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Table 3
Mean and percentage distribution of self-rated mental health scores, by mental morbidity measures, household population aged 15 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2002

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Mental morbidity measures Self-rated mental health score
Mean score Percentage distribution
Mean 95% confidence interval 1 (Poor) 2 (Fair) 3 (Good) 4 (Very good) 5 (Excellent)
from to ’000 % ’000 % ’000 % ’000 % ’000 %
WMH-CIDI-measured disorder
Any
Past month
2.7* 2.6 2.7 132.6 16.4* 232.5 28.8* 268.7 33.3* 130.4 16.2* 43.0 5.3E*
Past 2 to 12 months
3.1* 3.0 3.2 57.3 5.3* 240.6 22.2* 419.7 38.7* 271.2 25.0* 96.2 8.9*
Lifetime, not past 12 months
3.7* 3.6 3.7 30.5 1.0E* 266.8 9.1* 941.2 31.9* 1,168.7 39.7 540.1 18.3*
Never
4.0 4.0 4.0 55.5 0.3 629.5 3.2 4,645.1 23.9 7,972.0 41.1 6,102.9 31.5
Depression
Past month
2.3* 2.1 2.4 81.5 26.1* 102.0 32.7* 94.6 30.3 24.9 8.0E* F F
Past 2 to 12 months
3.0* 2.9 3.1 45.1 7.0* 166.4 25.7* 243.8 37.7* 144.6 22.3* 47.6 7.3*
Lifetime, not past 12 months
3.6* 3.6 3.7 21.9 1.3E* 142.3 8.4* 563.2 33.2* 653.0 38.5 317.0 18.7*
Never
3.9 3.9 4.0 133.0 0.6 990.5 4.5 5,546.1 25.1 8,915.8 40.3 6,544.0 29.6
Bipolar I
Past month
2.5* 2.3 2.8 14.4 16.3E* 31.5 35.6* 24.3 27.5E 16.0 18.2E* F F
Past 2 to 12 months
2.8* 2.7 3.0 20.6 14.1E* 36.4 24.9* 45.9 31.4 32.6 22.3* 10.6 7.3E*
Lifetime, not past 12 months
3.3* 3.1 3.4 15.5 4.5E* 61.5 17.9* 115.9 33.7* 119.5 34.8 31.3 9.1E*
Never
3.9 3.9 3.9 231.8 1.0 1,276.8 5.3 6,288.9 25.9 9,597.4 39.5 6,893.5 28.4
Panic disorder
Past month
2.5* 2.3 2.7 38.8 23.0* 43.6 25.9* 50.8 30.2 28.0 16.6E* F F
Past 2 to 12 months
3.1* 2.6 3.5 F F F F 8.3 25.3E F F F F
Lifetime, not past 12 months
3.6* 3.5 3.7 7.5 1.4E 67.8 12.9* 152.0 28.9 212.6 40.5 85.3 16.2*
Never
3.9 3.9 3.9 206.7 0.9 1,217.0 5.2 6,078.7 25.8 9,356.1 39.7 6,720.4 28.5
Social phobia
Past month
2.7* 2.5 2.8 50.0 15.1* 99.8 30.1* 108.0 32.6* 53.1 16.0* F F
Past 2 to 12 months
3.0* 2.9 3.1 39.8 9.6E* 88.2 21.4* 157.0 38.0* 90.3 21.8* 38.1 9.2*
Lifetime, not past 12 months
3.5* 3.4 3.6 20.1 1.7E* 168.5 14.3* 381.5 32.3* 441.2 37.4 169.7 14.4*
Never
3.9 3.9 3.9 169.2 0.7 1,030.6 4.5 5,784.0 25.3 9,160.2 40.1 6,693.6 29.3
Agoraphobia
Past month
2.9* 2.6 3.2 7.1 10.7E* 15.7 23.8E* 23.3 35.4E 14.3 21.7E* F F
Past 2 to 12 months
2.9* 2.7 3.1 F F 25.7 25.4E* 45.4 44.8* 20.9 20.7E* F F
Lifetime, not past 12 months
3.6* 3.4 3.8 F F 28.1 16.2E* 36.5 21.1 76.7 44.3 31.2 18.0E*
Never
3.9 3.9 3.9 272.9 1.1 1,342.0 5.5 6,368.1 26.0 9,661.0 39.4 6,894.1 28.1
Multiple
Past month
2.0* 1.8 2.1 44.2 34.5* 49.7 38.9* 26.8 21.0E F F F F
Past 2 to 12 months
2.8* 2.7 3.0 15.3 8.9E* 50.8 29.6* 64.5 37.6* 33.8 19.7E* F F
Lifetime, not past 12 months
3.5* 3.4 3.6 F F 75.0 13.9* 175.5 32.4* 214.4 39.7 68.9 12.7*
Never
3.9 3.9 3.9 192.1 0.8 1,172.1 4.9 6,115.7 25.7 9,459.9 39.8 6,834.8 28.8
Self-reported diagnosed mental disorder
Any
Yes
2.7* 2.6 2.8 73.1 14.7* 156.1 31.5* 161.1 32.5* 68.2 13.8* 37.4 7.6E*
No
3.9 3.9 3.9 216.0 0.9 1,263.7 5.2 6,348.1 25.9 9,734.7 39.8 6,907.7 28.2
Dysthymia
Yes
2.7* 2.5 3.0 10.2 12.2E* 28.0 33.5* 25.9 31.0E 14.9 17.9E* F F
No
3.9 3.9 3.9 280.1 1.1 1,394.6 5.6 6,488.9 26.1 9,788.9 39.3 6,941.7 27.9
Schizophrenia
Yes
2.6* 2.2 2.9 12.1 19.2E* 21.7 34.4E* 17.3 27.5E F F F F
No
3.9 3.9 3.9 278.4 1.1 1,401.9 5.6 6,496.4 26.1 9,797.5 39.3 6,940.5 27.9
Psychosis
Yes
2.5* 2.3 2.6 36.8 21.7* 55.2 32.5* 48.9 28.8 20.0 11.8E* F F
No
3.9 3.9 3.9 252.9 1.0 1,366.0 5.5 6,464.9 26.1 9,784.3 39.4 6,937.7 28.0
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Yes
2.7* 2.5 2.8 41.2 16.3* 75.3 29.7* 83.1 32.8* 33.0 13.0* 20.8 8.2E*
No
3.9 3.9 3.9 248.7 1.0 1,347.0 5.5 6,427.9 26.0 9,771.0 39.5 6,924.9 28.0
Multiple
Yes
2.1* 1.9 2.3 23.7 36.6* 21.3 33.0* 12.2 18.8E 5.7 8.8E* F F
No
3.9 3.9 3.9 265.2 1.1 1,397.2 5.6 6,496.5 26.1 9,797.2 39.4 6,943.4 27.9
K-6 psychological distress
High (score 13 to 24)
2.3* 2.2 2.4 144.0 24.9* 210.7 36.4* 158.5 27.4 48.0 8.3* 17.8 3.1E*
Moderate (score 9 to 12)
3.0* 2.9 3.1 67.1 5.2E* 326.6 25.0* 533.5 40.9* 271.5 20.8* 105.5 8.1*
None (score 0 to 8)
4.0 3.9 4.0 78.5 0.3 879.9 3.8 5,786.0 25.1 9,466.9 41.1 6,809.1 29.6
reference category
* significantly different from reference category (p<0.05)
E coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3% (use with caution)
F coefficient of variation greater than 33.3% (suppressed because of extreme sampling variability)
Source: 2002 Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health and Well-being.