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Total MUPS | Chronic fatigue syndrome | Fibromyalgia | Multiple chemical sensitivity | |||||
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thousands |
% |
thousands |
% |
thousands |
% |
thousands |
% |
|
Total | 1,185 |
4.5 |
341 |
1.3 |
393 |
1.5 |
643 |
2.4 |
Sex |
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Male1 | 325 |
2.5 |
106 |
0.8 |
77 |
0.6 |
180 |
1.4 |
Female | 860 |
6.4* |
235 |
1.7* |
316 |
2.4* |
463 |
3.4* |
Age |
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12 to 24 | 89 |
1.6* |
22 |
0.4* |
15 |
0.3E* |
58 |
1.1* |
25 to 44 | 329 |
3.5* |
91 |
1* |
97 |
1* |
186 |
2* |
45 to 64 | 543 |
6.9* |
159 |
2* |
208 |
2.7* |
289 |
3.7 |
65 or older | 224 |
6* |
70 |
1.9* |
73 |
1.9* |
110 |
2.9* |
Household income |
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Lowest | 142 |
7* |
57 |
2.8* |
45 |
2.2* |
69 |
3.4* |
Lower-middle | 255 |
5.8* |
88 |
2* |
85 |
2* |
136 |
3.1* |
Upper-middle | 339 |
4.5 |
89 |
1.2 |
110 |
1.5 |
183 |
2.4 |
Highest | 253 |
3.1* |
53 |
0.7* |
91 |
1.1* |
145 |
1.8* |
Education (age 25 to 64) |
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Less than secondary graduation | 164 |
6.8* |
53 |
2.2* |
59 |
2.4* |
76 |
3.1 |
Secondary graduation | 157 |
4.9 |
42 |
1.3 |
58 |
1.8 |
83 |
2.6 |
Some postsecondary | 55 |
5.1 |
13 |
1.2 |
19 |
1.8 |
33 |
3.1 |
Postsecondary graduation | 474 |
4.7* |
136 |
1.3 |
163 |
1.6* |
269 |
2.7 |
Marital status (age 25 or older) |
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Married1 | 602 |
4.7 |
165 |
1.3 |
216 |
1.7 |
321 |
2.5 |
Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 153 |
8.6* |
48 |
2.7* |
57 |
3.2* |
84 |
4.7* |
Never married | 118 |
4.3 |
36 |
1.3 |
32 |
1.2* |
70 |
2.6 |
1. Reference category; if no category is indicated, reference is total. | ||||||||
* Significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05). | ||||||||
E Coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3% (interpret with caution). | ||||||||
Note: Because some respondents have more than one condition, detail adds to more than total MUPS. | ||||||||
Data source: 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 2.1. | ||||||||
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Health Reports, catalogue number 82-003-XWE. |