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Table 8
Mental health indicators, by sexual orientation and gender, Canada, 2018

Table 8
Mental health indicators, by sexual orientation and gender, Canada, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Mental health indicators. The information is grouped by Indicator (appearing as row headers), Heterosexual, Gay or lesbian, Bisexual, Sexual orientation n.e.c., Total sexual minority, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Indicator	Heterosexual^{Table 8 Note †}			Gay or lesbian			Bisexual			Sexual orientation n.e.c.^{Table 8 Note 1}			Total sexual minority^{Table 8 Note 2}
	percent^{Table 8 Note 3}	95% confidence interval		percent^{Table 8 Note 3}	95% confidence interval		percent^{Table 8 Note 3}	95% confidence interval		percent^{Table 8 Note 3}	95% confidence interval		percent^{Table 8 Note 3}	95% confidence interval
	percent^{Table 8 Note 3}	from	to	percent^{Table 8 Note 3}	from	to	percent^{Table 8 Note 3}	from	to	percent^{Table 8 Note 3}	from	to	percent^{Table 8 Note 3}	from	to
Self-rated mental health
Positive (excellent, very good, good)	88.9	88.3	89.4	80.3^Note *	75.5	84.4	58.9^Note *	52.4	65.2	54.6^Note *	37.4	70.9	67.8^Note *	63.6	71.7
Negative (fair, poor)	10.7	10.2	11.2	19.7^Note *	15.6	24.4	40.9^Note *	34.7	47.4	45.4^Note *	29.1	62.6	32.1^Note *	28.2	36.3
Ever seriously contemplated suicide	14.9	14.3	15.5	29.9^Note *	25.1	35.1	46.3^Note *	39.8	52.8	58.7^Note *	42.1	73.5	40.1^Note *	36.1	44.3
Diagnosed mood or anxiety disorder	16.4	15.8	17.0	29.6^Note *	24.7	35.0	50.8^Note *	44.4	57.2	40.9^Note *	25.8	58.0	41.1^Note *	36.9	45.3
Mood disorder	9.5	9.1	10.0	20.6^Note *	16.4	25.4	36.2^Note *	30.0	42.9	31.1^Note *	18.0	48.1	29.1^Note *	25.3	33.3
Anxiety disorder	12.5	12.0	13.1	23.4^Note *	18.8	28.8	41.6^Note *	35.5	47.9	30.4^Note *	18.5	45.8	33.1^Note *	29.2	37.2
Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 n.e.c.: not elsewhere classified. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Sexual minority refers to those who reported their sexual orientation as gay or lesbian, bisexual, or a sexual orientation not elsewhere classified. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Percent calculations include missing or not stated responses. Return to note 3 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces.

Date modified:: 2020-09-09