Contact with alternative health care providers, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups, 2000/01

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Number Number % Number % Number %
2000/2001              
00 Canada 25,801,719 2,832,503 11.0 22,958,100 89.0 11,116E 0.0E
  Males
 12,705,415 1,011,577 8.0 11,686,787 92.0 7,051E 0.1E
  Females
 13,096,304 1,820,926 13.9 11,271,313 86.1 4,065E 0.0E
             
10 Newfoundland and Labrador 461,104 14,759 3.2 446,299 96.8 F F
  Males
 227,150 5,698E 2.5E 221,406 97.5 F F
  Females
 233,954 9,061 3.9 224,893 96.1 F F
             
1001 HCS St. John's Region, NF (Peer group H) 158,173 9,608 6.1 148,565 93.9 F F
  Males
 76,979 4,080E 5.3E 72,898 94.7 F F
  Females
 81,194 5,528E 6.8E 75,667 93.2 F F
             
1002 HCS Eastern Region, NF (Peer group D) 103,604 F F 101,831 98.3 F F
  Males
 50,928 F F 50,355 98.9 F F
  Females
 52,676 F F 51,477 97.7 F F
             
1003 HCS Central Region, NF (Peer group D) 90,416 F F 88,896 98.3 F F
  Males
 44,952 F F 44,165 98.2 F F
  Females
 45,464 F F 44,731 98.4 F F
             
1004 HCS Western Region, NF (Peer group D) 74,740 F F 73,978 99.0 F F
  Males
 36,843 F F 36,843 100.0 F F
  Females
 37,897 F F 37,135 98.0 F F
             
1005 Grenfell Regional Health Services Board, NF (Peer group D) 14,020 F F 13,989 99.8 F F
  Males
 7,114 F F 7,114 100.0 F F
  Females
 6,907 F F 6,875 99.5 F F
             
1006 Health Labrador Corporation, NF (Peer group F) 20,151 1,110E 5.5E 19,041 94.5 F F
  Males
 10,335 F F 10,033 97.1 F F
  Females
 9,816 808E 8.2E 9,008 91.8 F F
             
11 Prince Edward Island 116,326 6,280 5.4 110,031 94.6 F F
  Males
 56,688 1,819 3.2 54,869 96.8 F F
  Females
 59,638 4,461 7.5 55,162 92.5 F F
             
1101 Urban Health Region, PE (Peer group I) 54,439 3,847 7.1 50,578 92.9 F F
  Males
 26,298 1,205E 4.6E 25,093 95.4 F F
  Females
 28,141 2,642 9.4 25,484 90.6 F F
             
1102 Rural Health Region, PE (Peer group E) 61,887 2,434 3.9 59,454 96.1 F F
  Males
 30,389 614E 2.0E 29,775 98.0 F F
  Females
 31,498 1,819E 5.8E 29,678 94.2 F F
             
12 Nova Scotia 787,972 46,255 5.9 741,345 94.1 F F
  Males
 380,843 15,250 4.0 365,221 95.9 F F
  Females
 407,129 31,005 7.6 376,124 92.4 F F
             
1201 Zone 1, NS (Peer group E) 108,292 5,692 5.3 102,600 94.7 F F
  Males
 53,119 F F 52,226 98.3 F F
  Females
 55,173 4,799 8.7 50,373 91.3 F F
             
1202 Zone 2, NS (Peer group E) 70,499 4,317 6.1 66,183 93.9 F F
  Males
 33,968 1,079E 3.2E 32,890 96.8 F F
  Females
 36,531 3,238 8.9 33,293 91.1 F F
             
1203 Zone 3, NS (Peer group H) 88,937 4,295E 4.8E 84,642 95.2 F F
  Males
 43,361 1,542E 3.6E 41,820 96.4 F F
  Females
 45,575 2,753E 6.0E 42,822 94.0 F F
             
1204 Zone 4, NS (Peer group H) 83,250 2,330E 2.8E 80,920 97.2 F F
  Males
 40,986 F F 40,440 98.7 F F
  Females
 42,265 1,784E 4.2E 40,480 95.8 F F
             
1205 Zone 5, NS (Peer group D) 112,272 2,944E 2.6E 109,329 97.4 F F
  Males
 53,896 1,394E 2.6E 52,502 97.4 F F
  Females
 58,376 1,550E 2.7E 56,826 97.3 F F
             
1206 Zone 6, NS (Peer group I) 324,722 26,677 8.2 297,672 91.7 F F
  Males
 155,512 9,797E 6.3E 145,343 93.5 F F
  Females
 169,210 16,880 10.0 152,329 90.0 F F
             
13 New Brunswick 634,264 35,359 5.6 598,653 94.4 F F
  Males
 310,592 11,287 3.6 299,248 96.3 F F
  Females
 323,673 24,071 7.4 299,406 92.5 F F
             
1301 Region 1, NB (Peer group I) 157,931 9,174 5.8 148,757 94.2 F F
  Males
 77,273 3,774E 4.9E 73,498 95.1 F F
  Females
 80,659 5,399E 6.7E 75,259 93.3 F F
             
1302 Region 2, NB (Peer group H) 149,340 7,571 5.1 141,573 94.8 F F
  Males
 72,297 2,119E 2.9E 70,178 97.1 F F
  Females
 77,043 5,452E 7.1E 71,395 92.7 F F
             
1303 Region 3, NB (Peer group I) 137,485 7,008 5.1 130,477 94.9 F F
  Males
 66,811 F F 65,171 97.5 F F
  Females
 70,674 5,368E 7.6E 65,306 92.4 F F
             
1304 Region 4, NB (Peer group H) 46,132 2,503 5.4 43,629 94.6 F F
  Males
 22,674 812E 3.6E 21,861 96.4 F F
  Females
 23,459 1,691E 7.2E 21,768 92.8 F F
             
