Chart 2 – Percentage reporting asthma, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2008

This is a vertical bar graph comparing percentages by age groups of males and females aged 12 or older who reported having asthma in 2008.

The Y axis is measured by percentages increases by increments of 2 from 0 to 12.

On the X axis from left to right are the total and the following age groups: 12 to 19, 20 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to 64 and 65 or older.

The percentages of respondents who reported having arthritis are the following:

• Total: men 7.3%, women 9.5%,
  
  
• Age group 12 to 19: men 11.3%, women 11.2%,
  
  
• Age group 20 to 34: men 8.0%, women 10.7%,
  
  
• Age group 35 to 44: men 6.5%, women 9.2%,
  
  
• Age group 45 to 54: men 5.8%, women 8.6%,
  
  
• Age group 55 to 64: men 5.3%, women 9.3%,
  
  
• Age group 65 or older: men 7.1%, women 8.0%.

Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2008.