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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Appendix Table B
Health status of household population aged 65 or older, by selected characteristics, Canada, 2005
  Three or more
chronic conditions		 Fair or poor
general health		 Fair or poor
mental health
%
Total
18.0
26.3
5.2
Sex
Men†
16.8
26.3
5.1
Women
18.9*
26.4
5.2
Age group
65 to 69†
13.8
19.6
4.0
70 to 74
17.4*
23.8*
4.4
75 to 79
20.5*
31.1*
5.6*
80 to 84
22.5*
34.3*
7.2*
85 or older
21.8*
34.3*
7.6*
Racial or cultural group
White†
18.4
25.6
4.7
Black
16.5E
41.2*
8.3E
Aboriginal
29.0*
37.4*
8.6E
Other
14.0*
28.9
8.4*E
Can converse in English or French
Yes†
18.0
25.6
4.8
No
20.7
36.6*
13.9*E
Household income
Lowest
22.6*
33.4*
6.8*
Lower-middle
17.9*
25.5*
4.8*
Middle†
15.3
20.2
3.4
Upper-middle
14.5
17.2
2.6E
Highest
10.7*
11.8*
2.2E
Residence
Urban†
17.6
25.9
5.0
Rural
21.9*
31.1*
6.6*
Has regular family doctor
Yes†
18.4
26.7
5.2
No
9.9*
19.4*
5.2E
† Reference category.
* Significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05).
E Use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%).
Note: Except for household income, missing values were excluded when calculating prevalence estimates.
Source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey.