Frequency of drinking 5 or more drinks on one occasion in the last 12 months, by sex, household population aged 12 and over who are current drinkers, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups, 2000/01

Frequency of
heavy drinking		 Total, population reporting drinking Never 5 or more drinks on one occasion 5 or more drinks on one occasion, less than twelve times a year 5 or more drinks on one occasion, twelve or more times a year Drinking frequency, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number %
2000/2001                  
00 Canada 19,832,244 11,028,396 55.6 4,618,818 23.3 3,979,661 20.1 205,369 1.0
  Males
 10,254,854 4,624,858 45.1 2,606,918 25.4 2,902,319 28.3 120,759 1.2
  Females
 9,577,389 6,403,537 66.9 2,011,900 21.0 1,077,342 11.2 84,610 0.9
                 
10 Newfoundland and Labrador 336,956 155,258 46.1 82,425 24.5 98,136 29.1 F F
  Males
 178,306 59,345 33.3 46,063 25.8 72,281 40.5 F F
  Females
 158,650 95,913 60.5 36,362 22.9 25,855 16.3 F F
                 
1001 HCS St. John's Region, NF (Peer group H) 126,784 55,915 44.1 34,436 27.2 36,022 28.4 F F
  Males
 65,476 20,619 31.5 18,822 28.7 25,908 39.6 F F
  Females
 61,308 35,297 57.6 15,614 25.5 10,114 16.5 F F
                 
1002 HCS Eastern Region, NF (Peer group D) 73,564 34,986 47.6 15,688 21.3 22,891 31.1 F F
  Males
 38,910 12,839 33.0 9,444 24.3 16,627 42.7 F F
  Females
 34,655 22,147 63.9 6,244 18.0 6,264E 18.1 F F
                 
1003 HCS Central Region, NF (Peer group D) 56,203 25,426 45.2 13,417 23.9 16,986 30.2 F F
  Males
 31,103 10,362 33.3 7,565 24.3 12,930 41.6 F F
  Females
 25,100 15,064 60.0 5,852 23.3E 4,056E 16.2E F F
                 
1004 HCS Western Region, NF (Peer group D) 54,590 28,857 52.9 11,767 21.6 13,965 25.6 F F
  Males
 28,740 11,900 41.4 6,334E 22.0 10,506 36.6 F F
  Females
 25,850 16,957 65.6 5,433E 21.0E 3,459E 13.4 F F
                 
1005 Grenfell Regional Health Services Board, NF (Peer group D) 10,506 4,673 44.5 2,753 26.2 2,970 28.3 F F
  Males
 5,860 1,765 30.1 1,540 26.3 2,444 41.7 F F
  Females
 4,646 2,908 62.6 1,212E 26.1E 525E F F F
                 
1006 Health Labrador Corporation, NF (Peer group F) 15,309 5,401 35.3 4,364 28.5 5,302 34.6 F F
  Males
 8,218 1,861 22.6 2,358 28.7 3,865 47.0 F F
  Females
 7,091 3,540 49.9 2,006 28.3 1,436 20.3 F F
                 
11 Prince Edward Island 79,986 42,332 52.9 18,672 23.3 18,498 23.1 F F
  Males
 40,036 16,616 41.5 9,948 24.8 13,133 32.8 F F
  Females
 39,950 25,717 64.4 8,724 21.8 5,365 13.4 F F
                 
1101 Urban Health Region, PE (Peer group I) 38,887 20,298 52.2 9,294 23.9 9,113 23.4 F F
  Males
 19,918 8,583 43.1 5,071 25.5 6,188 31.1 F F
  Females
 18,970 11,715 61.8 4,223 22.3 2,925 15.4 F F
                 
1102 Rural Health Region, PE (Peer group E) 41,098 22,034 53.6 9,378 22.8 9,386 22.8 F F
  Males
 20,118 8,032 39.9 4,878 24.2 6,946 34.5 F F
  Females
 20,980 14,002 66.7 4,501 21.5 2,440 11.6 F F
                 
12 Nova Scotia 584,738 279,353 47.8 149,985 25.7 152,223 26.0 3,177E 0.5E
  Males
 293,184 104,562 35.7 79,267 27.0 107,288 36.6 F F
  Females
 291,554 174,791 60.0 70,718 24.3 44,935 15.4 F F
                 
1201 Zone 1, NS (Peer group E) 75,767 40,190 53.0 15,412 20.3 19,967 26.4 F F
  Males
 40,160 16,286 40.6 8,111 20.2 15,565 38.8 F F
  Females
 35,607 23,904 67.1 7,301 20.5 4,402E 12.4E F F
                 
1202 Zone 2, NS (Peer group E) 51,670 27,402 53.0 13,064 25.3 11,035 21.4 F F
  Males
 26,667 10,103 37.9 8,020 30.1 8,505 31.9 F F
  Females
 25,003 17,299 69.2 5,043 20.2 2,531E 10.1E F F
                 
1203 Zone 3, NS (Peer group H) 62,211 29,418 47.3 17,190 27.6 14,640 23.5 F F
  Males
 33,197 11,766 35.4 9,650 29.1 10,923 32.9 F F
  Females
 29,014 17,652 60.8 7,540 26.0 3,717 12.8 F F
                 
1204 Zone 4, NS (Peer group H) 61,273 27,463 44.8 15,208 24.8 17,726 28.9 F F
  Males
 30,799 8,877 28.8 8,942 29.0 12,980 42.1 F F
  Females
 30,474 18,586 61.0 6,265 20.6 4,746E 15.6E F F
                 
1205 Zone 5, NS (Peer group D) 79,084 36,788 46.5 17,894 22.6 24,401 30.9 F F
  Males
 38,261 13,176 34.4 9,005 23.5 16,080 42.0 F F
  Females
 40,823 23,612 57.8 8,889 21.8 8,322 20.4 F F
                 
1206 Zone 6, NS (Peer group I) 254,733 118,091 46.4 71,218 28.0 64,453 25.3 F F
  Males
 124,100 44,354 35.7 35,539 28.6 43,236 34.8 F F
  Females
 130,633 73,737 56.4 35,679 27.3 21,217 16.2 F F
                 
13 New Brunswick 453,409 234,364 51.7 113,574 25.0 101,920 22.5 3,552E 0.8E
  Males
 235,703 92,879 39.4 62,545 26.5 77,722 33.0 F F
  Females
 217,707 141,485 65.0 51,029 23.4 24,198 11.1 F F
                 
1301 Region 1, NB (Peer group I) 117,589 57,148 48.6 28,927 24.6 31,295 26.6 F F
  Males
 59,989 22,188 37.0 14,690 24.5 23,112 38.5 F F
  Females
 57,601 34,960 60.7 14,237 24.7 8,183 14.2 F F
                 
1302 Region 2, NB (Peer group H) 103,115 51,950 50.4 27,795 27.0 22,398 21.7 F F
  Males
 53,900 20,103 37.3 14,968 27.8 17,855 33.1 F F
  Females
 49,216 31,846 64.7 12,827 26.1 4,543E 9.2E F F
                 
1303 Region 3, NB (Peer group I) 91,815 51,162 55.7 21,654 23.6 17,726 19.3 F F
  Males
 47,711 22,842 47.9 11,869 24.9 12,190 25.6 F F
  Females
 44,104 28,320 64.2 9,784 22.2 5,536 12.6 F F
                 
