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

Chronic conditions -
Asthma		 Total population With asthma Without asthma Asthma, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number %
2000/2001              
00 Canada 25,801,719 2,170,748 8.4 23,615,991 91.5 14,979E 0.1E
  Males
 12,705,415 878,920 6.9 11,818,983 93.0 7,512E 0.1E
  Females
 13,096,304 1,291,828 9.9 11,797,008 90.1 7,467E 0.1E
             
10 Newfoundland and Labrador 461,104 30,477 6.6 430,582 93.4 F F
  Males
 227,150 11,973 5.3 215,131 94.7 F F
  Females
 233,954 18,504 7.9 215,450 92.1 F F
             
1001 HCS St. John's Region, NF (Peer group H) 158,173 10,267 6.5 147,906 93.5 F F
  Males
 76,979 3,714E 4.8E 73,264 95.2 F F
  Females
 81,194 6,552E 8.1E 74,642 91.9 F F
             
1002 HCS Eastern Region, NF (Peer group D) 103,604 7,806 7.5 95,798 92.5 F F
  Males
 50,928 2,852E 5.6E 48,076 94.4 F F
  Females
 52,676 4,954 9.4 47,722 90.6 F F
             
1003 HCS Central Region, NF (Peer group D) 90,416 5,735E 6.3E 84,636 93.6 F F
  Males
 44,952 2,262E 5.0E 42,646 94.9 F F
  Females
 45,464 3,473E 7.6E 41,990 92.4 F F
             
1004 HCS Western Region, NF (Peer group D) 74,740 4,496 6.0 70,243 94.0 F F
  Males
 36,843 2,307E 6.3E 34,535 93.7 F F
  Females
 37,897 2,189E 5.8E 35,708 94.2 F F
             
1005 Grenfell Regional Health Services Board, NF (Peer group D) 14,020 600E 4.3E 13,420 95.7 F F
  Males
 7,114 F F 6,887 96.8 F F
  Females
 6,907 374E 5.4E 6,533 94.6 F F
             
1006 Health Labrador Corporation, NF (Peer group F) 20,151 1,572E 7.8E 18,578 92.2 F F
  Males
 10,335 611E 5.9E 9,723 94.1 F F
  Females
 9,816 961E 9.8E 8,855 90.2 F F
             
11 Prince Edward Island 116,326 9,877 8.5 106,432 91.5 F F
  Males
 56,688 3,945 7.0 52,742 93.0 F F
  Females
 59,638 5,932 9.9 53,690 90.0 F F
             
1101 Urban Health Region, PE (Peer group I) 54,439 4,722 8.7 49,718 91.3 F F
  Males
 26,298 1,923 7.3 24,375 92.7 F F
  Females
 28,141 2,798 9.9 25,343 90.1 F F
             
1102 Rural Health Region, PE (Peer group E) 61,887 5,156 8.3 56,715 91.6 F F
  Males
 30,389 2,022 6.7 28,368 93.3 F F
  Females
 31,498 3,134 9.9 28,347 90.0 F F
             
12 Nova Scotia 787,972 72,022 9.1 715,879 90.9 F F
  Males
 380,843 28,524 7.5 352,248 92.5 F F
  Females
 407,129 43,498 10.7 363,631 89.3 F F
             
1201 Zone 1, NS (Peer group E) 108,292 9,763 9.0 98,529 91.0 F F
  Males
 53,119 5,798E 10.9E 47,322 89.1 F F
  Females
 55,173 3,965E 7.2E 51,207 92.8 F F
             
1202 Zone 2, NS (Peer group E) 70,499 6,439 9.1 64,061 90.9 F F
  Males
 33,968 2,466E 7.3E 31,502 92.7 F F
  Females
 36,531 3,973E 10.9E 32,558 89.1 F F
             
1203 Zone 3, NS (Peer group H) 88,937 8,012 9.0 80,925 91.0 F F
  Males
 43,361 2,797E 6.5E 40,564 93.5 F F
  Females
 45,575 5,215 11.4 40,361 88.6 F F
             
1204 Zone 4, NS (Peer group H) 83,250 6,784E 8.1E 76,396 91.8 F F
  Males
 40,986 2,060E 5.0E 38,855 94.8 F F
  Females
 42,265 4,724E 11.2E 37,541 88.8 F F
             
1205 Zone 5, NS (Peer group D) 112,272 10,476 9.3 101,796 90.7 F F
  Males
 53,896 5,077E 9.4E 48,819 90.6 F F
  Females
 58,376 5,399 9.2 52,977 90.8 F F
             
1206 Zone 6, NS (Peer group I) 324,722 30,548 9.4 294,173 90.6 F F
  Males
 155,512 10,326E 6.6E 145,186 93.4 F F
  Females
 169,210 20,222 12.0 148,988 88.0 F F
             
13 New Brunswick 634,264 54,447 8.6 579,644 91.4 F F
  Males
 310,592 22,994 7.4 287,541 92.6 F F
  Females
 323,673 31,453 9.7 292,103 90.2 F F
             
1301 Region 1, NB (Peer group I) 157,931 16,414 10.4 141,517 89.6 F F
  Males
 77,273 6,116 7.9 71,157 92.1 F F
  Females
 80,659 10,299 12.8 70,360 87.2 F F
             
1302 Region 2, NB (Peer group H) 149,340 11,862 7.9 137,361 92.0 F F
  Males
 72,297 5,045E 7.0E 67,252 93.0 F F
  Females
 77,043 6,817 8.8 70,109 91.0 F F
             
1303 Region 3, NB (Peer group I) 137,485 12,058 8.8 125,427 91.2 F F
  Males
 66,811 5,597E 8.4E 61,214 91.6 F F
  Females
 70,674 6,461 9.1 64,213 90.9 F F
             