1305 Region 5, NB (Peer group D) 26,938 1,731E 6.4E 25,151 93.4 F F
  Males
 13,233 F F 12,757 96.4 F F
  Females
 13,705 1,312E 9.6E 12,394 90.4 F F
             
1306 Region 6, NB (Peer group D) 75,213 5,435 7.2 69,778 92.8 F F
  Males
 37,706 1,973E 5.2E 35,733 94.8 F F
  Females
 37,507 3,462E 9.2E 34,045 90.8 F F
             
1307 Region 7, NB (Peer group D) 41,225 1,936E 4.7E 39,289 95.3 F F
  Males
 20,598 F F 20,049 97.3 F F
  Females
 20,627 1,387E 6.7E 19,239 93.3 F F
             
24 Quebec 6,231,107 691,537 11.1 5,537,119 88.9 F F
  Males
 3,063,515 248,797 8.1 2,813,053 91.8 F F
  Females
 3,167,591 442,740 14.0 2,724,067 86.0 F F
             
2401 Bas-Saint-Laurent, QC (Peer group H) 174,533 17,285 9.9 157,248 90.1 F F
  Males
 86,312 7,758E 9.0E 78,554 91.0 F F
  Females
 88,221 9,527 10.8 78,694 89.2 F F
             
2402 Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC (Peer group H) 241,654 22,929 9.5 218,724 90.5 F F
  Males
 120,711 7,401E 6.1E 113,310 93.9 F F
  Females
 120,942 15,528 12.8 105,415 87.2 F F
             
2403 Québec, QC (Peer group H) 556,346 67,746 12.2 488,599 87.8 F F
  Males
 268,736 21,911 8.2 246,825 91.8 F F
  Females
 287,610 45,836 15.9 241,774 84.1 F F
             
2404 Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec, QC (Peer group H) 408,383 51,423 12.6 356,961 87.4 F F
  Males
 201,735 17,808 8.8 183,928 91.2 F F
  Females
 206,648 33,615 16.3 173,033 83.7 F F
             
2405 Estrie, QC (Peer group H) 244,455 26,183 10.7 218,273 89.3 F F
  Males
 120,958 9,078 7.5 111,880 92.5 F F
  Females
 123,497 17,105 13.9 106,392 86.1 F F
             
2406 Montréal-Centre, QC (Peer group A) 1,569,344 138,631 8.8 1,428,576 91.0 F F
  Males
 755,931 48,176 6.4 706,089 93.4 F F
  Females
 813,413 90,455 11.1 722,487 88.8 F F
             
2407 Outaouais, QC (Peer group H) 267,803 31,516 11.8 236,287 88.2 F F
  Males
 132,198 10,832 8.2 121,366 91.8 F F
  Females
 135,605 20,684 15.3 114,922 84.7 F F
             
2408 Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QC (Peer group H) 123,875 15,399 12.4 108,476 87.6 F F
  Males
 62,972 5,162E 8.2E 57,809 91.8 F F
  Females
 60,903 10,237 16.8 50,667 83.2 F F
             
2409 Côte-Nord, QC (Peer group H) 77,721 5,641 7.3 72,080 92.7 F F
  Males
 39,882 2,007E 5.0E 37,875 95.0 F F
  Females
 37,838 3,633 9.6 34,205 90.4 F F
             
2410 Nord-du-Québec, QC (Peer group F) 14,385 1,979 13.8 12,406 86.2 F F
  Males
 7,454 800 10.7 6,654 89.3 F F
  Females
 6,931 1,179 17.0 5,752 83.0 F F
             
2411 Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC (Peer group D) 85,308 6,332 7.4 78,976 92.6 F F
  Males
 42,440 2,197E 5.2E 40,243 94.8 F F
  Females
 42,868 4,135 9.6 38,733 90.4 F F
             
2412 Chaudière-Appalaches, QC (Peer group H) 330,976 42,568 12.9 288,095 87.0 F F
  Males
 165,751 17,437 10.5 148,315 89.5 F F
  Females
 165,224 25,131 15.2 139,780 84.6 F F
             
2413 Laval, QC (Peer group I) 297,108 25,774 8.7 271,333 91.3 F F
  Males
 145,112 10,263E 7.1E 134,849 92.9 F F
  Females
 151,996 15,511E 10.2E 136,484 89.8 F F
             
2414 Lanaudière, QC (Peer group I) 330,528 39,677 12.0 290,851 88.0 F F
  Males
 165,708 13,743 8.3 151,965 91.7 F F
  Females
 164,820 25,934 15.7 138,886 84.3 F F
             
2415 Laurentides, QC (Peer group H) 394,808 48,930 12.4 345,878 87.6 F F
  Males
 196,782 17,623E 9.0E 179,159 91.0 F F
  Females
 198,027 31,307 15.8 166,719 84.2 F F
             
2416 Montérégie, QC (Peer group H) 1,113,880 149,524 13.4 964,356 86.6 F F
  Males
 550,833 56,600 10.3 494,233 89.7 F F
  Females
 563,047 92,924 16.5 470,123 83.5 F F
             
2417 Nunavik, QC (Peer group C) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
             
2418 Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James, QC (Peer group C) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
             
35 Ontario by District Health Council (DHC) 9,877,292 1,031,556 10.4 8,843,145 89.5 2,591E 0.0E
  Males
 4,846,436 366,064 7.6 4,478,819 92.4 F F
  Females
 5,030,856 665,492 13.2 4,364,326 86.8 F F
             
3501 Champlain DHC, ON 909,582 84,923 9.3 824,360 90.6 F F
  Males
 445,671 27,614 6.2 417,758 93.7 F F
  Females
 463,911 57,309 12.4 406,602 87.6 F F
             
3502 Quinte-Kingston and Rideau DHC, ON 420,612 30,729 7.3 389,581 92.6 F F
  Males
 203,748 9,881 4.8 193,672 95.1 F F
  Females
 216,863 20,848 9.6 195,910 90.3 F F
             