1304 Region 4, NB (Peer group H) 35,434 19,204 54.2 9,100 25.7 7,129 20.1 F F
  Males
 18,563 7,196 38.8 5,849 31.5 5,518 29.7 F F
  Females
 16,871 12,009 71.2 3,251 19.3 1,611E 9.5E F F
                 
1305 Region 5, NB (Peer group D) 19,662 9,103 46.3 5,464 27.8 4,992 25.4 F F
  Males
 10,801 3,328 30.8 3,102 28.7 4,315 39.9 F F
  Females
 8,861 5,775 65.2 2,362 26.7 678E 7.6E F F
                 
1306 Region 6, NB (Peer group D) 57,569 30,091 52.3 14,684 25.5 12,275 21.3 F F
  Males
 29,994 11,377 37.9 8,240 27.5 9,858 32.9 F F
  Females
 27,575 18,714 67.9 6,444E 23.4E 2,417E 8.8E F F
                 
1307 Region 7, NB (Peer group D) 28,224 15,707 55.7 5,950 21.1 6,104 21.6 F F
  Males
 14,746 5,846 39.6 3,826 25.9 4,875E 33.1 F F
  Females
 13,479 9,861 73.2 2,123E 15.8E 1,230E 9.1E F F
                 
24 Quebec 5,070,161 2,965,658 58.5 1,148,147 22.6 913,862 18.0 42,494E 0.8E
  Males
 2,589,371 1,230,309 47.5 665,894 25.7 672,329 26.0 20,839E 0.8E
  Females
 2,480,790 1,735,349 70.0 482,253 19.4 241,533 9.7 21,655E 0.9E
                 
2401 Bas-Saint-Laurent, QC (Peer group H) 136,381 90,589 66.4 26,909 19.7 17,267 12.7 F F
  Males
 71,994 38,690 53.7 18,562 25.8 13,399 18.6 F F
  Females
 64,387 51,898 80.6 8,347 13.0 3,868E 6.0E F F
                 
2402 Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC (Peer group H) 200,623 103,205 51.4 45,489 22.7 47,694 23.8 4,235E 2.1E
  Males
 106,054 42,458 40.0 24,948 23.5 36,121 34.1 F F
  Females
 94,568 60,747 64.2 20,541 21.7 11,573 12.2 F F
                 
2403 Québec, QC (Peer group H) 470,745 282,045 59.9 96,792 20.6 91,528 19.4 F F
  Males
 232,775 116,574 50.1 50,269 21.6 65,932 28.3 F F
  Females
 237,970 165,471 69.5 46,523 19.6 25,596 10.8 F F
                 
2404 Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec, QC (Peer group H) 334,397 182,586 54.6 81,546 24.4 68,515 20.5 F F
  Males
 170,915 75,542 44.2 45,072 26.4 49,927 29.2 F F
  Females
 163,481 107,044 65.5 36,474 22.3 18,588 11.4 F F
                 
2405 Estrie, QC (Peer group H) 197,790 116,394 58.8 41,671 21.1 38,649 19.5 F F
  Males
 101,226 49,732 49.1 25,163 24.9 26,331 26.0 F F
  Females
 96,564 66,662 69.0 16,508 17.1 12,317 12.8 F F
                 
2406 Montréal-Centre, QC (Peer group A) 1,228,006 759,752 61.9 234,941 19.1 220,754 18.0 12,558E 1.0E
  Males
 619,657 324,088 52.3 128,958 20.8 162,027 26.1 F F
  Females
 608,348 435,664 71.6 105,983 17.4 58,728 9.7 F F
                 
2407 Outaouais, QC (Peer group H) 222,184 127,195 57.2 55,608 25.0 38,715 17.4 F F
  Males
 113,922 50,242 44.1 34,174 30.0 28,840 25.3 F F
  Females
 108,262 76,952 71.1 21,435 19.8 9,875 9.1 F F
                 
2408 Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QC (Peer group H) 101,933 44,766 43.9 31,039 30.5 25,039 24.6 F F
  Males
 55,077 18,867 34.3 17,897 32.5 17,652 32.1 F F
  Females
 46,856 25,899 55.3 13,142 28.0 7,387 15.8 F F
                 
2409 Côte-Nord, QC (Peer group H) 65,109 31,621 48.6 16,755 25.7 16,436 25.2 F F
  Males
 34,759 11,274 32.4 10,828 31.2 12,360 35.6 F F
  Females
 30,350 20,347 67.0 5,927 19.5 4,076 13.4 F F
                 
2410 Nord-du-Québec, QC (Peer group F) 12,208 4,639 38.0 4,423 36.2 3,005 24.6 F F
  Males
 6,523 1,709 26.2 2,563 39.3 2,184 33.5 F F
  Females
 5,685 2,930 51.5 1,860 32.7 822E 14.5E F F
                 
2411 Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC (Peer group D) 64,106 38,060 59.4 14,158 22.1 11,639 18.2 F F
  Males
 34,298 16,507 48.1 8,334 24.3 9,312 27.2 F F
  Females
 29,808 21,553 72.3 5,824 19.5 2,327E 7.8E F F
                 
2412 Chaudière-Appalaches, QC (Peer group H) 269,326 157,058 58.3 63,892 23.7 45,721 17.0 F F
  Males
 142,155 62,778 44.2 43,654 30.7 33,930 23.9 F F
  Females
 127,171 94,280 74.1 20,238 15.9 11,790E 9.3 F F
                 
2413 Laval, QC (Peer group I) 236,794 158,634 67.0 49,783 21.0 26,793 11.3 F F
  Males
 120,786 72,023 59.6 30,076 24.9 17,895 14.8 F F
  Females
 116,008 86,611 74.7 19,707 17.0 8,898E 7.7E F F
                 
2414 Lanaudière, QC (Peer group I) 267,851 165,750 61.9 62,399 23.3 38,354 14.3 F F
  Males
 138,086 69,969 50.7 39,305 28.5 28,203 20.4 F F
  Females
 129,765 95,780 73.8 23,094 17.8 10,151 7.8 F F
                 
2415 Laurentides, QC (Peer group H) 326,814 182,861 56.0 80,735 24.7 57,077 17.5 6,141E 1.9E
  Males
 167,510 71,776 42.8 51,625 30.8 41,260 24.6 F F
  Females
 159,304 111,085 69.7 29,110 18.3 15,817 9.9 F F
                 
2416 Montérégie, QC (Peer group H) 935,896 520,502 55.6 242,006 25.9 166,677 17.8 F F
  Males
 473,632 208,079 43.9 134,467 28.4 126,956 26.8 F F
  Females
 462,263 312,424 67.6 107,540 23.3 39,721 8.6 F F
                 
2417 Nunavik, QC (Peer group C) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
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2418 Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James, QC (Peer group C) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
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35 Ontario by District Health Council (DHC) 7,441,732 4,306,623 57.9 1,643,469 22.1 1,435,470 19.3 56,169 0.8
  Males
 3,845,794 1,827,063 47.5 926,244 24.1 1,059,748 27.6 32,740 0.9
  Females
 3,595,938 2,479,561 69.0 717,225 19.9 375,722 10.4 23,429 0.7
                 