1304 Region 4, NB (Peer group H) 46,132 3,330E 7.2E 42,802 92.8 F F
  Males
 22,674 1,499E 6.6E 21,175 93.4 F F
  Females
 23,459 1,831E 7.8E 21,628 92.2 F F
             
1305 Region 5, NB (Peer group D) 26,938 2,780E 10.3E 24,102 89.5 F F
  Males
 13,233 1,225E 9.3E 11,951 90.3 F F
  Females
 13,705 1,555E 11.3E 12,150 88.7 F F
             
1306 Region 6, NB (Peer group D) 75,213 6,018 8.0 69,195 92.0 F F
  Males
 37,706 2,570E 6.8E 35,137 93.2 F F
  Females
 37,507 3,449E 9.2E 34,058 90.8 F F
             
1307 Region 7, NB (Peer group D) 41,225 1,984E 4.8E 39,240 95.2 F F
  Males
 20,598 943E 4.6E 19,656 95.4 F F
  Females
 20,627 F F 19,585 94.9 F F
             
24 Quebec 6,231,107 541,483 8.7 5,687,048 91.3 F F
  Males
 3,063,515 218,428 7.1 2,843,587 92.8 F F
  Females
 3,167,591 323,055 10.2 2,843,462 89.8 F F
             
2401 Bas-Saint-Laurent, QC (Peer group H) 174,533 12,470 7.1 162,064 92.9 F F
  Males
 86,312 3,748E 4.3E 82,564 95.7 F F
  Females
 88,221 8,722 9.9 79,500 90.1 F F
             
2402 Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC (Peer group H) 241,654 23,422 9.7 218,232 90.3 F F
  Males
 120,711 9,601E 8.0E 111,110 92.0 F F
  Females
 120,942 13,821 11.4 107,122 88.6 F F
             
2403 Québec, QC (Peer group H) 556,346 43,756 7.9 512,368 92.1 F F
  Males
 268,736 18,200E 6.8E 250,536 93.2 F F
  Females
 287,610 25,556 8.9 261,832 91.0 F F
             
2404 Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec, QC (Peer group H) 408,383 30,421 7.4 377,496 92.4 F F
  Males
 201,735 9,664E 4.8E 192,071 95.2 F F
  Females
 206,648 20,757 10.0 185,425 89.7 F F
             
2405 Estrie, QC (Peer group H) 244,455 14,581 6.0 229,875 94.0 F F
  Males
 120,958 6,204E 5.1E 114,754 94.9 F F
  Females
 123,497 8,377E 6.8E 115,121 93.2 F F
             
2406 Montréal-Centre, QC (Peer group A) 1,569,344 139,921 8.9 1,427,923 91.0 F F
  Males
 755,931 57,892 7.7 696,538 92.1 F F
  Females
 813,413 82,028 10.1 731,385 89.9 F F
             
2407 Outaouais, QC (Peer group H) 267,803 28,629 10.7 239,174 89.3 F F
  Males
 132,198 9,918 7.5 122,280 92.5 F F
  Females
 135,605 18,711 13.8 116,894 86.2 F F
             
2408 Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QC (Peer group H) 123,875 10,150 8.2 113,632 91.7 F F
  Males
 62,972 3,795E 6.0E 59,176 94.0 F F
  Females
 60,903 6,355 10.4 54,455 89.4 F F
             
2409 Côte-Nord, QC (Peer group H) 77,721 7,796 10.0 69,925 90.0 F F
  Males
 39,882 3,354E 8.4E 36,528 91.6 F F
  Females
 37,838 4,441E 11.7E 33,397 88.3 F F
             
2410 Nord-du-Québec, QC (Peer group F) 14,385 1,778 12.4 12,607 87.6 F F
  Males
 7,454 764E 10.3E 6,689 89.7 F F
  Females
 6,931 1,014E 14.6E 5,917 85.4 F F
             
2411 Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC (Peer group D) 85,308 7,792 9.1 77,516 90.9 F F
  Males
 42,440 2,625E 6.2E 39,816 93.8 F F
  Females
 42,868 5,168 12.1 37,700 87.9 F F
             
2412 Chaudière-Appalaches, QC (Peer group H) 330,976 20,803 6.3 310,173 93.7 F F
  Males
 165,751 8,592E 5.2E 157,160 94.8 F F
  Females
 165,224 12,211E 7.4E 153,013 92.6 F F
             
2413 Laval, QC (Peer group I) 297,108 22,071 7.4 275,037 92.6 F F
  Males
 145,112 9,485E 6.5E 135,627 93.5 F F
  Females
 151,996 12,586 8.3 139,410 91.7 F F
             
2414 Lanaudière, QC (Peer group I) 330,528 29,281 8.9 301,247 91.1 F F
  Males
 165,708 10,570 6.4 155,138 93.6 F F
  Females
 164,820 18,711 11.4 146,110 88.6 F F
             
2415 Laurentides, QC (Peer group H) 394,808 37,884 9.6 356,701 90.3 F F
  Males
 196,782 19,007 9.7 177,775 90.3 F F
  Females
 198,027 18,877 9.5 178,926 90.4 F F
             
2416 Montérégie, QC (Peer group H) 1,113,880 110,729 9.9 1,003,081 90.1 F F
  Males
 550,833 45,008 8.2 505,825 91.8 F F
  Females
 563,047 65,721 11.7 497,256 88.3 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) 9,877,292 837,870 8.5 9,036,176 91.5 3,245E 0.0E
  Males
 4,846,436 330,602 6.8 4,513,643 93.1 F F
  Females
 5,030,856 507,269 10.1 4,522,533 89.9 F F
             
3501 Champlain DHC, ON 909,582 88,530 9.7 820,439 90.2 F F
  Males
 445,671 35,215 7.9 410,156 92.0 F F
  Females
 463,911 53,315 11.5 410,283 88.4 F F
             
3502 Quinte-Kingston and Rideau DHC, ON 420,612 43,746 10.4 376,618 89.5 F F
  Males
 203,748 17,821 8.7 185,785 91.2 F F
  Females
 216,863 25,925 12.0 190,833 88.0 F F
             
