Contact with health professionals about mental health, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada and provinces, 1994/95-1998/99

Contact with health professionals
about mental health

Total, contact with health professionals about mental health

Contact with health professionals about mental health in past 12 months

No contact with health professionals about mental health in past 12 months

Contact with health professionals about mental health, not stated

Number

1994/1995

Canada

23,948,617

1,781,826

7.4

20,626,079

86.1

1,540,712

6.4

Males

11,780,342

563,238

4.8

10,195,698

86.5

1,021,405

8.7

Females

12,168,275

1,218,588

10.0

10,430,380

85.7

519,307

4.3

Newfoundland and Labrador

483,366

15,202^E

3.1^E

441,843

91.4

26,321

5.4

Males

242,131

218,923

90.4

18,248^E

7.5^E

Females

241,235

10,243^E

4.2^E

222,919

92.4

8,073^E

3.3^E

Prince Edward Island

109,604

5,601

5.1

96,897

88.4

7,105^E

6.5^E

Males

53,800

1,808^E

3.4^E

47,358

88.0

4,635^E

8.6^E

Females

55,804

3,793^E

6.8^E

49,540

88.8

2,471^E

4.4^E

Nova Scotia

763,946

62,984

8.2

672,617

88.0

28,345^E

3.7^E

Males

370,343

16,703^E

4.5^E

336,186

90.8

17,454^E

4.7^E

Females

393,603

46,281

11.8

336,431

85.5

New Brunswick

626,305

41,183

6.6

540,286

86.3

44,837

7.2

Males

307,396

12,555^E

4.1^E

260,067

84.6

34,775^E

11.3^E

Females

318,909

28,628

9.0

280,219

87.9

10,062^E

3.2^E

Quebec

6,029,670

442,968

7.3

5,249,166

87.1

337,536

5.6

Males

2,954,740

137,124

4.6

2,608,018

88.3

209,598

7.1

Females

3,074,930

305,844

9.9

2,641,148

85.9

127,938^E

4.2^E

Ontario

9,050,018

700,850

7.7

7,720,214

85.3

628,955

6.9

Males

4,439,570

233,669

5.3

3,801,109

85.6

404,792

9.1

Females

4,610,448

467,181

10.1

3,919,105

85.0

224,162

4.9

Manitoba

890,753

62,900

7.1

772,152

86.7

55,701^E

6.3^E

Males

437,917

17,118^E

3.9^E

374,730

85.6

46,069^E

10.5^E

Females

452,836

45,781

10.1

397,423

87.8

9,632^E

2.1^E

Saskatchewan

792,051

42,017

5.3

693,582

87.6

56,452

7.1

Males

392,388

16,630^E

4.2^E

335,019

85.4

40,739

10.4

Females

399,663

25,387

6.4

358,563

89.7

15,714^E

3.9^E

Alberta

2,166,104

139,499

6.4

1,861,409

85.9

165,196

7.6

Males

1,082,943

39,577^E

3.7^E

925,492

85.5

117,874^E

10.9^E

Females

1,083,161

99,921

9.2

935,918

86.4

47,322^E

4.4^E

British Columbia

3,036,800

268,623

8.8

2,577,913

84.9

190,264

6.3

Males

1,499,114

83,094

5.5

1,288,798

86.0

127,222

8.5

Females

1,537,686

185,529

12.1

1,289,115

83.8

63,042^E

4.1^E

1996/1997

Canada

24,594,887

1,561,353

6.3

22,264,445

90.5

769,089

3.1

Males

12,099,440

540,057

4.5

11,078,961

91.6

480,422

4.0

Females

12,495,447

1,021,296

8.2

11,185,484

89.5

288,667

2.3

Newfoundland and Labrador

477,835

13,157^E

2.8^E

446,350

93.4

18,328^E

3.8^E

Males

238,191

218,543

91.8

12,548^E

5.3^E

Females

239,644

6,057^E

2.5^E

227,807

95.1

Prince Edward Island

112,656

5,978^E

5.3^E

104,029

92.3

2,649^E

2.4^E

Males

55,226

2,253^E

4.1^E

51,139

92.6

Females

57,430

3,725^E

6.5^E

52,890

92.1

Nova Scotia

774,558

56,368

7.3

700,151

90.4

18,039^E

2.3^E

Males

375,596

13,978^E

3.7^E

343,994

91.6

17,624^E

4.7^E

Females

398,962

42,391^E

10.6^E

356,156

89.3

New Brunswick

632,008

36,288

5.7

581,331

92.0

14,389^E

2.3^E

Males

310,389

9,827^E

3.2^E

290,438

93.6

10,124^E

3.3^E

Females

321,619

26,462^E

8.2^E