3503 Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC, ON 680,625 64,824 9.5 615,801 90.5 F F
  Males
 335,749 21,651 6.4 314,098 93.6 F F
  Females
 344,876 43,174 12.5 301,702 87.5 F F
             
3504 Toronto DHC, ON 2,176,887 261,934 12.0 1,914,953 88.0 F F
  Males
 1,053,456 103,064 9.8 950,392 90.2 F F
  Females
 1,123,431 158,870 14.1 964,560 85.9 F F
             
3505 Simcoe-York DHC, ON 951,621 111,997 11.8 838,612 88.1 F F
  Males
 470,337 38,654 8.2 431,054 91.6 F F
  Females
 481,284 73,343 15.2 407,558 84.7 F F
             
3506 Halton-Peel DHC, ON 1,178,941 126,937 10.8 1,052,004 89.2 F F
  Males
 583,589 43,944 7.5 539,645 92.5 F F
  Females
 595,351 82,992 13.9 512,359 86.1 F F
             
3507 Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin DHC, ON 581,995 69,999 12.0 511,996 88.0 F F
  Males
 289,589 24,451 8.4 265,138 91.6 F F
  Females
 292,406 45,548 15.6 246,858 84.4 F F
             
3508 Hamilton-Wentworth DHC, ON 423,505 43,253 10.2 380,252 89.8 F F
  Males
 207,386 13,866E 6.7E 193,519 93.3 F F
  Females
 216,120 29,387 13.6 186,733 86.4 F F
             
3509 Niagara DHC, ON 362,313 33,496 9.2 328,817 90.8 F F
  Males
 176,877 9,971E 5.6E 166,906 94.4 F F
  Females
 185,436 23,525 12.7 161,911 87.3 F F
             
3510 Grand River DHC, ON 199,051 18,962 9.5 180,090 90.5 F F
  Males
 98,642 8,178E 8.3E 90,463 91.7 F F
  Females
 100,410 10,783 10.7 89,626 89.3 F F
             
3511 Thames Valley DHC, ON 504,732 49,357 9.8 454,944 90.1 F F
  Males
 246,576 18,852 7.6 227,725 92.4 F F
  Females
 258,156 30,506 11.8 227,220 88.0 F F
             
3512 Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC, ON 527,012 51,634 9.8 475,145 90.2 F F
  Males
 259,781 19,395 7.5 240,154 92.4 F F
  Females
 267,231 32,239 12.1 234,991 87.9 F F
             
3513 Grey-Bruce-Huron and Perth DHC, ON 247,777 22,347 9.0 225,345 90.9 F F
  Males
 122,534 6,950 5.7 115,583 94.3 F F
  Females
 125,244 15,397 12.3 109,762 87.6 F F
             
3514 Muskoka-Nipissing and Parry Sound DHC, ON 181,271 15,737 8.7 165,352 91.2 F F
  Males
 88,653 4,904 5.5 83,602 94.3 F F
  Females
 92,618 10,834 11.7 81,750 88.3 F F
             
3515 Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC, ON 345,255 30,028 8.7 315,226 91.3 F F
  Males
 170,891 9,015 5.3 161,876 94.7 F F
  Females
 174,364 21,014 12.1 153,350 87.9 F F
             
3516 Northwestern Ontario DHC, ON 186,114 15,398 8.3 170,666 91.7 F F
  Males
 92,958 5,675E 6.1E 87,233 93.8 F F
  Females
 93,156 9,724 10.4 83,433 89.6 F F
             
35 Ontario by Public Health Unit (PHU) 9,877,292 1,031,556 10.4 8,843,145 89.5 2,591E 0.0E
  Males
 4,846,436 366,064 7.6 4,478,819 92.4 F F
  Females
 5,030,856 665,492 13.2 4,364,326 86.8 F F
             
3526 Algoma PHU, ON (Peer group H) 105,357 9,917 9.4 95,440 90.6 F F
  Males
 51,797 2,825E 5.5E 48,971 94.5 F F
  Females
 53,560 7,091 13.2 46,469 86.8 F F
             
3527 Brant PHU, ON (Peer group I) 105,865 7,731E 7.3E 98,134 92.7 F F
  Males
 52,051 4,408E 8.5E 47,643 91.5 F F
  Females
 53,814 3,323E 6.2E 50,491 93.8 F F
             
3530 Durham PHU, ON (Peer group J) 427,780 39,357 9.2 388,423 90.8 F F
  Males
 211,473 13,792E 6.5E 197,681 93.5 F F
  Females
 216,307 25,565 11.8 190,742 88.2 F F
             
3531 Elgin-St Thomas PHU, ON (Peer group I) 69,966 7,890 11.3 62,049 88.7 F F
  Males
 34,736 3,347E 9.6E 31,389 90.4 F F
  Females
 35,230 4,543 12.9 30,660 87.0 F F
             
3533 Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound PHU, ON (Peer group I) 133,720 11,465 8.6 122,255 91.4 F F
  Males
 66,021 4,233E 6.4E 61,788 93.6 F F
  Females
 67,699 7,232 10.7 60,467 89.3 F F
             
3534 Haldimand-Norfolk PHU, ON (Peer group I) 93,186 11,231 12.1 81,955 87.9 F F
  Males
 46,591 3,771E 8.1E 42,820 91.9 F F
  Females
 46,595 7,460E 16.0E 39,135 84.0 F F
             
3535 Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge PHU, ON (Peer group I) 144,537 13,148 9.1 131,389 90.9 F F
  Males
 71,721 4,243E 5.9E 67,478 94.1 F F
  Females
 72,817 8,905 12.2 63,912 87.8 F F
             
3536 Halton PHU, ON (Peer group J) 321,355 43,026 13.4 278,328 86.6 F F
  Males
 157,856 13,752 8.7 144,105 91.3 F F
  Females
 163,498 29,274 17.9 134,224 82.1 F F
             