3503 Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC, ON 680,625 63,449 9.3 617,175 90.7 F F
  Males
 335,749 23,707 7.1 312,041 92.9 F F
  Females
 344,876 39,742 11.5 305,134 88.5 F F
             
3504 Toronto DHC, ON 2,176,887 140,237 6.4 2,036,004 93.5 F F
  Males
 1,053,456 53,031 5.0 999,779 94.9 F F
  Females
 1,123,431 87,205 7.8 1,036,225 92.2 F F
             
3505 Simcoe-York DHC, ON 951,621 75,858 8.0 875,459 92.0 F F
  Males
 470,337 30,844 6.6 439,493 93.4 F F
  Females
 481,284 45,015 9.4 435,966 90.6 F F
             
3506 Halton-Peel DHC, ON 1,178,941 96,384 8.2 1,082,159 91.8 F F
  Males
 583,589 37,487 6.4 545,705 93.5 F F
  Females
 595,351 58,897 9.9 536,455 90.1 F F
             
3507 Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin DHC, ON 581,995 55,262 9.5 526,733 90.5 F F
  Males
 289,589 18,396 6.4 271,193 93.6 F F
  Females
 292,406 36,866 12.6 255,540 87.4 F F
             
3508 Hamilton-Wentworth DHC, ON 423,505 44,046 10.4 379,459 89.6 F F
  Males
 207,386 19,318 9.3 188,067 90.7 F F
  Females
 216,120 24,727 11.4 191,392 88.6 F F
             
3509 Niagara DHC, ON 362,313 28,993 8.0 333,320 92.0 F F
  Males
 176,877 12,278E 6.9E 164,598 93.1 F F
  Females
 185,436 16,715E 9.0E 168,721 91.0 F F
             
3510 Grand River DHC, ON 199,051 19,015 9.6 179,912 90.4 F F
  Males
 98,642 7,768 7.9 90,749 92.0 F F
  Females
 100,410 11,247 11.2 89,163 88.8 F F
             
3511 Thames Valley DHC, ON 504,732 41,526 8.2 463,206 91.8 F F
  Males
 246,576 15,551 6.3 231,025 93.7 F F
  Females
 258,156 25,975 10.1 232,181 89.9 F F
             
3512 Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC, ON 527,012 52,551 10.0 473,916 89.9 F F
  Males
 259,781 19,684 7.6 239,693 92.3 F F
  Females
 267,231 32,867 12.3 234,223 87.6 F F
             
3513 Grey-Bruce-Huron and Perth DHC, ON 247,777 20,829 8.4 226,949 91.6 F F
  Males
 122,534 7,860E 6.4E 114,674 93.6 F F
  Females
 125,244 12,969 10.4 112,275 89.6 F F
             
3514 Muskoka-Nipissing and Parry Sound DHC, ON 181,271 17,124 9.4 164,000 90.5 F F
  Males
 88,653 8,780 9.9 79,726 89.9 F F
  Females
 92,618 8,344 9.0 84,274 91.0 F F
             
3515 Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC, ON 345,255 34,348 9.9 310,907 90.1 F F
  Males
 170,891 16,855 9.9 154,036 90.1 F F
  Females
 174,364 17,493 10.0 156,870 90.0 F F
             
3516 Northwestern Ontario DHC, ON 186,114 15,974 8.6 169,920 91.3 F F
  Males
 92,958 6,006E 6.5E 86,923 93.5 F F
  Females
 93,156 9,967 10.7 82,998 89.1 F F
             
35 Ontario by Public Health Unit (PHU) 9,877,292 837,870 8.5 9,036,176 91.5 3,245E 0.0E
  Males
 4,846,436 330,602 6.8 4,513,643 93.1 F F
  Females
 5,030,856 507,269 10.1 4,522,533 89.9 F F
             
3526 Algoma PHU, ON (Peer group H) 105,357 10,194 9.7 95,163 90.3 F F
  Males
 51,797 5,713E 11.0E 46,084 89.0 F F
  Females
 53,560 4,481 8.4 49,079 91.6 F F
             
3527 Brant PHU, ON (Peer group I) 105,865 10,294 9.7 95,571 90.3 F F
  Males
 52,051 4,026E 7.7E 48,025 92.3 F F
  Females
 53,814 6,268E 11.6E 47,546 88.4 F F
             
3530 Durham PHU, ON (Peer group J) 427,780 37,741 8.8 390,039 91.2 F F
  Males
 211,473 15,377 7.3 196,096 92.7 F F
  Females
 216,307 22,364 10.3 193,943 89.7 F F
             
3531 Elgin-St Thomas PHU, ON (Peer group I) 69,966 5,059 7.2 64,908 92.8 F F
  Males
 34,736 1,507E 4.3E 33,229 95.7 F F
  Females
 35,230 3,552E 10.1E 31,678 89.9 F F
             
3533 Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound PHU, ON (Peer group I) 133,720 10,914 8.2 122,806 91.8 F F
  Males
 66,021 3,915E 5.9E 62,105 94.1 F F
  Females
 67,699 6,999E 10.3E 60,701 89.7 F F
             
3534 Haldimand-Norfolk PHU, ON (Peer group I) 93,186 8,721 9.4 84,341 90.5 F F
  Males
 46,591 3,742E 8.0E 42,724 91.7 F F
  Females
 46,595 4,979 10.7 41,616 89.3 F F
             
3535 Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge PHU, ON (Peer group I) 144,537 15,752 10.9 128,785 89.1 F F
  Males
 71,721 4,951E 6.9E 66,770 93.1 F F
  Females
 72,817 10,801 14.8 62,015 85.2 F F
             
3536 Halton PHU, ON (Peer group J) 321,355 25,042 7.8 296,313 92.2 F F
  Males
 157,856 9,648E 6.1E 148,208 93.9 F F
  Females
 163,498 15,394 9.4 148,105 90.6 F F
             
