Arthritis/rheumatism, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups, 2000/01

Chronic conditions -
Arthritis/rheumatism		 Total population With arthritis/rheumatism Without arthritis/rheumatism Arthritis/rheumatism, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number %
2000/2001              
00 Canada 25,801,719 3,933,146 15.2 21,843,959 84.7 24,614 0.1
  Males
 12,705,415 1,450,969 11.4 11,241,071 88.5 13,376E 0.1E
  Females
 13,096,304 2,482,177 19.0 10,602,888 81.0 11,238 0.1
             
10 Newfoundland and Labrador 461,104 71,006 15.4 390,097 84.6 F F
  Males
 227,150 26,984 11.9 200,166 88.1 F F
  Females
 233,954 44,022 18.8 189,932 81.2 F F
             
1001 HCS St. John's Region, NF (Peer group H) 158,173 23,073 14.6 135,100 85.4 F F
  Males
 76,979 8,280 10.8 68,699 89.2 F F
  Females
 81,194 14,793 18.2 66,401 81.8 F F
             
1002 HCS Eastern Region, NF (Peer group D) 103,604 13,976 13.5 89,628 86.5 F F
  Males
 50,928 4,976E 9.8E 45,953 90.2 F F
  Females
 52,676 9,000 17.1 43,676 82.9 F F
             
1003 HCS Central Region, NF (Peer group D) 90,416 16,269 18.0 74,147 82.0 F F
  Males
 44,952 6,754 15.0 38,198 85.0 F F
  Females
 45,464 9,515 20.9 35,949 79.1 F F
             
1004 HCS Western Region, NF (Peer group D) 74,740 12,972 17.4 61,767 82.6 F F
  Males
 36,843 5,318 14.4 31,524 85.6 F F
  Females
 37,897 7,654 20.2 30,243 79.8 F F
             
1005 Grenfell Regional Health Services Board, NF (Peer group D) 14,020 1,975E 14.1E 12,045 85.9 F F
  Males
 7,114 644E 9.1E 6,469 90.9 F F
  Females
 6,907 1,330E 19.3E 5,576 80.7 F F
             
1006 Health Labrador Corporation, NF (Peer group F) 20,151 2,742 13.6 17,409 86.4 F F
  Males
 10,335 1,012E 9.8E 9,322 90.2 F F
  Females
 9,816 1,730 17.6 8,086 82.4 F F
             
11 Prince Edward Island 116,326 21,270 18.3 95,057 81.7 F F
  Males
 56,688 8,854 15.6 47,834 84.4 F F
  Females
 59,638 12,416 20.8 47,222 79.2 F F
             
1101 Urban Health Region, PE (Peer group I) 54,439 9,152 16.8 45,287 83.2 F F
  Males
 26,298 3,673 14.0 22,626 86.0 F F
  Females
 28,141 5,480 19.5 22,661 80.5 F F
             
1102 Rural Health Region, PE (Peer group E) 61,887 12,117 19.6 49,770 80.4 F F
  Males
 30,389 5,181 17.0 25,208 83.0 F F
  Females
 31,498 6,936 22.0 24,562 78.0 F F
             
12 Nova Scotia 787,972 173,442 22.0 614,223 77.9 F F
  Males
 380,843 70,117 18.4 310,621 81.6 F F
  Females
 407,129 103,325 25.4 303,602 74.6 F F
             
1201 Zone 1, NS (Peer group E) 108,292 26,128 24.1 81,959 75.7 F F
  Males
 53,119 11,032 20.8 41,981 79.0 F F
  Females
 55,173 15,096 27.4 39,978 72.5 F F
             
1202 Zone 2, NS (Peer group E) 70,499 13,815 19.6 56,582 80.3 F F
  Males
 33,968 5,427 16.0 28,542 84.0 F F
  Females
 36,531 8,388 23.0 28,040 76.8 F F
             
1203 Zone 3, NS (Peer group H) 88,937 22,360 25.1 66,577 74.9 F F
  Males
 43,361 9,786 22.6 33,575 77.4 F F
  Females
 45,575 12,573 27.6 33,002 72.4 F F
             
1204 Zone 4, NS (Peer group H) 83,250 17,278 20.8 65,972 79.2 F F
  Males
 40,986 6,738 16.4 34,248 83.6 F F
  Females
 42,265 10,540 24.9 31,725 75.1 F F
             
1205 Zone 5, NS (Peer group D) 112,272 30,374 27.1 81,898 72.9 F F
  Males
 53,896 12,219 22.7 41,677 77.3 F F
  Females
 58,376 18,156 31.1 40,220 68.9 F F
             
1206 Zone 6, NS (Peer group I) 324,722 63,487 19.6 261,235 80.4 F F
  Males
 155,512 24,914 16.0 130,598 84.0 F F
  Females
 169,210 38,572 22.8 130,637 77.2 F F
             
13 New Brunswick 634,264 114,087 18.0 519,494 81.9 F F
  Males
 310,592 40,932 13.2 269,102 86.6 F F
  Females
 323,673 73,155 22.6 250,392 77.4 F F
             
1301 Region 1, NB (Peer group I) 157,931 26,295 16.6 131,377 83.2 F F
  Males
 77,273 9,515 12.3 67,499 87.4 F F
  Females
 80,659 16,780 20.8 63,878 79.2 F F
             
1302 Region 2, NB (Peer group H) 149,340 31,877 21.3 117,463 78.7 F F
  Males
 72,297 10,091 14.0 62,206 86.0 F F
  Females
 77,043 21,786 28.3 55,257 71.7 F F
             
1303 Region 3, NB (Peer group I) 137,485 23,067 16.8 114,280 83.1 F F
  Males
 66,811 8,699 13.0 57,974 86.8 F F
  Females
 70,674 14,368 20.3 56,306 79.7 F F
             