3501 Champlain DHC, ON 717,935 409,156 57.0 165,064 23.0 136,529 19.0 7,186E 1.0E
  Males
 363,866 163,338 44.9 94,139 25.9 101,411 27.9 F F
  Females
 354,069 245,818 69.4 70,925 20.0 35,118 9.9 F F
                 
3502 Quinte-Kingston and Rideau DHC, ON 329,594 176,720 53.6 77,848 23.6 70,681 21.4 4,345E 1.3E
  Males
 165,378 70,274 42.5 40,257 24.3 50,965 30.8 3,882E 2.3E
  Females
 164,216 106,446 64.8 37,591 22.9 19,716 12.0 F F
                 
3503 Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC, ON 523,908 294,910 56.3 119,894 22.9 106,460 20.3 F F
  Males
 271,700 118,559 43.6 70,304 25.9 81,345 29.9 F F
  Females
 252,208 176,351 69.9 49,590 19.7 25,115 10.0 F F
                 
3504 Toronto DHC, ON 1,518,883 1,020,527 67.2 283,410 18.7 207,484 13.7 F F
  Males
 792,442 475,340 60.0 166,585 21.0 146,309 18.5 F F
  Females
 726,441 545,188 75.0 116,825 16.1 61,175 8.4 F F
                 
3505 Simcoe-York DHC, ON 734,112 422,049 57.5 169,517 23.1 131,544 17.9 11,003E 1.5E
  Males
 382,354 178,271 46.6 103,131 27.0 95,635 25.0 F F
  Females
 351,759 243,778 69.3 66,386 18.9 35,908 10.2 5,686E 1.6E
                 
3506 Halton-Peel DHC, ON 868,829 514,132 59.2 182,522 21.0 166,651 19.2 5,524E 0.6E
  Males
 452,077 218,555 48.3 104,640 23.1 126,381 28.0 F F
  Females
 416,752 295,577 70.9 77,882 18.7 40,269 9.7 F F
                 
3507 Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin DHC, ON 446,319 247,669 55.5 99,212 22.2 98,849 22.1 F F
  Males
 229,345 100,361 43.8 54,752 23.9 74,044 32.3 F F
  Females
 216,974 147,308 67.9 44,460 20.5 24,805 11.4 F F
                 
3508 Hamilton-Wentworth DHC, ON 322,424 183,230 56.8 75,730 23.5 62,756 19.5 F F
  Males
 166,891 79,627 47.7 39,503 23.7 47,415 28.4 F F
  Females
 155,533 103,603 66.6 36,227 23.3 15,341 9.9 F F
                 
3509 Niagara DHC, ON 279,501 159,068 56.9 61,481 22.0 57,196 20.5 F F
  Males
 142,550 65,091 45.7 31,872 22.4 44,633 31.3 F F
  Females
 136,952 93,977 68.6 29,608 21.6 12,562E 9.2E F F
                 
3510 Grand River DHC, ON 155,805 80,883 51.9 41,270 26.5 32,479 20.8 F F
  Males
 82,118 36,290 44.2 22,091 26.9 23,040 28.1 F F
  Females
 73,687 44,593 60.5 19,178 26.0 9,439 12.8 F F
                 
3511 Thames Valley DHC, ON 387,535 217,324 56.1 84,356 21.8 81,940 21.1 3,916E 1.0E
  Males
 198,165 89,450 45.1 46,272 23.4 59,603 30.1 F F
  Females
 189,370 127,873 67.5 38,084 20.1 22,337 11.8 F F
                 
3512 Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC, ON 402,505 216,387 53.8 86,932 21.6 96,448 24.0 2,737E 0.7E
  Males
 210,343 90,053 42.8 46,318 22.0 72,663 34.5 F F
  Females
 192,162 126,334 65.7 40,615 21.1 23,786 12.4 F F
                 
3513 Grey-Bruce-Huron and Perth DHC, ON 194,918 100,705 51.7 47,804 24.5 44,776 23.0 1,633E 0.8E
  Males
 101,736 43,150 42.4 24,536 24.1 32,852 32.3 F F
  Females
 93,182 57,554 61.8 23,268 25.0 11,925 12.8 F F
                 
3514 Muskoka-Nipissing and Parry Sound DHC, ON 138,335 70,580 51.0 35,866 25.9 30,781 22.3 F F
  Males
 70,812 27,105 38.3 19,844 28.0 23,325 32.9 F F
  Females
 67,524 43,475 64.4 16,022 23.7 7,456 11.0 F F
                 
3515 Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC, ON 272,436 125,449 46.0 70,965 26.0 72,921 26.8 3,102E 1.1E
  Males
 141,227 47,847 33.9 39,181 27.7 52,491 37.2 1,707E 1.2E
  Females
 131,209 77,602 59.1 31,783 24.2 20,430 15.6 F F
                 
3516 Northwestern Ontario DHC, ON 148,692 67,836 45.6 41,599 28.0 37,976 25.5 F F
  Males
 74,792 23,753 31.8 22,817 30.5 27,635 36.9 F F
  Females
 73,900 44,083 59.7 18,782 25.4 10,341 14.0 F F
                 
35 Ontario by Public Health Unit (PHU) 7,441,732 4,306,623 57.9 1,643,469 22.1 1,435,470 19.3 56,169 0.8
  Males
 3,845,794 1,827,063 47.5 926,244 24.1 1,059,748 27.6 32,740 0.9
  Females
 3,595,938 2,479,561 69.0 717,225 19.9 375,722 10.4 23,429 0.7
                 
3526 Algoma PHU, ON (Peer group H) 82,990 35,705 43.0 24,204 29.2 21,515 25.9 1,566E 1.9E
  Males
 41,706 13,340 32.0 13,743 33.0 13,819 33.1 F F
  Females
 41,284 22,365 54.2 10,461 25.3 7,696 18.6 F F
                 
3527 Brant PHU, ON (Peer group I) 84,452 45,069 53.4 22,517 26.7 16,400 19.4 F F
  Males
 43,531 19,125 43.9 12,088 27.8 12,151 27.9 F F
  Females
 40,921 25,944 63.4 10,429 25.5 4,250E 10.4E F F
                 
3530 Durham PHU, ON (Peer group J) 329,308 186,282 56.6 76,757 23.3 64,514 19.6 F F
  Males
 172,756 76,746 44.4 46,429 26.9 48,550 28.1 F F
  Females
 156,553 109,536 70.0 30,329 19.4 15,964 10.2 F F
                 
3531 Elgin-St Thomas PHU, ON (Peer group I) 50,267 29,091 57.9 10,227 20.3 9,866 19.6 F F
  Males
 26,289 13,262 50.4 6,418 24.4 6,045 23.0 F F
  Females
 23,978 15,830 66.0 3,809E 15.9E 3,821E 15.9E F F
                 
3533 Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound PHU, ON (Peer group I) 105,220 52,093 49.5 27,711 26.3 24,393 23.2 F F
  Males
 54,997 22,398 40.7 13,960 25.4 17,950 32.6 F F
  Females
 50,222 29,694 59.1 13,751 27.4 6,443 12.8E F F
                 
3534 Haldimand-Norfolk PHU, ON (Peer group I) 71,353 35,813 50.2 18,752 26.3 16,079 22.5 F F
  Males
 38,587 17,165 44.5 10,004 25.9 10,890 28.2 F F
  Females
 32,766 18,648 56.9 8,749 26.7 5,189E 15.8E F F
                 