3537 Hamilton PHU, ON (Peer group H) 423,505 44,046 10.4 379,459 89.6 F F
  Males
 207,386 19,318 9.3 188,067 90.7 F F
  Females
 216,120 24,727 11.4 191,392 88.6 F F
             
3538 Hastings and Prince Edward PHU, ON (Peer group I) 132,650 13,756 10.4 118,894 89.6 F F
  Males
 64,075 6,639E 10.4E 57,436 89.6 F F
  Females
 68,574 7,117E 10.4E 61,457 89.6 F F
             
3539 Huron PHU, ON (Peer group G) 51,211 5,134 10.0 46,076 90.0 F F
  Males
 25,438 1,937E 7.6E 23,500 92.4 F F
  Females
 25,773 3,197E 12.4E 22,576 87.6 F F
             
3540 Kent-Chatham PHU, ON (Peer group I) 93,445 9,950 10.6 83,326 89.2 F F
  Males
 46,075 3,854E 8.4E 42,118 91.4 F F
  Females
 47,370 6,095 12.9 41,208 87.0 F F
             
3541 Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington PHU, ON (Peer group I) 149,440 15,587 10.4 133,853 89.6 F F
  Males
 72,014 5,590E 7.8E 66,424 92.2 F F
  Females
 77,426 9,997 12.9 67,429 87.1 F F
             
3542 Lambton PHU, ON (Peer group I) 108,811 9,193 8.4 99,243 91.2 F F
  Males
 53,398 2,415E 4.5E 50,682 94.9 F F
  Females
 55,413 6,778E 12.2E 48,562 87.6 F F
             
3543 Leeds-Grenville-Lanark PHU, ON (Peer group I) 137,717 14,403 10.5 123,067 89.4 F F
  Males
 67,593 5,592E 8.3E 61,859 91.5 F F
  Females
 70,124 8,811 12.6 61,208 87.3 F F
             
3544 Middlesex-London PHU, ON (Peer group I) 348,789 29,819 8.5 318,970 91.5 F F
  Males
 169,301 11,265E 6.7E 158,037 93.3 F F
  Females
 179,488 18,555 10.3 160,934 89.7 F F
             
3545 Muskoka-Parry Sound PHU, ON (Peer group E) 72,021 6,896 9.6 65,125 90.4 F F
  Males
 35,571 3,604E 10.1E 31,967 89.9 F F
  Females
 36,450 3,292 9.0 33,158 91.0 F F
             
3546 Niagara PHU, ON (Peer group I) 362,313 28,993 8.0 333,320 92.0 F F
  Males
 176,877 12,278E 6.9E 164,598 93.1 F F
  Females
 185,436 16,715E 9.0E 168,721 91.0 F F
             
3547 North Bay PHU, ON (Peer group H) 77,563 8,146 10.5 69,270 89.3 F F
  Males
 37,523 4,227E 11.3E 33,148 88.3 F F
  Females
 40,040 3,918 9.8 36,122 90.2 F F
             
3549 Northwestern PHU, ON (Peer group G) 55,555 5,006 9.0 50,328 90.6 F F
  Males
 27,906 1,850E 6.6E 26,027 93.3 F F
  Females
 27,649 3,156E 11.4E 24,302 87.9 F F
             
3551 Ottawa PHU, ON (Peer group B) 664,036 64,768 9.8 598,968 90.2 F F
  Males
 324,851 24,467 7.5 300,085 92.4 F F
  Females
 339,185 40,301 11.9 298,884 88.1 F F
             
3552 Oxford PHU, ON (Peer group I) 85,976 6,649E 7.7E 79,328 92.3 F F
  Males
 42,539 2,780E 6.5E 39,759 93.5 F F
  Females
 43,437 3,868E 8.9E 39,568 91.1 F F
             
3553 Peel PHU, ON (Peer group B) 857,586 71,342 8.3 785,847 91.6 F F
  Males
 425,733 27,839 6.5 397,496 93.4 F F
  Females
 431,853 43,503 10.1 388,350 89.9 F F
             
3554 Perth PHU, ON (Peer group G) 62,847 4,780 7.6 58,066 92.4 F F
  Males
 31,075 2,007E 6.5E 29,068 93.5 F F
  Females
 31,771 2,773E 8.7E 28,998 91.3 F F
             
3555 Peterborough PHU, ON (Peer group I) 109,112 9,956 9.1 99,156 90.9 F F
  Males
 52,621 3,380E 6.4E 49,242 93.6 F F
  Females
 56,491 6,576 11.6 49,914 88.4 F F
             
3556 Porcupine PHU, ON (Peer group H) 74,595 8,090 10.8 66,505 89.2 F F
  Males
 37,394 3,801E 10.2E 33,593 89.8 F F
  Females
 37,201 4,288E 11.5E 32,912 88.5 F F
             
3557 Renfrew PHU, ON (Peer group G) 82,501 7,642 9.3 74,859 90.7 F F
  Males
 39,940 3,688E 9.2E 36,253 90.8 F F
  Females
 42,561 3,955E 9.3E 38,606 90.7 F F
             
3558 Eastern Ontario PHU, ON (Peer group I) 163,078 16,120 9.9 146,645 89.9 F F
  Males
 80,913 7,061E 8.7E 73,852 91.3 F F
  Females
 82,165 9,059 11.0 72,793 88.6 F F
             
3560 Simcoe PHU, ON (Peer group J) 316,951 32,611 10.3 284,341 89.7 F F
  Males
 155,803 13,748E 8.8E 142,055 91.2 F F
  Females
 161,148 18,862 11.7 142,286 88.3 F F
             
3561 Sudbury PHU, ON (Peer group H) 165,778 16,064 9.7 149,713 90.3 F F
  Males
 81,957 7,341E 9.0E 74,617 91.0 F F
  Females
 83,820 8,724 10.4 75,097 89.6 F F
             