3537 Hamilton PHU, ON (Peer group H) 423,505 43,253 10.2 380,252 89.8 F F
  Males
 207,386 13,866E 6.7E 193,519 93.3 F F
  Females
 216,120 29,387 13.6 186,733 86.4 F F
             
3538 Hastings and Prince Edward PHU, ON (Peer group I) 132,650 9,732 7.3 122,917 92.7 F F
  Males
 64,075 3,883E 6.1E 60,193 93.9 F F
  Females
 68,574 5,850 8.5 62,725 91.5 F F
             
3539 Huron PHU, ON (Peer group G) 51,211 4,937 9.6 46,274 90.4 F F
  Males
 25,438 1,598E 6.3E 23,840 93.7 F F
  Females
 25,773 3,339E 13.0E 22,434 87.0 F F
             
3540 Kent-Chatham PHU, ON (Peer group I) 93,445 9,869 10.6 83,504 89.4 F F
  Males
 46,075 4,483E 9.7E 41,520 90.1 F F
  Females
 47,370 5,386 11.4 41,984 88.6 F F
             
3541 Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington PHU, ON (Peer group I) 149,440 11,034 7.4 138,352 92.6 F F
  Males
 72,014 F F 69,904 97.1 F F
  Females
 77,426 8,978 11.6 68,449 88.4 F F
             
3542 Lambton PHU, ON (Peer group I) 108,811 10,357 9.5 98,293 90.3 F F
  Males
 53,398 3,413E 6.4E 49,824 93.3 F F
  Females
 55,413 6,944 12.5 48,469 87.5 F F
             
3543 Leeds-Grenville-Lanark PHU, ON (Peer group I) 137,717 9,962E 7.2E 127,507 92.6 F F
  Males
 67,593 3,942E 5.8E 63,509 94.0 F F
  Females
 70,124 6,020 8.6 63,998 91.3 F F
             
3544 Middlesex-London PHU, ON (Peer group I) 348,789 32,960 9.4 315,426 90.4 F F
  Males
 169,301 12,787 7.6 156,514 92.4 F F
  Females
 179,488 20,173 11.2 158,912 88.5 F F
             
3545 Muskoka-Parry Sound PHU, ON (Peer group E) 72,021 5,172 7.2 66,848 92.8 F F
  Males
 35,571 1,833E 5.2E 33,738 94.8 F F
  Females
 36,450 3,339 9.2 33,111 90.8 F F
             
3546 Niagara PHU, ON (Peer group I) 362,313 33,496 9.2 328,817 90.8 F F
  Males
 176,877 9,971E 5.6E 166,906 94.4 F F
  Females
 185,436 23,525 12.7 161,911 87.3 F F
             
3547 North Bay PHU, ON (Peer group H) 77,563 7,323 9.4 70,059 90.3 F F
  Males
 37,523 2,073E 5.5E 35,302 94.1 F F
  Females
 40,040 5,249 13.1 34,757 86.8 F F
             
3549 Northwestern PHU, ON (Peer group G) 55,555 3,659E 6.6E 51,896 93.4 F F
  Males
 27,906 1,073E 3.8E 26,833 96.2 F F
  Females
 27,649 2,586E 9.4E 25,063 90.6 F F
             
3551 Ottawa PHU, ON (Peer group B) 664,036 68,584 10.3 595,152 89.6 F F
  Males
 324,851 21,728 6.7 302,823 93.2 F F
  Females
 339,185 46,856 13.8 292,328 86.2 F F
             
3552 Oxford PHU, ON (Peer group I) 85,976 8,508 9.9 77,469 90.1 F F
  Males
 42,539 2,718E 6.4E 39,822 93.6 F F
  Females
 43,437 5,790 13.3 37,647 86.7 F F
             
3553 Peel PHU, ON (Peer group B) 857,586 83,910 9.8 773,676 90.2 F F
  Males
 425,733 30,193 7.1 395,540 92.9 F F
  Females
 431,853 53,718 12.4 378,135 87.6 F F
             
3554 Perth PHU, ON (Peer group G) 62,847 5,945 9.5 56,817 90.4 F F
  Males
 31,075 1,120E 3.6E 29,956 96.4 F F
  Females
 31,771 4,825 15.2 26,861 84.5 F F
             
3555 Peterborough PHU, ON (Peer group I) 109,112 12,319 11.3 96,793 88.7 F F
  Males
 52,621 3,616E 6.9E 49,006 93.1 F F
  Females
 56,491 8,704 15.4 47,787 84.6 F F
             
3556 Porcupine PHU, ON (Peer group H) 74,595 5,684 7.6 68,911 92.4 F F
  Males
 37,394 1,204E 3.2E 36,190 96.8 F F
  Females
 37,201 4,480 12.0 32,721 88.0 F F
             
3557 Renfrew PHU, ON (Peer group G) 82,501 4,805E 5.8E 77,697 94.2 F F
  Males
 39,940 F F 38,640 96.7 F F
  Females
 42,561 3,504E 8.2E 39,057 91.8 F F
             
3558 Eastern Ontario PHU, ON (Peer group I) 163,078 11,534 7.1 151,544 92.9 F F
  Males
 80,913 4,585E 5.7E 76,327 94.3 F F
  Females
 82,165 6,949E 8.5E 75,217 91.5 F F
             
3560 Simcoe PHU, ON (Peer group J) 316,951 33,031 10.4 283,387 89.4 F F
  Males
 155,803 13,019E 8.4E 142,330 91.4 F F
  Females
 161,148 20,012 12.4 141,057 87.5 F F
             
3561 Sudbury PHU, ON (Peer group H) 165,778 14,428 8.7 151,350 91.3 F F
  Males
 81,957 4,985E 6.1E 76,972 93.9 F F
  Females
 83,820 9,443 11.3 74,378 88.7 F F
             