3535 Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge PHU, ON (Peer group I) 110,345 64,700 58.6 23,213 21.0 21,600 19.6 F F
  Males
 56,576 25,105 44.4 13,554 24.0 17,516 31.0 F F
  Females
 53,769 39,596 73.6 9,660 18.0 4,084E 7.6E F F
                 
3536 Halton PHU, ON (Peer group J) 266,120 151,333 56.9 54,823 20.6 59,184 22.2 F F
  Males
 133,925 61,026 45.6 30,516 22.8 42,382 31.6 F F
  Females
 132,195 90,307 68.3 24,307 18.4 16,802 12.7 F F
                 
3537 Hamilton PHU, ON (Peer group H) 322,424 183,230 56.8 75,730 23.5 62,756 19.5 F F
  Males
 166,891 79,627 47.7 39,503 23.7 47,415 28.4 F F
  Females
 155,533 103,603 66.6 36,227 23.3 15,341 9.9 F F
                 
3538 Hastings and Prince Edward PHU, ON (Peer group I) 102,396 55,237 53.9 23,017 22.5 22,809 22.3 F F
  Males
 50,779 22,547 44.4 11,059 21.8 15,899 31.3 F F
  Females
 51,617 32,690 63.3 11,958 23.2 6,909E 13.4E F F
                 
3539 Huron PHU, ON (Peer group G) 40,941 20,107 49.1 11,087 27.1 9,239 22.6 F F
  Males
 20,664 7,563 36.6 5,824 28.2 6,768 32.8 F F
  Females
 20,277 12,543 61.9 5,263 26.0 2,470E 12.2E F F
                 
3540 Kent-Chatham PHU, ON (Peer group I) 73,159 39,727 54.3 13,471 18.4 19,599 26.8 F F
  Males
 37,666 15,196 40.3 6,732 17.9 15,426 41.0 F F
  Females
 35,493 24,531 69.1 6,740 19.0 4,172 11.8 F F
                 
3541 Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington PHU, ON (Peer group I) 117,267 65,253 55.6 27,103 23.1 22,838 19.5 2,073E 1.8E
  Males
 58,867 26,071 44.3 13,776 23.4 17,080 29.0 1,939E 3.3E
  Females
 58,401 39,182 67.1 13,327 22.8 5,758E 9.9E F F
                 
3542 Lambton PHU, ON (Peer group I) 82,786 40,359 48.8 18,122 21.9 22,910 27.7 F F
  Males
 42,937 15,020 35.0 9,438 22.0 17,814 41.5 F F
  Females
 39,850 25,339 63.6 8,684 21.8 5,095E 12.8E F F
                 
3543 Leeds-Grenville-Lanark PHU, ON (Peer group I) 109,671 55,970 51.0 27,727 25.3 25,034 22.8 F F
  Males
 55,732 21,655 38.9 15,421 27.7 17,986 32.3 F F
  Females
 53,939 34,315 63.6 12,306 22.8 7,048E 13.1E F F
                 
3544 Middlesex-London PHU, ON (Peer group I) 268,456 150,016 55.9 57,719 21.5 58,440 21.8 F F
  Males
 137,050 60,468 44.1 30,569 22.3 43,980 32.1 F F
  Females
 131,406 89,548 68.1 27,150 20.7 14,460E 11.0E F F
                 
3545 Muskoka-Parry Sound PHU, ON (Peer group E) 54,483 28,190 51.7 14,571 26.7 11,329 20.8 F F
  Males
 28,045 11,077 39.5 7,561 27.0 9,253 33.0 F F
  Females
 26,438 17,113 64.7 7,010 26.5 2,076E 7.9E F F
                 
3546 Niagara PHU, ON (Peer group I) 279,501 159,068 56.9 61,481 22.0 57,196 20.5 F F
  Males
 142,550 65,091 45.7 31,872 22.4 44,633 31.3 F F
  Females
 136,952 93,977 68.6 29,608 21.6 12,562E 9.2E F F
                 
3547 North Bay PHU, ON (Peer group H) 60,011 30,461 50.8 14,865 24.8 14,186 23.6 F F
  Males
 30,182 10,651 35.3 8,608 28.5 10,569 35.0 F F
  Females
 29,829 19,810 66.4 6,257 21.0 3,617 12.1 F F
                 
3549 Northwestern PHU, ON (Peer group G) 44,150 19,651 44.5 12,459 28.2 11,307 25.6 F F
  Males
 22,730 8,097 35.6 6,693 29.4 7,618 33.5 F F
  Females
 21,420 11,553 53.9 5,766 26.9 3,689 17.2 F F
                 
3551 Ottawa PHU, ON (Peer group B) 523,226 301,416 57.6 117,747 22.5 98,412 18.8 F F
  Males
 265,621 120,990 45.5 69,006 26.0 71,971 27.1 F F
  Females
 257,604 180,427 70.0 48,741 18.9 26,442 10.3 F F
                 
3552 Oxford PHU, ON (Peer group I) 68,811 38,216 55.5 16,410 23.8 13,634 19.8 F F
  Males
 34,825 15,721 45.1 9,285 26.7 9,578 27.5 F F
  Females
 33,986 22,495 66.2 7,125 21.0 4,056E 11.9E F F
                 
3553 Peel PHU, ON (Peer group B) 602,709 362,799 60.2 127,699 21.2 107,466 17.8 F F
  Males
 318,152 157,528 49.5 74,124 23.3 83,999 26.4 F F
  Females
 284,557 205,271 72.1 53,575 18.8 23,468E 8.2 F F
                 
3554 Perth PHU, ON (Peer group G) 48,757 28,505 58.5 9,006 18.5 11,145 22.9 F F
  Males
 26,074 13,188 50.6 4,752 18.2 8,134 31.2 F F
  Females
 22,683 15,317 67.5 4,254 18.8 3,011E 13.3E F F
                 
3555 Peterborough PHU, ON (Peer group I) 84,515 44,188 52.3 19,923 23.6 20,345 24.1 F F
  Males
 42,368 16,709 39.4 10,322 24.4 15,279 36.1 F F
  Females
 42,147 27,480 65.2 9,601 22.8 5,067E 12.0E F F
                 
3556 Porcupine PHU, ON (Peer group H) 60,535 28,005 46.3 15,981 26.4 15,718 26.0 F F
  Males
 32,182 10,203 31.7 10,189 31.7 11,592 36.0 F F
  Females
 28,353 17,802 62.8 5,793 20.4 4,126E 14.6E F F
                 
3557 Renfrew PHU, ON (Peer group G) 66,759 37,060 55.5 17,443 26.1 11,343 17.0 F F
  Males
 33,473 13,504 40.3 10,205 30.5 8,956 26.8 F F
  Females
 33,286 23,556 70.8 7,238 21.7 2,387E 7.2E F F
                 
3558 Eastern Ontario PHU, ON (Peer group I) 127,982 70,679 55.2 29,906 23.4 26,774 20.9 F F
  Males
 64,804 28,844 44.5 14,961 23.1 20,485 31.6 F F
  Females
 63,179 41,836 66.2 14,946 23.7 6,289E 10.0 F F
                 
3560 Simcoe PHU, ON (Peer group J) 251,034 132,814 52.9 56,788 22.6 56,640 22.6 4,792E 1.9E
  Males
 126,854 52,161 41.1 31,798 25.1 40,585 32.0 F F
  Females
 124,180 80,653 64.9 24,990 20.1 16,055 12.9 F F
                 
