Pain or discomfort that affects activities, by sex, household population aged 4 and over, Canada and provinces, 1994/95-1998/99

Pain or discomfort that
affects activities		 Total, pain or discomfort that affects activities No pain or discomfort Pain or discomfort, does not prevent activity Pain or discomfort, prevents a few or some activities Pain or discomfort, prevents most activities Pain or discomfort, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1994/1995                      
Canada 27,077,655 22,809,485 84.2 1,346,150 5.0 2,111,059 7.8 659,854 2.4 151,107 0.6
  Males
 13,379,463 11,593,601 86.7 652,941 4.9 773,127 5.8 283,234 2.1 76,559 0.6
  Females
 13,698,192 11,215,884 81.9 693,209 5.1 1,337,932 9.8 376,620 2.7 74,548 0.5
                     
Newfoundland and Labrador 546,484 498,027 91.1 12,581E 2.3E 22,348 4.1 10,657E 2.0E F F
  Males
 274,482 249,782 91.0 F F 7,906E 2.9E 6,273E 2.3E F F
  Females
 272,002 248,245 91.3 4,488E 1.7E 14,442E 5.3E F F F F
                     
Prince Edward Island 125,538 112,177 89.4 1,781E 1.4E 7,744 6.2 3,586E 2.9E F F
  Males
 62,002 54,704 88.2 1,010E 1.6E 4,384E 7.1E 1,726E 2.8E F F
  Females
 63,536 57,473 90.5 F F 3,360 5.3 1,861E 2.9E F F
                     
Nova Scotia 863,480 729,977 84.5 27,481E 3.2E 66,086 7.7 36,929 4.3 F F
  Males
 421,276 366,982 87.1 9,411E 2.2E 28,932 6.9 15,951E 3.8E F F
  Females
 442,204 362,996 82.1 18,071E 4.1E 37,153 8.4 20,978E 4.7E F F
                     
New Brunswick 705,995 579,435 82.1 40,541E 5.7E 60,032 8.5 22,907 3.2 F F
  Males
 348,042 293,568 84.3 19,552E 5.6E 24,465E 7.0E 7,882E 2.3E F F
  Females
 357,953 285,867 79.9 20,989E 5.9E 35,567 9.9 15,025E 4.2E F F
                     
Quebec 6,754,814 5,388,710 79.8 627,813 9.3 601,988 8.9 109,080 1.6 27,222E 0.4E
  Males
 3,325,261 2,716,890 81.7 304,990 9.2 228,240 6.9 66,763E 2.0E F F
  Females
 3,429,553 2,671,820 77.9 322,823 9.4 373,748 10.9 42,317E 1.2E F F
                     
Ontario 10,234,612 8,740,034 85.4 364,216 3.6 783,930 7.7 292,985 2.9 53,446E 0.5E
  Males
 5,044,999 4,446,795 88.1 170,657 3.4 281,176 5.6 119,180 2.4 27,191E 0.5E
  Females
 5,189,613 4,293,239 82.7 193,559 3.7 502,755 9.7 173,805 3.3 26,256E 0.5E
                     
Manitoba 1,013,402 868,174 85.7 47,454E 4.7E 60,398 6.0 30,653E 3.0E F F
  Males
 501,124 439,501 87.7 20,474E 4.1E 24,911E 5.0E 11,583E 2.3E F F
  Females
 512,278 428,673 83.7 26,979E 5.3E 35,487E 6.9E 19,070E 3.7E F F
                     
Saskatchewan 913,975 773,410 84.6 36,567E 4.0E 72,846 8.0 23,670E 2.6E 7,481E 0.8E
  Males
 454,500 392,098 86.3 19,402E 4.3E 29,019E 6.4E F F 5,785E 1.3E
  Females
 459,475 381,312 83.0 17,165E 3.7E 43,827 9.5 15,474E 3.4E 1,696E 2.8E
                     
Alberta 2,497,766 2,176,143 87.1 71,516 2.9 172,504 6.9 54,234E 2.2E 23,368E 0.9E
  Males
 1,252,708 1,120,444 89.4 32,903E 2.6E 60,597E 4.8E 25,059E 2.0E 13,705E 1.1E
  Females
 1,245,058 1,055,699 84.8 38,614E 3.1E 111,907 9.0 29,175E 2.3E 9,664E 0.8E
                     
