Table 10
Sterilization and infertility among Canadians, 2011, 2001 and 1995

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Table 10
Sterilization and infertility among Canadians, 2011, 2001 and 1995
Table summary
 This table displays the results of sterilization and infertility among canadians 2011, 2001 and 1995, calculated using number (in thousands) and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2011 2001 1995
Number
(in thousands)		 % Number
(in thousands)		 % Number
(in thousands)		 %
SterilizedNote 1  
Total 11,810 100 16,621 100 16,225 100
No 9,190 78 13,459 81 12,874 79
Yes 2,379 20 2,673 16 3,035 19
Sterilized (contraceptive reasons only) 1,773 75 1,942 73 2,077 68
Sterilized (medical reasons only) 505 21 539 20 687 23
Sterilized (contraceptive and medical reasons) 93 4 176 7 255 8
Sterilized (contraceptive reasons only)  
Total 1,773 100 1,942 100 2,077 100
Men 1,202 68 1,105 57 1,029 50
Women 570 32 836 43 1,049 50
Sterilized (medical reasons only)  
Total 505 100 539 100 687 100
Men 37Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution 48Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution 46Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution
Women 468 93 492 91 641 93
Sterilized (contraceptive and medical reasons)  
Total 93 100 176 100 255 100
Men 18Note E: Use with caution 19Note E: Use with caution 40Note E: Use with caution 23Note E: Use with caution 46Note E: Use with caution 18Note E: Use with caution
Women 75 81 135 77 210 82
InfertileNote 2  
Total 9,440 100 13,964 100 13,190 100
No 8,879 94 13,162 94 12,594 95
Yes 327 3 299 2 278 2
Men 100 31 61 20 85Note E: Use with caution 31
Women 228 70 238 80 192 69
E use with caution.
F too unreliable to be published.
X suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
Note: Percentages may not add to 100%. Totals include the "don't know" and "refused" categories, which are not shown in the table.
1. Respondents were asked about sterilization if they were in an intimate relationship with someone of the opposite sex, and if either themselves or their partner was between the ages of 15 and 49.Respondents had to state that neither they nor their partner was pregnant and that they did not intend to have a (another) child.
2. Respondents were asked about infertility if they were in an intimate relationship with someone of the opposite sex, and if either themselves or their partner was between the ages of 15 and 49. Respondents had to state that neither they nor their partner was pregnant and that they did not intend to have a (another) child. Included also are respondents who stated that they had not been sterilized and those who had been but did not state why.
Sources : Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 1995, 2001 and 2011.
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