3561 Sudbury PHU, ON (Peer group H) 129,386 62,135 48.0 30,779 23.8 35,766 27.6 F F
  Males
 67,596 24,483 36.2 15,250 22.6 27,158 40.2 F F
  Females
 61,790 37,652 60.9 15,530 25.1 8,608 13.9 F F
                 
3562 Thunder Bay PHU, ON (Peer group I) 104,067 47,788 45.9 29,140 28.0 26,591 25.6 F F
  Males
 51,804 15,476 29.9 16,125 31.1 19,939 38.5 F F
  Females
 52,263 32,312 61.8 13,016 24.9 6,652 12.7 F F
                 
3563 Timiskaming PHU, ON (Peer group E) 23,808 11,928 50.1 6,398 26.9 5,265 22.1 F F
  Males
 12,552 5,377 42.8 3,643 29.0 3,503 27.9 F F
  Females
 11,257 6,551 58.2 2,755E 24.5E 1,762E 15.7E F F
                 
3565 Waterloo PHU, ON (Peer group I) 286,934 160,965 56.1 59,430 20.7 66,139 23.1 F F
  Males
 146,626 64,540 44.0 31,540 21.5 50,545 34.5 F F
  Females
 140,308 96,424 68.7 27,889 19.9 15,593 11.1 F F
                 
3566 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph PHU, ON (Peer group J) 159,385 86,704 54.4 39,783 25.0 32,710 20.5 F F
  Males
 82,720 35,821 43.3 23,212 28.1 23,498 28.4 F F
  Females
 76,666 50,883 66.4 16,570 21.6 9,212 12.0 F F
                 
3568 Windsor-Essex PHU, ON (Peer group I) 246,560 136,301 55.3 55,339 22.4 53,940 21.9 F F
  Males
 129,740 59,837 46.1 30,149 23.2 39,422 30.4 F F
  Females
 116,819 76,464 65.5 25,191 21.6 14,518 12.4 F F
                 
3570 York PHU, ON (Peer group B) 483,079 289,235 59.9 112,729 23.3 74,903 15.5 F F
  Males
 255,500 126,110 49.4 71,333 27.9 55,050 21.5 F F
  Females
 227,579 163,125 71.7 41,396 18.2 19,854E 8.7E F F
                 
3595 Toronto PHU, ON (Peer group A) 1,518,883 1,020,527 67.2 283,410 18.7 207,484 13.7 F F
  Males
 792,442 475,340 60.0 166,585 21.0 146,309 18.5 F F
  Females
 726,441 545,188 75.0 116,825 16.1 61,175 8.4 F F
                 
46 Manitoba 684,813 362,442 52.9 160,229 23.4 156,792 22.9 5,350E 0.8E
  Males
 359,972 152,551 42.4 88,306 24.5 114,787 31.9 4,328E 1.2E
  Females
 324,841 209,892 64.6 71,923 22.1 42,004 12.9 F F
                 
4610 Winnipeg, MB (Peer group H) 408,571 223,221 54.6 92,499 22.6 89,695 22.0 F F
  Males
 214,563 93,988 43.8 50,450 23.5 67,438 31.4 F F
  Females
 194,009 129,233 66.6 42,050 21.7 22,257 11.5 F F
                 
4615 Brandon, MB (Peer group I) 32,008 14,624 45.7 8,067 25.2 9,198 28.7 F F
  Males
 15,727 5,309 33.8 3,831 24.4 6,494 41.3 F F
  Females
 16,281 9,315 57.2 4,236 26.0 2,704 16.6 F F
                 
4620 North Eastman, MB (Peer group G) 23,427 12,409 53.0 5,713 24.4 5,305 22.6 F F
  Males
 12,846 5,630 43.8 2,973 23.1 4,244 33.0 F F
  Females
 10,581 6,780 64.1 2,740E 25.9 1,061E 10.0E F F
                 
4625 South Eastman, MB (Peer group G) 28,313 16,104 56.9 7,143 25.2 4,888 17.3 F F
  Males
 15,880 6,658 41.9 4,897 30.8 4,205 26.5 F F
  Females
 12,433 9,446 76.0 2,246 18.1 F F F F
                 
4630 Interlake, MB (Peer group G) 46,366 19,720 42.5 11,961 25.8 13,761 29.7 F F
  Males
 24,626 8,455 34.3 6,244 25.4 9,171 37.2 F F
  Females
 21,740 11,266 51.8 5,718 26.3 4,590 21.1 F F
                 
4640 Central, MB (Peer group G) 52,737 32,354 61.4 11,463 21.7 8,722 16.5 F F
  Males
 28,083 14,626 52.1 7,196 25.6 6,102 21.7 F F
  Females
 24,655 17,728 71.9 4,267E 17.3E 2,620E 10.6E F F
                 
4650 Marquette, MB (Peer group E) 22,917 11,504 50.2 5,869 25.6 5,137 22.4 F F
  Males
 11,930 4,697 39.4 3,564 29.9 3,468 29.1 F F
  Females
 10,986 6,807 62.0 2,305E 21.0 1,669E 15.2E F F
                 
4655 South Westman, MB (Peer group E) 21,897 12,789 58.4 4,375 20.0 4,733 21.6 F F
  Males
 11,025 5,270 47.8 2,250E 20.4 3,505 31.8 F F
  Females
 10,872 7,519 69.2 2,125E 19.5E 1,228E 11.3E F F
                 
4660 Parkland, MB (Peer group E) 24,619 11,045 44.9 6,394 26.0 6,889 28.0 F F
  Males
 12,558 4,346 34.6 3,472 27.6 4,482 35.7 F F
  Females
 12,062 6,699 55.5 2,922 24.2 2,407E 20.0E F F
                 
4670 Norman, MB (Peer group F) 11,956 4,079 34.1 3,547 29.7 4,298 36.0 F F
  Males
 6,162 1,395 22.6 1,767 28.7 2,991 48.5 F F
  Females
 5,794 2,684 46.3 1,780 30.7 1,307 22.6 F F
                 
4680, 4690 Burntwood and Churchill, MB (Peer group C) 12,001 4,592 38.3 3,198 26.6 4,166 34.7 F F
  Males
 6,572 2,177 33.1 1,663 25.3 2,687 40.9 F F
  Females
 5,429 2,415 44.5 1,534 28.3 1,479 27.2 F F
                 
4680 Burntwood, MB (Peer group C) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
                 
4690 Churchill, MB (Peer group F) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
                 
47 Saskatchewan 629,810 302,222 48.0 167,660 26.6 151,463 24.0 8,465 1.3
  Males
 321,976 121,422 37.7 90,431 28.1 103,907 32.3 6,215E 1.9E
  Females
 307,834 180,800 58.7 77,229 25.1 47,556 15.4 2,250E 0.7E
                 
4701 Weyburn SA, SK (Peer group G) 34,940 17,030 48.7 8,842 25.3 8,262 23.6 805E 2.3E
  Males
 18,417 7,053 38.3 5,308 28.8 5,633 30.6 F F
  Females
 16,523 9,977 60.4 3,534 21.4 2,630 15.9 F F
                 