British Columbia 3,421,589 2,943,398 86.0 116,198 3.4 263,183 7.7 75,151E 2.2E 23,659E 0.7E
  Males
 1,695,069 1,512,838 89.2 66,449E 3.9E 83,498 4.9 20,621E 1.2E F F
  Females
 1,726,520 1,430,561 82.9 49,750E 2.9E 179,686 10.4 54,530E 3.2E 11,995E 0.7E
                     
1996/1997                      
Canada 27,834,243 24,481,552 88.0 897,303 3.2 1,859,534 6.7 561,772 2.0 34,082E 0.1E
  Males
 13,755,681 12,311,349 89.5 441,365 3.2 712,940 5.2 269,161 2.0 F F
  Females
 14,078,562 12,170,203 86.4 455,939 3.2 1,146,594 8.1 292,611 2.1 13,215 0.1
                     
Newfoundland and Labrador 540,461 492,185 91.1 8,105E 1.5E 31,520 5.8 8,652E 1.6E F F
  Males
 270,866 247,999 91.6 F F 12,588E 4.6E 5,800E 2.1E F F
  Females
 269,596 244,185 90.6 F F 18,932 7.0 F F F F
                     
Prince Edward Island 129,119 116,035 89.9 2,762E 2.1E 7,595 5.9 2,727E 2.1E F F
  Males
 63,916 57,285 89.6 F F 3,428E 5.4E 1,563E 2.4E F F
  Females
 65,203 58,750 90.1 F F 4,167E 6.4E 1,163E 1.8E F F
                     
Nova Scotia 869,197 770,875 88.7 18,118E 2.1E 51,600 5.9 28,604E 3.3E F F
  Males
 422,141 376,692 89.2 F F 20,538E 4.9E 18,134E 4.3E F F
  Females
 447,056 394,183 88.2 11,341E 2.5E 31,062 6.9 10,470E 2.3E F F
                     
New Brunswick 714,854 610,407 85.4 27,615E 3.9E 61,691 8.6 15,141E 2.1E F F
  Males
 352,429 307,193 87.2 13,185E 3.7E 24,847E 7.1E 7,203E 2.0E F F
  Females
 362,426 303,214 83.7 14,430E 4.0E 36,844 10.2 7,938E 2.2E F F
                     
Quebec 6,903,805 6,034,249 87.4 350,673 5.1 419,882 6.1 99,002E 1.4E F F
  Males
 3,399,501 3,015,906 88.7 167,331 4.9 166,749 4.9 49,515E 1.5E F F
  Females
 3,504,305 3,018,343 86.1 183,342 5.2 253,133 7.2 49,486E 1.4E F F
                     
Ontario 10,549,931 9,344,794 88.6 267,640 2.5 683,189 6.5 237,836 2.3 16,471 0.2
  Males
 5,203,800 4,682,661 90.0 141,719 2.7 269,448 5.2 102,634 2.0 7,337E 0.1E
  Females
 5,346,131 4,662,133 87.2 125,921 2.4 413,741 7.7 135,202 2.5 9,134E 0.2E
                     
Manitoba 1,025,974 903,033 88.0 26,287 2.6 70,846 6.9 24,096 2.3 1,711E 0.2E
  Males
 507,617 455,488 89.7 15,522 3.1 25,110 4.9 10,657 2.1 F F
  Females
 518,357 447,545 86.3 10,766 2.1 45,736 8.8 13,439 2.6 F F
                     
Saskatchewan 931,642 829,950 89.1 22,515E 2.4E 61,842 6.6 15,309E 1.6E F F
  Males
 460,338 424,330 92.2 F F 16,619E 3.6E F F F F
  Females
 471,304 405,621 86.1 14,420E 3.1E 45,223 9.6 6,041E 1.3E F F
                     
Alberta 2,574,190 2,284,896 88.8 68,719 2.7 162,512 6.3 54,615 2.1 3,449E 0.1E
  Males
 1,294,167 1,167,805 90.2 38,941 3.0 60,830 4.7 25,362 2.0 1,229E 0.1E
  Females
 1,280,023 1,117,090 87.3 29,778 2.3 101,682 7.9 29,253 2.3 2,220E 0.2E
                     
British Columbia 3,595,069 3,095,128 86.1 104,869E 2.9E 308,857 8.6 75,790E 2.1E F F
  Males
 1,780,907 1,575,989 88.5 43,676E 2.5E 112,784 6.3 39,024E 2.2E F F
  Females
 1,814,162 1,519,140 83.7 61,193E 3.4E 196,074 10.8 36,766E 2.0E F F
                     
