9 F F
4822-B Calgary HR, Alta. 995,478 117,555 11.8 876,690 88.1 F F
Males 500,183 41,522 8.3 457,659 91.5 F F
Females 495,296 76,033 15.4 419,032 84.6 F F
4823-E David Thompson RHA, Alta. 239,239 44,775 18.7 194,388 81.3 F F
Males 120,751 18,805 15.6 101,946 84.4 F F
Females 118,488 25,970 21.9 92,442 78.0 F F
4824-E East Central Health, Alta. 94,226 22,697 24.1 71,381 75.8 F F
Males 47,656 10,725 22.5 36,783 77.2 F F
Females 46,570 11,972 25.7 34,598 74.3 F F
4825-B Capital Health, Alta. 854,059 123,925 14.5 729,733 85.4 F F
Males 424,862 42,948 10.1 381,513 89.8 F F
Females 429,197 80,977 18.9 348,220 81.1 F F
4826-E Aspen RHA, Alta. 135,607 26,628 19.6 108,506 80.0 F F
Males 69,723 10,775 15.5 58,476 83.9 F F
Females 65,884 15,853 24.1 50,031 75.9 F F
4827-E Peace Country Health, Alta. 104,366 20,136 19.3 84,123 80.6 F F
Males 54,074 9,500 17.6 44,468 82.2 F F
Females 50,292 10,636 21.1 39,656 78.9 F F
4828-H Northern Lights HR, Alta. 54,895 6,317 11.5 48,526 88.4 F F
Males 29,454 2,700 E 9.2 E 26,702 90.7 F F
Females 25,441 3,617 E 14.2 E 21,824 85.8 F F
59  British Columbia 3,601,945 562,281 15.6 3,033,352 84.2 6,311 E 0.2 E
Males 1,775,102 212,281 12.0 1,561,397 88.0 F F
Females 1,826,843 350,000 19.2 1,471,955 80.6 F F
5911-E East Kootenay HSDA, B.C. 71,420 13,541 19.0 57,878 81.0 F F
Males 36,131 5,057 14.0 31,074 86.0 F F
Females 35,288 8,484 24.0 26,804 76.0 F F
5912-C Kootenay-Boundary HSDA, B.C. 70,609 16,146 22.9 54,237 76.8 F F
Males 35,385 6,696 18.9 28,689 81.1 F F
Females 35,224 9,449 26.8 25,548 72.5 F F
5913-A Okanagan HSDA, B.C. 277,186 55,562 20.0 221,378 79.9 F F
Males 134,493 22,423 16.7 112,070 83.3 F F
Females 142,693 33,139 23.2 109,307 76.6 F F
5914-C Thompson/Cariboo HSDA, B.C. 185,604 34,665 18.7 150,605 81.1 F F
Males 92,496 14,127 15.3 78,035 84.4 F F
Females 93,108 20,538 22.1 72,570 77.9 F F
5921-A Fraser East HSDA, B.C. 214,579 38,317 17.9 176,101 82.1 F F
Males 106,014 13,741 13.0 92,273 87.0 F F
Females 108,566 24,576 22.6 83,828 77.2 F F
5922-B Fraser North HSDA, B.C. 481,662 64,336 13.4 416,821 86.5 F F
Males 237,793 19,401 8.2 218,391 91.8 F F
Females 243,869 44,935 18.4 198,430 81.4 F F
5923-B Fraser South HSDA, B.C. 537,314 74,828 13.9 461,195 85.8 F F
Males 265,959 23,801 8.9 242,158 91.1 F F
Females 271,355 51,027 18.8 219,037 80.7 F F
5931-B Richmond HSDA, B.C. 151,182 15,172 10.0 135,319 89.5 F F
Males 73,043 4,743 E 6.5 E 68,143 93.3 F F
Females 78,140 10,429 13.3 67,175 86.0 F F
5932-G Vancouver HSDA, B.C. 520,658 51,122 9.8 468,925 90.1 F F
Males 256,886 17,753 E 6.9 E 239,133 93.1 F F
Females 263,772 33,369 12.7 229,792 87.1 F F
5933-B North Shore/Coast Garibaldi HSDA, B.C. 232,667 35,040 15.1 196,986 84.7 F F
Males 113,580 12,241 E 10.8 E 100,699 88.7 F F
Females 119,086 22,799 19.1 96,287 80.9 F F
5941-A South Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 300,264 55,225 18.4 244,437 81.4 F F
Males 142,453 22,969 16.1 119,484 83.9 F F
Females 157,811 32,256 20.4 124,953 79.2 F F
5942-A Central Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 215,871 41,418 19.2 173,560 80.4 F F
Males 105,823 17,413 16.5 88,118 83.3 F F
Females 110,048 24,005 21.8 85,443 77.6 F F