4702 Moose Jaw SA, SK (Peer group E) 35,406 16,250 45.9 10,162 28.7 8,607 24.3 F F
  Males
 17,982 6,605 36.7 4,631 25.8 6,415 35.7 F F
  Females
 17,424 9,646 55.4 5,531 31.7 2,192E 12.6E F F
                 
4703 Swift Current SA, SK (Peer group G) 29,233 14,995 51.3 6,551 22.4 7,575 25.9 F F
  Males
 15,170 6,310 41.6 3,964 26.1 4,829 31.8 F F
  Females
 14,063 8,685 61.8 2,587E 18.4 2,747 19.5 F F
                 
4704 Regina SA, SK (Peer group I) 161,342 75,290 46.7 44,793 27.8 40,383 25.0 F F
  Males
 80,578 28,853 35.8 23,281 28.9 27,826 34.5 F F
  Females
 80,765 46,437 57.5 21,511 26.6 12,557 15.5 F F
                 
4705 Yorkton SA, SK (Peer group E) 36,787 21,818 59.3 7,515 20.4 6,715 18.3 739E 2.0E
  Males
 19,326 9,569 49.5 4,379 22.7 4,829 25.0 F F
  Females
 17,462 12,249 70.1 3,137 18.0 1,886E 10.8 F F
                 
4706 Saskatoon SA, SK (Peer group I) 183,868 89,974 48.9 47,749 26.0 42,839 23.3 3,307E 1.8E
  Males
 93,209 36,671 39.3 24,678 26.5 29,145 31.3 2,714E 2.9E
  Females
 90,658 53,302 58.8 23,070 25.4 13,693 15.1 F F
                 
4707 Rosetown SA, SK (Peer group G) 31,449 15,247 48.5 8,233 26.2 7,762 24.7 F F
  Males
 15,928 5,453 34.2 4,880 30.6 5,459 34.3 F F
  Females
 15,521 9,794 63.1 3,353E 21.6E 2,302E 14.8E F F
                 
4708 Melfort SA, SK (Peer group E) 26,568 12,772 48.1 7,544 28.4 5,661 21.3 590E 2.2E
  Males
 14,246 5,339 37.5 4,351 30.5 4,129 29.0 F F
  Females
 12,322 7,432 60.3 3,193 25.9 1,532E 12.4E F F
                 
4709 Prince Albert SA, SK (Peer group E) 42,937 19,196 44.7 13,173 30.7 10,411 24.2 F F
  Males
 22,032 7,451 33.8 7,581 34.4 6,843 31.1 F F
  Females
 20,905 11,744 56.2 5,592 26.7 3,569E 17.1E F F
                 
4710 North Battleford SA, SK (Peer group E) 36,898 16,763 45.4 9,513 25.8 9,550 25.9 1,072E 2.9E
  Males
 19,417 7,266 37.4 5,252 27.0 6,241 32.1 F F
  Females
 17,481 9,498 54.3 4,262 24.4 3,308 18.9 F F
                 
4711 Northern Health Services Branch, SK (Peer group C) 10,382 2,887 27.8 3,584 34.5 3,697 35.6 F F
  Males
 5,672 851E 15.0E 2,126 37.5 2,558 45.1 F F
  Females
 4,709 2,037 43.2 1,459 31.0 1,140 24.2 F F
                 
48 Alberta 1,904,256 919,865 48.3 525,202 27.6 427,617 22.5 31,571 1.7
  Males
 1,017,914 383,850 37.7 302,189 29.7 314,470 30.9 17,405 1.7
  Females
 886,342 536,015 60.5 223,014 25.2 113,147 12.8 14,166E 1.6E
                 
4801 Chinook RHA, AB (Peer group G) 89,917 50,530 56.2 18,983 21.1 19,407 21.6 F F
  Males
 49,243 22,286 45.3 11,299 22.9 14,857 30.2 F F
  Females
 40,674 28,243 69.4 7,684 18.9 4,549E 11.2E F F
                 
4802 Palliser HA, AB (Peer group G) 59,634 30,546 51.2 14,719 24.7 13,788 23.1 F F
  Males
 31,762 12,930 40.7 8,527 26.8 9,914 31.2 F F
  Females
 27,872 17,616 63.2 6,192E 22.2E 3,874E 13.9E F F
                 
4803 Headwaters HA, AB (Peer group J) 51,399 24,475 47.6 12,963 25.2 13,499 26.3 F F
  Males
 27,042 10,295 38.1 6,674 24.7 9,895 36.6 F F
  Females
 24,357 14,180 58.2 6,289 25.8 3,605E 14.8E F F
                 
4804 Calgary RHA, AB (Peer group B) 605,261 314,710 52.0 156,471 25.9 123,483 20.4 10,597E 1.8E
  Males
 326,719 134,894 41.3 96,506 29.5 89,933 27.5 5,387E 1.6E
  Females
 278,542 179,815 64.6 59,966 21.5 33,550 12.0 5,211E 1.9E
                 
4805 HA #5, AB (Peer group G) 33,015 16,321 49.4 9,207 27.9 6,745 20.4 F F
  Males
 17,457 6,320 36.2 5,418 31.0 5,147 29.5 F F
  Females
 15,558 10,001 64.3 3,789 24.4E 1,598E 10.3E F F
                 
4806 David Thompson RHA, AB (Peer group G) 127,206 55,084 43.3 37,450 29.4 33,333 26.2 F F
  Males
 66,175 21,266 32.1 18,715 28.3 24,857 37.6 F F
  Females
 61,030 33,819 55.4 18,736 30.7 8,476 13.9 F F
                 
4807 East Central HA, AB (Peer group G) 65,307 26,393 40.4 19,373 29.7 17,924 27.4 F F
  Males
 34,671 10,345 29.8 10,734 31.0 12,590 36.3 F F
  Females
 30,635 16,048 52.4 8,640 28.2 5,333E 17.4E F F
                 
4808 Westview RHA, AB (Peer group J) 61,565 30,797 50.0 20,396 33.1 10,373E 16.8 F F
  Males
 32,290 12,692 39.3 12,106 37.5 7,492E 23.2E F F
  Females
 29,275 18,104 61.8 8,290 28.3 2,881E 9.8E F F
                 
4809 Crossroads RHA, AB (Peer group G) 26,156 11,982 45.8 6,726 25.7 6,845 26.2 603E 2.3E
  Males
 14,141 5,506 38.9 3,335 23.6 5,016 35.5 F F
  Females
 12,016 6,476 53.9 3,391 28.2 1,829E 15.2E F F
                 
4810 Capital HA, AB (Peer group B) 547,885 263,546 48.1 152,645 27.9 120,800 22.0 10,894E 2.0E
  Males
 291,998 110,745 37.9 85,087 29.1 91,006 31.2 5,160E 1.8E
  Females
 255,887 152,800 59.7 67,558 26.4 29,794 11.6 5,734E 2.2E
                 
4811 Aspen RHA, AB (Peer group G) 56,759 25,297 44.6 14,628 25.8 16,172 28.5 F F
  Males
 29,098 9,763 33.6 8,476 29.1 10,610 36.5 F F
  Females
 27,662 15,534 56.2 6,151 22.2 5,563E 20.1 F F
                 