3562 Thunder Bay PHU, ON (Peer group I) 130,084 11,740 9.0 118,295 90.9 F F
  Males
 64,794 4,602E 7.1E 60,142 92.8 F F
  Females
 65,290 7,138 10.9 58,152 89.1 F F
             
3563 Timiskaming PHU, ON (Peer group E) 31,655 3,242 10.2 28,412 89.8 F F
  Males
 15,526 F F 14,529 93.6 F F
  Females
 16,128 2,245E 13.9E 13,883 86.1 F F
             
3565 Waterloo PHU, ON (Peer group I) 378,067 47,166 12.5 330,901 87.5 F F
  Males
 187,731 16,577E 8.8E 171,153 91.2 F F
  Females
 190,336 30,589 16.1 159,747 83.9 F F
             
3566 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph PHU, ON (Peer group J) 203,929 22,833 11.2 181,095 88.8 F F
  Males
 101,858 7,874E 7.7E 93,985 92.3 F F
  Females
 102,070 14,960 14.7 87,110 85.3 F F
             
3568 Windsor-Essex PHU, ON (Peer group I) 324,756 31,408 9.7 293,348 90.3 F F
  Males
 160,308 11,499 7.2 148,810 92.8 F F
  Females
 164,448 19,910 12.1 144,538 87.9 F F
             
3570 York PHU, ON (Peer group B) 634,669 78,966 12.4 555,226 87.5 F F
  Males
 314,534 25,635 8.2 288,725 91.8 F F
  Females
 320,136 53,331 16.7 266,501 83.2 F F
             
3595 Toronto PHU, ON (Peer group A) 2,176,887 261,934 12.0 1,914,953 88.0 F F
  Males
 1,053,456 103,064 9.8 950,392 90.2 F F
  Females
 1,123,431 158,870 14.1 964,560 85.9 F F
             
46 Manitoba 907,493 97,700 10.8 809,428 89.2 F F
  Males
 447,046 34,145 7.6 412,649 92.3 F F
  Females
 460,448 63,555 13.8 396,779 86.2 F F
             
4610 Winnipeg, MB (Peer group H) 535,694 57,901 10.8 477,793 89.2 F F
  Males
 259,819 21,694 8.3 238,125 91.7 F F
  Females
 275,874 36,207 13.1 239,668 86.9 F F
             
4615 Brandon, MB (Peer group I) 39,264 2,934E 7.5E 36,330 92.5 F F
  Males
 18,934 F F 17,957 94.8 F F
  Females
 20,330 1,957E 9.6E 18,373 90.4 F F
             
4620 North Eastman, MB (Peer group G) 29,532 2,905 9.8 26,627 90.2 F F
  Males
 14,962 F F 14,445 96.5 F F
  Females
 14,570 2,388E 16.4E 12,181 83.6 F F
             
4625 South Eastman, MB (Peer group G) 43,418 5,737 13.2 37,612 86.6 F F
  Males
 22,138 1,164E 5.3E 20,944 94.6 F F
  Females
 21,280 4,573 21.5 16,668 78.3 F F
             
4630 Interlake, MB (Peer group G) 60,785 7,383 12.1 53,402 87.9 F F
  Males
 30,930 2,971E 9.6E 27,959 90.4 F F
  Females
 29,855 4,412 14.8 25,443 85.2 F F
             
4640 Central, MB (Peer group G) 75,577 10,061 13.3 65,516 86.7 F F
  Males
 38,033 3,470E 9.1E 34,563 90.9 F F
  Females
 37,544 6,591 17.6 30,953 82.4 F F
             
4650 Marquette, MB (Peer group E) 29,719 2,081E 7.0E 27,585 92.8 F F
  Males
 14,837 669E 4.5E 14,168 95.5 F F
  Females
 14,882 1,412E 9.5E 13,418 90.2 F F
             
4655 South Westman, MB (Peer group E) 28,694 2,834E 9.9E 25,859 90.1 F F
  Males
 14,361 882E 6.1E 13,480 93.9 F F
  Females
 14,332 1,953E 13.6E 12,379 86.4 F F
             
4660 Parkland, MB (Peer group E) 33,760 3,446 10.2 30,116 89.2 F F
  Males
 16,881 F F 15,618 92.5 F F
  Females
 16,879 2,381 14.1 14,498 85.9 F F
             
4670 Norman, MB (Peer group F) 14,823 1,364E 9.2E 13,436 90.6 F F
  Males
 7,657 353E 4.6E 7,304 95.4 F F
  Females
 7,166 1,010E 14.1E 6,132 85.6 F F
             
4680, 4690 Burntwood and Churchill, MB (Peer group C) 16,228 1,053E 6.5E 15,151 93.4 F F
  Males
 8,493 383E 4.5E 8,086 95.2 F F
  Females
 7,735 670E 8.7E 7,065 91.3 F F
             
4680 Burntwood, MB (Peer group C) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
             
4690 Churchill, MB (Peer group F) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
             
47 Saskatchewan 805,993 112,001 13.9 693,051 86.0 F F
  Males
 398,404 39,503 9.9 358,154 89.9 F F
  Females
 407,589 72,497 17.8 334,897 82.2 F F
             
4701 Weyburn SA, SK (Peer group G) 46,415 5,766 12.4 40,650 87.6 F F
  Males
 23,571 2,257E 9.6E 21,314 90.4 F F
  Females
 22,844 3,509 15.4 19,335 84.6 F F
             
4702 Moose Jaw SA, SK (Peer group E) 46,692 6,774 14.5 39,759 85.2 F F
  Males
 23,056 2,416E 10.5E 20,640 89.5 F F
  Females
 23,636 4,358 18.4 19,120 80.9 F F
             
4703 Swift Current SA, SK (Peer group G) 38,130 7,360 19.3 30,770 80.7 F F
  Males
 19,067 2,206E 11.6E 16,861 88.4 F F
  Females
 19,063 5,153 27.0 13,910 73.0 F F
             