1998/1999                      
Canada 28,091,727 24,587,107 87.5 882,655 3.1 2,071,724 7.4 536,382 1.9 F F
  Males
 13,883,550 12,381,658 89.2 413,143 3.0 835,327 6.0 244,242 1.8 F F
  Females
 14,208,177 12,205,448 85.9 469,513 3.3 1,236,397 8.7 292,140 2.1 F F
                     
Newfoundland and Labrador 514,059 468,310 91.1 8,694E 1.7E 25,753 5.0 11,302E 2.2E F F
  Males
 253,586 235,436 92.8 F F 9,186E 3.6E 5,205E 2.1E F F
  Females
 260,473 232,874 89.4 4,935E 1.9E 16,567E 6.4E 6,097E 2.3E F F
                     
Prince Edward Island 128,864 114,883 89.2 3,038E 2.4E 7,551 5.9 3,391E 2.6E F F
  Males
 63,765 56,872 89.2 1,967E 3.1E 3,255E 5.1E 1,671E 2.6E F F
  Females
 65,099 58,011 89.1 F F 4,296E 6.6E F F F F
                     
Nova Scotia 870,558 752,977 86.5 31,856 3.7 62,635 7.2 23,089E 2.7E F F
  Males
 428,671 377,660 88.1 15,136E 3.5E 25,421E 5.9E 10,453E 2.4E F F
  Females
 441,887 375,318 84.9 16,720E 3.8E 37,214 8.4 12,636E 2.9E F F
                     
New Brunswick 704,277 610,368 86.7 19,988E 2.8E 53,093 7.5 20,648E 2.9E F F
  Males
 348,683 313,369 89.9 F F 18,634E 5.3E F F F F
  Females
 355,594 296,999 83.5 10,487E 2.9E 34,459 9.7 13,469E 3.8E F F
                     
Quebec 6,825,354 6,028,270 88.3 275,982 4.0 432,467 6.3 88,636E 1.3E F F
  Males
 3,360,497 3,031,179 90.2 121,216 3.6 166,583 5.0 41,519E 1.2E F F
  Females
 3,464,857 2,997,090 86.5 154,765 4.5 265,884 7.7 47,117E 1.4E F F
                     
Ontario 10,644,486 9,269,186 87.1 296,898 2.8 843,703 7.9 231,371 2.2 F F
  Males
 5,235,700 4,606,411 88.0 143,112 2.7 378,735 7.2 104,114 2.0 F F
  Females
 5,408,786 4,662,775 86.2 153,786 2.8 464,968 8.6 127,257 2.4 F F
                     
Manitoba 1,017,933 884,828 86.9 32,963E 3.2E 76,292 7.5 23,850E 2.3E F F
  Males
 504,550 452,126 89.6 10,839E 2.1E 30,828E 6.1E F F F F
  Females
 513,382 432,702 84.3 22,124E 4.3E 45,464 8.9 13,093E 2.6E F F
                     
Saskatchewan 926,388 800,437 86.4 35,517E 3.8E 78,060 8.4 12,375E 1.3E F F
  Males
 461,900 413,317 89.5 15,688E 3.4E 26,384E 5.7E F F F F
  Females
 464,489 387,120 83.3 19,829E 4.3E 51,676 11.1 5,863E 1.3E F F
                     
Alberta 2,715,255 2,423,489 89.3 82,003 3.0 179,428 6.6 29,118E 1.1E F F
  Males
 1,373,750 1,253,924 91.3 42,386E 3.1E 62,311E 4.5E F F F F
  Females
 1,341,506 1,169,565 87.2 39,616E 3.0E 117,117 8.7 15,207E 1.1E F F
                     
British Columbia 3,744,553 3,234,359 86.4 95,717 2.6 312,742 8.4 92,603 2.5 F F
  Males
 1,852,448 1,641,365 88.6 49,538E 2.7E 113,990 6.2 42,922E 2.3E F F
  Females
 1,892,105 1,592,994 84.2 46,179E 2.4E 198,752 10.5 49,681E 2.6E F F
                     

1. Data sources: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95, 1996/97 and 1998/99, cross sectional sample, health file; Statistics Canada, National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (4 to 11 years of age), 1994/95
2. Population aged 4 and over who report having pain or discomfort which prevents or limits certain activities on a continuing basis.
3. For 1994/95, the data source for 4 to 11 years of age is the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. Caution should be exercised when comparing with other data in this table.
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. CANSIM table number 01040003.