4812 Lakeland RHA, AB (Peer group G) 65,011 27,625 42.5 21,763 33.5 15,014 23.1 F F
  Males
 34,686 10,542 30.4 13,207 38.1 10,425 30.1 F F
  Females
 30,325 17,083 56.3 8,556 28.2 4,590E 15.1E F F
                 
4813 Mistahia RHA, AB (Peer group F) 56,952 22,197 39.0 20,489 36.0 13,537 23.8 F F
  Males
 30,195 8,198 27.1 11,484 38.0 10,037 33.2 F F
  Females
 26,757 13,999 52.3 9,005 33.7 3,499E 13.1E F F
                 
4814 Peace RHA, AB (Peer group G) 14,033 5,012 35.7 4,435 31.6 4,426 31.5 F F
  Males
 7,444 2,019 27.1 2,565 34.5 2,760 37.1 F F
  Females
 6,589 2,993 45.4 1,870 28.4 1,666E 25.3E F F
                 
4815 Keeweetinok Lakes RHA, AB (Peer group F) 11,458 3,813 33.3 4,004 34.9 3,077 26.9 564E 4.9E
  Males
 6,329 1,738 27.5 1,874 29.6 2,371 37.5 F F
  Females
 5,129 2,075 40.5 2,130 41.5 706E 13.8E F F
                 
4816 Northern Lights RHA, AB (Peer group F) 26,283 8,513 32.4 9,100 34.6 7,895 30.0 F F
  Males
 14,900 2,993 20.1 4,933 33.1 6,522 43.8 F F
  Females
 11,383 5,520 48.5 4,167 36.6 1,373E 12.1E F F
                 
4817 Northwestern RHA, AB (Peer group F) 6,416 3,026 47.2 1,849 28.8 1,299 20.3 F F
  Males
 3,764 1,318 35.0 1,250E 33.2 1,037E 27.6E F F
  Females
 2,652 1,708 64.4 599E 22.6E F 9.9E F F
                 
59 British Columbia 2,592,537 1,440,465 55.6 595,608 23.0 505,138 19.5 51,327 2.0
  Males
 1,343,607 628,012 46.7 328,744 24.5 354,102 26.4 32,748 2.4
  Females
 1,248,930 812,453 65.1 266,863 21.4 151,036 12.1 18,579 1.5
                 
5901 East Kootenay, BC (Peer group G) 53,942 22,998 42.6 15,860 29.4 13,971 25.9 F F
  Males
 29,197 10,213 35.0 8,547 29.3 9,776 33.5 F F
  Females
 24,744 12,786 51.7 7,313 29.6 4,195 17.0 F F
                 
5902 West Kootenay-Boundary, BC (Peer group I) 56,078 26,975 48.1 15,365 27.4 12,503 22.3 F F
  Males
 28,318 11,661 41.2 8,062 28.5 8,111 28.6 F F
  Females
 27,760 15,314 55.2 7,303 26.3 4,392 15.8 F F
                 
5903 North Okanagan, BC (Peer group I) 80,477 50,051 62.2 17,360 21.6 11,459 14.2 F F
  Males
 40,408 20,603 51.0 10,012 24.8 8,849 21.9 F F
  Females
 40,069 29,448 73.5 7,348 18.3 2,610E 6.5E F F
                 
5904 South Okanagan Similkameen, BC (Peer group I) 160,595 86,686 54.0 38,880 24.2 33,183 20.7 F F
  Males
 79,449 34,446 43.4 21,621 27.2 22,692 28.6 F F
  Females
 81,146 52,240 64.4 17,259 21.3 10,491 12.9 F F
                 
5905 Thompson, BC (Peer group I) 86,690 43,073 49.7 22,283 25.7 20,669 23.8 F F
  Males
 44,353 17,910 40.4 11,950 26.9 13,871 31.3 F F
  Females
 42,337 25,163 59.4 10,333 24.4 6,797 16.1 F F
                 
5906 Fraser Valley, BC (Peer group I) 143,161 75,936 53.0 32,630 22.8 32,892 23.0 F F
  Males
 73,967 32,052 43.3 16,766 22.7 23,591 31.9 F F
  Females
 69,195 43,884 63.4 15,864 22.9 9,301 13.4 F F
                 
5907 South Fraser Valley, BC (Peer group B) 373,407 212,529 56.9 85,829 23.0 69,421 18.6 5,628E 1.5E
  Males
 195,581 95,007 48.6 46,746 23.9 50,169 25.7 F F
  Females
 177,826 117,522 66.1 39,083 22.0 19,252 10.8 F F
                 
5922 Burnaby/Simon Fraser, BC 331,827 212,631 64.1 72,534 21.9 42,583 12.8 4,079E 1.2E
  Males
 172,547 94,972 55.0 43,722 25.3 31,003 18.0 F F
  Females
 159,280 117,659 73.9 28,812 18.1 11,581 7.3 F F
                 
5917 Burnaby, BC (Peer group A) 118,597 77,968 65.7 25,069 21.1 14,290 12.0 F F
  Males
 65,158 39,182 60.1 15,163 23.3 10,044 15.4 F F
  Females
 53,440 38,786 72.6 9,906E 18.5E 4,246E 7.9E F F
                 
5908 Simon Fraser, BC (Peer group B) 213,230 134,663 63.2 47,465 22.3 28,294 13.3 F 1.3E
  Males
 107,390 55,789 52.0 28,558 26.6 20,959 19.5 F F
  Females
 105,841 78,874 74.5 18,906 17.9 7,335E 6.9E F F
                 
5909 Coast Garibaldi, BC (Peer group J) 49,188 23,596 48.0 12,814 26.1 11,935 24.3 F F
  Males
 26,003 8,987 34.6 8,094 31.1 8,243 31.7 F F
  Females
 23,185 14,609 63.0 4,720E 20.4E 3,692E 15.9E F F
                 
5910 Central Vancouver Island, BC (Peer group I) 158,336 81,933 51.7 37,787 23.9 36,674 23.2 1,943E 1.2E
  Males
 80,218 32,008 39.9 19,521 24.3 27,228 33.9 F F
  Females
 78,118 49,925 63.9 18,266 23.4 9,446 12.1 F F
                 
5911 Upper Island/Central Coast, BC (Peer group J) 78,595 38,515 49.0 23,609 30.0 15,578 19.8 F F
  Males
 40,343 17,197 42.6 11,601 28.8 11,375 28.2 F F
  Females
 38,252 21,318 55.7 12,008 31.4 4,204E 11.0E F F
                 
5912 Cariboo, BC (Peer group F) 45,676 20,889 45.7 11,457 25.1 11,796 25.8 1,534E 3.4E
  Males
 24,263 8,469 34.9 5,873 24.2 8,717 35.9 F F
  Females
 21,413 12,420 58.0 5,584 26.1 3,079E 14.4E F F
                 
5913 North West, BC (Peer group F) 48,174 21,809 45.3 14,185 29.4 11,393 23.6 F F
  Males
 25,959 9,927 38.2 7,161 27.6 8,276 31.9 F F
  Females
 22,215 11,882 53.5 7,024 31.6 3,117E 14.0E F F
                 
5914 Peace Liard, BC (Peer group F) 40,332 17,571 43.6 11,073 27.5 10,935 27.1 F F
  Males
 21,557 7,023 32.6 6,964 32.3 7,141 33.1 F F
  Females
 18,774 10,547 56.2 4,109 21.9 3,794 20.2 F F
                 
