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

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

Risk of depression

Total, risk of depression

No risk of depression

Possible risk of depression

Probable risk of depression

Risk of depression, not stated

Number

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

1994/1995

Territories

65,228

55,603

85.2

1,500^E

2.3^E

2,499

3.8

5,626

8.6

Males

33,977

28,712

84.5

842^E

2.5^E

828^E

2.4^E

3,596

10.6

Females

31,251

26,890

86.0

658^E

2.1^E

1,672

5.3

2,031

6.5

Yukon Territory

20,759

18,190

87.6

447^E

2.2^E

823

4.0

1,299

6.3

Males

10,832

9,604

88.7

219^E

2.0^E

272^E

2.5^E

738^E

6.8

Females

9,927

8,587

86.5

228^E

2.3^E

551^E

5.5

561^E

5.7^E

Northwest Territories including Nunavut

44,469

37,412

84.1

1,053^E

2.4^E

1,677^E

3.8^E

4,327

9.7

Males

23,145

19,109

82.6

F

2.7^E

F

F

2,858

12.3

Females

21,324

18,304

85.8

F

F

1,121^E

5.3^E

1,469^E

6.9^E

Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut

28,228

23,665

83.8

658^E

2.3^E

1,164^E

4.1^E

2,741

9.7

Males

14,692

11,786

80.2

F

F

F

F

2,054^E

14.0^E

Females

13,536

11,879

87.8

F

F

678^E

5.0^E

687^E

5.1^E

Nunavut

16,241

13,747

84.6

F

F

F

F

1,587^E

9.8^E

Males

8,453

7,323

86.6

F

F

F

F

805^E

9.5^E

Females

7,788

6,424

82.5

F

F

F

F

782^E

10.0^E

1996/1997

Territories

69,142

57,023

82.5

1,063^E

1.5^E

2,730^E

3.9^E

8,326

12.0

Males

36,228

30,320

83.7

F

F

989^E

2.7^E

4,318

11.9

Females

32,914

26,704

81.1

461^E

1.4^E

1,741^E

5.3^E

4,008

12.2

Yukon Territory

22,408

20,657

92.2

288^E

1.3^E

592^E

2.6^E

870^E

3.9^E

Males

11,625

11,055

95.1

F

F

F

F

362^E

3.1^E

Females

10,782

9,602

89.1

F

2.1^E

450^E

4.2^E

508^E

4.7^E

Northwest Territories including Nunavut

46,734

36,366

77.8

F

F

2,138^E

4.6^E

7,456

16.0

Males

24,603

19,265

78.3

F

F

F

F

3,956

16.1

Females

22,131

17,101

77.3

F

F

1,291^E

5.8^E

3,500

15.8

Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut

30,344

23,761

78.3

F

F

1,753^E

5.8^E

4,239

14.0

Males

15,880

12,901

81.2

F

F

F

F

1,879^E

11.8^E

Females

14,464

10,860

75.1

F

F

1,055^E

7.3^E

2,361^E

16.3^E

Nunavut

16,390

12,605

76.9

F

F

F

F

3,217

19.6

Males

8,723

6,364

73.0

F

F

F

F

2,078

23.8

Females

7,667

6,241

81.4

F

F

F

F

1,139^E

14.9^E

1.	Data source: 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 show symptoms of depression, based on their responses to a set of questions that establishes the probability of suffering a "major depressive episode".
3.	The measure of depression is derived from a set of questions on mental health that involve thoughts and feelings about various subjects.
4.	A simple variance formula was 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 01045005.