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Primary condition responsible for limitation of activity, 1996-97

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Primary condition responsible for limitation of activity, 1996-97
	Population estimate	Nervous system	Back problem	Limb problem	Respiratory/ digestive	Arthritis	Heart problem
	(thousands)	%
Total age 12+	4,014	16	17	12	9	12	8
Male	1,847	16	20	14	9	7	10
Female	2,166	15	15	10	9	16	7
Age 12-14	78	34	x	x	32	x	0
Male	47	x	x	x	x	x	0
Female	31	x	x	x	x	0	0
Age 15-17	103	23	x	9	33	x	x
Male	39	32	x	x	x	x	x
Female	64	x	x	x	34	x	x
Age 18-19	88	23	x	17	17	x	x
Male	33	x	x	x	x	x	0
Female	55	x	x	x	x	x	x
Age 20-24	146	17	15	22	19	x	x
Male	76	21	12	32	15	x	x
Female	70	14	19	12	24	x	x
Age 25-34	475	21	21	15	9	3	4
Male	217	19	26	21	6	x	x
Female	259	22	17	11	11	3	x
Age 35-44	673	17	27	12	7	8	1
Male	310	15	33	16	7	7	x
Female	363	18	21	9	7	10	x
Age 45-54	624	16	23	11	6	11	7
Male	293	16	24	15	5	7	9
Female	331	15	23	8	7	14	5
Age 55-64	663	13	18	10	6	17	11
Male	319	11	23	11	7	9	16
Female	344	14	14	9	6	24	7
Age 65-74	578	10	9	6	8	21	16
Male	272	10	10	6	10	10	20
Female	306	10	9	7	6	32	14
Age 75+	585	13	7	13	6	17	13
Male	241	15	x	13	8	11	16
Female	344	11	5	13	5	21	12
x data unavailable, not applicable or confidential Source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey.

Excerpts from Canada Year Book 1999: The People > Health