Table 1
Prevalence of chronic pain, by sex and selected characteristics, household population aged 12 to 44, Canada, 2007/2008

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Characteristic Males Females
Estimated number '000 % 95% confidence interval Estimated number '000 % 95% confidence interval
from to from to
Total with chronic pain 669 9.1 8.6 9.6 867 11.9§ 11.4 12.5
Pain intensity
Mild 257 3.5 3.2 3.8 303 4.2§ 3.8 4.5
Moderate 323 4.4 4.0 4.8 451 6.2§ 5.8 6.6
Severe 88 1.2 1.0 1.4 105 1.5 1.3 1.6
Age group
12 to 17† 30 2.4 2.0 2.9 71 5.9§ 5.0 6.7
18 to 24 99 6.5* 5.5 7.6 131 9.2*§ 8.0 10.3
25 to 34 212 9.7*‡ 8.7 10.7 261 11.8*‡§ 10.9 12.7
35 to 44 327 13.7*‡ 12.7 14.8 404 16.7*‡§ 15.7 17.8
Marital status (ages 25 to 44)
Single (never married)† 143 11.3 10.0 12.6 147 14.5§ 12.9 16.1
Married/Common-law 356 11.5 10.6 12.4 437 13.6§ 12.8 14.5
Separated/Divorced/Widowed 40 20.1* 16.1 24.1 80 20.1* 17.4 22.9
Highest level of education in household
Less than secondary graduation 39 17.0* 14.0 20.1 39 19.0* 15.6 22.5
Secondary graduation 60 9.4 7.8 11.1 88 14.5*§ 12.3 16.7
Some postsecondary 45 11.7* 9.4 13.9 57 13.8* 11.6 16.0
Postsecondary graduation† 450 8.7 8.1 9.3 610 11.4§ 10.8 12.0
Missing 74 8.1 6.7 9.5 73 10.5§ 8.7 12.3
Racial/Cultural group
White† 503 9.3 8.7 9.8 619 11.6§ 11.1 12.2
Aboriginal (off reserve) 46 15.4* 12.5 18.2 53 16.5* 13.9 19.1
Other (includes multiple racial/cultural origins) 101 7.1* 5.7 8.4 171 11.9§ 10.4 13.4
Missing 19 9.7 6.7 12.7 23 13.3 9.4 17.1
Residence
Urban† 536 8.7 8.2 9.3 721 11.8§ 11.2 12.4
Rural 133 11.0* 9.8 12.2 146 12.6 11.5 13.6
† reference category
* significantly different from estimate for reference category (p<0.05)
‡ significantly different from preceding age group (p<0.05)
§ significantly different from estimate for males (p<0.05)
Source: 2007/2008 Canadian Community Health Survey, 24-month file.