Table 12
Distribution of women and men aged 15 and over, by selected measures of well-being and activity limitations status, Canada, 2009

Table 12
Distribution of women and men aged 15 and over, by selected measures of well-being and activity limitations status, Canada, 2009
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of distribution of women and men aged 15 and over. The information is grouped by measure of well being appearing as row headers, women, men, with activity limitations and without activity limitations appearing as column headers, calculated using percentage as a unit of measure.
Measure of well-being Women Men
With activity limitations Without activity limitations With activity limitations Without activity limitations
percentage
Health Utility Index (HUI)
Good to full functional health 29.9* 86.8 36.1* 88.4
Moderate to poor functional health 70.1* 13.2 63.9* 11.6
Self-rated mental health
Poor to fair 17.1* 3.9 17.1* 3.5
Good 30.1* 20.3 29.1* 19.6
Very good 29.7* 38.1 29.3* 36.8
Excellent 23.1* 37.7 24.5* 40.0
Self-rated general health1
Poor to fair 43.8* 7.2 43.2* 7.0
Good 34.7* 27.4 30.8 28.3
Very good 17.3* 40.9 18.4* 39.5
Excellent 4.2* 24.5 7.6* 25.1
Compared to last year, my health is...
Better 18.1 19.2 16.7 18.5
The same 47.0* 71.1 52.2* 73.6
Worse 34.9* 9.7 31.1* 7.8
Life satisfaction
Less satisfied with life 24.0* 6.1 25.5* 6.0
Satisfied with life 50.1* 53.1 50.9* 56.3
Very satisfied with life 25.9* 40.9 23.6* 37.7
Perceived life stress
Low 28.3* 33.1 30.5* 36.9
Medium 37.5* 43.4 37.4* 42.8
High 34.2* 23.5 32.1* 20.3
Perceived work stress (employed only)
Low 23.2* 27.6 22.3* 30.1
Medium 32.0* 40.8 38.5 42.1
High 44.7* 31.6 39.3* 27.8
* statistically significant difference from the same sex without activity limitations at p < 0.05
1. Not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental and social well-being.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2009.
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