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This chart shows three vertical bar clusters for each of the following age groups: 25 to 54 years, 55 to 64 years, and 65 years and over. Each cluster consists of three vertical bars that show the proportion of North American Indian adults 25 years of age or older who self-rated their health as being 'excellent or very good', 'good', or 'fair or poor'. The chart shows that the likelihood of reporting 'excellent or very good' health decreased with age among off reserve North American Indian adults. While over half (55%) of reserve North American Indians 25 to 54 years reported 'excellent or very good' health, only 36% of those 55 to 64, and 23% of those aged 65 and over did so. Conversely, higher percentages of those in the older age groups reported that their health was 'fair or poor.'
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.