3562 Thunder Bay PHU, ON (Peer group I) 130,084 10,967 8.4 119,117 91.6 F F
  Males
 64,794 4,156E 6.4E 60,638 93.6 F F
  Females
 65,290 6,811 10.4 58,479 89.6 F F
             
3563 Timiskaming PHU, ON (Peer group E) 31,655 2,082E 6.6E 29,572 93.4 F F
  Males
 15,526 F F 14,577 93.9 F F
  Females
 16,128 1,133E 7.0E 14,995 93.0 F F
             
3565 Waterloo PHU, ON (Peer group I) 378,067 38,767 10.3 339,300 89.7 F F
  Males
 187,731 12,966E 6.9E 174,765 93.1 F F
  Females
 190,336 25,801 13.6 164,535 86.4 F F
             
3566 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph PHU, ON (Peer group J) 203,929 16,495 8.1 187,433 91.9 F F
  Males
 101,858 5,430E 5.3E 96,428 94.7 F F
  Females
 102,070 11,065 10.8 91,005 89.2 F F
             
3568 Windsor-Essex PHU, ON (Peer group I) 324,756 33,409 10.3 291,347 89.7 F F
  Males
 160,308 13,415E 8.4E 146,894 91.6 F F
  Females
 164,448 19,994 12.2 144,453 87.8 F F
             
3570 York PHU, ON (Peer group B) 634,669 43,248 6.8 591,118 93.1 F F
  Males
 314,534 17,095 5.4 297,438 94.6 F F
  Females
 320,136 26,152 8.2 293,680 91.7 F F
             
3595 Toronto PHU, ON (Peer group A) 2,176,887 140,237 6.4 2,036,004 93.5 F F
  Males
 1,053,456 53,031 5.0 999,779 94.9 F F
  Females
 1,123,431 87,205 7.8 1,036,225 92.2 F F
             
46 Manitoba 907,493 77,321 8.5 829,422 91.4 F F
  Males
 447,046 32,075 7.2 414,507 92.7 F F
  Females
 460,448 45,246 9.8 414,916 90.1 F F
             
4610 Winnipeg, MB (Peer group H) 535,694 47,349 8.8 487,819 91.1 F F
  Males
 259,819 18,549 7.1 240,951 92.7 F F
  Females
 275,874 28,800 10.4 246,868 89.5 F F
             
4615 Brandon, MB (Peer group I) 39,264 3,397 8.7 35,867 91.3 F F
  Males
 18,934 1,417E 7.5E 17,517 92.5 F F
  Females
 20,330 1,980E 9.7E 18,350 90.3 F F
             
4620 North Eastman, MB (Peer group G) 29,532 1,755E 5.9E 27,777 94.1 F F
  Males
 14,962 F F 14,522 97.1 F F
  Females
 14,570 1,315E 9.0E 13,255 91.0 F F
             
4625 South Eastman, MB (Peer group G) 43,418 3,812 8.8 39,567 91.1 F F
  Males
 22,138 2,041E 9.2E 20,096 90.8 F F
  Females
 21,280 1,771E 8.3E 19,470 91.5 F F
             
4630 Interlake, MB (Peer group G) 60,785 6,476 10.7 54,309 89.3 F F
  Males
 30,930 2,774 9.0 28,156 91.0 F F
  Females
 29,855 3,702 12.4 26,153 87.6 F F
             
4640 Central, MB (Peer group G) 75,577 5,582 7.4 69,996 92.6 F F
  Males
 38,033 3,054 8.0 34,979 92.0 F F
  Females
 37,544 2,527 6.7 35,017 93.3 F F
             
4650 Marquette, MB (Peer group E) 29,719 2,205E 7.4E 27,496 92.5 F F
  Males
 14,837 F F 14,021 94.5 F F
  Females
 14,882 1,389E 9.3E 13,475 90.5 F F
             
4655 South Westman, MB (Peer group E) 28,694 1,904 6.6 26,790 93.4 F F
  Males
 14,361 730E 5.1E 13,632 94.9 F F
  Females
 14,332 1,174E 8.2E 13,158 91.8 F F
             
4660 Parkland, MB (Peer group E) 33,760 2,440E 7.2E 31,199 92.4 F F
  Males
 16,881 F F 15,704 93.0 F F
  Females
 16,879 1,384E 8.2E 15,495 91.8 F F
             
4670 Norman, MB (Peer group F) 14,823 1,029E 6.9E 13,771 92.9 F F
  Males
 7,657 636E 8.3E 7,021 91.7 F F
  Females
 7,166 393E 5.5E 6,750 94.2 F F
             
4680, 4690 Burntwood and Churchill, MB (Peer group C) 16,228 1,372 8.5 14,833 91.4 F F
  Males
 8,493 562E 6.6E 7,908 93.1 F F
  Females
 7,735 810E 10.5E 6,925 89.5 F F
             
4680 Burntwood, MB (Peer group C) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
             
4690 Churchill, MB (Peer group F) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
             
47 Saskatchewan 805,993 60,274 7.5 744,990 92.4 F F
  Males
 398,404 28,032 7.0 369,766 92.8 F F
  Females
 407,589 32,242 7.9 375,224 92.1 F F
             
4701 Weyburn SA, SK (Peer group G) 46,415 4,007E 8.6E 42,285 91.1 F F
  Males
 23,571 1,569E 6.7E 22,002 93.3 F F
  Females
 22,844 2,438E 10.7E 20,283 88.8 F F
             
4702 Moose Jaw SA, SK (Peer group E) 46,692 3,941 8.4 42,750 91.6 F F
  Males
 23,056 1,553E 6.7E 21,503 93.3 F F
  Females
 23,636 2,389E 10.1E 21,247 89.9 F F
             
