Contact with medical doctors |
Total, contact with medical doctors |
Contact with medical doctors in past 12 months |
No contact with medical doctors in past 12 months |
Contact with medical doctors, not stated |
Number |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
1994/95 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada |
23,948,617 |
19,178,162 |
80.1 |
4,707,342 |
19.7 |
63,112E |
0.3E |
|
11,780,342 |
8,707,779 |
73.9 |
3,045,587 |
25.9 |
26,976E |
0.2E |
|
12,168,275 |
10,470,384 |
86.0 |
1,661,755 |
13.7 |
36,136E |
0.3E |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Newfoundland and Labrador |
483,366 |
371,876 |
76.9 |
109,082 |
22.6 |
F |
F |
|
242,131 |
171,519 |
70.8 |
70,152 |
29.0 |
F |
F |
|
241,235 |
200,357 |
83.1 |
38,930 |
16.1 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prince Edward Island |
109,604 |
90,634 |
82.7 |
18,527 |
16.9 |
F |
F |
|
53,800 |
40,794 |
75.8 |
12,613 |
23.4 |
F |
F |
|
55,804 |
49,839 |
89.3 |
5,914 |
10.6 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nova Scotia |
763,946 |
632,882 |
82.8 |
129,794 |
17.0 |
F |
F |
|
370,343 |
278,403 |
75.2 |
91,940 |
24.8 |
F |
F |
|
393,603 |
354,479 |
90.1 |
37,854 |
9.6 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Brunswick |
626,305 |
494,311 |
78.9 |
131,994 |
21.1 |
F |
F |
|
307,396 |
222,421 |
72.4 |
84,975 |
27.6 |
F |
F |
|
318,909 |
271,890 |
85.3 |
47,019 |
14.7 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quebec |
6,029,670 |
4,573,303 |
75.8 |
1,438,650 |
23.9 |
F |
F |
|
2,954,740 |
2,007,467 |
67.9 |
943,249 |
31.9 |
F |
F |
|
3,074,930 |
2,565,836 |
83.4 |
495,400 |
16.1 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ontario |
9,050,018 |
7,490,148 |
82.8 |
1,542,245 |
17.0 |
F |
F |
|
4,439,570 |
3,447,408 |
77.7 |
979,486 |
22.1 |
F |
F |
|
4,610,448 |
4,042,741 |
87.7 |
562,759 |
12.2 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manitoba |
890,753 |
722,761 |
81.1 |
165,512 |
18.6 |
F |
F |
|
437,917 |
324,994 |
74.2 |
110,816 |
25.3 |
F |
F |
|
452,836 |
397,767 |
87.8 |
54,696 |
12.1 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saskatchewan |
792,051 |
635,874 |
80.3 |
153,675 |
19.4 |
F |
F |
|
392,388 |
287,137 |
73.2 |
103,570 |
26.4 |
F |
F |
|
399,663 |
348,737 |
87.3 |
50,106 |
12.5 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alberta |
2,166,104 |
1,714,732 |
79.2 |
451,372 |
20.8 |
F |
F |
|
1,082,943 |
767,901 |
70.9 |
315,042 |
29.1 |
F |
F |
|
1,083,161 |
946,831 |
87.4 |
136,330 |
12.6 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
British Columbia |
3,036,800 |
2,451,641 |
80.7 |
566,493 |
18.7 |
F |
F |
|
1,499,114 |
1,159,734 |
77.4 |
333,745 |
22.3 |
F |
F |
|
1,537,686 |
1,291,907 |
84.0 |
232,748 |
15.1 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996/97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada |
24,594,887 |
19,658,645 |
79.9 |
4,809,503 |
19.6 |
126,740 |
0.5 |
|
12,099,440 |
8,831,996 |
73.0 |
3,213,916 |
26.6 |
53,528 |
0.4 |
|
12,495,447 |
10,826,649 |
86.6 |
1,595,586 |
12.8 |
73,212 |
0.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Newfoundland and Labrador |
477,835 |
379,025 |
79.3 |
98,086 |
20.5 |
F |
F |
|
238,191 |
170,922 |
71.8 |
66,792 |
28.0 |
F |
F |
|
239,644 |
208,103 |
86.8 |
31,294 |
13.1 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prince Edward Island |
112,656 |
89,710 |
79.6 |
22,878 |
20.3 |
F |
F |
|
55,226 |
40,645 |
73.6 |
14,581 |
26.4 |
F |
F |
|
57,430 |
49,065 |
85.4 |
8,297 |
14.4 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nova Scotia |
774,558 |
637,190 |
82.3 |
134,888 |
17.4 |
F |
F |
|
375,596 |
275,326 |
73.3 |
99,962 |
26.6 |
F |
F |
|
398,962 |
361,864 |
90.7 |
34,927 |
8.8 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Brunswick |
632,008 |
503,366 |
79.6 |
128,642 |
20.4 |
F |
F |
|
310,389 |
219,449 |
70.7 |
90,940 |
29.3 |
F |
F |
|
321,619 |
283,917 |
88.3 |
37,702 |
11.7 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quebec |
6,131,154 |
4,659,440 |
76.0 |
1,468,525 |
24.0 |
F |
F |
|
3,006,318 |
1,985,537 |
66.0 |
1,020,781 |
34.0 |
F |
F |
|
3,124,836 |
2,673,903 |
85.6 |
447,744 |
14.3 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ontario |
