Contact with dental professionals | Total, contact with dental professionals | Contact with dental professionals in past 12 months | No contact with dental professionals in past 12 months | Contact with dental professionals in past 12 months, not stated | ||||||
Number | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||||
23,948,617 | 13,443,442 | 56.1 | 10,493,598 | 43.8 | F | F | ||||
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11,780,342 | 6,518,498 | 55.3 | 5,261,476 | 44.7 | F | F | |||
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12,168,275 | 6,924,944 | 56.9 | 5,232,122 | 43.0 | F | F | |||
483,366 | 184,086 | 38.1 | 299,280 | 61.9 | F | F | ||||
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242,131 | 94,163 | 38.9 | 147,968 | 61.1 | F | F | |||
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241,235 | 89,923 | 37.3 | 151,312 | 62.7 | F | F | |||
109,604 | 59,956 | 54.7 | 49,521 | 45.2 | F | F | ||||
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53,800 | 26,904 | 50.0 | 26,769 | 49.8 | F | F | |||
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55,804 | 33,052 | 59.2 | 22,752 | 40.8 | F | F | |||
763,946 | 406,720 | 53.2 | 357,226 | 46.8 | F | F | ||||
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370,343 | 192,475 | 52.0 | 177,868 | 48.0 | F | F | |||
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393,603 | 214,245 | 54.4 | 179,358 | 45.6 | F | F | |||
626,305 | 307,474 | 49.1 | 318,590 | 50.9 | F | F | ||||
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307,396 | 150,614 | 49.0 | 156,540 | 50.9 | F | F | |||
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318,909 | 156,860 | 49.2 | 162,049 | 50.8 | F | F | |||
6,029,670 | 2,972,252 | 49.3 | 3,052,256 | 50.6 | F | F | ||||
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2,954,740 | 1,437,013 | 48.6 | 1,517,727 | 51.4 | F | F | |||
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3,074,930 | 1,535,240 | 49.9 | 1,534,528 | 49.9 | F | F | |||
9,050,018 | 5,716,916 | 63.2 | 3,328,274 | 36.8 | F | F | ||||
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4,439,570 | 2,853,589 | 64.3 | 1,585,981 | 35.7 | F | F | |||
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4,610,448 | 2,863,327 | 62.1 | 1,742,293 | 37.8 | F | F | |||
890,753 | 473,462 | 53.2 | 417,291 | 46.8 | F | F | ||||
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437,917 | 209,129 | 47.8 | 228,788 | 52.2 | F | F | |||
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452,836 | 264,333 | 58.4 | 188,503 | 41.6 | F | F | |||
792,051 | 339,545 | 42.9 | 452,506 | 57.1 | F | F | ||||
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392,388 | 161,119 | 41.1 | 231,269 | 58.9 | F | F | |||
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399,663 | 178,426 | 44.6 | 221,237 | 55.4 | F | F | |||
2,166,104 | 1,185,803 | 54.7 | 980,301 | 45.3 | F | F | ||||
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1,082,943 | 558,640 | 51.6 | 524,303 | 48.4 | F | F | |||
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1,083,161 | 627,164 | 57.9 | 455,997 | 42.1 | F | F | |||
3,036,800 | 1,797,228 | 59.2 | 1,238,354 | 40.8 | F | F | ||||
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1,499,114 | 834,852 | 55.7 | 664,262 | 44.3 | F | F | |||
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1,537,686 | 962,376 | 62.6 | 574,091 | 37.3 | F | F | |||
24,594,887 | 14,341,047 | 58.3 | 10,217,181 | 41.5 | 36,658 | 0.1 | ||||
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12,099,440 | 6,773,643 | 56.0 | 5,307,848 | 43.9 | 17,950E | 0.1E | |||
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12,495,447 | 7,567,405 | 60.6 | 4,909,334 | 39.3 | 18,708 | 0.1 | |||
477,835 | 192,150 | 40.2 | 285,685 | 59.8 | F | F | ||||
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238,191 | 93,852 | 39.4 | 144,339 | 60.6 | F | F | |||
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239,644 | 98,298 | 41.0 | 141,346 | 59.0 | F | F | |||
112,656 | 64,373 | 57.1 | 48,283 | 42.9 | F | F | ||||
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55,226 | 30,437 | 55.1 | 24,789 | 44.9 | F | F | |||
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57,430 | 33,937 | 59.1 | 23,493 | 40.9 | F | F | |||
774,558 | 413,438 | 53.4 | 361,073 | 46.6 | F | F | ||||
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375,596 | 197,498 | 52.6 | 178,051 | 47.4 | F | F | |||
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398,962 | 215,940 | 54.1 | 183,022 | 45.9 | F | F | |||
632,008 | 311,292 | 49.3 | 320,716 | 50.7 | F | F | ||||
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310,389 | 151,237 | 48.7 | 159,152 | 51.3 | F | F | |||
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321,619 | 160,055 | 49.8 | 161,564 | 50.2 | F | F | |||
6,131,154 | 3,135,819 | 51.1 | 2,995,335 | 48.9 | F | F | ||||
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3,006,318 | 1,477,488 | 49.1 | 1,528,830 | 50.9 | F | F | |||