4704 Regina SA, SK (Peer group I) 199,000 27,010 13.6 171,460 86.2 F F
  Males
 97,399 9,948E 10.2E 86,921 89.2 F F
  Females
 101,601 17,062 16.8 84,539 83.2 F F
             
4705 Yorkton SA, SK (Peer group E) 48,985 4,954 10.1 44,031 89.9 F F
  Males
 24,174 1,367E 5.7E 22,807 94.3 F F
  Females
 24,811 3,588 14.5 21,223 85.5 F F
             
4706 Saskatoon SA, SK (Peer group I) 231,775 36,651 15.8 194,970 84.1 F F
  Males
 113,566 13,249 11.7 100,163 88.2 F F
  Females
 118,209 23,402 19.8 94,808 80.2 F F
             
4707 Rosetown SA, SK (Peer group G) 39,280 5,290 13.5 33,990 86.5 F F
  Males
 19,941 1,602E 8.0E 18,339 92.0 F F
  Females
 19,339 3,688 19.1 15,650 80.9 F F
             
4708 Melfort SA, SK (Peer group E) 35,027 4,611 13.2 30,338 86.6 F F
  Males
 17,600 1,617E 9.2E 15,921 90.5 F F
  Females
 17,428 2,994 17.2 14,417 82.7 F F
             
4709 Prince Albert SA, SK (Peer group E) 56,173 6,588 11.7 49,585 88.3 F F
  Males
 27,582 2,487E 9.0E 25,095 91.0 F F
  Females
 28,592 4,101 14.3 24,490 85.7 F F
             
4710 North Battleford SA, SK (Peer group E) 48,712 6,152 12.6 42,560 87.4 F F
  Males
 24,517 2,095E 8.5E 22,422 91.5 F F
  Females
 24,196 4,057 16.8 20,139 83.2 F F
             
4711 Northern Health Services Branch, SK (Peer group C) 15,803 845E 5.3E 14,938 94.5 F F
  Males
 7,931 260E 3.3E 7,671 96.7 F F
  Females
 7,871 585E 7.4E 7,267 92.3 F F
             
48 Alberta 2,481,568 322,542 13.0 2,158,905 87.0 F F
  Males
 1,248,617 125,051 10.0 1,123,445 90.0 F F
  Females
 1,232,951 197,491 16.0 1,035,460 84.0 F F
             
4801 Chinook RHA, AB (Peer group G) 120,653 18,325 15.2 102,327 84.8 F F
  Males
 60,847 7,474 12.3 53,373 87.7 F F
  Females
 59,806 10,852 18.1 48,954 81.9 F F
             
4802 Palliser HA, AB (Peer group G) 77,508 10,044 13.0 67,464 87.0 F F
  Males
 38,424 3,769E 9.8E 34,655 90.2 F F
  Females
 39,084 6,275 16.1 32,809 83.9 F F
             
4803 Headwaters HA, AB (Peer group J) 62,770 11,759 18.7 50,970 81.2 F F
  Males
 32,010 4,596E 14.4E 27,373 85.5 F F
  Females
 30,760 7,162 23.3 23,597 76.7 F F
             
4804 Calgary RHA, AB (Peer group B) 809,818 101,450 12.5 708,368 87.5 F F
  Males
 407,032 42,988 10.6 364,044 89.4 F F
  Females
 402,787 58,463 14.5 344,324 85.5 F F
             
4805 HA #5, AB (Peer group G) 43,417 6,280 14.5 37,119 85.5 F F
  Males
 21,829 2,143E 9.8E 19,668 90.1 F F
  Females
 21,588 4,138 19.2 17,451 80.8 F F
             
4806 David Thompson RHA, AB (Peer group G) 162,697 27,574 16.9 135,123 83.1 F F
  Males
 81,898 8,759 10.7 73,139 89.3 F F
  Females
 80,799 18,815 23.3 61,984 76.7 F F
             
4807 East Central HA, AB (Peer group G) 85,574 13,086 15.3 72,488 84.7 F F
  Males
 43,105 4,363E 10.1E 38,742 89.9 F F
  Females
 42,470 8,724 20.5 33,746 79.5 F F
             
4808 Westview RHA, AB (Peer group J) 77,177 12,104 15.7 65,073 84.3 F F
  Males
 39,219 4,296 11.0 34,922 89.0 F F
  Females
 37,959 7,808E 20.6E 30,151 79.4 F F
             
4809 Crossroads RHA, AB (Peer group G) 34,136 4,770 14.0 29,365 86.0 F F
  Males
 17,074 1,648E 9.7E 15,426 90.3 F F
  Females
 17,062 3,122 18.3 13,939 81.7 F F
             
4810 Capital HA, AB (Peer group B) 700,227 81,794 11.7 618,432 88.3 F F
  Males
 349,340 32,305 9.2 317,035 90.8 F F
  Females
 350,887 49,489 14.1 301,397 85.9 F F
             
4811 Aspen RHA, AB (Peer group G) 73,940 8,461 11.4 65,479 88.6 F F
  Males
 37,776 2,624E 6.9E 35,152 93.1 F F
  Females
 36,164 5,837 16.1 30,327 83.9 F F
             
4812 Lakeland RHA, AB (Peer group G) 84,599 11,008 13.0 73,591 87.0 F F
  Males
 42,453 3,534E 8.3E 38,919 91.7 F F
  Females
 42,146 7,474 17.7 34,672 82.3 F F
             
4813 Mistahia RHA, AB (Peer group F) 73,189 8,584 11.7 64,605 88.3 F F
  Males
 37,963 3,664E 9.7E 34,299 90.3 F F
  Females
 35,225 4,919 14.0 30,306 86.0 F F
             
4814 Peace RHA, AB (Peer group G) 17,518 1,713E 9.8E 15,781 90.1 F F
  Males
 9,065 1,083E 11.9E 7,957 87.8 F F
  Females
 8,454 630E 7.5E 7,823 92.5 F F
             
