Risk of depression, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada and provinces, 1994/95-1998/99

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                  
Canada 23,948,617 20,500,288 85.6 608,973 2.5 1,255,607 5.2 1,583,749 6.6
  Males
 11,780,342 10,065,686 85.4 274,039 2.3 393,452 3.3 1,047,164 8.9
  Females
 12,168,275 10,434,602 85.8 334,933 2.8 862,155 7.1 536,585 4.4
                 
Newfoundland 483,366 428,562 88.7 11,456E 2.4E 17,028E 3.5E 26,321 5.4
  Males
 242,131 217,307 89.7 F F F F 18,248E 7.5E
  Females
 241,235 211,254 87.6 8,326E 3.5E 13,581E 5.6E 8,073E 3.3E
                 
Prince Edward Island 109,604 96,375 87.9 2,211E 2.0E 3,857E 3.5E 7,162E 6.5E
  Males
 53,800 46,831 87.0 F F F F 4,691E 8.7E
  Females
 55,804 49,544 88.8 1,364E 2.4E 2,425E 4.3E 2,471E 4.4E
                 
Nova Scotia 763,946 647,696 84.8 25,745E 3.4E 60,865 8.0 29,640E 3.9E
  Males
 370,343 320,007 86.4 12,474E 3.4E 20,024E 5.4E 17,838E 4.8E
  Females
 393,603 327,689 83.3 13,271E 3.4E 40,841E 10.4E F F
                 
New Brunswick 626,305 533,339 85.2 21,408E 3.4E 26,099E 4.2E 45,459 7.3
  Males
 307,396 253,681 82.5 11,820E 3.8E 6,907E 2.2E 34,987E 11.4E
  Females
 318,909 279,658 87.7 9,588E 3.0E 19,192E 6.0E 10,471E 3.3E
                 
Quebec 6,029,670 5,237,765 86.9 147,874 2.5 284,065 4.7 359,967 6.0
  Males
 2,954,740 2,573,066 87.1 74,895E 2.5E 79,109E 2.7E 227,670 7.7
  Females
 3,074,930 2,664,699 86.7 72,979E 2.4E 204,955 6.7 132,297E 4.3E
                 
Ontario 9,050,018 7,733,089 85.4 201,959 2.2 480,555 5.3 634,415 7.0
  Males
 4,439,570 3,795,410 85.5 80,705E 1.8E 157,409 3.5 406,046 9.1
  Females
 4,610,448 3,937,678 85.4 121,254 2.6 323,146 7.0 228,369 5.0
                 
Manitoba 890,753 741,865 83.3 20,960E 2.4E 69,621 7.8 58,307E 6.5E
  Males
 437,917 359,382 82.1 F F 20,983E 4.8E 48,675E 11.1E
  Females
 452,836 382,483 84.5 12,083E 2.7E 48,638 10.7 9,632E 2.1E
                 
Saskatchewan 792,051 682,825 86.2 15,770E 2.0E 34,390E 4.3E 59,066 7.5
  Males
 392,388 333,040 84.9 F F 13,765E 3.5E 42,533 10.8
  Females
 399,663 349,784 87.5 12,720E 3.2E 20,625E 5.2E 16,533E 4.1E
                 
Alberta 2,166,104 1,836,532 84.8 61,190 2.8 101,996 4.7 166,386 7.7
  Males
 1,082,943 896,482 82.8 34,603E 3.2E 32,794E 3.0E 119,065E 11.0E
  Females
 1,083,161 940,050 86.8 26,587E 2.5E 69,203E 6.4E 47,322E 4.4E
                 
British Columbia 3,036,800 2,562,242 84.4 100,399 3.3 177,132 5.8 197,027 6.5
  Males
 1,499,114 1,270,480 84.7 43,638E 2.9E 57,584E 3.8E 127,412 8.5
  Females
 1,537,686 1,291,762 84.0 56,761E 3.7E 119,548 7.8 69,615E 4.5E
                 
1996/1997                  
Canada 24,594,887 22,301,703 90.7 371,765 1.5 997,563 4.1 923,856 3.8
  Males
 12,099,440 11,056,258 91.4 176,330 1.5 329,137 2.7 537,715 4.4
  Females
 12,495,447 11,245,445 90.0 195,435 1.6 668,427 5.3 386,141 3.1
                 
Newfoundland 477,835 435,892 91.2 8,306E 1.7E 14,168E 3.0E 19,468E 4.1E
  Males
 238,191 216,747 91.0 F F F F 12,548E 5.3E
  Females
 239,644 219,146 91.4 4,666E 1.9E 8,912E 3.7E 6,920E 2.9E
                 
Prince Edward Island 112,656 106,450 94.5 F F 2,526E 2.2E 3,250E 2.9E
  Males
 55,226 51,649 93.5 F F F F 2,299E 4.2E
  Females
 57,430 54,801 95.4 F F 1,365E 2.4E F F
                 
Nova Scotia 774,558 702,539 90.7 11,932E 1.5E 36,183E 4.7E 23,904E 3.1E
  Males
 375,596 335,683 89.4 F F 14,969E 4.0E 20,789E 5.5E
  Females
 398,962 366,857 92.0 7,776E 1.9E 21,214E 5.3E F F
                 
New Brunswick 632,008 576,065 91.1 9,707E 1.5E 30,415 4.8 15,821E 2.5E
  Males
 310,389 290,953 93.7 F F F F 10,124E 3.3E
  Females
 321,619 285,112 88.6 6,171E 1.9E 24,639E 7.7E F F
                 
