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Appendix Table D
Percentage reporting physician consultations in past year, by selected characteristics, household population aged 65 or older, Canada, 2005
Consultations With general practitioner Four or more with GP With specialist
%
Total
87.8
44.3
34.3
Sex
Men†
87.0
42.5
36.7
Women
88.4*
45.7*
32.4*
Age group
65 to 69†
85.7
37.9
35.0
70 to 74
88.1*
42.2*
35.3
75 to 79
88.8*
46.9*
34.7
80 to 84
89.2*
52.9*
33.0
85 or older
90.0*
53.6*
29.9*
Racial or cultural group
White†
87.9
43.3
35.4
Black
95.5*
52.0
22.6*E
Aboriginal
81.7*
50.1
23.4*
Other
90.3
58.6*
29.7*
Can converse in English or French
Yes†
87.8
43.7
34.8
No
93.6*
62.4*
32.9
Education
Less than secondary
87.1*
47.4*
30.7*
Secondary graduation
88.0
43.8
33.9*
Some postsecondary
89.1
41.4
41.6
Postsecondary graduation†
89.2
41.7
38.7
Household income
Lowest
86.6*
49.8*
32.2*
Lower-middle
88.9
44.5
36.1
Middle†
89.3
43.9
37.6
Upper-middle
90.0
39.1*
38.8
Highest
89.8
38.1*
41.4
Residence
Urban†
87.9
44.1
34.9
Rural
87.2
46.4*
26.8*
Has regular family doctor
Yes†
90.1
45.8
34.8
No
42.2*
14.4*
24.5*
† 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 education and household income, missing values were excluded when calculating prevalence estimates.
Source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey.