Table 1.1.2.2 Self-rated health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 and rating in 1996/97, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada and provinces

Self-rated health as "very
good" or "excellent" in
1994/95 and rating in
1996/97
Persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 Persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 and in 1996/97 Persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 but did not rate it as such in 1996/97 Persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 but did not state their health in 1996/97 Proportion of persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 and in 1996/97 Proportion of persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 but did not rate it as such in 1996/97 Proportion of persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 but did not state their health in 1996/97
Number Number Number Number % % %
             
Canada 15,010,669.0 11,737,853.0 3,178,053.0 94,763.0 78.2 21.2 0.6
  Males
7,684,611.0 6,021,369.0 1,610,396.0 52,846.0 78.4 21.0 0.7
  Females
7,326,058.0 5,716,485.0 1,567,656.0 41,917.0 78.0 21.4 0.6
             
Newfoundland 320,897.0 263,078.0 56,834.0 -- 82.0 17.7 --
  Males
161,137.0 132,165.0 28,414.0 -- 82.0 17.6 --
  Females
159,760.0 130,913.0 28,420.0 -- 81.9 17.8 --
             
Prince Edward Island 73,079.0 59,872.0 12,736.0 -- 81.9 17.4 --
  Males
35,301.0 27,932.0 6,951.0 -- 79.1 19.7 --
  Females
37,778.0 31,940.0 5,785.0 -- 84.5 15.3 --
             
Nova Scotia 456,322.0 378,367.0 75,571.0 -- 82.9 16.6 --
  Males
222,208.0 180,816.0 40,242.0 -- 81.4 18.1 --
  Females
234,115.0 197,551.0 35,328.0 -- 84.4 15.1 --
             
New Brunswick 350,043.0 263,748.0 85,314.0 -- 75.3 24.4 --
  Males
177,868.0 135,515.0 42,353.0 -- 76.2 23.8 --
  Females
172,175.0 128,233.0 42,961.0 -- 74.5 25.0 --
             
Quebec 3,811,289.0 2,977,258.0 790,805.0 43,226.0 78.1 20.7 1.1
  Males
1,958,542.0 1,563,678.0 363,056.0 -- 79.8 18.5 --
  Females
1,852,746.0 1,413,580.0 427,749.0 -- 76.3 23.1 --
             
Ontario 5,645,379.0 4,395,528.0 1,223,598.0 26,253.0 77.9 21.7 0.5
  Males
2,857,669.0 2,194,355.0 654,848.0 -- 76.8 22.9 --
  Females
2,787,710.0 2,201,173.0 568,750.0 -- 79.0 20.4 --
             
Manitoba 548,715.0 423,393.0 121,264.0 -- 77.2 22.1 --
  Males
274,581.0 212,362.0 59,007.0 -- 77.3 21.5 --
  Females
274,134.0 211,031.0 62,257.0 -- 77.0 22.7 --
             
Saskatchewan 444,701.0 325,697.0 117,527.0 -- 73.2 26.4 --
  Males
224,671.0 171,366.0 52,643.0 -- 76.3 23.4 --
  Females
220,030.0 154,331.0 64,884.0 -- 70.1 29.5 --
             
Alberta 1,434,282.0 1,155,955.0 275,712.0 -- 80.6 19.2 --
  Males
765,831.0 610,886.0 152,330.0 -- 79.8 19.9 --
  Females
668,451.0 545,069.0 123,382.0 -- 81.5 18.5 --
             
British Columbia 1,925,960.0 1,494,957.0 418,692.0 -- 77.6 21.7 --
  Males
1,006,802.0 792,295.0 210,553.0 -- 78.7 20.9 --
  Females
919,158.0 702,663.0 208,139.0 -- 76.4 22.6 --
             

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95, 1996/97 and 1998/99, longitudinal sample, health file
2. Population aged 12 and over who rate their own health status as "excellent" or "very good" for two or more consecutive survey cycles.
3. Population, age and province are based on the first survey cycle.
4. 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.
5. CANSIM table number 01047011.