Table 1.1.2.4 Self-rated health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1996/97 and rating in 1998/99, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada and provinces

Self-rated health as "very
good" or "excellent" in
1996/97 and rating in
1998/99
Persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1996/97 Persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1996/97 and in 1998/99 Persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1996/97 but did not rate it as such in 1998/99 Persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1996/97 but did not state their health in 1998/99 Proportion of persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1996/97 and in 1998/99 Proportion of persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1996/97 but did not rate it as such in 1998/99 Proportion of persons who rated their health as "very good" or "excellent" in 1996/97 but did not state their health in 1998/99
Number Number Number Number % % %
             
Canada 15,232,809.0 12,159,999.0 2,982,968.0 89,842.0 79.8 19.6 0.6
  Males
7,773,099.0 6,270,237.0 1,452,534.0 50,329.0 80.7 18.7 0.6
  Females
7,459,709.0 5,889,762.0 1,530,434.0 39,513.0 79.0 20.5 0.5
             
Newfoundland 332,753.0 269,866.0 59,322.0 -- 81.1 17.8 --
  Males
159,963.0 127,571.0 29,584.0 -- 79.8 18.5 --
  Females
172,790.0 142,295.0 29,738.0 -- 82.4 17.2 --
             
Prince Edward Island 73,062.0 59,520.0 12,909.0 -- 81.5 17.7 --
  Males
34,649.0 28,596.0 5,523.0 -- 82.5 15.9 --
  Females
38,413.0 30,924.0 7,387.0 -- 80.5 19.2 --
             
Nova Scotia 475,185.0 383,522.0 89,133.0 -- 80.7 18.8 --
  Males
229,124.0 176,198.0 52,926.0 -- 76.9 23.1 --
  Females
246,062.0 207,324.0 36,207.0 -- 84.3 14.7 --
             
New Brunswick 355,450.0 270,027.0 81,238.0 -- 76.0 22.9 --
  Males
180,118.0 132,072.0 45,752.0 -- 73.3 25.4 --
  Females
175,333.0 137,955.0 35,486.0 -- 78.7 20.2 --
             
Quebec 3,840,990.0 3,074,663.0 743,094.0 -- 80.0 19.3 --
  Males
1,970,275.0 1,603,414.0 348,946.0 -- 81.4 17.7 --
  Females
1,870,715.0 1,471,250.0 394,147.0 -- 78.6 21.1 --
             
Ontario 5,772,961.0 4,559,809.0 1,188,409.0 24,744.0 79.0 20.6 0.4
  Males
2,903,870.0 2,330,524.0 565,686.0 -- 80.3 19.5 --
  Females
2,869,091.0 2,229,284.0 622,723.0 -- 77.7 21.7 --
             
Manitoba 542,909.0 434,051.0 104,446.0 -- 79.9 19.2 --
  Males
274,939.0 228,526.0 44,153.0 -- 83.1 16.1 --
  Females
267,971.0 205,525.0 60,293.0 -- 76.7 22.5 --
             
Saskatchewan 441,277.0 346,003.0 94,040.0 -- 78.4 21.3 --
  Males
236,760.0 183,791.0 52,969.0 -- 77.6 22.4 --
  Females
204,517.0 162,212.0 41,071.0 -- 79.3 20.1 --
             
Alberta 1,485,979.0 1,225,060.0 248,653.0 -- 82.4 16.7 --
  Males
775,825.0 653,302.0 115,350.0 -- 84.2 14.9 --
  Females
710,155.0 571,757.0 133,303.0 -- 80.5 18.8 --
             
British Columbia 1,912,241.0 1,537,478.0 361,726.0 13,037.0 80.4 18.9 0.7
  Males
1,007,577.0 806,243.0 191,646.0 -- 80.0 19.0 --
  Females
904,664.0 731,235.0 170,080.0 -- 80.8 18.8 --
             

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 01047012.