5943-C North Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 99,262 22,905 23.1 76,357 76.9 F F
Males 49,398 9,951 E 20.1 E 39,447 79.9 F F
Females 49,864 12,954 26.0 36,910 74.0 F F
5951-H Northwest HSDA, B.C. 61,178 9,747 15.9 51,431 84.1 F F
Males 31,784 4,629 14.6 27,155 85.4 F F
Females 29,393 5,118 17.4 24,275 82.6 F F
5952-H Northern Interior HSDA, B.C. 127,008 23,205 18.3 103,802 81.7 F F
Males 65,150 12,887 19.8 52,262 80.2 F F
Females 61,858 10,318 16.7 51,540 83.3 F F
5953-H Northeast HSDA, B.C. 55,483 11,052 19.9 44,320 79.9 F F
Males 28,713 4,448 15.5 24,264 84.5 F F
Females 26,770 6,604 24.7 20,056 74.9 F F
60  Yukon Territory 27,188 3,760 13.8 23,427 86.2 F F
Males 13,664 1,545 11.3 12,119 88.7 F F
Females 13,524 2,216 16.4 11,308 83.6 F F
6001-H Yukon Territory 27,188 3,760 13.8 23,427 86.2 F F
Males 13,664 1,545 11.3 12,119 88.7 F F
Females 13,524 2,216 16.4 11,308 83.6 F F
61  Northwest Territories 34,664 4,206 12.1 30,458 87.9 F F
Males 18,070 1,832 10.1 16,238 89.9 F F
Females 16,594 2,374 14.3 14,220 85.7 F F
6101-H Northwest Territories 34,664 4,206 12.1 30,458 87.9 F F
Males 18,070 1,832 10.1 16,238 89.9 F F
Females 16,594 2,374 14.3 14,220 85.7 F F
62  Nunavut 14,948 970 E 6.5 E 13,943 93.3 F F
Males 7,627 429 E 5.6 E 7,197 94.4 F F
Females 7,321 540 E 7.4 E 6,746 92.1 F F
6201-F Nunavut 14,948 970 E 6.5 E 13,943 93.3 F F
Males 7,627 429 E 5.6 E 7,197 94.4 F F
Females 7,321 540 E 7.4 E 6,746 92.1 F F
A Peer group A 6,706,030 1,152,734 17.2 5,542,302 82.6 10,994 E 0.2 E
Males 3,273,997 444,282 13.6 2,824,533 86.3 5,182 E 0.2 E
Females 3,432,033 708,452 20.6 2,717,769 79.2 5,812 E 0.2 E
B Peer group B 7,563,243 1,071,176 14.2 6,477,440 85.6 14,627 E 0.2 E
Males 3,746,249 387,355 10.3 3,351,517 89.5 7,378 E 0.2 E
Females 3,816,993 683,821 17.9 3,125,924 81.9 F F
C Peer group C 3,285,417 651,760 19.8 2,629,322 80.0 4,335 E 0.1 E
Males 1,621,561 254,803 15.7 1,364,690 84.2 F F
Females 1,663,857 396,957 23.9 1,264,632 76.0 2,268 E 0.1 E
D Peer group D 422,717 93,993 22.2 328,066 77.6 F F
Males 210,637 38,349 18.2 171,976 81.6 F F
Females 212,081 55,644 26.2 156,090 73.6 F F
E Peer group E 3,588,595 645,939 18.0 2,937,871 81.9 4,785 E 0.1 E
Males 1,796,115 259,963 14.5 1,533,891 85.4 F F
Females 1,792,480 385,976 21.5 1,403,979 78.3 2,524 E 0.1 E
F Peer group F 41,991 4,326 10.3 37,521 89.4 F F
Males 21,425 1,679 7.8 19,746 92.2 F F
Females 20,566 2,647 12.9 17,775 86.4 F F
G Peer group G 4,376,667 594,307 13.6 3,775,186 86.3 7,174 E 0.2 E
Males 2,124,606 192,509 9.1 1,930,560 90.9 F F
Females 2,252,061 401,798 17.8 1,844,627 81.9 5,637 E 0.3 E
H Peer group H 652,183 114,152 17.5 537,376 82.4 F F
Males 334,559 51,213 15.3 283,193 84.6 F F
Females 317,623 62,940 19.8 254,183 80.0 F F
I Peer group I 495,122 114,167 23.1 380,452 76.8 F F
Males 242,764 44,973 18.5 197,589 81.4 F F
Females 252,358 69,194 27.4 182,863 72.5 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 report that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having arthritis or rheumatism.
10. Arthritis or rheumatism includes rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, but excludes fibromyalgia.
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 105-0402).