1304 Region 4, NB (Peer group H) 46,132 8,575 18.6 37,557 81.4 F F
  Males
 22,674 3,757 16.6 18,917 83.4 F F
  Females
 23,459 4,819 20.5 18,640 79.5 F F
             
1305 Region 5, NB (Peer group D) 26,938 5,432 20.2 21,344 79.2 F F
  Males
 13,233 2,011 15.2 11,060 83.6 F F
  Females
 13,705 3,422 25.0 10,284 75.0 F F
             
1306 Region 6, NB (Peer group D) 75,213 12,195 16.2 63,019 83.8 F F
  Males
 37,706 4,594E 12.2E 33,112 87.8 F F
  Females
 37,507 7,601 20.3 29,906 79.7 F F
             
1307 Region 7, NB (Peer group D) 41,225 6,646 16.1 34,454 83.6 F F
  Males
 20,598 2,266 11.0 18,333 89.0 F F
  Females
 20,627 4,380 21.2 16,121 78.2 F F
             
24 Quebec 6,231,107 714,263 11.5 5,514,138 88.5 F F
  Males
 3,063,515 229,129 7.5 2,832,999 92.5 F F
  Females
 3,167,591 485,135 15.3 2,681,139 84.6 F F
             
2401 Bas-Saint-Laurent, QC (Peer group H) 174,533 17,784 10.2 156,585 89.7 F F
  Males
 86,312 6,619E 7.7E 79,693 92.3 F F
  Females
 88,221 11,165 12.7 76,892 87.2 F F
             
2402 Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC (Peer group H) 241,654 27,462 11.4 214,191 88.6 F F
  Males
 120,711 9,750 8.1 110,961 91.9 F F
  Females
 120,942 17,712 14.6 103,230 85.4 F F
             
2403 Québec, QC (Peer group H) 556,346 62,445 11.2 493,901 88.8 F F
  Males
 268,736 22,048 8.2 246,688 91.8 F F
  Females
 287,610 40,397 14.0 247,212 86.0 F F
             
2404 Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec, QC (Peer group H) 408,383 49,340 12.1 359,043 87.9 F F
  Males
 201,735 16,447 8.2 185,289 91.8 F F
  Females
 206,648 32,894 15.9 173,754 84.1 F F
             
2405 Estrie, QC (Peer group H) 244,455 25,492 10.4 218,963 89.6 F F
  Males
 120,958 5,314E 4.4E 115,644 95.6 F F
  Females
 123,497 20,179 16.3 103,319 83.7 F F
             
2406 Montréal-Centre, QC (Peer group A) 1,569,344 198,025 12.6 1,369,823 87.3 F F
  Males
 755,931 55,842 7.4 698,952 92.5 F F
  Females
 813,413 142,182 17.5 670,871 82.5 F F
             
2407 Outaouais, QC (Peer group H) 267,803 35,969 13.4 231,834 86.6 F F
  Males
 132,198 14,872 11.2 117,326 88.8 F F
  Females
 135,605 21,098 15.6 114,508 84.4 F F
             
2408 Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QC (Peer group H) 123,875 12,246 9.9 111,599 90.1 F F
  Males
 62,972 4,599 7.3 58,373 92.7 F F
  Females
 60,903 7,648 12.6 53,226 87.4 F F
             
2409 Côte-Nord, QC (Peer group H) 77,721 9,990 12.9 67,731 87.1 F F
  Males
 39,882 3,830E 9.6E 36,053 90.4 F F
  Females
 37,838 6,161 16.3 31,678 83.7 F F
             
2410 Nord-du-Québec, QC (Peer group F) 14,385 1,455 10.1 12,872 89.5 F F
  Males
 7,454 759 10.2 6,677 89.6 F F
  Females
 6,931 696 10.0 6,195 89.4 F F
             
2411 Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC (Peer group D) 85,308 12,942 15.2 72,281 84.7 F F
  Males
 42,440 4,695 11.1 37,661 88.7 F F
  Females
 42,868 8,248 19.2 34,620 80.8 F F
             
2412 Chaudière-Appalaches, QC (Peer group H) 330,976 31,049 9.4 299,927 90.6 F F
  Males
 165,751 10,229E 6.2E 155,523 93.8 F F
  Females
 165,224 20,820 12.6 144,404 87.4 F F
             
2413 Laval, QC (Peer group I) 297,108 30,396 10.2 266,711 89.8 F F
  Males
 145,112 9,674E 6.7E 135,438 93.3 F F
  Females
 151,996 20,722 13.6 131,274 86.4 F F
             
2414 Lanaudière, QC (Peer group I) 330,528 30,377 9.2 299,827 90.7 F F
  Males
 165,708 11,480 6.9 154,227 93.1 F F
  Females
 164,820 18,896 11.5 145,600 88.3 F F
             
2415 Laurentides, QC (Peer group H) 394,808 36,868 9.3 357,791 90.6 F F
  Males
 196,782 11,583 5.9 185,050 94.0 F F
  Females
 198,027 25,285 12.8 172,741 87.2 F F
             
2416 Montérégie, QC (Peer group H) 1,113,880 132,422 11.9 981,059 88.1 F F
  Males
 550,833 41,390 7.5 509,443 92.5 F F
  Females
 563,047 91,032 16.2 471,615 83.8 F F
             
2417 Nunavik, QC (Peer group C) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
             
2418 Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James, QC (Peer group C) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
             
35 Ontario by District Health Council (DHC) 9,877,292 1,643,699 16.6 8,223,637 83.3 9,955E 0.1E
  Males
 4,846,436 611,111 12.6 4,230,195 87.3 5,130E 0.1E
  Females
 5,030,856 1,032,588 20.5 3,993,443 79.4 4,825E 0.1E
             
3501 Champlain DHC, ON 909,582 144,833 15.9 764,238 84.0 F F
  Males
 445,671 47,005 10.5 398,154 89.3 F F
  Females
 463,911 97,827 21.1 366,084 78.9 F F
             