Quebec 6,131,154 5,623,282 91.7 99,479E 1.6E 210,200 3.4 198,193 3.2
  Males
 3,006,318 2,763,786 91.9 49,032E 1.6E 68,643E 2.3E 124,856E 4.2E
  Females
 3,124,836 2,859,495 91.5 50,447E 1.6E 141,557 4.5 73,337E 2.3E
                 
Ontario 9,323,355 8,446,121 90.6 122,014 1.3 352,367 3.8 402,854 4.3
  Males
 4,570,662 4,189,489 91.7 54,056 1.2 111,729 2.4 215,388 4.7
  Females
 4,752,693 4,256,632 89.6 67,958 1.4 240,637 5.1 187,466 3.9
                 
Manitoba 902,130 816,435 90.5 10,918 1.2 41,430 4.6 33,347 3.7
  Males
 442,990 407,402 92.0 4,426E 1.0E 13,008 2.9 18,154 4.1
  Females
 459,140 409,033 89.1 6,492E 1.4E 28,421 6.2 15,194 3.3
                 
Saskatchewan 801,115 726,617 90.7 12,209E 1.5E 39,507 4.9 22,782E 2.8E
  Males
 395,427 364,703 92.2 F F 11,972E 3.0E 12,373E 3.1E
  Females
 405,688 361,913 89.2 F F 27,534E 6.8E F F
                 
Alberta 2,243,980 1,967,554 87.7 38,229 1.7 106,529 4.7 131,668 5.9
  Males
 1,124,701 995,654 88.5 17,010 1.5 36,851 3.3 75,186 6.7
  Females
 1,119,279 971,900 86.8 21,218 1.9 69,678 6.2 56,483 5.0
                 
British Columbia 3,196,096 2,900,748 90.8 58,540E 1.8E 164,240 5.1 72,568E 2.3E
  Males
 1,579,940 1,440,193 91.2 33,977E 2.2E 59,771E 3.8E 45,999E 2.9E
  Females
 1,616,156 1,460,555 90.4 24,563E 1.5E 104,469 6.5 26,569E 1.6E
                 
1998/1999                  
Canada 24,916,127 22,548,371 90.5 377,658 1.5 1,078,868 4.3 911,230 3.7
  Males
 12,259,087 11,191,501 91.3 145,723 1.2 356,840 2.9 565,023 4.6
  Females
 12,657,040 11,356,871 89.7 231,934 1.8 722,027 5.7 346,208 2.7
                 
Newfoundland 462,616 421,398 91.1 7,596E 1.6E 16,099E 3.5E 17,523E 3.8E
  Males
 228,462 209,506 91.7 F F F F 10,121E 4.4E
  Females
 234,154 211,892 90.5 F F F F F F
                 
Prince Edward Island 113,090 104,290 92.2 F F 4,771E 4.2E 2,907E 2.6E
  Males
 55,275 52,120 94.3 F F F F 1,815E 3.3E
  Females
 57,815 52,170 90.2 F F 3,692E 6.4E F F
                 
Nova Scotia 773,849 685,756 88.6 14,622E 1.9E 49,526 6.4 23,945E 3.1E
  Males
 373,253 335,213 89.8 F F 13,468E 3.6E 18,752E 5.0E
  Females
 400,596 350,543 87.5 8,802E 2.2E 36,058E 9.0E F F
                 
New Brunswick 626,897 558,591 89.1 9,706E 1.5E 31,209 5.0 27,391E 4.4E
  Males
 307,362 278,402 90.6 F F 9,713E 3.2E 16,941E 5.5E
  Females
 319,535 280,189 87.7 7,400E 2.3E 21,496E 6.7E 10,450E 3.3E
                 
Quebec 6,097,064 5,397,803 88.5 111,932E 1.8E 293,660 4.8 293,670 4.8
  Males
 2,995,492 2,647,498 88.4 45,031E 1.5E 108,621E 3.6E 194,342 6.5
  Females
 3,101,572 2,750,305 88.7 66,901E 2.2E 185,038 6.0 99,328E 3.2E
                 
Ontario 9,460,369 8,695,682 91.9 113,402 1.2 368,691 3.9 282,595 3.0
  Males
 4,633,917 4,323,550 93.3 40,791E 0.9E 111,031 2.4 158,545 3.4
  Females
 4,826,452 4,372,132 90.6 72,610E 1.5E 257,660 5.3 124,050E 2.6E
                 
Manitoba 893,577 803,410 89.9 19,893E 2.2E 41,016E 4.6E 29,258E 3.3E
  Males
 439,089 399,290 90.9 F F F F 19,556E 4.5E
  Females
 454,488 404,120 88.9 F F 26,601E 5.9E F F
                 
Saskatchewan 806,259 748,614 92.9 12,044E 1.5E 29,083E 3.6E 16,519E 2.0E
  Males
 398,709 380,792 95.5 F F 11,092E 2.8E F F
  Females
 407,550 367,822 90.3 F F 17,991E 4.4E 12,754E 3.1E
                 
Alberta 2,359,567 2,174,216 92.1 34,706E 1.5E 86,520 3.7 64,125E 2.7E
  Males
 1,185,143 1,090,747 92.0 14,779E 1.2E 33,160E 2.8E 46,457E 3.9E
  Females
 1,174,424 1,083,469 92.3 19,927E 1.7E 53,360 4.5 F F
                 
British Columbia 3,322,839 2,958,611 89.0 52,637E 1.6E 158,292 4.8 153,299 4.6
  Males
 1,642,385 1,474,382 89.8 24,349E 1.5E 48,925E 3.0E 94,729E 5.8E
  Females
 1,680,454 1,484,229 88.3 28,288E 1.7E 109,367 6.5 58,570E 3.5E
                 

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95, 1996/97 and 1998/99, cross sectional sample, health file
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. 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 01040005.