4703 Swift Current SA, SK (Peer group G) 38,130 2,484E 6.5E 35,646 93.5 F F
  Males
 19,067 1,455E 7.6E 17,612 92.4 F F
  Females
 19,063 F F 18,034 94.6 F F
             
4704 Regina SA, SK (Peer group I) 199,000 16,993 8.5 181,477 91.2 F F
  Males
 97,399 7,848 8.1 89,021 91.4 F F
  Females
 101,601 9,145 9.0 92,455 91.0 F F
             
4705 Yorkton SA, SK (Peer group E) 48,985 4,027 8.2 44,958 91.8 F F
  Males
 24,174 1,535E 6.4E 22,639 93.6 F F
  Females
 24,811 2,492E 10.0E 22,319 90.0 F F
             
4706 Saskatoon SA, SK (Peer group I) 231,775 15,435 6.7 216,340 93.3 F F
  Males
 113,566 8,055E 7.1E 105,511 92.9 F F
  Females
 118,209 7,380 6.2 110,830 93.8 F F
             
4707 Rosetown SA, SK (Peer group G) 39,280 2,263E 5.8E 36,985 94.2 F F
  Males
 19,941 1,041E 5.2E 18,868 94.6 F F
  Females
 19,339 1,222E 6.3E 18,116 93.7 F F
             
4708 Melfort SA, SK (Peer group E) 35,027 2,836 8.1 32,192 91.9 F F
  Males
 17,600 1,067E 6.1E 16,533 93.9 F F
  Females
 17,428 1,769E 10.1E 15,659 89.9 F F
             
4709 Prince Albert SA, SK (Peer group E) 56,173 4,388 7.8 51,742 92.1 F F
  Males
 27,582 1,700E 6.2E 25,838 93.7 F F
  Females
 28,592 2,688 9.4 25,904 90.6 F F
             
4710 North Battleford SA, SK (Peer group E) 48,712 3,149 6.5 45,563 93.5 F F
  Males
 24,517 1,844E 7.5E 22,673 92.5 F F
  Females
 24,196 1,305E 5.4E 22,890 94.6 F F
             
4711 Northern Health Services Branch, SK (Peer group C) 15,803 750E 4.7E 15,053 95.3 F F
  Males
 7,931 F F 7,566 95.4 F F
  Females
 7,871 384E 4.9E 7,487 95.1 F F
             
48 Alberta 2,481,568 221,068 8.9 2,258,336 91.0 F F
  Males
 1,248,617 95,446 7.6 1,152,052 92.3 F F
  Females
 1,232,951 125,622 10.2 1,106,285 89.7 F F
             
4801 Chinook RHA, AB (Peer group G) 120,653 10,868 9.0 109,785 91.0 F F
  Males
 60,847 5,138E 8.4E 55,709 91.6 F F
  Females
 59,806 5,730 9.6 54,076 90.4 F F
             
4802 Palliser HA, AB (Peer group G) 77,508 6,921 8.9 70,587 91.1 F F
  Males
 38,424 2,075E 5.4E 36,349 94.6 F F
  Females
 39,084 4,846 12.4 34,238 87.6 F F
             
4803 Headwaters HA, AB (Peer group J) 62,770 5,523 8.8 57,206 91.1 F F
  Males
 32,010 1,861E 5.8E 30,108 94.1 F F
  Females
 30,760 3,661E 11.9E 27,098 88.1 F F
             
4804 Calgary RHA, AB (Peer group B) 809,818 66,112 8.2 742,712 91.7 F F
  Males
 407,032 28,615 7.0 377,423 92.7 F F
  Females
 402,787 37,497 9.3 365,289 90.7 F F
             
4805 HA #5, AB (Peer group G) 43,417 4,255 9.8 39,078 90.0 F F
  Males
 21,829 1,776E 8.1E 19,969 91.5 F F
  Females
 21,588 2,479E 11.5E 19,109 88.5 F F
             
4806 David Thompson RHA, AB (Peer group G) 162,697 17,238 10.6 145,189 89.2 F F
  Males
 81,898 7,682E 9.4E 74,216 90.6 F F
  Females
 80,799 9,556E 11.8E 70,972 87.8 F F
             
4807 East Central HA, AB (Peer group G) 85,574 7,010 8.2 78,498 91.7 F F
  Males
 43,105 4,138E 9.6E 38,966 90.4 F F
  Females
 42,470 2,872E 6.8E 39,532 93.1 F F
             
4808 Westview RHA, AB (Peer group J) 77,177 5,875E 7.6E 71,303 92.4 F F
  Males
 39,219 2,181E 5.6E 37,038 94.4 F F
  Females
 37,959 3,694E 9.7E 34,265 90.3 F F
             
4809 Crossroads RHA, AB (Peer group G) 34,136 2,446E 7.2E 31,689 92.8 F F
  Males
 17,074 1,013E 5.9E 16,061 94.1 F F
  Females
 17,062 1,433E 8.4E 15,629 91.6 F F
             
4810 Capital HA, AB (Peer group B) 700,227 71,561 10.2 628,124 89.7 F F
  Males
 349,340 29,971 8.6 319,369 91.4 F F
  Females
 350,887 41,590 11.9 308,755 88.0 F F
             
4811 Aspen RHA, AB (Peer group G) 73,940 4,629E 6.3E 69,262 93.7 F F
  Males
 37,776 2,052E 5.4E 35,724 94.6 F F
  Females
 36,164 2,577E 7.1E 33,539 92.7 F F
             
4812 Lakeland RHA, AB (Peer group G) 84,599 8,777 10.4 75,822 89.6 F F
  Males
 42,453 4,683E 11.0E 37,770 89.0 F F
  Females
 42,146 4,094E 9.7E 38,053 90.3 F F
             
4813 Mistahia RHA, AB (Peer group F) 73,189 5,366E 7.3E 67,823 92.7 F F
  Males
 37,963 2,381E 6.3E 35,582 93.7 F F
  Females
 35,225 2,984E 8.5E 32,241 91.5 F F
             