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3,124,836 | 1,658,331 | 53.1 | 1,466,505 | 46.9 | F | F | |||
9,323,355 | 6,169,006 | 66.2 | 3,126,069 | 33.5 | 28,280 | 0.3 | ||||
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4,570,662 | 2,947,854 | 64.5 | 1,608,775 | 35.2 | 14,033E | 0.3E | |||
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4,752,693 | 3,221,152 | 67.8 | 1,517,295 | 31.9 | 14,247E | 0.3E | |||
902,130 | 507,035 | 56.2 | 394,102 | 43.7 | F | F | ||||
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442,990 | 239,438 | 54.1 | 203,338 | 45.9 | F | F | |||
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459,140 | 267,597 | 58.3 | 190,764 | 41.5 | F | F | |||
801,115 | 363,985 | 45.4 | 436,873 | 54.5 | F | F | ||||
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395,427 | 159,427 | 40.3 | 236,000 | 59.7 | F | F | |||
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405,688 | 204,558 | 50.4 | 200,873 | 49.5 | F | F | |||
2,243,980 | 1,207,120 | 53.8 | 1,029,779 | 45.9 | 7,081E | 0.3E | ||||
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1,124,701 | 577,655 | 51.4 | 543,390 | 48.3 | 3,655E | 0.3E | |||
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1,119,279 | 629,464 | 56.2 | 486,389 | 43.5 | 3,425E | 0.3E | |||
3,196,096 | 1,976,829 | 61.9 | 1,219,267 | 38.1 | F | F | ||||
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1,579,940 | 898,755 | 56.9 | 681,185 | 43.1 | F | F | |||
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1,616,156 | 1,078,074 | 66.7 | 538,082 | 33.3 | F | F | |||
24,916,127 | 14,827,548 | 59.5 | 10,071,413 | 40.4 | F | F | ||||
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12,259,087 | 6,993,868 | 57.1 | 5,257,884 | 42.9 | F | F | |||
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12,657,040 | 7,833,680 | 61.9 | 4,813,528 | 38.0 | F | F | |||
462,616 | 203,690 | 44.0 | 258,926 | 56.0 | F | F | ||||
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228,462 | 100,099 | 43.8 | 128,363 | 56.2 | F | F | |||
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234,154 | 103,591 | 44.2 | 130,563 | 55.8 | F | F | |||
113,090 | 64,253 | 56.8 | 48,724 | 43.1 | F | F | ||||
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55,275 | 29,004 | 52.5 | 26,158 | 47.3 | F | F | |||
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57,815 | 35,248 | 61.0 | 22,567 | 39.0 | F | F | |||
773,849 | 426,923 | 55.2 | 345,902 | 44.7 | F | F | ||||
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373,253 | 210,346 | 56.4 | 162,907 | 43.6 | F | F | |||
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400,596 | 216,576 | 54.1 | 182,995 | 45.7 | F | F | |||
626,897 | 322,576 | 51.5 | 304,321 | 48.5 | F | F | ||||
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307,362 | 151,344 | 49.2 | 156,018 | 50.8 | F | F | |||
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319,535 | 171,233 | 53.6 | 148,302 | 46.4 | F | F | |||
6,097,064 | 3,248,401 | 53.3 | 2,847,208 | 46.7 | F | F | ||||
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2,995,492 | 1,531,659 | 51.1 | 1,463,833 | 48.9 | F | F | |||
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3,101,572 | 1,716,743 | 55.4 | 1,383,375 | 44.6 | F | F | |||
9,460,369 | 6,219,833 | 65.7 | 3,232,336 | 34.2 | F | F | ||||
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4,633,917 | 2,936,918 | 63.4 | 1,695,644 | 36.6 | F | F | |||
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4,826,452 | 3,282,915 | 68.0 | 1,536,692 | 31.8 | F | F | |||
893,577 | 520,284 | 58.2 | 373,293 | 41.8 | F | F | ||||
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439,089 | 238,510 | 54.3 | 200,579 | 45.7 | F | F | |||
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454,488 | 281,773 | 62.0 | 172,715 | 38.0 | F | F | |||
806,259 | 393,871 | 48.9 | 412,388 | 51.1 | F | F | ||||
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398,709 | 181,140 | 45.4 | 217,569 | 54.6 | F | F | |||
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407,550 | 212,731 | 52.2 | 194,819 | 47.8 | F | F | |||
2,359,567 | 1,344,343 | 57.0 | 1,011,709 | 42.9 | F | F | ||||
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1,185,143 | 665,287 | 56.1 | 516,848 | 43.6 | F | F | |||
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1,174,424 | 679,055 | 57.8 | 494,860 | 42.1 | F | F | |||
3,322,839 | 2,083,374 | 62.7 | 1,236,605 | 37.2 | F | F | ||||
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1,642,385 | 949,560 | 57.8 | 689,965 | 42.0 | F | F | |||
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1,680,454 | 1,133,814 | 67.5 | 546,640 | 32.5 | 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 dental professional in the past 12 months. |
3. | Dental professionals include dentists, orthodontists or dental hygienists. |
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 01040060. |