Table 1.1.2.1 Self-rated health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 and rating in 1996/97, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada excluding territories

Self-rated health as "very
good" or "excellent" in
1994/95 and rating in
1996/97
Persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 Persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 and in 1996/97 Persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 but did not rate it as such in 1996/97 Persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 but did not state their health in 1996/97 Proportion of persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 and in 1996/97 Proportion of persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 but did not rate it as such in 1996/97 Proportion of persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1994/95 but did not state their health in 1996/97
Number Number Number Number % % %
             
Total, 12 years and over 15,010,669.0 11,737,853.0 3,178,053.0 94,763.0 78.2 21.2 0.6
  Males
7,684,611.0 6,021,369.0 1,610,396.0 52,846.0 78.4 21.0 0.7
  Females
7,326,058.0 5,716,485.0 1,567,656.0 41,917.0 78.0 21.4 0.6
             
12-14 years 991,450.0 789,888.0 201,561.0 -- 79.7 20.3 --
  Males
585,984.0 491,893.0 94,091.0 -- 83.9 16.1 --
  Females
405,466.0 297,995.0 107,471.0 -- 73.5 26.5 --
             
15-19 years 1,465,252.0 1,207,942.0 257,310.0 -- 82.4 17.6 --
  Males
754,522.0 645,590.0 108,932.0 -- 85.6 14.4 --
  Females
710,730.0 562,352.0 148,378.0 -- 79.1 20.9 --
             
20-24 years 1,268,330.0 1,075,734.0 189,139.0 -- 84.8 14.9 --
  Males
646,445.0 554,492.0 90,658.0 -- 85.8 14.0 --
  Females
621,885.0 521,242.0 98,482.0 -- 83.8 15.8 --
             
25-34 years 3,345,670.0 2,714,551.0 627,118.0 -- 81.1 18.7 --
  Males
1,704,191.0 1,377,863.0 324,692.0 -- 80.9 19.1 --
  Females
1,641,479.0 1,336,688.0 302,426.0 -- 81.4 18.4 --
             
35-44 years 3,346,966.0 2,714,105.0 629,224.0 -- 81.1 18.8 --
  Males
1,739,579.0 1,393,675.0 344,973.0 -- 80.1 19.8 --
  Females
1,607,386.0 1,320,430.0 284,250.0 -- 82.1 17.7 --
             
45-54 years 2,055,995.0 1,578,185.0 473,526.0 -- 76.8 23.0 --
  Males
1,100,890.0 839,826.0 261,064.0 -- 76.3 23.7 --
  Females
955,105.0 738,359.0 212,462.0 -- 77.3 22.2 --
             
55-64 years 1,258,640.0 919,924.0 320,682.0 -- 73.1 25.5 --
  Males
607,017.0 401,204.0 189,757.0 -- 66.1 31.3 --
  Females
651,623.0 518,720.0 130,925.0 -- 79.6 20.1 --
             
65-74 years 823,294.0 492,004.0 304,583.0 -- 59.8 37.0 --
  Males
363,749.0 227,019.0 119,724.0 -- 62.4 32.9 --
  Females
459,545.0 264,986.0 184,859.0 -- 57.7 40.2 --
             
75 years and over 455,072.0 245,520.0 174,908.0 34,644.0 54.0 38.4 7.6
  Males
182,233.0 89,807.0 76,505.0 15,920.0 49.3 42.0 8.7
  Females
272,839.0 155,713.0 98,403.0 18,724.0 57.1 36.1 6.9
             

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95, 1996/97 and 1998/99, longitudinal sample, health file
2. Population aged 12 and over who rate their own health status as "excellent" or "very good" for two or more consecutive survey cycles.
3. Population, age and province are based on the first survey cycle.
4. Data with sampling variability (coefficient of variation) of greater than 33.3% were suppressed (- -); therefore, numbers in various aggregations may not sum to the totals.
5. CANSIM table number 01047011.