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Table 1
Number and percentage with fair/poor self-rated mental health, WMH-CIDI-measured disorder, self-reported diagnosed mental disorder and psychological distress, by selected characteristics, household population aged 15 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2002
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| Characteristics | Fair/Poor self-rated mental health | WMH-CIDI-measured disorder (past 12 months) | Self-reported diagnosed mental disorder | Psychological distress | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Moderate | |||||||||
| ’000 | % | ’000 | % | ’000 | % | ’000 | % | ’000 | % | |
| Total | 1,715.2 | 6.9 | 2,037.0 | 8.4 | 496.0 | 2.0 | 579.2 | 2.3 | 1,305.1 | 5.2 |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male† | 742.5 | 6.0 | 758.9 | 6.3 | 207.3 | 1.7 | 244.4 | 2.0 | 576.9 | 4.7 |
| Female | 972.7 | 7.7* | 1,278.0 | 10.4* | 288.7 | 2.3* | 334.8 | 2.6* | 728.3 | 5.8* |
| Age group | ||||||||||
| 15 to 24† | 255.3 | 6.2 | 474.4 | 11.6 | 58.8 | 1.4 | 97.4 | 2.4 | 310.1 | 7.5 |
| 25 to 44 | 654.1 | 6.9 | 882.4 | 9.5* | 210.6 | 2.2* | 239.2 | 2.5 | 485.6 | 5.1* |
| 45 to 64 | 564.1 | 7.4* | 563.9 | 7.6* | 184.6 | 2.4* | 185.1 | 2.4 | 361.2 | 4.8* |
| 65 or older | 241.7 | 6.5 | 116.3 | 3.3* | 42.0 | 1.1 | 57.6 | 1.6* | 148.2 | 4.0* |
| Marital status | ||||||||||
| Married/Common-law† | 827.7 | 5.4 | 952.2 | 6.4 | 225.9 | 1.5 | 275.9 | 1.8 | 624.1 | 4.1 |
| Widowed/Separated/Divorced | 394.4 | 12.3* | 360.2 | 11.7* | 104.0 | 3.3* | 121.3 | 3.8* | 223.1 | 7.0* |
| Never married | 490.2 | 7.7* | 722.5 | 11.6* | 166.1 | 2.6* | 182.0 | 2.9* | 455.8 | 7.2* |
| Education | ||||||||||
| Less than secondary graduation† | 566.0 | 9.0 | 542.4 | 8.9 | 125.8 | 2.0 | 205.4 | 3.3 | 426.9 | 6.8 |
| Secondary graduation | 321.9 | 6.9* | 389.7 | 8.5 | 76.9 | 1.6 | 115.7 | 2.5* | 236.3 | 5.1* |
| Some postsecondary | 148.5 | 7.1* | 216.6 | 10.7* | 55.6 | 2.7 | 53.8 | 2.6 | 125.6 | 6.1 |
| College/Trades graduation | 424.2 | 6.3* | 541.2 | 8.3 | 138.7 | 2.1 | 131.7 | 2.0* | 317.9 | 4.8* |
| University graduation | 230.8 | 4.6* | 331.2 | 6.9* | 98.3 | 2.0 | 66.0 | 1.3* | 188.3 | 3.8* |
| Household income quintile | ||||||||||
| Lowest† | 529.0 | 11.7 | 483.3 | 11.0 | 156.6 | 3.5 | 216.9 | 4.8 | 388.7 | 8.6 |
| Low-middle | 343.0 | 7.6* | 384.6 | 8.8* | 89.4 | 2.0* | 112.9 | 2.5* | 248.9 | 5.5* |
| Middle | 269.4 | 5.9* | 346.3 | 7.7* | 84.2 | 1.8* | 91.7 | 2.0* | 176.9 | 3.9* |
| High-middle | 248.5 | 5.6* | 341.1 | 7.8* | 67.8 | 1.5* | 47.3E | 1.1*E | 194.9 | 4.4* |
| Highest | 143.5 | 3.2* | 291.0 | 6.7* | 57.7 | 1.3* | 45.3E | 1.0*E | 129.8 | 2.9* |
| Immigrant | ||||||||||
| Yes | 327.4 | 6.0* | 307.2 | 5.7* | 65.0 | 1.2* | 103.6 | 1.9 | 283.5 | 5.2 |
| No† | 1,360.0 | 7.0 | 1,711.1 | 9.1 | 422.9 | 2.2 | 459.6 | 2.4 | 1,002.6 | 5.2 |
| Chronic condition | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1,322.0 | 9.6* | 1,375.6 | 10.4* | 397.4 | 2.9* | 469.7 | 3.4* | 877.8 | 6.4* |
| No† | 356.7 | 3.5 | 573.9 | 5.7 | 95.4 | 0.9 | 95.7 | 0.9 | 369.4 | 3.6 |
| † reference category * significantly different from estimate for reference category (p<0.05) E coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3% (use with caution) Source: 2002 Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health and Well-being. |
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