3502 Quinte-Kingston and Rideau DHC, ON 420,612 84,624 20.1 334,391 79.5 F F
  Males
 203,748 31,669 15.5 171,445 84.1 F F
  Females
 216,863 52,955 24.4 162,946 75.1 F F
             
3503 Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC, ON 680,625 135,194 19.9 545,109 80.1 F F
  Males
 335,749 52,266 15.6 283,197 84.3 F F
  Females
 344,876 82,928 24.0 261,912 75.9 F F
             
3504 Toronto DHC, ON 2,176,887 317,379 14.6 1,858,368 85.4 F F
  Males
 1,053,456 114,274 10.8 938,501 89.1 F F
  Females
 1,123,431 203,105 18.1 919,868 81.9 F F
             
3505 Simcoe-York DHC, ON 951,621 141,996 14.9 807,586 84.9 F F
  Males
 470,337 54,690 11.6 414,964 88.2 F F
  Females
 481,284 87,306 18.1 392,622 81.6 F F
             
3506 Halton-Peel DHC, ON 1,178,941 160,709 13.6 1,017,834 86.3 F F
  Males
 583,589 60,494 10.4 522,697 89.6 F F
  Females
 595,351 100,215 16.8 495,137 83.2 F F
             
3507 Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin DHC, ON 581,995 82,022 14.1 499,028 85.7 F F
  Males
 289,589 27,753 9.6 261,836 90.4 F F
  Females
 292,406 54,269 18.6 237,192 81.1 F F
             
3508 Hamilton-Wentworth DHC, ON 423,505 85,989 20.3 337,516 79.7 F F
  Males
 207,386 34,777 16.8 172,608 83.2 F F
  Females
 216,120 51,211 23.7 164,908 76.3 F F
             
3509 Niagara DHC, ON 362,313 65,239 18.0 297,074 82.0 F F
  Males
 176,877 26,151 14.8 150,725 85.2 F F
  Females
 185,436 39,087 21.1 146,349 78.9 F F
             
3510 Grand River DHC, ON 199,051 37,540 18.9 161,411 81.1 F F
  Males
 98,642 15,094 15.3 83,548 84.7 F F
  Females
 100,410 22,446 22.4 77,863 77.5 F F
             
3511 Thames Valley DHC, ON 504,732 86,275 17.1 417,709 82.8 F F
  Males
 246,576 31,847 12.9 214,236 86.9 F F
  Females
 258,156 54,428 21.1 203,473 78.8 F F
             
3512 Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC, ON 527,012 104,231 19.8 422,438 80.2 F F
  Males
 259,781 40,417 15.6 219,096 84.3 F F
  Females
 267,231 63,815 23.9 203,342 76.1 F F
             
3513 Grey-Bruce-Huron and Perth DHC, ON 247,777 46,814 18.9 200,718 81.0 F F
  Males
 122,534 17,433 14.2 105,046 85.7 F F
  Females
 125,244 29,382 23.5 95,673 76.4 F F
             
3514 Muskoka-Nipissing and Parry Sound DHC, ON 181,271 41,155 22.7 139,603 77.0 F F
  Males
 88,653 16,149 18.2 72,261 81.5 F F
  Females
 92,618 25,005 27.0 67,342 72.7 F F
             
3515 Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC, ON 345,255 74,588 21.6 270,322 78.3 F F
  Males
 170,891 28,533 16.7 142,013 83.1 F F
  Females
 174,364 46,055 26.4 128,309 73.6 F F
             
3516 Northwestern Ontario DHC, ON 186,114 35,111 18.9 150,293 80.8 F F
  Males
 92,958 12,558 13.5 79,869 85.9 F F
  Females
 93,156 22,554 24.2 70,423 75.6 F F
             
35 Ontario by Public Health Unit (PHU) 9,877,292 1,643,699 16.6 8,223,637 83.3 9,955E 0.1E
  Males
 4,846,436 611,111 12.6 4,230,195 87.3 5,130E 0.1E
  Females
 5,030,856 1,032,588 20.5 3,993,443 79.4 4,825E 0.1E
             
3526 Algoma PHU, ON (Peer group H) 105,357 24,034 22.8 81,199 77.1 F F
  Males
 51,797 8,365 16.1 43,308 83.6 F F
  Females
 53,560 15,669 29.3 37,891 70.7 F F
             
3527 Brant PHU, ON (Peer group I) 105,865 19,145 18.1 86,677 81.9 F F
  Males
 52,051 7,316 14.1 44,735 85.9 F F
  Females
 53,814 11,829 22.0 41,942 77.9 F F
             
3530 Durham PHU, ON (Peer group J) 427,780 75,447 17.6 352,105 82.3 F F
  Males
 211,473 29,237 13.8 182,008 86.1 F F
  Females
 216,307 46,210 21.4 170,097 78.6 F F
             
3531 Elgin-St Thomas PHU, ON (Peer group I) 69,966 11,029 15.8 58,722 83.9 F F
  Males
 34,736 3,532 10.2 31,066 89.4 F F
  Females
 35,230 7,496 21.3 27,656 78.5 F F
             
3533 Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound PHU, ON (Peer group I) 133,720 25,142 18.8 108,522 81.2 F F
  Males
 66,021 8,589 13.0 57,376 86.9 F F
  Females
 67,699 16,554 24.5 51,145 75.5 F F
             
3534 Haldimand-Norfolk PHU, ON (Peer group I) 93,186 18,394 19.7 74,734 80.2 F F
  Males
 46,591 7,778 16.7 38,813 83.3 F F
  Females
 46,595 10,616 22.8 35,921 77.1 F F
             
3535 Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge PHU, ON (Peer group I) 144,537 35,880 24.8 108,657 75.2 F F
  Males
 71,721 14,691 20.5 57,029 79.5 F F
  Females
 72,817 21,189 29.1 51,628 70.9 F F
             
3536 Halton PHU, ON (Peer group J) 321,355 44,487 13.8 276,868 86.2 F F
  Males
 157,856 14,284 9.0 143,572 91.0 F F
  Females
 163,498 30,203 18.5 133,295 81.5 F F
             
