Contact with health professionals about mental health, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada excluding territories, 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 Number % Number % Number %
1994/1995              
Total, 12 years and over 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
             
12-19 years 3,372,405 207,798 6.2 2,800,738 83.0 363,869 10.8
  Males
 1,763,017 55,147E 3.1E 1,490,643 84.6 217,228 12.3
  Females
 1,609,388 152,651E 9.5E 1,310,095 81.4 146,642 9.1
             
12-14 years 1,326,127 90,592E 6.8E 1,042,998 78.6 192,538 14.5
  Males
 705,741 F F 580,852 82.3 106,063E 15.0E
  Females
 620,386 F F 462,146 74.5 86,475E 13.9E
             
15-19 years 2,046,278 117,206 5.7 1,757,740 85.9 171,331 8.4
  Males
 1,057,276 36,320E 3.4E 909,791 86.1 111,165E 10.5E
  Females
 989,002 80,886E 8.2E 847,949 85.7 60,166E 6.1E
             
20-34 years 6,495,045 512,593 7.9 5,640,614 86.8 341,838 5.3
  Males
 3,175,181 140,755 4.4 2,803,780 88.3 230,645 7.3
  Females
 3,319,864 371,838 11.2 2,836,834 85.5 111,192E 3.3E
             
20-24 years 1,739,550 115,389 6.6 1,502,811 86.4 121,350 7.0
  Males
 837,418 44,877E 5.4E 725,446 86.6 67,095E 8.0E
  Females
 902,132 70,512E 7.8E 777,364 86.2 54,256E 6.0E
             
25-34 years 4,755,495 397,204 8.4 4,137,803 87.0 220,487 4.6
  Males
 2,337,763 95,879 4.1 2,078,334 88.9 163,551 7.0
  Females
 2,417,732 301,326 12.5 2,059,470 85.2 56,936E 2.4E
             
35-44 years 4,864,334 441,838 9.1 4,182,018 86.0 240,479 4.9
  Males
 2,474,091 143,873 5.8 2,156,965 87.2 173,252 7.0
  Females
 2,390,243 297,964 12.5 2,025,053 84.7 67,226E 2.8E
             
45-64 years 5,965,864 456,495 7.7 5,179,166 86.8 330,202 5.5
  Males
 2,969,432 163,527 5.5 2,566,525 86.4 239,380 8.1
  Females
 2,996,432 292,968 9.8 2,612,642 87.2 90,822 3.0
             
45-54 years 3,504,062 326,245 9.3 2,984,660 85.2 193,156 5.5
  Males
 1,817,048 133,434 7.3 1,530,834 84.2 152,780 8.4
  Females
 1,687,014 192,811 11.4 1,453,826 86.2 40,377E 2.4E
             
55-64 years 2,461,802 130,250 5.3 2,194,506 89.1 137,046 5.6
  Males
 1,152,384 30,093E 2.6E 1,035,691 89.9 86,600 7.5
  Females
 1,309,418 100,157 7.6 1,158,815 88.5 50,446E 3.9E
             
65 years and over 3,250,969 163,102 5.0 2,823,542 86.9 264,325 8.1
  Males
 1,398,621 59,936E 4.3E 1,177,785 84.2 160,900 11.5
  Females
 1,852,348 103,166 5.6 1,645,757 88.8 103,425E 5.6E
             
65-74 years 2,059,918 109,124 5.3 1,815,908 88.2 134,886 6.5
  Males
 920,211 42,853E 4.7E 797,293 86.6 80,065E 8.7
  Females
 1,139,707 66,271E 5.8E 1,018,615 89.4 54,821E 4.8E
             
75 years and over 1,191,051 53,977E 4.5E 1,007,634 84.6 129,439 10.9
  Males
 478,410 F F 380,492 79.5 80,836E 16.9E
  Females
 712,641 36,895E 5.2E 627,142 88.0 48,603E 6.8E
             
1996/1997              
Total, 12 years and over 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
             
12-19 years 3,261,561 149,419 4.6 2,954,663 90.6 157,478 4.8
  Males
 1,666,011 57,542 3.5 1,510,275 90.7 98,194 5.9
  Females
 1,595,550 91,877 5.8 1,444,388 90.5 59,284 3.7
             
12-14 years 1,150,763 30,408E 2.6E 1,011,400 87.9 108,954 9.5
  Males
 580,013 16,037E 2.8E 492,087 84.8 71,889E 12.4E
  Females
 570,750 14,372E 2.5E 519,313 91.0 37,065E 6.5E
             
15-19 years 2,110,798 119,011 5.6 1,943,263 92.1 48,524 2.3
  Males
 1,085,998 41,505E 3.8E 1,018,188 93.8 26,305E 2.4E
  Females
 1,024,800 77,506 7.6 925,075 90.3 22,219E 2.2E
             
20-34 years 6,344,106 466,881 7.4 5,759,080 90.8 118,145E 1.9E
  Males
 3,157,111 149,893 4.7 2,921,885 92.5 85,334E 2.7E
  Females
 3,186,995 316,988 9.9 2,837,195 89.0 32,812 1.0
             
20-24 years 1,872,592 99,649 5.3 1,724,245 92.1 F F
  Males
 948,260 32,223E 3.4E 877,775 92.6 F F
  Females
 924,332 67,427 7.3 846,470 91.6 10,436E 1.1E
             
25-34 years 4,471,514 367,232 8.2 4,034,835 90.2 69,447 1.6
  Males
 2,208,851 117,670 5.3 2,044,110 92.5 47,072E 2.1E
  Females
 2,262,663 249,562 11.0 1,990,726 88.0 22,375 1.0
             
