Appendix Table C
Percentage active in usual daily activities, by province or territory and health region, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2005

Standard symbols

 
Region code
%
95% confidence interval
Significantly higher
or lower (p < 0.05) than:
Canada
Province or Territory
Canada
74.8
74.4 to 75.2
Newfoundland and Labrador
1000
82.0
80.4 to 83.7
Higher
Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority
1011
80.3
77.9 to 82.7
Higher
Lower
Central Regional Integrated Health Authority
1012
81.8
77.6 to 86.1
Higher
Same
Western Regional Integrated Health Authority
1013
87.0
84.2 to 89.9
Higher
Higher
Labrador-Grenfell Regional Integrated Health Authority
1014
85.4
82.1 to 88.6
Higher
Same
Prince Edward Island
1100
80.4
78.2 to 82.6
Higher
West Prince
1101
84.4
78.6 to 90.3
Higher
Same
East Prince
1102
80.7
76.6 to 84.8
Higher
Same
Queens
1103
78.2
74.6 to 81.8
Same
Same
Kings
1104
84.4
80.5 to 88.3
Higher
Same
Nova Scotia
1200
80.9
79.3 to 82.4
Higher
Zone 1
1201
84.7
81.7 to 87.7
Higher
Higher
Zone 2
1202
85.4
81.8 to 89.1
Higher
Higher
Zone 3
1203
83.2
79.8 to 86.7
Higher
Same
Zone 4
1204
85.1
81.8 to 88.5
Higher
Higher
Zone 5
1205
77.1
73.4 to 80.9
Same
Lower
Zone 6
1206
78.3
75.3 to 81.3
Higher
Lower
New Brunswick
1300
78.0
76.4 to 79.5
Higher
Region 1
1301
76.9
73.5 to 80.3
Same
Same
Region 2
1302
77.2
73.6 to 80.8
Same
Same
Region 3
1303
76.8
73.4 to 80.3
Same
Same
Region 4
1304
76.2
70.9 to 81.4
Same
Same
Region 5
1305
79.7
73.9 to 85.5
Same
Same
Region 6
1306
81.4
77.1 to 85.7
Higher
Same
Region 7
1307
83.9
80.6 to 87.3
Higher
Higher
Quebec
2400
70.7
69.9 to 71.6
Lower
Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent
2401
78.0
75.9 to 80.2
Higher
Higher
Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean
2402
76.7
73.0 to 80.4
Same
Higher
Région de la Capitale Nationale
2403
66.8
64.0 to 69.6
Lower
Lower
Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec
2404
71.8
68.9 to 74.7
Lower
Same
Région de l'Estrie
2405
76.4
73.3 to 79.4
Same
Higher
Région de Montréal
2406
65.7
63.9 to 67.4
Lower
Lower
Région de l'Outaouais
2407
73.6
70.7 to 76.5
Same
Same
Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue
2408
72.2
68.6 to 75.8
Same
Same
Région de la Côte-Nord
2409
77.9
75.0 to 80.7
Higher
Higher
Région du Nord-du-Québec
2410
75.5
71.4 to 79.7
Same
Higher
Région de la Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine
2411
72.1
68.5 to 75.7
Same
Same
Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches
2412
75.6
72.5 to 78.7
Same
Higher
Région de Laval
2413
69.1
66.7 to 71.6
Lower
Same
Région de Lanaudière
2414
76.9
74.0 to 79.8
Same
Higher
Région des Laurentides
2415
72.1
69.3 to 74.8
Same
Same
Région de la Montérégie
2416
71.0
68.4 to 73.5
Lower
Same
Ontario
3500
74.2
73.6 to 74.9
Same
District of Algoma Health Unit
3526
79.7
76.4 to 83.0
Higher
Higher
Brant County Health Unit
3527
79.1
75.4 to 82.9
Higher
Higher
Durham Regional Health Unit
3530
75.2
72.0 to 78.4
Same
Same
Elgin-St Thomas Health Unit
3531
82.7
79.4 to 86.0
Higher
Higher
Grey Bruce Health Unit
3533
83.2
80.3 to 86.0
Higher
Higher
Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit
3534
83.1
79.5 to 86.6
Higher
Higher
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
3535
84.6
81.9 to 87.3
Higher
Higher
Halton Regional Health Unit
3536
71.7
68.2 to 75.1
Same
Same
City of Hamilton Health Unit
3537
78.8
76.2 to 81.3
Higher
Higher
Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit
3538
80.9
77.3 to 84.4
Higher
Higher
Huron County Health Unit
3539
80.5
76.6 to 84.3
Higher
Higher
Chatham-Kent Health Unit
3540
71.9
67.6 to 76.2
Same
Same
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health Unit
3541
80.9
77.9 to 83.8
Higher
Higher
Lambton Health Unit
3542
79.6
76.2 to 82.9
Higher
Higher
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
3543
80.6
77.3 to 83.8
Higher
Higher
Middlesex-London Health Unit
3544
76.2
73.4 to 79.0
Same
Same
Niagara Regional Area Health Unit
3546
78.2
75.2 to 81.1
Higher
Higher
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
3547
79.7
75.8 to 83.6
Higher
Higher
Northwestern Health Unit
3549
84.8
81.4 to 88.1
Higher
Higher
City of Ottawa Health Unit
3551
68.4
65.8 to 70.9
Lower
Lower
Oxford County Health Unit
3552
77.1
71.9 to 82.4
Same
Same
Peel Regional Health Unit
3553
71.8
69.5 to 74.2
Lower
Lower
Perth District Health Unit
3554
80.2
76.0 to 84.5
Higher
Higher
Peterborough County-City Health Unit
3555
81.5
78.0 to 85.0
Higher
Higher
Porcupine Health Unit
3556
79.6
76.4 to 82.8
Higher
Higher
Renfrew County and District Health Unit
3557
78.9
74.9 to 83.0
Higher
Higher
Eastern Ontario Health Unit
3558
80.3
76.8 to 83.7