3537 Hamilton PHU, ON (Peer group H) 423,505 85,989 20.3 337,516 79.7 F F
  Males
 207,386 34,777 16.8 172,608 83.2 F F
  Females
 216,120 51,211 23.7 164,908 76.3 F F
             
3538 Hastings and Prince Edward PHU, ON (Peer group I) 132,650 25,259 19.0 106,859 80.6 F F
  Males
 64,075 7,939 12.4 55,750 87.0 F F
  Females
 68,574 17,320 25.3 51,110 74.5 F F
             
3539 Huron PHU, ON (Peer group G) 51,211 9,310 18.2 41,712 81.5 F F
  Males
 25,438 3,890 15.3 21,548 84.7 F F
  Females
 25,773 5,420 21.0 20,164 78.2 F F
             
3540 Kent-Chatham PHU, ON (Peer group I) 93,445 17,048 18.2 76,325 81.7 F F
  Males
 46,075 5,557 12.1 40,446 87.8 F F
  Females
 47,370 11,491 24.3 35,879 75.7 F F
             
3541 Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington PHU, ON (Peer group I) 149,440 28,729 19.2 120,577 80.7 F F
  Males
 72,014 12,158 16.9 59,856 83.1 F F
  Females
 77,426 16,571 21.4 60,721 78.4 F F
             
3542 Lambton PHU, ON (Peer group I) 108,811 24,507 22.5 84,033 77.2 F F
  Males
 53,398 9,166 17.2 44,034 82.5 F F
  Females
 55,413 15,341 27.7 39,999 72.2 F F
             
3543 Leeds-Grenville-Lanark PHU, ON (Peer group I) 137,717 30,193 21.9 106,595 77.4 F F
  Males
 67,593 11,506 17.0 55,840 82.6 F F
  Females
 70,124 18,687 26.6 50,755 72.4 F F
             
3544 Middlesex-London PHU, ON (Peer group I) 348,789 59,061 16.9 289,196 82.9 F F
  Males
 169,301 20,961 12.4 147,984 87.4 F F
  Females
 179,488 38,101 21.2 141,211 78.7 F F
             
3545 Muskoka-Parry Sound PHU, ON (Peer group E) 72,021 16,946 23.5 54,979 76.3 F F
  Males
 35,571 6,964E 19.6E 28,512 80.2 F F
  Females
 36,450 9,982 27.4 26,468 72.6 F F
             
3546 Niagara PHU, ON (Peer group I) 362,313 65,239 18.0 297,074 82.0 F F
  Males
 176,877 26,151 14.8 150,725 85.2 F F
  Females
 185,436 39,087 21.1 146,349 78.9 F F
             
3547 North Bay PHU, ON (Peer group H) 77,563 17,905 23.1 59,240 76.4 F F
  Males
 37,523 6,633 17.7 30,743 81.9 F F
  Females
 40,040 11,272 28.2 28,497 71.2 F F
             
3549 Northwestern PHU, ON (Peer group G) 55,555 10,628 19.1 44,864 80.8 F F
  Males
 27,906 3,468 12.4 24,374 87.3 F F
  Females
 27,649 7,160 25.9 20,490 74.1 F F
             
3551 Ottawa PHU, ON (Peer group B) 664,036 97,957 14.8 565,567 85.2 F F
  Males
 324,851 30,409 9.4 293,930 90.5 F F
  Females
 339,185 67,547 19.9 271,637 80.1 F F
             
3552 Oxford PHU, ON (Peer group I) 85,976 16,185 18.8 69,791 81.2 F F
  Males
 42,539 7,354 17.3 35,186 82.7 F F
  Females
 43,437 8,831 20.3 34,606 79.7 F F
             
3553 Peel PHU, ON (Peer group B) 857,586 116,222 13.6 740,966 86.4 F F
  Males
 425,733 46,211 10.9 379,125 89.1 F F
  Females
 431,853 70,012 16.2 361,841 83.8 F F
             
3554 Perth PHU, ON (Peer group G) 62,847 12,362 19.7 50,484 80.3 F F
  Males
 31,075 4,954 15.9 26,121 84.1 F F
  Females
 31,771 7,408 23.3 24,363 76.7 F F
             
3555 Peterborough PHU, ON (Peer group I) 109,112 24,311 22.3 84,707 77.6 F F
  Males
 52,621 8,404 16.0 44,159 83.9 F F
  Females
 56,491 15,907 28.2 40,548 71.8 F F
             
3556 Porcupine PHU, ON (Peer group H) 74,595 14,522 19.5 59,985 80.4 F F
  Males
 37,394 5,366 14.3 31,940 85.4 F F
  Females
 37,201 9,156 24.6 28,045 75.4 F F
             
3557 Renfrew PHU, ON (Peer group G) 82,501 19,038 23.1 63,464 76.9 F F
  Males
 39,940 6,625 16.6 33,316 83.4 F F
  Females
 42,561 12,413 29.2 30,148 70.8 F F
             
3558 Eastern Ontario PHU, ON (Peer group I) 163,078 27,871 17.1 135,207 82.9 F F
  Males
 80,913 10,004 12.4 70,908 87.6 F F
  Females
 82,165 17,867 21.7 64,299 78.3 F F
             
3560 Simcoe PHU, ON (Peer group J) 316,951 58,618 18.5 258,214 81.5 F F
  Males
 155,803 23,913 15.3 131,771 84.6 F F
  Females
 161,148 34,705 21.5 126,443 78.5 F F
             
3561 Sudbury PHU, ON (Peer group H) 165,778 36,125 21.8 129,521 78.1 F F
  Males
 81,957 14,895 18.2 66,931 81.7 F F
  Females
 83,820 21,230 25.3 62,590 74.7 F F
             