4815 Keeweetinok Lakes RHA, AB (Peer group F) 15,503 1,717E 11.1E 13,774 88.8 F F
  Males
 8,041 759E 9.4E 7,270 90.4 F F
  Females
 7,462 958E 12.8E 6,504 87.2 F F
             
4816 Northern Lights RHA, AB (Peer group F) 32,755 3,017 9.2 29,738 90.8 F F
  Males
 17,325 843E 4.9E 16,482 95.1 F F
  Females
 15,430 2,174E 14.1E 13,256 85.9 F F
             
4817 Northwestern RHA, AB (Peer group F) 10,087 853E 8.5E 9,207 91.3 F F
  Males
 5,217 F F 4,988 95.6 F F
  Females
 4,869 650E 13.4E 4,219 86.6 F F
             
59 British Columbia 3,421,672 467,503 13.7 2,950,289 86.2 F F
  Males
 1,686,389 161,537 9.6 1,522,648 90.3 F F
  Females
 1,735,283 305,966 17.6 1,427,640 82.3 F F
             
5901 East Kootenay, BC (Peer group G) 69,315 8,035 11.6 61,280 88.4 F F
  Males
 34,839 F F 32,735 94.0 F F
  Females
 34,477 5,931 17.2 28,546 82.8 F F
             
5902 West Kootenay-Boundary, BC (Peer group I) 70,689 15,097 21.4 55,591 78.6 F F
  Males
 35,062 6,013 17.1 29,049 82.9 F F
  Females
 35,627 9,084 25.5 26,542 74.5 F F
             
5903 North Okanagan, BC (Peer group I) 99,212 15,373 15.5 83,793 84.5 F F
  Males
 48,771 5,268 10.8 43,457 89.1 F F
  Females
 50,441 10,104 20.0 40,337 80.0 F F
             
5904 South Okanagan Similkameen, BC (Peer group I) 195,969 31,043 15.8 164,926 84.2 F F
  Males
 94,940 11,277 11.9 83,664 88.1 F F
  Females
 101,029 19,767 19.6 81,262 80.4 F F
             
5905 Thompson, BC (Peer group I) 109,782 14,443 13.2 95,338 86.8 F F
  Males
 54,649 6,606E 12.1E 48,042 87.9 F F
  Females
 55,133 7,837 14.2 47,296 85.8 F F
             
5906 Fraser Valley, BC (Peer group I) 196,019 17,643 9.0 178,376 91.0 F F
  Males
 96,001 6,059E 6.3E 89,942 93.7 F F
  Females
 100,019 11,584 11.6 88,434 88.4 F F
             
5907 South Fraser Valley, BC (Peer group B) 502,588 52,175 10.4 450,413 89.6 F F
  Males
 247,362 14,193E 5.7E 233,169 94.3 F F
  Females
 255,226 37,982 14.9 217,244 85.1 F F
             
5922 Burnaby/Simon Fraser, BC 451,552 54,766 12.1 396,682 87.8 F F
  Males
 222,220 18,584 8.4 203,636 91.6 F F
  Females
 229,332 36,182 15.8 193,046 84.2 F F
             
5917 Burnaby, BC (Peer group A) 172,461 21,858 12.7 150,602 87.3 F F
  Males
 84,958 6,760E 8.0E 78,198 92.0 F F
  Females
 87,503 15,098 17.3 72,405 82.7 F F
             
5908 Simon Fraser, BC (Peer group B) 279,092 32,907 11.8 246,079 88.2 F F
  Males
 137,262 11,824 8.6 125,438 91.4 F F
  Females
 141,830 21,084 14.9 120,641 85.1 F F
             
5909 Coast Garibaldi, BC (Peer group J) 62,996 10,675 16.9 52,321 83.1 F F
  Males
 31,862 2,957E 9.3E 28,905 90.7 F F
  Females
 31,134 7,718 24.8 23,416 75.2 F F
             
5910 Central Vancouver Island, BC (Peer group I) 202,878 27,858 13.7 175,021 86.3 F F
  Males
 99,705 8,712E 8.7E 90,993 91.3 F F
  Females
 103,173 19,146 18.6 84,028 81.4 F F
             
5911 Upper Island/Central Coast, BC (Peer group J) 95,312 14,654 15.4 80,657 84.6 F F
  Males
 47,628 6,454E 13.6E 41,174 86.4 F F
  Females
 47,684 8,200 17.2 39,484 82.8 F F
             
5912 Cariboo, BC (Peer group F) 59,559 4,805 8.1 54,455 91.4 F F
  Males
 30,240 1,344E 4.4E 28,680 94.8 F F
  Females
 29,319 3,461 11.8 25,775 87.9 F F
             
5913 North West, BC (Peer group F) 62,131 4,663E 7.5E 57,377 92.3 F F
  Males
 32,148 1,502E 4.7E 30,555 95.0 F F
  Females
 29,984 3,162E 10.5E 26,822 89.5 F F
             
5914 Peace Liard, BC (Peer group F) 50,837 6,703 13.2 44,016 86.6 F F
  Males
 26,369 2,261E 8.6E 24,108 91.4 F F
  Females
 24,468 4,443E 18.2E 19,908 81.4 F F
             
5915 Northern Interior, BC (Peer group F) 104,362 10,574 10.1 93,623 89.7 F F
  Males
 53,524 3,356E 6.3E 50,168 93.7 F F
  Females
 50,838 7,218 14.2 43,455 85.5 F F
             
5921 Vancouver/Richmond, BC 645,091 108,879 16.9 533,379 82.7 F F
  Males
 317,653 40,261 12.7 275,765 86.8 F F
  Females
 327,438 68,618 21.0 257,614 78.7 F F
             