290,893

90.4

Quebec

6,131,154

354,293

5.8

5,599,436

91.3

177,426^E

2.9^E

Males

3,006,318

140,101^E

4.7^E

2,744,759

91.3

121,458^E

4.0^E

Females

3,124,836

214,191

6.9

2,854,677

91.4

55,968^E

1.8^E

Ontario

9,323,355

581,644

6.2

8,417,842

90.3

323,869

3.5

Males

4,570,662

190,082

4.2

4,196,798

91.8

183,782

4.0

Females

4,752,693

391,562

8.2

4,221,044

88.8

140,087

2.9

Manitoba

902,130

55,910

6.2

820,314

90.9

25,906

2.9

Males

442,990

18,141

4.1

409,076

92.3

15,773

3.6

Females

459,140

37,770

8.2

411,238

89.6

10,133^E

2.2^E

Saskatchewan

801,115

48,421

6.0

732,194

91.4

20,500^E

2.6^E

Males

395,427

22,015^E

5.6^E

362,191

91.6

11,221^E

2.8^E

Females

405,688

26,406^E

6.5^E

370,003

91.2

Alberta

2,243,980

148,335

6.6

1,979,322

88.2

116,323

5.2

Males

1,124,701

47,961

4.3

1,008,298

89.7

68,441

6.1

Females

1,119,279

100,374

9.0

971,023

86.8

47,882

4.3

British Columbia

3,196,096

260,958

8.2

2,883,478

90.2

51,661^E

1.6^E

Males

1,579,940

88,600^E

5.6^E

1,453,724

92.0

Females

1,616,156

172,358

10.7

1,429,754

88.5

1998/1999

Canada

24,916,127

1,546,816

6.2

22,575,674

90.6

793,636

3.2

Males

12,259,087

457,259

3.7

11,287,807

92.1

514,021

4.2

Females

12,657,040

1,089,557

8.6

11,287,867

89.2

279,615

2.2

Newfoundland and Labrador

462,616

16,134^E

3.5^E

431,017

93.2

15,465^E

3.3^E

Males

228,462

218,038

95.4

8,063^E

3.5^E

Females

234,154

13,773^E

5.9^E

212,979

91.0

Prince Edward Island

113,090

3,933^E

3.5^E

106,748

94.4

2,409^E

2.1^E

Males

55,275

52,792

95.5

1,376^E

2.5^E

Females

57,815

2,826^E

4.9^E

53,956

93.3

Nova Scotia

773,849

48,363

6.2

702,467

90.8

23,020^E

3.0^E

Males

373,253

13,381^E

3.6^E

341,697

91.5

18,176^E

4.9^E

Females

400,596

34,982^E

8.7^E

360,770

90.1

New Brunswick

626,897

41,983

6.7

560,244

89.4

24,670^E

3.9^E

Males

307,362

12,315^E

4.0^E

280,647

91.3

14,400^E

4.7^E

Females

319,535

29,667^E

9.3^E

279,598

87.5

10,270^E

3.2^E

Quebec

6,097,064

381,105

6.3

5,450,171

89.4

265,787

4.4

Males

2,995,492

118,524^E

4.0^E

2,688,872

89.8

188,096

6.3

Females

3,101,572

262,582

8.5

2,761,299

89.0

77,691^E

2.5^E

Ontario

9,460,369

580,479

6.1

8,625,188

91.2

254,702

2.7

Males

4,633,917

169,808

3.7

4,318,746

93.2

145,362

3.1

Females

4,826,452

410,671

8.5

4,306,442

89.2

109,339^E

2.3^E

Manitoba

893,577

67,103

7.5

805,091

90.1

21,384^E

2.4^E

Males

439,089

18,703^E

4.3^E

403,049

91.8

17,336^E

3.9^E

Females

454,488

48,399^E

10.6^E

402,041

88.5

Saskatchewan

806,259

57,096

7.1

734,475

91.1

14,688^E

1.8^E

Males

398,709

24,222^E

6.1^E

371,295

93.1

Females

407,550

32,874

8.1

363,179

89.1

Alberta

2,359,567

130,807

5.5

2,169,936

92.0

58,824^E

2.5^E

Males

1,185,143

31,172^E

2.6^E

1,109,862

93.6

44,108^E

3.7^E

Females

1,174,424

99,635

8.5

1,060,074

90.3

British Columbia

3,322,839

219,813

6.6

2,990,338

90.0

112,688^E

3.4^E

Males

1,642,385

65,665^E

4.0^E

1,502,810

91.5

73,911^E

4.5^E

Females

1,680,454

154,149

9.2

1,487,528

88.5

38,777^E

2.3^E

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 health professional about their mental health in the past 12 months.
3.	Mental health professionals include: family doctors or general practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers and counsellors.
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 01040063.