3562 Thunder Bay PHU, ON (Peer group I) 130,084 24,391 18.8 105,046 80.8 F F
  Males
 64,794 8,997 13.9 55,330 85.4 F F
  Females
 65,290 15,394 23.6 49,716 76.1 F F
             
3563 Timiskaming PHU, ON (Peer group E) 31,655 6,271 19.8 25,383 80.2 F F
  Males
 15,526 2,520 16.2 13,007 83.8 F F
  Females
 16,128 3,751 23.3 12,377 76.7 F F
             
3565 Waterloo PHU, ON (Peer group I) 378,067 53,495 14.1 324,572 85.9 F F
  Males
 187,731 16,837 9.0 170,894 91.0 F F
  Females
 190,336 36,658 19.3 153,678 80.7 F F
             
3566 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph PHU, ON (Peer group J) 203,929 28,527 14.0 174,456 85.5 F F
  Males
 101,858 10,917 10.7 90,942 89.3 F F
  Females
 102,070 17,611 17.3 83,514 81.8 F F
             
3568 Windsor-Essex PHU, ON (Peer group I) 324,756 62,677 19.3 262,080 80.7 F F
  Males
 160,308 25,693 16.0 134,615 84.0 F F
  Females
 164,448 36,984 22.5 127,464 77.5 F F
             
3570 York PHU, ON (Peer group B) 634,669 83,378 13.1 549,372 86.6 F F
  Males
 314,534 30,777 9.8 283,193 90.0 F F
  Females
 320,136 52,601 16.4 266,179 83.1 F F
             
3595 Toronto PHU, ON (Peer group A) 2,176,887 317,379 14.6 1,858,368 85.4 F F
  Males
 1,053,456 114,274 10.8 938,501 89.1 F F
  Females
 1,123,431 203,105 18.1 919,868 81.9 F F
             
46 Manitoba 907,493 149,593 16.5 756,870 83.4 F F
  Males
 447,046 54,975 12.3 391,555 87.6 F F
  Females
 460,448 94,618 20.5 365,315 79.3 F F
             
4610 Winnipeg, MB (Peer group H) 535,694 84,855 15.8 450,128 84.0 F F
  Males
 259,819 30,530 11.8 228,979 88.1 F F
  Females
 275,874 54,325 19.7 221,148 80.2 F F
             
4615 Brandon, MB (Peer group I) 39,264 5,983 15.2 33,223 84.6 F F
  Males
 18,934 2,220E 11.7E 16,690 88.1 F F
  Females
 20,330 3,763 18.5 16,533 81.3 F F
             
4620 North Eastman, MB (Peer group G) 29,532 5,004 16.9 24,528 83.1 F F
  Males
 14,962 2,112 14.1 12,850 85.9 F F
  Females
 14,570 2,892 19.8 11,678 80.2 F F
             
4625 South Eastman, MB (Peer group G) 43,418 5,530 12.7 37,849 87.2 F F
  Males
 22,138 2,114E 9.5E 20,024 90.5 F F
  Females
 21,280 3,416 16.1 17,826 83.8 F F
             
4630 Interlake, MB (Peer group G) 60,785 11,729 19.3 49,056 80.7 F F
  Males
 30,930 3,930 12.7 27,000 87.3 F F
  Females
 29,855 7,799 26.1 22,056 73.9 F F
             
4640 Central, MB (Peer group G) 75,577 10,627 14.1 64,950 85.9 F F
  Males
 38,033 3,617 9.5 34,416 90.5 F F
  Females
 37,544 7,010 18.7 30,534 81.3 F F
             
4650 Marquette, MB (Peer group E) 29,719 6,450 21.7 23,214 78.1 F F
  Males
 14,837 2,765 18.6 12,035 81.1 F F
  Females
 14,882 3,685 24.8 11,179 75.1 F F
             
4655 South Westman, MB (Peer group E) 28,694 5,455 19.0 23,238 81.0 F F
  Males
 14,361 2,257E 15.7E 12,104 84.3 F F
  Females
 14,332 3,198 22.3 11,134 77.7 F F
             
4660 Parkland, MB (Peer group E) 33,760 9,388 27.8 24,251 71.8 F F
  Males
 16,881 3,594 21.3 13,166 78.0 F F
  Females
 16,879 5,793 34.3 11,086 65.7 F F
             
4670 Norman, MB (Peer group F) 14,823 2,736 18.5 12,064 81.4 F F
  Males
 7,657 1,042 13.6 6,615 86.4 F F
  Females
 7,166 1,694 23.6 5,449 76.0 F F
             
4680, 4690 Burntwood and Churchill, MB (Peer group C) 16,228 1,837 11.3 14,368 88.5 F F
  Males
 8,493 794E 9.3E 7,675 90.4 F F
  Females
 7,735 1,043 13.5 6,693 86.5 F F
             
4680 Burntwood, MB (Peer group C) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
             
4690 Churchill, MB (Peer group F) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
             
47 Saskatchewan 805,993 148,979 18.5 656,133 81.4 F F
  Males
 398,404 59,073 14.8 338,757 85.0 F F
  Females
 407,589 89,905 22.1 317,376 77.9 F F
             
4701 Weyburn SA, SK (Peer group G) 46,415 8,431 18.2 37,883 81.6 F F
  Males
 23,571 3,756 15.9 19,815 84.1 F F
  Females
 22,844 4,674 20.5 18,069 79.1 F F
             
4702 Moose Jaw SA, SK (Peer group E) 46,692 8,590 18.4 37,943 81.3 F F
  Males
 23,056 3,840 16.7 19,216 83.3 F F
  Females
 23,636 4,751 20.1 18,727 79.2 F F
             
4703 Swift Current SA, SK (Peer group G) 38,130 7,593 19.9 30,537 80.1 F F
  Males
 19,067 2,441E 12.8E 16,626 87.2 F F
  Females
 19,063 5,152 27.0 13,911 73.0 F F
             
