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Table 1
Percentage of population who sustained at least one activity limiting injury in past year by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, 2009

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Table 1
Percentage of population who sustained at least one activity limiting injury in past year by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, 2009
Sustained at least one activity limiting injury in past year Total Males Females
number % number % number %
Total 4,181,334 14.6 2,358,763 16.8 1,822,572 12.6
Received medical attention 2,299,911 55.3 1,261,356 53.8 1,038,556 57.3
Age group
12 to 19 891,262 26.4 508,250 29.4 383,012 23.3
20 to 34 1,120,811 16.8 728,384 21.7 392,427 11.8
35 to 44 622,935 12.9 359,369 14.9 263,566 10.9
45 to 64 1,146,562 12.3 598,766 13.0 547,796 11.7
65 and older 399,765 9.2 163,994 8.3 235,771 9.8
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador 58,156 13.0 32,169 14.8 25,986 11.3
Prince Edward Island 13,537 11.2 6,757 11.6 6,781 10.7
Nova Scotia 116,280 14.5 54,721 14.1 61,560 14.8
New Brunswick 87,038 13.5 49,713 15.8 37,325 11.2
Québec 932,105 13.9 552,288 16.8 379,817 11.2
Ontario 1,532,002 13.8 860,172 15.8 671,830 11.8
Manitoba 167,660 17.3 96,171 20.1 71,490 14.6
Saskatchewan 129,353 15.9 71,664 17.8 57,690 14.0
Alberta 496,113 16.6 275,286 18.1 220,827 15.0
British Columbia 637,349 16.5 352,583 18.5 284,766 14.6
Yukon 4,082 14.7 2,688 19.2 1,395 10.2
Northwest Territories 5,060 14.7 2,828 16.3 2,232 13.1
Nunavut 2,598 16.9 1,724 22.5 874 11.3
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey, 2009
Date Modified: 2012-05-07

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