5915 Northern Interior, BC (Peer group F) 82,635 36,326 44.0 23,361 28.3 20,712 25.1 2,236E 2.7E
  Males
 44,111 16,631 37.7 12,238 27.7 13,813 31.3 1,428E 3.2E
  Females
 38,525 19,694 51.1 11,123 28.9 6,899 17.9 F F
                 
5921 Vancouver/Richmond, BC 437,349 260,531 59.6 80,935 18.5 77,543 17.7 18,340E 4.2E
  Males
 236,294 123,478 52.3 48,374 20.5 52,707 22.3 11,734E 5.0E
  Females
 201,055 137,053 68.2 32,561 16.2 24,835 12.4 6,606E 3.3E
                 
5916 Vancouver, BC (Peer group A) 343,828 198,573 57.8 65,088 18.9 63,758 18.5 16,409E 4.8E
  Males
 185,202 94,183 50.9 37,402 20.2 43,015 23.2 10,602E 5.7E
  Females
 158,627 104,390 65.8 27,686 17.5 20,743 13.1 5,808E 3.7E
                 
5919 Richmond, BC (Peer group A) 93,520 61,958 66.3 15,847 16.9 13,784 14.7 F F
  Males
 51,092 29,295 57.3 10,973 21.5 9,692 19.0 F F
  Females
 42,428 32,663 77.0 4,875E 11.5E 4,092E 9.6E F F
                 
5918 North Shore, BC (Peer group B) 130,036 74,119 57.0 26,341 20.3 25,636 19.7 3,940E 3.0E
  Males
 67,268 32,019 47.6 13,944 20.7 19,382 28.8 F F
  Females
 62,768 42,100 67.1 12,396 19.7 6,254E 10.0E F F
                 
5920 Capital, BC (Peer group I) 236,039 134,298 56.9 53,305 22.6 46,255 19.6 F F
  Males
 113,772 55,410 48.7 27,547 24.2 29,157 25.6 F F
  Females
 122,267 78,888 64.5 25,758 21.1 17,098 14.0 F F
                 
60 Yukon Territory 19,060 8,199 43.0 4,666 24.5 5,639 29.6 555E 2.9E
  Males
 9,796 3,341 34.1 2,403 24.5 3,693 37.7 F F
  Females
 9,264 4,858 52.4 2,263 24.4 1,947 21.0 F F
                 
6001 Yukon Territory (Peer group F) 19,060 8,199 43.0 4,666 24.5 5,639 29.6 555E 2.9E
  Males
 9,796 3,341 34.1 2,403 24.5 3,693 37.7 F F
  Females
 9,264 4,858 52.4 2,263 24.4 1,947 21.0 F F
                 
61 Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut 23,399 7,337 31.4 6,056 25.9 9,478 40.5 528 2.3
  Males
 12,942 3,008 23.2 3,237 25.0 6,380 49.3 F F
  Females
 10,457 4,330 41.4 2,818 27.0 3,098 29.6 F F
                 
6101 Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut (Peer group F) 23,399 7,337 31.4 6,056 25.9 9,478 40.5 528 2.3
  Males
 12,942 3,008 23.2 3,237 25.0 6,380 49.3 F F
  Females
 10,457 4,330 41.4 2,818 27.0 3,098 29.6 F F
                 
62 Nunavut 11,387 4,277 37.6 3,125 27.4 3,424 30.1 F F
  Males
 6,254 1,901 30.4 1,647 26.3 2,478 39.6 228E 3.6E
  Females
 5,133 2,375 46.3 1,479 28.8 946 18.4 F F
                 
6201 Nunavut (Peer group C) 11,387 4,277 37.6 3,125 27.4 3,424 30.1 F F
  Males
 6,254 1,901 30.4 1,647 26.3 2,478 39.6 228E 3.6E
  Females
 5,133 2,375 46.3 1,479 28.8 946 18.4 F F
                 
A Peer group A 3,302,834 2,118,778 64.2 624,355 18.9 520,071 15.7 39,630 1.2
  Males
 1,713,550 962,088 56.1 359,081 21.0 371,086 21.7 21,295E 1.2E
  Females
 1,589,284 1,156,690 72.8 265,274 16.7 148,984 9.4 18,335E 1.2E
                 
B Peer group B 3,478,832 1,953,016 56.1 826,927 23.8 648,415 18.6 50,473 1.5
  Males
 1,828,229 833,082 45.6 485,304 26.5 482,469 26.4 27,373 1.5
  Females
 1,650,603 1,119,934 67.8 341,623 20.7 165,946 10.1 23,100 1.4
                 
C Peer group C 33,770 11,756 34.8 9,908 29.3 11,287 33.4 819E 2.4E
  Males
 18,498 4,929 26.6 5,436 29.4 7,722 41.7 411E 2.2E
  Females
 15,272 6,827 44.7 4,472 29.3 3,565 23.3 F F
                 
D Peer group D 443,508 223,690 50.4 101,775 22.9 116,224 26.2 1,819E 0.4E
  Males
 232,711 87,099 37.4 57,390 24.7 86,946 37.4 F F
  Females
 210,797 136,591 64.8 44,385 21.1 29,278 13.9 F F
                 
E Peer group E 494,857 251,882 50.9 123,368 24.9 114,685 23.2 4,922 1.0
  Males
 256,058 101,419 39.6 67,692 26.4 83,683 32.7 3,264 1.3
  Females
 238,799 150,463 63.0 55,676 23.3 31,002 13.0 1,657E 0.7E
                 
F Peer group F 399,856 163,799 41.0 118,575 29.7 108,368 27.1 9,115 2.3
  Males
 214,717 67,611 31.5 64,106 29.9 77,028 35.9 5,972 2.8
  Females
 185,139 96,188 52.0 54,469 29.4 31,340 16.9 3,143E 1.7E
                 
G Peer group G 1,038,052 504,972 48.6 273,046 26.3 246,934 23.8 13,100 1.3
  Males
 547,766 207,727 37.9 153,758 28.1 177,071 32.3 9,210 1.7
  Females
 490,286 297,245 60.6 119,288 24.3 69,863 14.2 3,891E 0.8E
                 
H Peer group H 4,713,932 2,585,532 54.8 1,140,230 24.2 950,868 20.2 37,301E 0.8E
  Males
 2,425,075 1,046,866 43.2 652,631 26.9 703,886 29.0 21,692E 0.9E
  Females
 2,288,857 1,538,666 67.2 487,600 21.3 246,983 10.8 15,609E 0.7E
                 
I Peer group I 4,680,007 2,540,454 54.3 1,102,701 23.6 998,373 21.3 38,478 0.8
  Males
 2,376,316 1,039,111 43.7 591,090 24.9 720,407 30.3 25,708 1.1
  Females
 2,303,691 1,501,343 65.2 511,611 22.2 277,966 12.1 12,771 0.6
                 
J Peer group J 1,246,596 674,517 54.1 297,933 23.9 264,435 21.2 9,712E 0.8E
  Males
 641,933 274,925 42.8 170,430 26.5 192,020 29.9 4,557E 0.7E
  Females
 604,663 399,591 66.1 127,503 21.1 72,414 12.0 5,155E 0.9E
                 

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2000/01
2. Population aged 12 and over who are current drinkers and who reported drinking 5 or more drinks on at least one occasion in the past 12 months.
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 01050031.