Canadian Community Health Survey: Healthy Aging, Cognition component

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2008/2009

Data from the Cognition component of the Canadian Community Health Survey: Healthy Aging are now available. This release includes data on cognitive functioning, which were collected through the administration of a module containing four memory and learning tasks.

This component is part of a larger survey that focused on the health of Canadians aged 45 and over by examining the various factors that impact healthy aging, such as general health and well being, use of health care services, social participation, as well as work and retirement transitions.

Data were collected from December 2008 to November 2009. Approximately 25,900 individuals aged 45 years and older in the provinces were interviewed for the cognition component.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5146.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (613-951-1746; hd-ds@statcan.gc.ca), Health Statistics Division.