Table 2.3.3.2 Life stress, by sex, household population aged 18 and over, Canada and provinces, 1994/95

Life stress Population Low life stress Moderate life stress High life stress Life stress not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number %
1994/1995                  
Canada 21,387,678 7,231,602 33.8 7,683,379 35.9 5,247,734 24.5 1,224,963 5.7
  Men
 10,486,753 3,594,779 34.3 3,786,831 36.1 2,265,896 21.6 839,247 8.0
  Women
 10,900,924 3,636,822 33.4 3,896,549 35.7 2,981,838 27.4 385,716 3.5
                 
Newfoundland 417,447 175,102 41.9 155,705 37.3 67,116 16.1 19,524 4.7
  Men
 205,400 87,108 42.4 78,051 38.0 27,640 13.5 12,601 6.1
  Women
 212,047 87,994 41.5 77,653 36.6 39,477 18.6 6,923 3.3
                 
Prince Edward Island 97,221 39,308 40.4 34,462 35.4 18,065 18.6 5,386 5.5
  Men
 47,371 20,023 42.3 16,318 34.4 6,805 14.4 4,224 8.9
  Women
 49,850 19,285 38.7 18,144 36.4 11,260 22.6 1,161 2.3
                 
Nova Scotia 690,950 239,144 34.6 243,820 35.3 182,452 26.4 25,534 3.7
  Men
 332,975 105,666 31.7 126,094 37.9 85,288 25.6 15,927 4.8
  Women
 357,975 133,477 37.3 117,726 32.9 97,164 27.1 9,607 2.7
                 
New Brunswick 546,554 179,222 32.8 201,222 36.8 132,987 24.3 33,122 6.1
  Men
 265,678 85,997 32.4 98,176 37.0 57,203 21.5 24,302 9.1
  Women
 280,875 93,225 33.2 103,046 36.7 75,784 27.0 8,820 3.1
                 
Quebec 5,370,122 1,898,220 35.3 1,950,973 36.3 1,236,364 23.0 284,565 5.3
  Men
 2,621,297 926,800 35.4 967,220 36.9 547,770 20.9 179,508 6.8
  Women
 2,748,825 971,420 35.3 983,754 35.8 688,594 25.1 105,057 3.8
                 
Ontario 8,157,948 2,614,676 32.1 2,930,156 35.9 2,116,541 25.9 496,575 6.1
  Men
 3,995,314 1,297,423 32.5 1,435,451 35.9 915,414 22.9 347,025 8.7
  Women
 4,162,634 1,317,253 31.6 1,494,705 35.9 1,201,127 28.9 149,550 3.6
                 
Manitoba 807,900 228,240 28.3 311,628 38.6 222,942 27.6 45,090 5.6
  Men
 403,294 123,963 30.7 156,817 38.9 84,655 21.0 37,858 9.4
  Women
 404,607 104,277 25.8 154,811 38.3 138,287 34.2 -- --
                 
Saskatchewan 690,940 244,785 35.4 240,804 34.9 163,877 23.7 41,475 6.0
  Men
 340,597 120,506 35.4 108,897 32.0 77,992 22.9 33,202 9.7
  Women
 350,343 124,279 35.5 131,906 37.7 85,885 24.5 8,273 2.4
                 
Alberta 1,910,742 668,820 35.0 697,099 36.5 441,098 23.1 103,724 5.4
  Men
 953,510 338,594 35.5 341,989 35.9 195,429 20.5 77,497 8.1
  Women
 957,232 330,226 34.5 355,110 37.1 245,669 25.7 26,227 2.7
                 
British Columbia 2,697,854 944,085 35.0 917,510 34.0 666,291 24.7 169,968 6.3
  Men
 1,321,318 488,699 37.0 457,817 34.6 267,699 20.3 107,103 8.1
  Women
 1,376,536 455,385 33.1 459,693 33.4 398,592 29.0 62,865 4.6
                 

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95 cross sectional sample, health file
2. Level of chronic stress reported by the population aged 18 and over, based on their responses to a series of 17 questions about their personal situation.
3. Data with sampling variability (coefficient of variation) of greater than 33.3% were suppressed (- -); therefore, numbers in various aggregations may not sum to the totals.
4. CANSIM table number 01040037.