Risk of depression, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, 2000/01

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 %
2000/2001                  
Total, 12 years and over 25,680,051 22,740,135 88.6 717,530 2.8 1,826,552 7.1 395,833 1.5
  Males
 12,645,433 11,510,457 91.0 310,962 2.5 632,083 5.0 191,930 1.5
  Females
 13,034,618 11,229,678 86.2 406,567 3.1 1,194,469 9.2 203,903 1.6
                 
12-19 years 3,224,268 2,885,184 89.5 95,439 3.0 208,868 6.5 34,776 1.1
  Males
 1,652,814 1,530,693 92.6 50,147 3.0 55,843 3.4 16,131 1.0
  Females
 1,571,453 1,354,491 86.2 45,291 2.9 153,025 9.7 18,646 1.2
                 
12-14 years 1,148,107 1,072,955 93.5 22,731 2.0 43,627 3.8 8,794 0.8
  Males
 598,598 568,113 94.9 13,735 2.3 12,865E 2.1E 3,885E 0.6E
  Females
 549,509 504,842 91.9 8,996E 1.6E 30,762 5.6 4,909E 0.9E
                 
15-19 years 2,076,160 1,812,229 87.3 72,707 3.5 165,241 8.0 25,982 1.3
  Males
 1,054,216 962,580 91.3 36,412 3.5 42,978 4.1 12,246E 1.2E
  Females
 1,021,944 849,649 83.1 36,295 3.6 122,263 12.0 13,737E 1.3E
                 
20-34 years 6,273,637 5,421,982 86.4 204,207 3.3 550,347 8.8 97,100 1.5
  Males
 3,175,388 2,828,645 89.1 93,437 2.9 205,581 6.5 47,726 1.5
  Females
 3,098,249 2,593,338 83.7 110,770 3.6 344,767 11.1 49,374 1.6
                 
20-24 years 2,119,805 1,809,935 85.4 78,324 3.7 203,268 9.6 28,278 1.3
  Males
 1,075,293 944,027 87.8 36,289 3.4 78,296 7.3 16,681E 1.6E
  Females
 1,044,512 865,909 82.9 42,035 4.0 124,972 12.0 11,596E 1.1E
                 
25-34 years 4,153,831 3,612,047 87.0 125,883 3.0 347,079 8.4 68,822 1.7
  Males
 2,100,095 1,884,618 89.7 57,148 2.7 127,284 6.1 31,045 1.5
  Females
 2,053,736 1,727,429 84.1 68,736 3.3 219,794 10.7 37,777 1.8
                 
35-44 years 5,296,378 4,610,632 87.1 151,843 2.9 461,730 8.7 72,173 1.4
  Males
 2,638,908 2,376,808 90.1 66,273 2.5 161,188 6.1 34,638 1.3
  Females
 2,657,471 2,233,823 84.1 85,570 3.2 300,543 11.3 37,535 1.4
                 
45-64 years 7,254,774 6,465,790 89.1 186,379 2.6 488,519 6.7 114,086 1.6
  Males
 3,591,252 3,281,465 91.4 75,968 2.1 173,603 4.8 60,216 1.7
  Females
 3,663,522 3,184,326 86.9 110,411 3.0 314,916 8.6 53,870 1.5
                 
45-54 years 4,429,783 3,908,290 88.2 111,929 2.5 334,650 7.6 74,915 1.7
  Males
 2,187,744 1,982,715 90.6 44,241 2.0 120,802 5.5 39,986 1.8
  Females
 2,242,040 1,925,575 85.9 67,687 3.0 213,849 9.5 34,929 1.6
                 
55-64 years 2,824,990 2,557,500 90.5 74,450 2.6 153,869 5.4 39,171 1.4
  Males
 1,403,508 1,298,750 92.5 31,727 2.3 52,801 3.8 20,230 1.4
  Females
 1,421,482 1,258,751 88.6 42,723 3.0 101,067 7.1 18,941 1.3
                 
65 years and over 3,630,994 3,356,547 92.4 79,662 2.2 117,088 3.2 77,698 2.1
  Males
 1,587,071 1,492,846 94.1 25,137 1.6 35,869 2.3 33,219 2.1
  Females
 2,043,923 1,863,700 91.2 54,525 2.7 81,219 4.0 44,479 2.2
                 
65-74 years 2,147,482 1,990,543 92.7 46,964 2.2 73,531 3.4 36,443 1.7
  Males
 1,001,080 946,079 94.5 13,749E 1.4E 24,451 2.4 16,801 1.7
  Females
 1,146,402 1,044,464 91.1 33,215 2.9 49,080 4.3 19,642E 1.7E
                 
75 years and over 1,483,513 1,366,004 92.1 32,698 2.2 43,556 2.9 41,255 2.8
  Males
 585,991 546,767 93.3 11,388E 1.9E 11,418 1.9 16,418 2.8
  Females
 897,522 819,236 91.3 21,310 2.4 32,139 3.6 24,837 2.8
                 

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2000/01
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. The estimate of depression in Ontario is based on data collected in 36 of 37 Health Regions. Brant Health Region did not select depression as one of its optional survey modules.
5. The estimate of depression in Saskatchewan is based on data collected in 10 of 11 Health Regions. Northern Health Services Branch Service Area Health Region did not select depression as one of its optional survey modules.
6. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
7. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
8. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability.
9. 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.
10. A "peer group" is a grouping of health regions that have similar social and economic characteristics.
11. In Newfoundland and Labrador, health regions are generally referred to as Health and Community Services (HCS) regions.
12. In Prince Edward Island, the two health regions divide the province into urban and rural components.
13. 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.
14. In Nova Scotia, health regions are known as "health zones" and relate to the province's administrative health region boundaries.
15. In Ontario, Public Health Units (PHU) administer health promotion and disease prevention programs, and District Health Councils (DHC) are advisory, health planning organizations.
16. 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).
17. In Saskatchewan, "service areas" (SA) have been created from groupings of the 33 health districts.
18. In Alberta, health regions are referred to as Health Authorities (HA) or Regional Health Authorities (RHA).
19. The following symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available and (...) for figures not appropriate or not applicable.
20. CANSIM table number 01050005.