4814 Peace RHA, AB (Peer group G) 17,518 1,079E 6.2E 16,439 93.8 F F
  Males
 9,065 F F 8,574 94.6 F F
  Females
 8,454 F F 7,865 93.0 F F
             
4815 Keeweetinok Lakes RHA, AB (Peer group F) 15,503 1,055E 6.8E 14,448 93.2 F F
  Males
 8,041 432E 5.4E 7,609 94.6 F F
  Females
 7,462 622E 8.3E 6,840 91.7 F F
             
4816 Northern Lights RHA, AB (Peer group F) 32,755 1,888E 5.8E 30,750 93.9 F F
  Males
 17,325 739E 4.3E 16,586 95.7 F F
  Females
 15,430 1,149E 7.4E 14,164 91.8 F F
             
4817 Northwestern RHA, AB (Peer group F) 10,087 467E 4.6E 9,620 95.4 F F
  Males
 5,217 F F 5,001 95.8 F F
  Females
 4,869 F F 4,619 94.9 F F
             
59 British Columbia 3,421,672 260,169 7.6 3,156,336 92.2 5,167E 0.2E
  Males
 1,686,389 104,765 6.2 1,580,188 93.7 F F
  Females
 1,735,283 155,403 9.0 1,576,148 90.8 F F
             
5901 East Kootenay, BC (Peer group G) 69,315 5,303 7.7 64,013 92.3 F F
  Males
 34,839 1,663E 4.8E 33,176 95.2 F F
  Females
 34,477 3,640E 10.6E 30,837 89.4 F F
             
5902 West Kootenay-Boundary, BC (Peer group I) 70,689 5,684 8.0 64,801 91.7 F F
  Males
 35,062 2,616E 7.5E 32,243 92.0 F F
  Females
 35,627 3,068E 8.6E 32,559 91.4 F F
             
5903 North Okanagan, BC (Peer group I) 99,212 7,389 7.4 91,613 92.3 F F
  Males
 48,771 3,501E 7.2E 45,184 92.6 F F
  Females
 50,441 3,887 7.7 46,430 92.0 F F
             
5904 South Okanagan Similkameen, BC (Peer group I) 195,969 17,507 8.9 178,462 91.1 F F
  Males
 94,940 6,907 7.3 88,033 92.7 F F
  Females
 101,029 10,600 10.5 90,429 89.5 F F
             
5905 Thompson, BC (Peer group I) 109,782 8,580 7.8 101,202 92.2 F F
  Males
 54,649 3,546E 6.5E 51,103 93.5 F F
  Females
 55,133 5,034 9.1 50,099 90.9 F F
             
5906 Fraser Valley, BC (Peer group I) 196,019 18,493 9.4 177,037 90.3 F F
  Males
 96,001 7,330E 7.6E 88,670 92.4 F F
  Females
 100,019 11,162 11.2 88,367 88.4 F F
             
5907 South Fraser Valley, BC (Peer group B) 502,588 35,272 7.0 466,705 92.9 F F
  Males
 247,362 14,451E 5.8E 232,300 93.9 F F
  Females
 255,226 20,821 8.2 234,405 91.8 F F
             
5922 Burnaby/Simon Fraser, BC 451,552 38,762 8.6 411,942 91.2 F F
  Males
 222,220 13,536 6.1 208,487 93.8 F F
  Females
 229,332 25,225 11.0 203,455 88.7 F F
             
5917 Burnaby, BC (Peer group A) 172,461 14,807 8.6 157,147 91.1 F F
  Males
 84,958 4,461E 5.3E 80,301 94.5 F F
  Females
 87,503 10,346E 11.8E 76,847 87.8 F F
             
5908 Simon Fraser, BC (Peer group B) 279,092 23,955 8.6 254,795 91.3 F F
  Males
 137,262 9,076E 6.6E 128,186 93.4 F F
  Females
 141,830 14,880 10.5 126,608 89.3 F F
             
5909 Coast Garibaldi, BC (Peer group J) 62,996 5,523 8.8 57,473 91.2 F F
  Males
 31,862 2,116E 6.6E 29,746 93.4 F F
  Females
 31,134 3,407E 10.9E 27,727 89.1 F F
             
5910 Central Vancouver Island, BC (Peer group I) 202,878 15,486 7.6 187,247 92.3 F F
  Males
 99,705 6,157E 6.2E 93,404 93.7 F F
  Females
 103,173 9,330E 9.0E 93,844 91.0 F F
             
5911 Upper Island/Central Coast, BC (Peer group J) 95,312 6,298 6.6 88,878 93.2 F F
  Males
 47,628 2,697E 5.7E 44,931 94.3 F F
  Females
 47,684 3,601E 7.6E 43,947 92.2 F F
             
5912 Cariboo, BC (Peer group F) 59,559 4,270E 7.2E 55,290 92.8 F F
  Males
 30,240 2,622E 8.7E 27,618 91.3 F F
  Females
 29,319 1,648E 5.6E 27,671 94.4 F F
             
5913 North West, BC (Peer group F) 62,131 3,920E 6.3E 58,212 93.7 F F
  Males
 32,148 1,483E 4.6E 30,665 95.4 F F
  Females
 29,984 2,437E 8.1E 27,547 91.9 F F
             
5914 Peace Liard, BC (Peer group F) 50,837 3,421E 6.7E 47,298 93.0 F F
  Males
 26,369 1,587E 6.0E 24,782 94.0 F F
  Females
 24,468 1,835E 7.5E 22,516 92.0 F F
             
5915 Northern Interior, BC (Peer group F) 104,362 8,277 7.9 95,921 91.9 F F
  Males
 53,524 4,158E 7.8E 49,366 92.2 F F
  Females
 50,838 4,119E 8.1E 46,554 91.6 F F
             