4704 Regina SA, SK (Peer group I) 199,000 35,445 17.8 163,025 81.9 F F
  Males
 97,399 12,677 13.0 84,192 86.4 F F
  Females
 101,601 22,768 22.4 78,833 77.6 F F
             
4705 Yorkton SA, SK (Peer group E) 48,985 12,445 25.4 36,540 74.6 F F
  Males
 24,174 4,781 19.8 19,393 80.2 F F
  Females
 24,811 7,665 30.9 17,146 69.1 F F
             
4706 Saskatoon SA, SK (Peer group I) 231,775 40,629 17.5 191,146 82.5 F F
  Males
 113,566 16,617 14.6 96,949 85.4 F F
  Females
 118,209 24,012 20.3 94,198 79.7 F F
             
4707 Rosetown SA, SK (Peer group G) 39,280 6,955 17.7 32,325 82.3 F F
  Males
 19,941 2,841 14.2 17,100 85.8 F F
  Females
 19,339 4,114 21.3 15,225 78.7 F F
             
4708 Melfort SA, SK (Peer group E) 35,027 6,726 19.2 28,302 80.8 F F
  Males
 17,600 2,857E 16.2E 14,742 83.8 F F
  Females
 17,428 3,868 22.2 13,559 77.8 F F
             
4709 Prince Albert SA, SK (Peer group E) 56,173 12,153 21.6 43,977 78.3 F F
  Males
 27,582 5,305 19.2 22,233 80.6 F F
  Females
 28,592 6,848 23.9 21,744 76.1 F F
             
4710 North Battleford SA, SK (Peer group E) 48,712 8,354 17.1 40,311 82.8 F F
  Males
 24,517 3,192 13.0 21,325 87.0 F F
  Females
 24,196 5,162 21.3 18,985 78.5 F F
             
4711 Northern Health Services Branch, SK (Peer group C) 15,803 1,659 10.5 14,144 89.5 F F
  Males
 7,931 766E 9.7E 7,165 90.3 F F
  Females
 7,871 893 11.3 6,979 88.7 F F
             
48 Alberta 2,481,568 393,559 15.9 2,085,352 84.0 F F
  Males
 1,248,617 159,519 12.8 1,087,969 87.1 F F
  Females
 1,232,951 234,039 19.0 997,383 80.9 F F
             
4801 Chinook RHA, AB (Peer group G) 120,653 20,355 16.9 100,298 83.1 F F
  Males
 60,847 8,671 14.3 52,175 85.7 F F
  Females
 59,806 11,683 19.5 48,123 80.5 F F
             
4802 Palliser HA, AB (Peer group G) 77,508 13,102 16.9 64,327 83.0 F F
  Males
 38,424 5,399 14.1 33,025 85.9 F F
  Females
 39,084 7,702 19.7 31,302 80.1 F F
             
4803 Headwaters HA, AB (Peer group J) 62,770 9,778 15.6 52,951 84.4 F F
  Males
 32,010 3,845E 12.0E 28,124 87.9 F F
  Females
 30,760 5,933 19.3 24,827 80.7 F F
             
4804 Calgary RHA, AB (Peer group B) 809,818 104,825 12.9 704,035 86.9 F F
  Males
 407,032 40,555 10.0 365,857 89.9 F F
  Females
 402,787 64,270 16.0 338,178 84.0 F F
             
4805 HA #5, AB (Peer group G) 43,417 6,318 14.6 36,933 85.1 F F
  Males
 21,829 2,001E 9.2E 19,662 90.1 F F
  Females
 21,588 4,317 20.0 17,271 80.0 F F
             
4806 David Thompson RHA, AB (Peer group G) 162,697 28,725 17.7 133,595 82.1 F F
  Males
 81,898 11,442 14.0 70,456 86.0 F F
  Females
 80,799 17,283 21.4 63,139 78.1 F F
             
4807 East Central HA, AB (Peer group G) 85,574 18,900 22.1 66,608 77.8 F F
  Males
 43,105 8,145 18.9 34,960 81.1 F F
  Females
 42,470 10,755 25.3 31,648 74.5 F F
             
4808 Westview RHA, AB (Peer group J) 77,177 13,728 17.8 63,449 82.2 F F
  Males
 39,219 5,679 14.5 33,539 85.5 F F
  Females
 37,959 8,049 21.2 29,910 78.8 F F
             
4809 Crossroads RHA, AB (Peer group G) 34,136 5,952 17.4 28,157 82.5 F F
  Males
 17,074 2,736 16.0 14,312 83.8 F F
  Females
 17,062 3,216 18.8 13,846 81.2 F F
             
4810 Capital HA, AB (Peer group B) 700,227 119,174 17.0 580,460 82.9 F F
  Males
 349,340 48,363 13.8 300,743 86.1 F F
  Females
 350,887 70,811 20.2 279,718 79.7 F F
             
4811 Aspen RHA, AB (Peer group G) 73,940 14,825 20.1 59,067 79.9 F F
  Males
 37,776 6,719 17.8 31,057 82.2 F F
  Females
 36,164 8,107 22.4 28,009 77.5 F F
             
4812 Lakeland RHA, AB (Peer group G) 84,599 16,050 19.0 68,363 80.8 F F
  Males
 42,453 6,546 15.4 35,866 84.5 F F
  Females
 42,146 9,505 22.6 32,497 77.1 F F
             
4813 Mistahia RHA, AB (Peer group F) 73,189 11,858 16.2 61,331 83.8 F F
  Males
 37,963 5,287 13.9 32,677 86.1 F F
  Females
 35,225 6,572 18.7 28,654 81.3 F F
             
4814 Peace RHA, AB (Peer group G) 17,518 2,519 14.4 15,000 85.6 F F
  Males
 9,065 1,023E 11.3E 8,042 88.7 F F
  Females
 8,454 1,496 17.7 6,958 82.3 F F
             
4815 Keeweetinok Lakes RHA, AB (Peer group F) 15,503 2,753 17.8 12,750 82.2 F F
  Males
 8,041 1,154 14.4 6,887 85.6 F F
  Females
 7,462 1,599 21.4 5,863 78.6 F F
             
