Asthma, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, territories, 1994/95-1996/97

Asthma, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, territories, 1994/95-1996/97

Chronic conditions -
Asthma

Total population

With asthma

Without asthma

Asthma, not stated

Number

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

1994/1995

Territories

65,228

3,982

6.1

58,883

90.3

2,364

3.6

Males

33,977

1,955^E

5.8^E

30,744

90.5

1,278^E

3.8^E

Females

31,251

2,027

6.5

28,139

90.0

1,085^E

3.5^E

Yukon Territory

20,759

1,189

5.7

19,394

93.4

F

F

Males

10,832

469^E

4.3^E

10,312

95.2

F

F

Females

9,927

720

7.2

9,082

91.5

F

F

Northwest Territories including Nunavut

44,469

2,793^E

6.3^E

39,489

88.8

2,187^E

4.9

Males

23,145

1,486^E

6.4^E

20,432

88.3

1,227^E

5.3^E

Females

21,324

1,307^E

6.1^E

19,057

89.4

960^E

4.5^E

Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut

28,228

2,077^E

7.4^E

25,346

89.8

805^E

2.9^E

Males

14,692

1,244^E

8.5^E

12,933

88.0

F

F

Females

13,536

833^E

6.2^E

12,413

91.7

F

F

Nunavut

16,241

F

4.4^E

14,143

87.1

1,382^E

8.5^E

Males

8,453

F

F

7,499

88.7

712^E

8.4^E

Females

7,788

F

F

6,644

85.3

670^E

8.6^E

1996/1997

Territories

69,142

4,052

5.9

65,031

94.1

F

F

Males

36,228

1,285^E

3.5^E

34,906

96.3

F

F

Females

32,914

2,768

8.4

30,125

91.5

F

F

Yukon Territory

22,408

1,273

5.7

21,076

94.1

F

F

Males

11,625

382^E

3.3^E

11,206

96.4

F

F

Females

10,782

891^E

8.3^E

9,870

91.5

F

F

Northwest Territories including Nunavut

46,734

2,780^E

5.9^E

43,955

94.1

F

F

Males

24,603

F

3.7^E

23,700

96.3

F

F

Females

22,131

1,877^E

8.5^E

20,254

91.5

F

F

Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut

30,344

1,895^E

6.2^E

28,449

93.8

F

F

Males

15,880

F

F

15,339

96.6

F

F

Females

14,464

1,354^E

9.4^E

13,110

90.6

F

F

Nunavut

16,390

885^E

5.4^E

15,506

94.6

F

F

Males

8,723

F

F

8,361

95.8

F

F

Females

7,667

F

F

7,145

93.2

F

F

1.	Data sources: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95 and 1996/97, cross sectional sample, health file, North component
2.	Population aged 12 and over who report that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having asthma.
3.	A simple variance formula was used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
4.	Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
5.	Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability.
6.	CANSIM table number 01045001.