5916 Vancouver, BC (Peer group A) 501,148 91,275 18.2 407,771 81.4 F F
  Males
 246,807 33,490 13.6 212,269 86.0 F F
  Females
 254,341 57,785 22.7 195,502 76.9 F F
             
5919 Richmond, BC (Peer group A) 143,943 17,604 12.2 125,608 87.3 F F
  Males
 70,846 6,771 9.6 63,496 89.6 F F
  Females
 73,097 10,833 14.8 62,112 85.0 F F
             
5918 North Shore, BC (Peer group B) 160,837 24,221 15.1 136,392 84.8 F F
  Males
 79,315 9,140 11.5 69,951 88.2 F F
  Females
 81,522 15,081 18.5 66,441 81.5 F F
             
5920 Capital, BC (Peer group I) 282,542 45,896 16.2 236,646 83.8 F F
  Males
 134,103 15,446 11.5 118,657 88.5 F F
  Females
 148,439 30,450 20.5 117,989 79.5 F F
             
60 Yukon Territory 24,937 3,702 14.8 21,236 85.2 F F
  Males
 12,672 1,188E 9.4E 11,483 90.6 F F
  Females
 12,266 2,513 20.5 9,752 79.5 F F
             
6001 Yukon Territory (Peer group F) 24,937 3,702 14.8 21,236 85.2 F F
  Males
 12,672 1,188E 9.4E 11,483 90.6 F F
  Females
 12,266 2,513 20.5 9,752 79.5 F F
             
61 Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut 32,496 2,714 8.4 29,725 91.5 F F
  Males
 16,846 1,060E 6.3E 15,775 93.6 F F
  Females
 15,650 1,654 10.6 13,949 89.1 F F
             
6101 Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut (Peer group F) 32,496 2,714 8.4 29,725 91.5 F F
  Males
 16,846 1,060E 6.3E 15,775 93.6 F F
  Females
 15,650 1,654 10.6 13,949 89.1 F F
             
62 Nunavut 19,494 596E 3.1E 18,875 96.8 F F
  Males
 10,219 F F 10,018 98.0 F F
  Females
 9,275 418E 4.5E 8,857 95.5 F F
             
6201 Nunavut (Peer group C) 19,494 596E 3.1E 18,875 96.8 F F
  Males
 10,219 F F 10,018 98.0 F F
  Females
 9,275 418E 4.5E 8,857 95.5 F F
             
A Peer group A 4,563,782 531,303 11.6 4,027,510 88.2 F F
  Males
 2,211,998 198,261 9.0 2,010,444 90.9 F F
  Females
 2,351,785 333,042 14.2 2,017,066 85.8 F F
             
B Peer group B 4,608,853 524,008 11.4 4,083,738 88.6 F F
  Males
 2,285,429 188,006 8.2 2,096,726 91.7 F F
  Females
 2,323,424 336,003 14.5 1,987,012 85.5 F F
             
C Peer group C 51,526 2,494 4.8 48,964 95.0 F F
  Males
 26,644 821E 3.1E 25,775 96.7 F F
  Females
 24,882 1,673 6.7 23,189 93.2 F F
             
D Peer group D 623,737 22,420 3.6 601,216 96.4 F F
  Males
 307,711 7,850 2.6 299,760 97.4 F F
  Females
 316,026 14,570 4.6 301,456 95.4 F F
             
E Peer group E 672,116 58,299 8.7 613,331 91.3 F F
  Males
 331,582 18,014 5.4 313,309 94.5 F F
  Females
 340,534 40,286 11.8 300,022 88.1 F F
             
F Peer group F 515,215 51,785 10.1 462,638 89.8 F F
  Males
 265,790 17,635 6.6 247,799 93.2 F F
  Females
 249,425 34,150 13.7 214,839 86.1 F F
             
G Peer group G 1,354,608 173,144 12.8 1,181,268 87.2 F F
  Males
 680,309 56,775 8.3 623,461 91.6 F F
  Females
 674,300 116,369 17.3 557,807 82.7 F F
             
H Peer group H 5,842,757 643,955 11.0 5,198,111 89.0 F F
  Males
 2,879,043 229,364 8.0 2,649,531 92.0 F F
  Females
 2,963,714 414,591 14.0 2,548,580 86.0 F F
             
I Peer group I 6,000,855 637,654 10.6 5,361,069 89.3 F F
  Males
 2,939,201 228,110 7.8 2,709,510 92.2 F F
  Females
 3,061,654 409,544 13.4 2,651,559 86.6 F F
             
J Peer group J 1,568,270 187,440 12.0 1,380,255 88.0 F F
  Males
 777,709 66,740 8.6 710,473 91.4 F F
  Females
 790,561 120,700 15.3 669,782 84.7 F F
             

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2000/01
2. Population aged 12 and over who have consulted with an alternative health care provider in the past 12 months.
3. Alternative health care providers include: massage therapists, acupuncturists, homeopaths or naturopaths, Feldenkrais or Alexander teachers, relaxation therapists, biofeedback teachers, rolfers, herbalists, reflexologists, spiritual healers, religious healers, etc.
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. 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.
8. A "peer group" is a grouping of health regions that have similar social and economic characteristics.
9. In Newfoundland and Labrador, health regions are generally referred to as Health and Community Services (HCS) regions.
10. In Prince Edward Island, the two health regions divide the province into urban and rural components.
11. 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.
12. In Nova Scotia, health regions are known as "health zones" and relate to the province's administrative health region boundaries.
13. In Ontario, Public Health Units (PHU) administer health promotion and disease prevention programs, and District Health Councils (DHC) are advisory, health planning organizations.
14. 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).
15. In Saskatchewan, "service areas" (SA) have been created from groupings of the 33 health districts.
16. In Alberta, health regions are referred to as Health Authorities (HA) or Regional Health Authorities (RHA).
17. The following symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available and (...) for figures not appropriate or not applicable.
18. CANSIM table number 01050062.