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According to new self-reported data from the 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey, 11.6 million or 41% of Canadians aged 12 and older (excluding the territories) reported that they received the H1N1 vaccination during the last flu season.
Generally, younger Canadians were less likely to receive the H1N1 vaccination than older Canadians. In terms of specific age groups, adults aged 20 to 44 were the least likely group to be vaccinated (32%) in Canada followed by adolescents aged 12 to 19 (37%). Canadian seniors aged 85 and older (62%) and 65 to 84 (61%) were the most likely to be vaccinated. Among adults aged 45 to 64, the vaccination rate was 45%.
Overall, females (45%) were more likely than males (37%) to report that they had the vaccine. While this difference was true for adults aged 20 to 64, among seniors and adolescents, males were just as likely as females to receive the vaccine.
The H1N1 vaccination rates varied across the country with the highest rates among the eastern provinces. Newfoundland and Labrador (69%), Prince Edward Island (62%), Nova Scotia (58%), New Brunswick (62%) and Quebec (56%) were all above the national rate of 41%. Conversely, British Columbia (36%), Alberta (37%), Manitoba (37%), and Ontario (32%) were all below the national rate. The only western province above the national rate was Saskatchewan (46%).
Note: Canadian Community Health Survey respondents were asked if they had received the H1N1 flu shot in the past 12 months. This release is based on a partial content file from data collected between January and April, 2010. A full content file and more detailed analysis will be released in the fall of 2010.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 3226.
H1N1 vaccination data from the 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey are available in Table 1 in the publication Health Indicators (82-221-X, free).
For more information about the 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey, or to enquire about concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (613-951-1746; hd-ds@statcan.gc.ca), Health Statistics Division.
Table 1
| Characteristics | Both sexes | Females | Males | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | |
| Total | 41.3 | 40.2 to 42.4 | 45.4 | 43.9 to 46.8 | 37.1 | 35.6 to 38.7 |
| Age group | ||||||
| 12 to 19 | 37.02 | 34.1 to 39.8 | 38.32 | 34.2 to 42.5 | 35.6 | 31.7 to 39.5 |
| 20 to 44 | 32.22 | 30.6 to 33.8 | 37.61,2 | 35.2 to 40.0 | 26.92 | 24.6 to 29.1 |
| 45 to 64 | 45.22 | 43.0 to 47.4 | 49.41,2 | 46.5 to 52.2 | 41.02 | 37.8 to 44.2 |
| 65 to 84 | 60.92 | 58.7 to 63.1 | 61.02 | 58.2 to 63.8 | 60.72 | 57.5 to 64.0 |
| 85+ | 62.12 | 56.3 to 68.0 | 62.32 | 54.9 to 69.8 | 61.82 | 51.6 to 72.0 |
| Provinces | ||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 69.22 | 63.8 to 74.6 | 74.41,2 | 68.5 to 80.2 | 63.52 | 55.4 to 71.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 62.32 | 56.3 to 68.3 | 68.21,2 | 60.5 to 76.0 | 55.92 | 46.5 to 65.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 57.92 | 53.8 to 62.1 | 63.31,2 | 57.2 to 69.3 | 52.22 | 46.4 to 58.0 |
| New Brunswick | 61.82 | 57.5 to 66.1 | 67.81,2 | 62.5 to 73.0 | 55.52 | 48.9 to 62.2 |
| Quebec | 55.52 | 53.2 to 57.8 | 60.61,2 | 57.5 to 63.6 | 50.32 | 46.7 to 54.0 |
| Ontario | 32.22 | 30.3 to 34.0 | 35.51,2 | 32.9 to 38.0 | 28.72 | 26.1 to 31.3 |
| Manitoba | 37.22 | 33.2 to 41.2 | 37.72 | 31.4 to 44.0 | 36.6 | 30.7 to 42.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 46.42 | 42.5 to 50.4 | 51.21 | 44.8 to 57.6 | 41.6 | 37.1 to 46.2 |
| Alberta | 37.12 | 33.9 to 40.2 | 43.81 | 39.0 to 48.6 | 30.72 | 26.7 to 34.7 |
| British Columbia | 35.62 | 32.8 to 38.4 | 37.92 | 34.0 to 41.8 | 33.32 | 29.4 to 37.2 |