5921 Vancouver/Richmond, BC 645,091 41,833 6.5 601,609 93.3 F F
  Males
 317,653 15,791 5.0 301,668 95.0 F F
  Females
 327,438 26,042 8.0 299,940 91.6 F F
             
5916 Vancouver, BC (Peer group A) 501,148 32,923 6.6 466,838 93.2 F F
  Males
 246,807 12,809E 5.2E 233,804 94.7 F F
  Females
 254,341 20,113 7.9 233,034 91.6 F F
             
5919 Richmond, BC (Peer group A) 143,943 8,910 6.2 134,771 93.6 F F
  Males
 70,846 2,982E 4.2E 67,864 95.8 F F
  Females
 73,097 5,929E 8.1E 66,906 91.5 F F
             
5918 North Shore, BC (Peer group B) 160,837 9,377 5.8 150,868 93.8 F F
  Males
 79,315 3,977E 5.0E 75,339 95.0 F F
  Females
 81,522 5,400E 6.6E 75,529 92.6 F F
             
5920 Capital, BC (Peer group I) 282,542 24,775 8.8 257,767 91.2 F F
  Males
 134,103 10,629E 7.9E 123,474 92.1 F F
  Females
 148,439 14,147 9.5 134,292 90.5 F F
             
60 Yukon Territory 24,937 2,305 9.2 22,632 90.8 F F
  Males
 12,672 611E 4.8E 12,061 95.2 F F
  Females
 12,266 1,694E 13.8E 10,572 86.2 F F
             
6001 Yukon Territory (Peer group F) 24,937 2,305 9.2 22,632 90.8 F F
  Males
 12,672 611E 4.8E 12,061 95.2 F F
  Females
 12,266 1,694E 13.8E 10,572 86.2 F F
             
61 Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut 32,496 2,725E 8.4E 29,751 91.6 F F
  Males
 16,846 1,304E 7.7E 15,542 92.3 F F
  Females
 15,650 1,421 9.1 14,209 90.8 F F
             
6101 Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut (Peer group F) 32,496 2,725E 8.4E 29,751 91.6 F F
  Males
 16,846 1,304E 7.7E 15,542 92.3 F F
  Females
 15,650 1,421 9.1 14,209 90.8 F F
             
62 Nunavut 19,494 710 3.6 18,760 96.2 F F
  Males
 10,219 F F 9,974 97.6 F F
  Females
 9,275 489 5.3 8,786 94.7 F F
             
6201 Nunavut (Peer group C) 19,494 710 3.6 18,760 96.2 F F
  Males
 10,219 F F 9,974 97.6 F F
  Females
 9,275 489 5.3 8,786 94.7 F F
             
A Peer group A 4,563,782 336,797 7.4 4,222,683 92.5 F F
  Males
 2,211,998 131,176 5.9 2,078,286 94.0 F F
  Females
 2,351,785 205,621 8.7 2,144,397 91.2 F F
             
B Peer group B 4,608,853 385,634 8.4 4,219,137 91.5 F F
  Males
 2,285,429 155,490 6.8 2,127,636 93.1 F F
  Females
 2,323,424 230,144 9.9 2,091,500 90.0 F F
             
C Peer group C 51,526 2,832 5.5 48,646 94.4 F F
  Males
 26,644 1,149E 4.3E 25,447 95.5 F F
  Females
 24,882 1,683 6.8 23,198 93.2 F F
             
D Peer group D 623,737 47,690 7.6 575,946 92.3 F F
  Males
 307,711 20,087 6.5 287,523 93.4 F F
  Females
 316,026 27,603 8.7 288,423 91.3 F F
             
E Peer group E 672,116 55,227 8.2 616,691 91.8 F F
  Males
 331,582 25,139 7.6 306,279 92.4 F F
  Females
 340,534 30,088 8.8 310,413 91.2 F F
             
F Peer group F 515,215 38,072 7.4 476,700 92.5 F F
  Males
 265,790 17,545 6.6 248,245 93.4 F F
  Females
 249,425 20,527 8.2 228,455 91.6 F F
             
G Peer group G 1,354,608 117,469 8.7 1,236,257 91.3 F F
  Males
 680,309 52,567 7.7 627,596 92.3 F F
  Females
 674,300 64,901 9.6 608,660 90.3 F F
             
H Peer group H 5,842,757 514,783 8.8 5,326,039 91.2 F F
  Males
 2,879,043 211,155 7.3 2,667,350 92.6 F F
  Females
 2,963,714 303,627 10.2 2,658,689 89.7 F F
             
I Peer group I 6,000,855 537,140 9.0 5,460,907 91.0 F F
  Males
 2,939,201 211,555 7.2 2,726,011 92.7 F F
  Females
 3,061,654 325,585 10.6 2,734,896 89.3 F F
             
J Peer group J 1,568,270 135,107 8.6 1,432,985 91.4 F F
  Males
 777,709 53,058 6.8 724,610 93.2 F F
  Females
 790,561 82,049 10.4 708,375 89.6 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 asthma.
3. Bootstrapping techniques were 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. 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.
7. A "peer group" is a grouping of health regions that have similar social and economic characteristics.
8. In Newfoundland and Labrador, health regions are generally referred to as Health and Community Services (HCS) regions.
9. In Prince Edward Island, the two health regions divide the province into urban and rural components.
10. 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.
11. In Nova Scotia, health regions are known as "health zones" and relate to the province's administrative health region boundaries.
12. In Ontario, Public Health Units (PHU) administer health promotion and disease prevention programs, and District Health Councils (DHC) are advisory, health planning organizations.
13. 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).
14. In Saskatchewan, "service areas" (SA) have been created from groupings of the 33 health districts.
15. In Alberta, health regions are referred to as Health Authorities (HA) or Regional Health Authorities (RHA).
16. The following symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available and (...) for figures not appropriate or not applicable.
17. CANSIM table number 01050001.