Higher
Higher
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
3560
82.3
80.0 to 84.7
Higher
Higher
Sudbury and District Health Unit
3561
78.6
75.3 to 81.9
Higher
Higher
Thunder Bay District Health Unit
3562
78.8
75.6 to 82.0
Higher
Higher
Timiskaming Health Unit
3563
79.7
74.2 to 85.1
Same
Same
Waterloo Health Unit
3565
71.4
68.2 to 74.7
Lower
Same
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit
3566
80.8
77.7 to 83.9
Higher
Higher
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
3568
77.3
74.6 to 80.1
Same
Higher
York Regional Health Unit
3570
70.3
67.7 to 72.9
Lower
Lower
City of Toronto Health Unit
3595
68.2
66.0 to 70.3
Lower
Lower
Manitoba
4600
77.9
76.5 to 79.4
Higher
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
4610
75.0
72.7 to 77.3
Same
Lower
Brandon Regional Health Authority
4615
82.7
79.1 to 86.4
Higher
Higher
North Eastman Regional Health Authority
4620
83.7
79.4 to 87.9
Higher
Higher
South Eastman Regional Health Authority
4625
82.4
77.0 to 87.7
Higher
Same
Interlake Regional Health Authority
4630
77.4
73.0 to 81.9
Same
Same
Central Regional Health Authority
4640
82.3
79.0 to 85.7
Higher
Higher
Assiniboine Regional Health Authority
4645
85.8
82.3 to 89.3
Higher
Higher
Parkland Regional Health Authority
4660
82.2
78.0 to 86.4
Higher
Same
Norman Regional Health Authority
4670
82.6
76.8 to 88.3
Higher
Same
Burntwood/Churchill
4685
82.7
78.4 to 87.1
Higher
Higher
Saskatchewan
4700
79.9
78.6 to 81.2
Higher
Sun Country Regional Health Authority
4701
83.3
79.5 to 87.1
Higher
Same
Five Hills Regional Health Authority
4702
84.2
80.1 to 88.4
Higher
Higher
Cypress Regional Health Authority
4703
83.6
79.7 to 87.5
Higher
Same
Regina Qu'Appelle Regional Health Authority
4704
76.7
73.7 to 79.7
Same
Lower
Sunrise Regional Health Authority
4705
82.2
77.4 to 87.0
Higher
Same
Saskatoon Regional Health Authority
4706
79.1
76.3 to 81.8
Higher
Same
Heartland Regional Health Authority
4707
82.6
78.5 to 86.6
Higher
Same
Kelsey Trail Regional Health Authority
4708
80.2
76.2 to 84.2
Higher
Same
Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority
4709
80.6
76.8 to 84.4
Higher
Same
Prairie North Regional Health Authority
4710
80.8
76.8 to 84.9
Higher
Same
Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca
4714
84.0
80.0 to 88.0
Higher
Same
Alberta
4800
76.1
74.8 to 77.3
Higher
Chinook Regional Health Authority
4820
77.4
73.4 to 81.4
Same
Same
Palliser Health Region
4821
82.9
79.3 to 86.5
Higher
Higher
Calgary Health Region
4822
74.0
71.7 to 76.2
Same
Lower
David Thompson Regional Health Authority
4823
83.1
80.3 to 86.0
Higher
Higher
East Central Health
4824
83.3
80.4 to 86.1
Higher
Higher
Capital Health
4825
73.4
71.0 to 75.9
Same
Lower
Aspen Regional Health Authority
4826
80.3
76.9 to 83.7
Higher
Higher
Peace Country Health
4827
81.3
78.3 to 84.4
Higher
Higher
Northern Lights Health Region
4828
77.4
72.2 to 82.5
Same
Same
British Columbia
5900
77.7
76.8 to 78.6
Higher
East Kootenay Health Service Delivery Area
5911
85.0
81.0 to 88.9
Higher
Higher
Kootenay-Boundary Health Service Delivery Area
5912
85.5
81.6 to 89.4
Higher
Higher
Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area
5913
78.3
75.1 to 81.6
Higher
Same
Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area
5914
85.7
82.6 to 88.8
Higher
Higher
Fraser East Health Service Delivery Area
5921
81.3
77.8 to 84.8
Higher
Higher
Fraser North Health Service Delivery Area
5922
74.2
71.6 to 76.8
Same
Lower
Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area
5923
77.8
75.2 to 80.5
Higher
Same
Richmond Health Service Delivery Area
5931
70.6
66.8 to 74.5
Lower
Lower
Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area
5932
72.7
69.8 to 75.5
Same
Lower
North Shore/Coast Garibaldi Health Service Delivery Area
5933
74.6
70.9 to 78.3
Same
Same
South Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area
5941
79.8
76.8 to 82.8
Higher
Same
Central Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area
5942
79.5
76.3 to 82.6
Higher
Same
North Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area
5943
87.1
83.7 to 90.6
Higher
Higher
Northwest Health Service Delivery Area
5951
81.7
77.2 to 86.3
Higher
Same
Northern Interior Health Service Delivery Area
5952
78.3
74.3 to 82.3
Same
Same
Northeast Health Service Delivery Area
5953
82.2
77.7 to 86.7
Higher
Same
Yukon Territory
6001
70.2
67.0 to 73.4
Lower
Northwest Territories
6101
74.8
71.4 to 78.2
Same
Nunavut
6201
64.4
58.1 to 70.6
Lower
† Do heavy work, carry very heavy loads, lift or carry light loads, often climb stairs or hills, stand or walk quite a lot; based on previous 3 months.
Source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey.