Severity of pain or discomfort, by sex, household population aged 4 and over, Canada and provinces, 1994/95-1998/99

Severity of pain or
discomfort		 Total, severity of pain or discomfort No pain or discomfort Mild pain or discomfort Moderate pain or discomfort Severe pain or discomfort Severity of pain or discomfort not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1994/1995                      
Canada 27,077,655 22,809,485.0 84.2 1,270,455.0 4.7 2,223,838.0 8.2 622,770.0 2.3 151,107.0 0.6
  Males
 13,379,463 11,593,601.0 86.7 586,784.0 4.4 876,425.0 6.6 246,094.0 1.8 76,559.0 0.6
  Females
 13,698,192 11,215,884.0 81.9 683,671.0 5.0 1,347,414.0 9.8 376,676.0 2.7 74,548.0 0.5
                     
Newfoundland and Labrador 546,484 498,027.0 91.1 9,396.0E 1.7E 29,233.0 5.3 6,957.0E 1.3E F F
  Males
 274,482 249,782.0 91.0 F F 15,404.0E 5.6E F F F F
  Females
 272,002 248,245.0 91.3 5,937.0E 2.2E 13,829.0E 5.1E F F F F
                     
Prince Edward Island 125,538 112,177.0 89.4 2,593.0E 2.1E 7,952.0 6.3 2,566.0E 2.0E F F
  Males
 62,002 54,704.0 88.2 1,560.0E 2.5E 3,842.0E 6.2E 1,717.0E 3.2E F F
  Females
 63,536 57,473.0 90.5 F F 4,111.0 6.5 F F F F
                     
Nova Scotia 863,480 729,977.0 84.5 25,600.0 3.0 78,953.0 9.1 25,944.0E 3.0E F F
  Males
 421,276 366,982.0 87.1 10,089.0E 2.4E 32,635.0 7.7 11,571.0E 3.1E F F
  Females
 442,204 362,996.0 82.1 15,511.0E 3.5E 46,318.0 10.5 14,373.0E 3.3E F F
                     
New Brunswick 705,995 579,435.0 82.1 37,347.0 5.3 65,298.0 9.2 20,835.0E 3.0E F F
  Males
 348,042 293,568.0 84.3 15,378.0E 4.4E 27,656.0 7.9 8,865.0E 2.5E F F
  Females
 357,953 285,867.0 79.9 21,969.0E 6.1E 37,642.0 10.5 11,970.0E 3.3E F F
                     
Quebec 6,754,814 5,388,710.0 79.8 457,463.0 6.8 656,871.0 9.7 224,548.0 3.3 27,222.0E 0.4E
  Males
 3,325,261 2,716,890.0 81.7 223,610.0 6.7 282,158.0 8.5 94,225.0 2.8 F F
  Females
 3,429,553 2,671,820.0 77.9 233,853.0 6.8 374,713.0 10.9 130,323.0 3.8 F F
                     
Ontario 10,234,612 8,740,034.0 85.4 397,421.0 3.9 810,655.0 7.9 233,056.0 2.3 53,446.0E 0.5E
  Males
 5,044,999 4,446,795.0 88.1 177,265.0 3.5 304,052.0 6.0 89,696.0 1.8 27,191.0E 0.5E
  Females
 5,189,613 4,293,239.0 82.7 220,156.0 4.2 506,602.0 9.8 143,360.0 2.8 26,256.0E 0.5E
                     
Manitoba 1,013,402 868,174.0 85.7 46,103.0E 4.5E 73,520.0 7.3 18,882.0E 1.9E F F
  Males
 501,124 439,501.0 87.7 16,646.0E 3.3E 35,528.0E 7.1E F F F F
  Females
 512,278 428,673.0 83.7 29,457.0E 5.8E 37,992.0 7.4 14,087.0E 2.7E F F
                     
Saskatchewan 913,975 773,410.0 84.6 50,988.0 5.6 68,681.0 7.5 13,415.0E 1.5E 7,481.0E 0.8E
  Males
 454,500 392,098.0 86.3 20,637.0E 4.5E 28,927.0 6.4 F F 5,785.0E 1.3E
  Females
 459,475 381,312.0 83.0 30,351.0 6.6 39,754.0 8.7 F F 1,696.0E 2.8E
                     
Alberta 2,497,766 2,176,143.0 87.1 116,399.0 4.7 152,314.0 6.1 29,541.0E 1.2E 23,368.0E 0.9E
  Males
 1,252,708 1,120,444.0 89.4 57,321.0E 4.6E 46,613.0E 3.7E F F 13,705.0E 1.1E
  Females
 1,245,058 1,055,699.0 84.8 59,078.0 4.7 105,701.0 8.5 14,917.0E 1.2E 9,664.0E 0.8E
                     
British Columbia 3,421,589 2,943,398.0 86.0 127,145.0 3.7 280,362.0 8.2 47,026.0E 1.4E 23,659.0E 0.7E
  Males
 1,695,069 1,512,838.0 89.2 60,817.0E 3.6E 99,610.0 5.9 F F F F
  Females
 1,726,520 1,430,561.0 82.9 66,327.0E 3.8E 180,752.0 10.5 36,886.0E 2.1E 11,995.0E 0.7E
                     
1996/1997                      
Canada 27,834,243 24,481,552.0 88.0 1,005,089.0 3.6 1,776,836.0 6.4 527,240.0 1.9 43,525.0E 0.2E
  Males
 13,755,681 12,311,349.0 89.5 472,400.0 3.4 753,092.0 5.5 194,344.0 1.4 24,495.0E 0.2E
  Females
 14,078,562 12,170,203.0 86.4 532,689.0 3.8 1,023,744.0 7.3 332,896.0 2.4 19,030.0E 0.1E
                     
Newfoundland and Labrador 540,461 492,185.0 91.1 15,220.0E 2.8E 29,280.0 5.4 F F F F
  Males
 270,866 247,999.0 91.6 8,143.0E 3.0E 12,437.0E 4.6E F F F F
  Females
 269,596 244,185.0 90.6 7,078.0E 2.6E 16,843.0E 6.2E F F F F
                     
Prince Edward Island 129,119 116,035.0 89.9 2,640.0E 2.0E 9,208.0 7.1 1,236.0E 1.0E F F
  Males
 63,916 57,285.0 89.6 F F 5,164.0E 8.1E F F F F
  Females
 65,203 58,750.0 90.1 1,697.0E 2.6E 4,044.0E 6.2E F F F F
                     
Nova Scotia 869,197 770,875.0 88.7 25,457.0E 2.9E 56,419.0 6.5 16,446.0E 1.9E F F
  Males
 422,141 376,692.0 89.2 7,693.0E 1.8E 32,997.0E 7.8E F F F F
  Females
 447,056 394,183.0 88.2 17,764.0E 4.0E 23,422.0E 5.2E 11,687.0E 2.6E F F
                     
New Brunswick 714,854 610,407.0 85.4 28,365.0E 4.0E 68,098.0 9.5 7,984.0E 1.1E F F
  Males
 352,429 307,193.0 87.2 15,124.0E 4.3E 28,616.0E 8.1E F F F F
  Females
 362,426 303,214.0 83.7 13,241.0E 3.7E 39,481.0 10.9 F F F F
                     
Quebec 6,903,805 6,034,249.0 87.4 247,319.0 3.6 438,805.0 6.4 183,433.0 2.7 F F
  Males
 3,399,501 3,015,906.0 88.7 124,641.0 3.7 193,277.0 5.7 65,678.0E 1.9E F F
  Females
 3,504,305 3,018,343.0 86.1 122,678.0 3.5 245,529.0 7.0 117,755.0 3.4 F F
                     
Ontario 10,549,931 9,344,794.0 88.6 352,132.0 3.3 633,122.0 6.0 198,116.0 1.9 21,766.0 0.2
  Males
 5,203,800 4,682,661.0 90.0 170,265.0 3.3 263,067.0 5.1 78,426.0 1.5 9,380.0 0.2
  Females
 5,346,131 4,662,133.0 87.2 181,868.0 3.4 370,056.0 6.9 119,689.0 2.2 12,385.0 0.2
                     
Manitoba 1,025,974 903,033.0 88.0 38,898.0 3.8 68,121.0 6.6 13,427.0 1.3 2,494.0E 0.2E
  Males
 507,617 455,488.0 89.7 20,011.0 3.9 26,259.0 5.2 4,273.0E 0.8E F F
  Females
 518,357 447,545.0 86.3 18,887.0 3.6 41,862.0 8.1 9,154.0 1.8 F F
                     
Saskatchewan 931,642 829,950.0 89.1 34,548.0E 3.7E 55,789.0 6.0 9,329.0E 1.0E F F
  Males
 460,338 424,330.0 92.2 11,747.0E 2.6E 16,426.0E 3.6E F F F F
  Females
 471,304 405,621.0 86.1 22,800.0E 4.8E 39,364.0 8.4 F F F F
                     
Alberta 2,574,190 2,284,896.0 88.8 94,020.0 3.7 152,830.0 5.9 38,653.0 1.5 3,791.0E 0.1E
  Males
 1,294,167 1,167,805.0 90.2 46,894.0 3.6 61,366.0 4.7 16,620.0 1.3 1,482.0E 0.1E
  Females
 1,280,023 1,117,090.0 87.3 47,127.0 3.7 91,464.0 7.1 22,033.0 1.7 2,309.0E 0.2E
                     
British Columbia 3,595,069 3,095,128.0 86.1 166,490.0 4.6 265,163.0 7.4 55,426.0E 1.5E F F
  Males
 1,780,907 1,575,989.0 88.5 66,940.0E 3.8E 113,484.0 6.4 F F F F
  Females
 1,814,162 1,519,140.0 83.7 99,549.0E 5.5E 151,679.0 8.4 40,367.0E 2.2E F F
                     
1998/1999                      
Canada 28,091,727 24,587,107.0 87.5 1,062,385.0 3.8 1,911,833.0 6.8 514,776.0 1.8 F F
  Males
 13,883,550 12,381,658.0 89.2 516,853.0 3.7 769,611.0 5.5 201,558.0 1.5 F F
  Females
 14,208,177 12,205,448.0 85.9 545,532.0 3.8 1,142,222.0 8.0 313,218.0 2.2 F F
                     
Newfoundland and Labrador 514,059 468,310.0 91.1 9,623.0E 1.9E 29,208.0 5.7 6,711.0E 1.3E F F
  Males
 253,586 235,436.0 92.8 F F 11,605.0E 4.6E F F F F
  Females
 260,473 232,874.0 89.4 4,774.0E 1.8E 17,604.0E 6.8E 5,221.0E F F F
                     
Prince Edward Island 128,864 114,883.0 89.2 5,029.0E 3.9E 6,058.0 4.7 2,894.0E 2.2E F F
  Males
 63,765 56,872.0 89.2 1,932.0E 3.0E 3,416.0E 5.4E 1,545.0E 2.4E F F
  Females
 65,099 58,011.0 89.1 3,097.0E 4.8E 2,641.0E 4.1E F F F F
                     
Nova Scotia 870,558 752,977.0 86.5 28,614.0E 3.3E 72,525.0 8.3 16,441.0E 1.9E F F
  Males
 428,671 377,660.0 88.1 10,903.0E 2.5E 32,939.0E 7.7E F F F F
  Females
 441,887 375,318.0 84.9 17,711.0E 4.0E 39,587.0 9.0 9,272.0E F F F
                     
New Brunswick 704,277 610,368.0 86.7 27,135.0 3.9 53,141.0 7.5 13,454.0E 1.9E F F
  Males
 348,683 313,369.0 89.9 11,828.0E 3.4E 17,430.0E 5.0E F F F F
  Females
 355,594 296,999.0 83.5 15,306.0E 4.3E 35,711.0 10.0 7,399.0E 2.1E F F
                     
Quebec 6,825,354 6,028,270.0 88.3 197,008.0 2.9 434,976.0 6.4 161,745.0 2.4 F F
  Males
 3,360,497 3,031,179.0 90.2 90,729.0E 2.7E 177,887.0 5.3 57,347.0E 1.7E F F
  Females
 3,464,857 2,997,090.0 86.5 106,279.0 3.1 257,089.0 7.4 104,399.0 3.0 F F
                     
Ontario 10,644,486 9,269,186.0 87.1 457,614.0 4.3 726,657.0 6.8 186,774.0 1.8 F F
  Males
 5,235,700 4,606,411.0 88.0 244,807.0 4.7 298,502.0 5.7 81,726.0E 1.6E F F
  Females
 5,408,786 4,662,775.0 86.2 212,807.0 3.9 428,156.0 7.9 105,048.0 1.9 F F
                     
Manitoba 1,017,933 884,828.0 86.9 41,416.0E 4.1E 72,638.0 7.1 18,848.0E 1.9E F F
  Males
 504,550 452,126.0 89.6 14,764.0E 2.9E 33,115.0E 6.6E F F F F
  Females
 513,382 432,702.0 84.3 26,652.0E 5.2E 39,523.0 7.7 14,505.0E 2.8E F F
                     
Saskatchewan 926,388 800,437.0 86.4 47,247.0E 5.1E 66,462.0 7.2 12,243.0E 1.3E F F
  Males
 461,900 413,317.0 89.5 19,511.0E 4.2E 25,387.0E 5.5E F F F F
  Females
 464,489 387,120.0 83.3 27,736.0E 6.0E 41,075.0 8.8 F F F F
                     
Alberta 2,715,255 2,423,489.0 89.3 84,698.0 3.1 185,003.0 6.8 20,847.0E 0.8E F F
  Males
 1,373,750 1,253,924.0 91.3 38,713.0E 2.8E 69,655.0E 5.1E F F F F
  Females
 1,341,506 1,169,565.0 87.2 45,985.0E 3.4E 115,348.0 8.6 F F F F
                     
British Columbia 3,744,553 3,234,359.0 86.4 164,001.0 4.4 265,165.0 7.1 74,818.0 2.0 F F
  Males
 1,852,448 1,641,365.0 88.6 78,816.0E 4.3E 99,676.0 5.4 27,958.0E 1.5E F F
  Females
 1,892,105 1,592,994.0 84.2 85,184.0 4.5 165,489.0 8.7 46,860.0E 2.5E F F
                     

1. Data sources: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95, 1996/97 and 1998/99, cross sectional sample, health file; Statistics Canada, National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (4 to 11 years of age), 1994/95
2. Population aged 4 and over who answered "yes" or "no" when asked if they were usually free of pain or discomfort. Severity of pain is measured as severe, moderate or mild.
3. For 1994/95, the data source for 4 to 11 years of age is the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. Caution should be exercised when comparing with other data in this table.
4. Bootstrapping techniques were 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 01040004.