Table 2 
Self-rated mental health of Canadians aged 12 and older, by population group, Canada, excluding the territories 

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Self-rated mental health of Canadians aged 12 and older, by population group, Canada, excluding the territories
January to December 2019 – Excellent or very good self-rated mental healthSeptember to December 2020 – Excellent or very good self-rated mental healthSeptember 2021 to February 2022 – Excellent or very good self-rated mental health
  %%%
Canada Total (excluding territories) 67.0 64.0A 58.1A
Racialized population      
Racialized group 68.0 68.2* 59.8A
South Asian 73.4* 70.8* 67.4*
Chinese 60.8* 63.4 54.6A
Black 66.6 67.2 60.7
Filipino 79.2* 74.6* 67.8*
Latin American 68.6 67.8 43.0*A
Arab 70.1 73.7* 62.4
Southeast Asian 62.4 61.5 51.5
West Asian 61.6 64.8 54.3E
Korean 66.3 63.8E 57.7E
Japanese 68.1 65.7 62.1
Racialized group not indicated elsewhere/multiple racialized groups 56.3* 64.1 50.8
Not racialized (Reference category) 66.9 62.8A 57.5A
Immigration status      
Immigrants or non-permanent residents1 69.2* 67.7* 60.5*A
Immigrated less than 10 years ago 73.9* 73.6* 64.8*A
Immigrated 10 years ago or more 66.6 66.0* 58.3A
Canadian-born (Reference category) 66.4 62.7A 57.2A
Indigenous identity      
Indigenous people2 53.9* 53.2* 44.4*A
First Nations people living off reserve 49.1* 47.4* 44.2*
Métis 58.1* 59.2 42.3*A
Inuit2 60.4 73.6E 74.7E
Non-Indigenous (Reference category) 67.7 64.4A 58.6A
LGBTQ2+ status      
LGBTQ2+3 population 45.1* 39.6* 35.2*
Lesbian or gay 58.2* 52.8* 52.3
Bisexual 37.1* 29.4* 23.6E*
Transgender or non-binary persons 29.8E* F 25.7E*
Non-LGBTQ2+ (Reference category) 67.7 64.7A 59.0A
Underlying health conditions      
Has at least one underlying health condition4 64.0* 61.8*A 56.7*A
Does not have any underlying health conditions (Reference category) 68.7 65.2A 59.0A
A
Significantly different from previous reference period (p less than 0.05)
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
*
significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)
Source(s):
Canadian Community Health Survey (2019, September to December 2020, and September 2021 to February 2022) (3226).

Table note 1

The "Immigrated less than 10 years ago" and "Immigrated 10 years ago or more" categories exclude non-permanent residents.

Table note 2

The Canadian Community Health Survey does not collect data on reserves. Consequently, the results for First Nations people exclude those living on-reserve. In addition, people living in the territories, including a large proportion of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit, are excluded, as well as the majority of Inuit living in Inuit Nunangat – the Inuit homeland.

Table note 3

Sexual orientation is self-reported and asked only to respondents aged 15 and older. Therefore, LGBTQ2+ and non-LGBTQ2+ represent only those aged 15 and older. Estimates on those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual do not disaggregate by gender identity, and estimates on transgender or non-binary persons do not disaggregate by sexual orientation. Disaggregated data for those who are pansexual, or those with another sexual orientation, were not available.

Table note 4

Underlying health conditions include obesity, high blood pressure, currently having cancer, heart disease, diabetes, dementia among those aged 40 and older, or effects of a stroke. The population with no underlying health conditions is calculated taking into account the non-response categories ("refusal," "don't know," "not applicable" and "not stated").
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