Pain or discomfort that affects activities, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, territories, 1994/95-1996/97

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                      
Territories 65,228 57,794.0 88.6 2,044.0 3.1 3,309.0 5.1 535.0E 0.8E 1,546.0E 2.4E
  Males
33,977 31,069.0 91.4 850.0E 2.5E 1,128.0E 3.3E F F 602.0E 1.8E
  Females
31,251 26,726.0 85.5 1,194.0E 3.8E 2,181.0 7.0 F F 944.0E 3.0E
                     
Yukon Territory 20,759 18,274.0 88.0 630.0E 3.0E 1,196.0 5.8 F F 481.0E 2.3E
  Males
10,832 9,713.0 89.7 357.0E 3.3E 432.0E 4.0E F F 205.0E 1.9E
  Females
9,927 8,561.0 86.2 273.0E 2.7E 764.0 7.7 F F 275.0E 2.8E
                     
Northwest Territories including Nunavut 44,469 39,520.0 88.9 1,414.0E 3.2E 2,112.0E 4.8E F F 1,065.0E 2.4E
  Males
23,145 21,356.0 92.3 F F 696.0E 3.0E F F F F
  Females
21,324 18,165.0 85.2 922.0E 4.3E 1,417.0E 6.6E F F 669.0E 3.1E
                     
Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut 28,228 25,516.0 90.4 687.0E 2.4E 1,390.0E 4.9E F F F F
  Males
14,692 13,491.0 91.8 F F 644.0E 4.4E F F F F
  Females
13,536 12,024.0 88.8 F F 746.0E 5.5E F F F F
                     
Nunavut 16,241 14,005.0 86.2 728.0E 4.5E 723.0E 4.5E F F 683.0E 4.2E
  Males
8,453 7,865.0 93.0 F F F F F F F F
  Females
7,788 6,140.0 78.8 F F 671.0E 8.6E F F F F
                     
1996/1997                      
Territories 69,142 61,991.0 89.7 1,369.0E 2.0E 4,110.0 5.9 F F F 1.6E
  Males
36,228 32,566.0 89.9 1,103.0E 3.0E 1,818.0E 5.0E F F F F
  Females
32,914 29,425.0 89.4 F F 2,291.0 7.0 F F F F
                     
Yukon Territory 22,408 19,905.0 88.8 624.0E 2.8E 1,563.0 7.0 194.0E 0.9E F F
  Males
11,625 10,469.0 90.1 408.0E 3.5E 644.0E 5.5E F F F F
  Females
10,782 9,436.0 87.5 F F 919.0E 8.5E F F F F
                     
Northwest Territories including Nunavut 46,734 42,086.0 90.1 F F 2,547.0E 5.5E F F F F
  Males
24,603 22,097.0 89.8 F F 1,175.0E 4.8E F F F F
  Females
22,131 19,990.0 90.3 F F 1,373.0E 6.2E F F F F
                     
Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut 30,344 26,994.0 89.0 F F 1,730.0E 5.7E F F F F
  Males
15,880 13,971.0 88.0 F F F F F F F F
  Females
14,464 13,022.0 90.0 F F 956.0E 6.6E F F F F
                     
Nunavut 16,390 15,093.0 92.1 F F 817.0E 5.0E F F F F
  Males
8,723 8,125.0 93.1 F F F F F F F F
  Females
7,667 6,967.0 90.9 F F F F F F 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 having pain or discomfort which prevents or limits certain activities on a continuing basis.
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 01045003.