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Table 4
Number and percentage of sexually active 15- to 19-year-olds who used a condom the last time they had intercourse, by gender, age group and province, Canada excluding territories, 2003 and 2005

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	Number	%	Number	%
	2003		2005
Total	541	72	567	75
Gender
Males^†	300	79	298	80
Females	241	65^*^‡	269	70^‡
Age group
15 to 17^†	238	79	260	81
18 to 19	303	68^‡	307	70^‡
Provinces
Newfoundland and Labrador	11	73	12	80
Prince Edward Island	4	88^‡	2	87^‡
Nova Scotia	20	77^*	23	90^‡
New Brunswick	16	74	13	79
Québec	143	66^*^‡	150	66^‡
Ontario	199	75^‡	208	77
Manitoba	21	76	17	72
Saskatchewan	18	75	19	78
Alberta	50	73	53	82^‡
British Columbia	59	72	70	77
† reference category
* significantly different from corresponding estimate for 2005 (p < 0.05)
‡ significantly different from estimate for reference category or within year rest of Canada (p < 0.05)
Note: Data pertain to sexually active 15- to 19-year-olds who were not married or in a common-law relationship or who had multiple partners in past year.
Sources: 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 2.1; 2005 Canadian Community HealthSurvey, cycle 3.1.