9,323,355 |
7,622,024 |
81.8 |
1,613,806 |
17.3 |
87,524 |
0.9 |
|
4,570,662 |
3,473,595 |
76.0 |
1,058,189 |
23.2 |
38,878 |
0.9 |
|
4,752,693 |
4,148,429 |
87.3 |
555,617 |
11.7 |
48,647 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manitoba |
902,130 |
725,717 |
80.4 |
171,766 |
19.0 |
4,647E |
0.5E |
|
442,990 |
332,605 |
75.1 |
109,634 |
24.7 |
F |
F |
|
459,140 |
393,112 |
85.6 |
62,132 |
13.5 |
3,896E |
0.8E |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saskatchewan |
801,115 |
641,027 |
80.0 |
155,753 |
19.4 |
F |
F |
|
395,427 |
295,121 |
74.6 |
98,921 |
25.0 |
F |
F |
|
405,688 |
345,906 |
85.3 |
56,832 |
14.0 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alberta |
2,243,980 |
1,769,134 |
78.8 |
455,056 |
20.3 |
19,790 |
0.9 |
|
1,124,701 |
817,786 |
72.7 |
295,186 |
26.2 |
11,729 |
1.0 |
|
1,119,279 |
951,348 |
85.0 |
159,870 |
14.3 |
8,061 |
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
British Columbia |
3,196,096 |
2,632,011 |
82.4 |
560,101 |
17.5 |
F |
F |
|
1,579,940 |
1,221,009 |
77.3 |
358,931 |
22.7 |
F |
F |
|
1,616,156 |
1,411,002 |
87.3 |
201,171 |
12.4 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1998/99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada |
24,916,127 |
20,151,976 |
80.9 |
4,720,060 |
18.9 |
44,091E |
0.2E |
|
12,259,087 |
9,092,748 |
74.2 |
3,153,670 |
25.7 |
F |
F |
|
12,657,040 |
11,059,228 |
87.4 |
1,566,390 |
12.4 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Newfoundland and Labrador |
462,616 |
394,055 |
85.2 |
68,561 |
14.8 |
F |
F |
|
228,462 |
184,891 |
80.9 |
43,571 |
19.1 |
F |
F |
|
234,154 |
209,164 |
89.3 |
24,990 |
10.7 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prince Edward Island |
113,090 |
98,083 |
86.7 |
14,825 |
13.1 |
F |
F |
|
55,275 |
45,409 |
82.2 |
9,753 |
17.6 |
F |
F |
|
57,815 |
52,674 |
91.1 |
5,072E |
8.8E |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nova Scotia |
773,849 |
634,382 |
82.0 |
139,467 |
18.0 |
F |
F |
|
373,253 |
283,510 |
76.0 |
89,743 |
24.0 |
F |
F |
|
400,596 |
350,872 |
87.6 |
49,724 |
12.4 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Brunswick |
626,897 |
503,088 |
80.3 |
123,809 |
19.7 |
F |
F |
|
307,362 |
218,724 |
71.2 |
88,638 |
28.8 |
F |
F |
|
319,535 |
284,364 |
89.0 |
35,171 |
11.0 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quebec |
6,097,064 |
4,684,722 |
76.8 |
1,401,909 |
23.0 |
F |
F |
|
2,995,492 |
2,091,496 |
69.8 |
903,996 |
30.2 |
F |
F |
|
3,101,572 |
2,593,225 |
83.6 |
497,913 |
16.1 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ontario |
9,460,369 |
7,894,569 |
83.4 |
1,550,406 |
16.4 |
F |
F |
|
4,633,917 |
3,574,081 |
77.1 |
1,058,482 |
22.8 |
F |
F |
|
4,826,452 |
4,320,488 |
89.5 |
491,924 |
10.2 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manitoba |
893,577 |
739,142 |
82.7 |
154,232 |
17.3 |
F |
F |
|
439,089 |
338,846 |
77.2 |
100,040 |
22.8 |
F |
F |
|
454,488 |
400,297 |
88.1 |
54,191 |
11.9 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saskatchewan |
806,259 |
670,639 |
83.2 |
131,309 |
16.3 |
F |
F |
|
398,709 |
311,140 |
78.0 |
85,499 |
21.4 |
F |
F |
|
407,550 |
359,499 |
88.2 |
45,810 |
11.2 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alberta |
2,359,567 |
1,866,534 |
79.1 |
487,048 |
20.6 |
F |
F |
|
1,185,143 |
832,261 |
70.2 |
350,229 |
29.6 |
F |
F |
|
1,174,424 |
1,034,273 |
88.1 |
136,819 |
11.6 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
British Columbia |
3,322,839 |
2,666,763 |
80.3 |
648,494 |
19.5 |
F |
F |
|
1,642,385 |
1,212,390 |
73.8 |
423,718 |
25.8 |
F |
F |
|
1,680,454 |
1,454,372 |
86.5 |
224,776 |
13.4 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 have consulted with a medical doctor/pediatrician in the past 12 months. |
3. |
Pediatrician is included for respondents less than 18 years of age. |
4. |
Medical doctor includes family or general practitioners as well as specialists such as surgeons, allergists, orthopaedists, gynaecologists, or psychiatrists. |
5. |
Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). |
6. |
Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution. |
7. |
Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability. |
8. |
CANSIM table number 01040061. |