4816 Northern Lights RHA, AB (Peer group F) 32,755 3,207 9.8 29,431 89.9 F F
  Males
 17,325 1,425E 8.2E 15,900 91.8 F F
  Females
 15,430 1,782 11.6 13,530 87.7 F F
             
4817 Northwestern RHA, AB (Peer group F) 10,087 1,489 14.8 8,598 85.2 F F
  Males
 5,217 529E 10.1E 4,688 89.9 F F
  Females
 4,869 959 19.7 3,910 80.3 F F
             
59 British Columbia 3,421,672 494,926 14.5 2,920,491 85.4 6,254E 0.2E
  Males
 1,686,389 186,666 11.1 1,495,826 88.7 3,897E 0.2E
  Females
 1,735,283 308,260 17.8 1,424,665 82.1 F F
             
5901 East Kootenay, BC (Peer group G) 69,315 14,405 20.8 54,911 79.2 F F
  Males
 34,839 5,418 15.6 29,421 84.4 F F
  Females
 34,477 8,987 26.1 25,490 73.9 F F
             
5902 West Kootenay-Boundary, BC (Peer group I) 70,689 13,574 19.2 56,914 80.5 F F
  Males
 35,062 5,343 15.2 29,635 84.5 F F
  Females
 35,627 8,230 23.1 27,279 76.6 F F
             
5903 North Okanagan, BC (Peer group I) 99,212 17,047 17.2 81,943 82.6 F F
  Males
 48,771 6,786 13.9 41,840 85.8 F F
  Females
 50,441 10,261 20.3 40,102 79.5 F F
             
5904 South Okanagan Similkameen, BC (Peer group I) 195,969 41,552 21.2 154,417 78.8 F F
  Males
 94,940 15,668 16.5 79,272 83.5 F F
  Females
 101,029 25,884 25.6 75,145 74.4 F F
             
5905 Thompson, BC (Peer group I) 109,782 19,576 17.8 90,017 82.0 F F
  Males
 54,649 7,971 14.6 46,574 85.2 F F
  Females
 55,133 11,606 21.1 43,443 78.8 F F
             
5906 Fraser Valley, BC (Peer group I) 196,019 34,276 17.5 161,743 82.5 F F
  Males
 96,001 12,845 13.4 83,155 86.6 F F
  Females
 100,019 21,431 21.4 78,588 78.6 F F
             
5907 South Fraser Valley, BC (Peer group B) 502,588 65,285 13.0 437,303 87.0 F F
  Males
 247,362 24,143 9.8 223,219 90.2 F F
  Females
 255,226 41,142 16.1 214,084 83.9 F F
             
5922 Burnaby/Simon Fraser, BC 451,552 54,828 12.1 395,360 87.6 F F
  Males
 222,220 18,283 8.2 202,678 91.2 F F
  Females
 229,332 36,545 15.9 192,682 84.0 F F
             
5917 Burnaby, BC (Peer group A) 172,461 20,468 11.9 151,170 87.7 F F
  Males
 84,958 6,607E 7.8E 77,528 91.3 F F
  Females
 87,503 13,861 15.8 73,642 84.2 F F
             
5908 Simon Fraser, BC (Peer group B) 279,092 34,360 12.3 244,190 87.5 F F
  Males
 137,262 11,676 8.5 125,150 91.2 F F
  Females
 141,830 22,684 16.0 119,040 83.9 F F
             
5909 Coast Garibaldi, BC (Peer group J) 62,996 11,119 17.7 51,550 81.8 F F
  Males
 31,862 4,100 12.9 27,538 86.4 F F
  Females
 31,134 7,019 22.5 24,012 77.1 F F
             
5910 Central Vancouver Island, BC (Peer group I) 202,878 36,557 18.0 166,090 81.9 F F
  Males
 99,705 14,791 14.8 84,683 84.9 F F
  Females
 103,173 21,766 21.1 81,407 78.9 F F
             
5911 Upper Island/Central Coast, BC (Peer group J) 95,312 17,620 18.5 76,927 80.7 F F
  Males
 47,628 7,630 16.0 39,425 82.8 F F
  Females
 47,684 9,990 21.0 37,503 78.6 F F
             
5912 Cariboo, BC (Peer group F) 59,559 8,938 15.0 50,622 85.0 F F
  Males
 30,240 3,474E 11.5E 26,766 88.5 F F
  Females
 29,319 5,464 18.6 23,855 81.4 F F
             
5913 North West, BC (Peer group F) 62,131 8,504 13.7 53,627 86.3 F F
  Males
 32,148 3,352E 10.4E 28,796 89.6 F F
  Females
 29,984 5,152 17.2 24,831 82.8 F F
             
5914 Peace Liard, BC (Peer group F) 50,837 7,316 14.4 43,174 84.9 F F
  Males
 26,369 3,443 13.1 22,697 86.1 F F
  Females
 24,468 3,874 15.8 20,477 83.7 F F
             
5915 Northern Interior, BC (Peer group F) 104,362 12,968 12.4 91,230 87.4 F F
  Males
 53,524 4,614 8.6 48,910 91.4 F F
  Females
 50,838 8,354 16.4 42,320 83.2 F F
             
5921 Vancouver/Richmond, BC 645,091 66,089 10.2 576,557 89.4 F F
  Males
 317,653 25,565 8.0 291,039 91.6 F F
  Females
 327,438 40,524 12.4 285,517 87.2 F F
             
5916 Vancouver, BC (Peer group A) 501,148 48,489 9.7 450,417 89.9 F F
  Males
 246,807 19,107 7.7 226,651 91.8 F F
  Females
 254,341 29,381 11.6 223,766 88.0 F F
             
5919 Richmond, BC (Peer group A) 143,943 17,601 12.2 126,139 87.6 F F
  Males
 70,846 6,458 9.1 64,388 90.9 F F
  Females
 73,097 11,143 15.2 61,751 84.5 F F
             
