Table 1
Prevalence of selected health indicators among females aged 12 or older, by education and household income, Canada, 2013/2014

Table 1
Prevalence of selected health indicators among females aged 12 or older, by education and household income, Canada, 2013/2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Prevalence of selected health indicators among females aged 12 or older. The information is grouped by Health indicators (appearing as row headers), Highest level of education, Household income, Less than high school graduation, Bachelor's degree or higher, Lowest quintile, Highest quintile, % and 95% CI, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Health indicators Highest level of education Household income
Less than high school graduation Bachelor's degree or higher Lowest quintile Highest quintile
% 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI
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Very good or excellent self-perceived overall health 48.2 46.9 49.5 70.4 69.0 71.7 44.5 43.0 46.1 73.8 72.4 75.1
Very good or excellent self-perceived mental health 63.5 62.1 64.9 76.2 74.8 77.4 58.7 57.2 60.3 79.0 77.8 80.1
Daily or occasional smoker 15.8 14.8 16.8 7.7 6.9 8.6 20.2 18.9 21.4 12.1 11.1 13.0
ObeseNote † 30.6 29.0 32.2 16.1 15.0 17.2 25.4 24.0 27.0 20.6 19.4 21.9
Active during leisure timeNote † 27.2 26.0 28.4 29.8 28.4 31.2 21.0 19.8 22.3 35.0 33.5 36.5
High blood pressureNote †† 23.4 22.4 24.4 9.2 8.4 10.1 21.0 19.9 22.2 11.2 10.3 12.1
DiabetesNote †† 9.1 8.3 9.9 3.1 2.7 3.6 8.7 7.9 9.6 3.0 2.6 3.4
Mood disorderNote †† 9.2 8.5 10.0 7.3 6.6 8.2 13.9 12.9 14.9 6.3 5.7 7.0
Has a regular medical doctor 90.1 89.2 90.9 86.5 85.1 87.8 84.0 82.6 85.3 91.6 90.6 92.5
Consulted with a medical doctor in the past 12 months 76.5 75.5 77.6 81.8 80.4 83.2 77.8 76.5 79.1 82.8 81.5 84.0
Consulted with a dentist in the past 12 months 57.5 56.1 58.9 79.3 77.9 80.7 51.9 50.3 53.4 85.0 83.9 86.1
Note †

Obese is for those 18 years and older only, based on body mass index calculated from self-reported height and weight then adjusted for reporting bias.

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Active during leisure time is based on Energy Expenditure (EE) calculated using the frequency and duration per session of self-reported leisure time physical activities.

Note ††

Diagnosed condition has lasted or is expected to last at least 6 months or more.

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Note: all estimates were significantly different (p<=0.05) across education (except active leisure time) and household income categories.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2013-2014 Canadian Community Health Survey, custom tabulation.
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