Health Indicators, vol. 2003, no. 2 >

What's new in this issue

New features

Health region level data tables from Statistics Canada now include their associated peer groups. These are groupings of health regions with similar socio-economic and demographic characteristics based on 2001 Census data. More information on peer groups can be found in the Health regions section.

Latest health region level data tables based on Census, Vital Statistics or the Labour Force Survey data have also been revised to recognize recent boundary changes within the Vancouver Island Health Authority in British Columbia.

The 2001 Census profile now includes income-based indicators. See Profiles section.

New health region level data tables

• low income rate, 2001
• children in low-income families, 2001
• average personal income, 2001
• housing affordability, 2001
• median share of income, 2001
• government transfer income, 2001
• owner-occupied dwellings and average dwelling value, 2001

Updated/revised indicators

• life expectancy, 1997
• mortality, total and by selected causes, 1997
• infant and perinatal mortality, 1997
• teen pregnancy, 1999, 2000
• low birth weight, 1997
• potential years of life lost, 1997
• deaths due to medically-treatable diseases, 1997
• unemployment and youth unemployment rates, 2002
• population estimates, 1999
• dependency ratio, 1999
• crime incidents, 2002
• adults and youths charged, 2002

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