35-44 years 5,237,643 418,948 8.0 4,727,412 90.3 91,283 1.7
  Males
 2,644,862 149,539 5.7 2,438,813 92.2 56,509 2.1
  Females
 2,592,781 269,409 10.4 2,288,599 88.3 34,774E 1.3E
             
45-64 years 6,335,469 413,248 6.5 5,745,158 90.7 177,063 2.8
  Males
 3,152,781 130,896 4.2 2,904,437 92.1 117,448 3.7
  Females
 3,182,688 282,352 8.9 2,840,721 89.3 59,615 1.9
             
45-54 years 3,770,504 292,649 7.8 3,372,373 89.4 105,483 2.8
  Males
 1,921,647 91,676 4.8 1,755,666 91.4 74,305E 3.9E
  Females
 1,848,857 200,973 10.9 1,616,707 87.4 31,178E 1.7E
             
55-64 years 2,564,965 120,599 4.7 2,372,785 92.5 71,580 2.8
  Males
 1,231,134 39,219 3.2 1,148,771 93.3 43,143E 3.5E
  Females
 1,333,831 81,380 6.1 1,224,014 91.8 28,437 2.1
             
65 years and over 3,416,108 112,856 3.3 3,078,132 90.1 225,120 6.6
  Males
 1,478,675 52,187E 3.5E 1,303,550 88.2 122,937 8.3
  Females
 1,937,433 60,669 3.1 1,774,581 91.6 102,183 5.3
             
65-74 years 2,095,818 69,038 3.3 1,933,464 92.3 93,317 4.5
  Males
 929,806 26,332E 2.8E 853,596 91.8 49,878 5.4
  Females
 1,166,013 42,706 3.7 1,079,868 92.6 43,439E 3.7E
             
75 years and over 1,320,290 43,818E 3.3E 1,144,668 86.7 131,803 10.0
  Males
 548,869 F F 449,955 82.0 73,059 13.3
  Females
 771,420 17,963 2.3 694,713 90.1 58,744 7.6
             
1998/1999              
Total, 12 years and over 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
             
12-19 years 3,273,287 144,682 4.4 2,878,958 88.0 249,647 7.6
  Males
 1,688,784 46,987E 2.8E 1,493,031 88.4 148,765 8.8
  Females
 1,584,504 97,694E 6.2E 1,385,928 87.5 100,882E 6.4E
             
12-14 years 1,132,916 F F 936,306 82.6 172,364 15.2
  Males
 596,301 F F 494,386 82.9 93,719 15.7
  Females
 536,615 F F 441,920 82.4 78,646E 14.7E
             
15-19 years 2,140,371 120,436 5.6 1,942,652 90.8 F F
  Males
 1,092,483 38,791E 3.6E 998,645 91.4 55,047E 5.0E
  Females
 1,047,889 81,645E 7.8E 944,007 90.1 F F
             
20-34 years 6,054,626 456,398 7.5 5,511,079 91.0 87,150E 1.4E
  Males
 3,005,257 125,364 4.2 2,835,268 94.3 44,625E 1.5E
  Females
 3,049,369 331,033 10.9 2,675,811 87.7 F F
             
20-24 years 1,929,787 117,273 6.1 1,777,752 92.1 F F
  Males
 970,659 42,887E 4.4E 912,388 94.0 F F
  Females
 959,127 74,386E 7.8 865,364 90.2 F F
             
25-34 years 4,124,839 339,124 8.2 3,733,326 90.5 52,388E 1.3E
  Males
 2,034,597 82,477E 4.1E 1,922,879 94.5 29,241E 1.4E
  Females
 2,090,242 256,647 12.3 1,810,447 86.6 F F
             
35-44 years 5,423,410 455,402 8.4 4,868,772 89.8 99,236E 1.8E
  Males
 2,740,807 129,478 4.7 2,533,907 92.5 77,422E 2.8E
  Females
 2,682,603 325,924 12.1 2,334,866 87.0 F F
             
45-64 years 6,677,191 407,972 6.1 6,128,728 91.8 140,491 2.1
  Males
 3,306,601 133,207 4.0 3,066,810 92.7 106,584E 3.2E
  Females
 3,370,590 274,765 8.2 3,061,918 90.8 F F
             
45-54 years 3,985,865 304,136 7.6 3,601,169 90.3 80,560E 2.0E
  Males
 1,953,552 99,625E 5.1E 1,791,092 91.7 62,836E 3.2E
  Females
 2,032,312 204,511 10.1 1,810,077 89.1 F F
             
55-64 years 2,691,326 103,836 3.9 2,527,559 93.9 59,931E 2.2E
  Males
 1,353,049 33,583E 2.5E 1,275,718 94.3 43,748E 3.2E
  Females
 1,338,278 70,254E 5.2E 1,251,841 93.5 F F
             
65 years and over 3,487,613 82,363 2.4 3,188,137 91.4 217,113 6.2
  Males
 1,517,639 22,222E 1.5E 1,358,792 89.5 136,625 9.0
  Females
 1,969,974 60,141 3.1 1,829,345 92.9 80,488E 4.1E
             
65-74 years 1,999,320 52,888E 2.6E 1,871,695 93.6 74,737E 3.7E
  Males
 905,148 F F 846,924 93.6 43,755E 4.8E
  Females
 1,094,172 38,419E 3.5E 1,024,771 93.7 30,982E 2.8E
             
75 years and over 1,488,293 29,475E 2.0E 1,316,443 88.5 142,376 9.6
  Males
 612,491 F F 511,868 83.6 92,870E 15.2E
  Females
 875,802 21,722E 2.5E 804,574 91.9 49,506E 5.7E
             

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.