5918 North Shore, BC (Peer group B) 160,837 18,744 11.7 142,093 88.3 F F
  Males
 79,315 5,091E 6.4E 74,224 93.6 F F
  Females
 81,522 13,653 16.7 67,869 83.3 F F
             
5920 Capital, BC (Peer group I) 282,542 46,528 16.5 236,014 83.5 F F
  Males
 134,103 18,150 13.5 115,953 86.5 F F
  Females
 148,439 28,377 19.1 120,062 80.9 F F
             
60 Yukon Territory 24,937 3,664 14.7 21,243 85.2 F F
  Males
 12,672 1,674 13.2 10,968 86.6 F F
  Females
 12,266 1,991 16.2 10,275 83.8 F F
             
6001 Yukon Territory (Peer group F) 24,937 3,664 14.7 21,243 85.2 F F
  Males
 12,672 1,674 13.2 10,968 86.6 F F
  Females
 12,266 1,991 16.2 10,275 83.8 F F
             
61 Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut 32,496 3,511 10.8 28,943 89.1 F F
  Males
 16,846 1,403 8.3 15,419 91.5 F F
  Females
 15,650 2,108 13.5 13,524 86.4 F F
             
6101 Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut (Peer group F) 32,496 3,511 10.8 28,943 89.1 F F
  Males
 16,846 1,403 8.3 15,419 91.5 F F
  Females
 15,650 2,108 13.5 13,524 86.4 F F
             
62 Nunavut 19,494 1,147 5.9 18,282 93.8 F F
  Males
 10,219 533E 5.2E 9,662 94.5 F F
  Females
 9,275 614 6.6 8,620 92.9 F F
             
6201 Nunavut (Peer group C) 19,494 1,147 5.9 18,282 93.8 F F
  Males
 10,219 533E 5.2E 9,662 94.5 F F
  Females
 9,275 614 6.6 8,620 92.9 F F
             
A Peer group A 4,563,782 601,961 13.2 3,955,918 86.7 5,903E 0.1E
  Males
 2,211,998 202,289 9.1 2,006,020 90.7 F F
  Females
 2,351,785 399,672 17.0 1,949,898 82.9 F F
             
B Peer group B 4,608,853 639,945 13.9 3,963,987 86.0 4,921E 0.1E
  Males
 2,285,429 237,225 10.4 2,045,441 89.5 F F
  Females
 2,323,424 402,721 17.3 1,918,546 82.6 F F
             
C Peer group C 51,526 4,642 9.0 46,794 90.8 F F
  Males
 26,644 2,093 7.9 24,503 92.0 F F
  Females
 24,882 2,549 10.2 22,291 89.6 F F
             
D Peer group D 623,737 112,781 18.1 510,584 81.9 F F
  Males
 307,711 43,476 14.1 263,988 85.8 F F
  Females
 316,026 69,305 21.9 246,596 78.0 F F
             
E Peer group E 672,116 144,838 21.5 526,450 78.3 F F
  Males
 331,582 59,715 18.0 271,464 81.9 F F
  Females
 340,534 85,123 25.0 254,986 74.9 F F
             
F Peer group F 515,215 71,141 13.8 443,291 86.0 F F
  Males
 265,790 29,166 11.0 236,322 88.9 F F
  Females
 249,425 41,975 16.8 206,969 83.0 F F
             
G Peer group G 1,354,608 248,357 18.3 1,104,912 81.6 1,340E 0.1E
  Males
 680,309 97,848 14.4 582,164 85.6 F F
  Females
 674,300 150,508 22.3 522,747 77.5 F F
             
H Peer group H 5,842,757 807,660 13.8 5,032,880 86.1 2,217E 0.0E
  Males
 2,879,043 285,895 9.9 2,592,197 90.0 F F
  Females
 2,963,714 521,765 17.6 2,440,683 82.4 F F
             
I Peer group I 6,000,855 1,042,495 17.4 4,952,623 82.5 5,736E 0.1E
  Males
 2,939,201 393,657 13.4 2,542,052 86.5 3,492E 0.1E
  Females
 3,061,654 648,838 21.2 2,410,571 78.7 2,244E 0.1E
             
J Peer group J 1,568,270 259,325 16.5 1,306,520 83.3 F F
  Males
 777,709 99,605 12.8 676,919 87.0 F F
  Females
 790,561 159,720 20.2 629,601 79.6 F F
             

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2000/01
2. Population aged 12 and over who report that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having arthritis or rheumatism.
3. Arthritis/rheumatism includes both rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, but excludes fibromyalgia.
4. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
5. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
6. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability.
7. Health regions are defined by provincial governments as the areas of responsibility for regional health boards (i.e., legislated) or as regions of interest to health care authorities.
8. A "peer group" is a grouping of health regions that have similar social and economic characteristics.
9. In Newfoundland and Labrador, health regions are generally referred to as Health and Community Services (HCS) regions.
10. In Prince Edward Island, the two health regions divide the province into urban and rural components.
11. Prince Edward Island has defined these health regions for statistical purposes only; they bear no resemblance to the boundaries of the five actual administrative health regions.
12. In Nova Scotia, health regions are known as "health zones" and relate to the province's administrative health region boundaries.
13. In Ontario, Public Health Units (PHU) administer health promotion and disease prevention programs, and District Health Councils (DHC) are advisory, health planning organizations.
14. Because of the small population of Churchill, Manitoba (population: 1,110 in 1996), the Canadian Community Health Survey only collects data for the aggregation of Burntwood/Churchill (regions 4680, 4690).
15. In Saskatchewan, "service areas" (SA) have been created from groupings of the 33 health districts.
16. In Alberta, health regions are referred to as Health Authorities (HA) or Regional Health Authorities (RHA).
17. The following symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available and (...) for figures not appropriate or not applicable.
18. CANSIM table number 01050002.