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Type of specialized service accessed | 2003 | 2005 | |||
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Estimate % | 95% confidence interval | Estimate % | 95% confidence interval | ||
Specialist visits | Waited too long for an appointment | 67.8 |
62.6 to 73.1 |
67.8 |
61.9 to 73.7 |
Difficulty getting an appointment | 24.5 |
19.8 to 29.2 |
32.2 |
25.9 to 38.5 |
|
Non-emergency surgery | Waited too long for surgery | 61.7 |
52.8 to 70.7 |
65.6 |
57.5 to 73.7 |
Difficulty getting an appointment | 23.6E |
15.3 to 31.9 |
22.9 |
15.6 to 30.1 |
|
Diagnostic tests | Waited too long to get appointment | 55.0 |
46.4 to 63.7 |
58.8 |
51.1 to 66.5 |
Waited too long for test | 33.5 |
25.3 to 41.6 |
36.2 |
28.5 to 43.8 |
|
Difficulty getting an appointment | 21.8E |
13.5 to 30.1 |
17.8E |
11.3 to 24.4 |
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1. Based on population reporting difficulties accessing these services in past 12 months. | |||||
Notes: Household population aged 15 and over. Analysis excludes non-response ("I don't know", "not stated", and "refusal"). Because multiple responses were allowed, totals may exceed 100%. |
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Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, Health Services Access Subsample, 2003 and 2005. | |||||
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Access to health care in Canada, Catalogue number 82-575-XWE2006002. |