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| Chronic conditions - Arthritis/rheumatism |
Total population | With arthritis / rheumatism | Without arthritis / rheumatism | Arthritis / rheumatism not stated | ||||||
| Number | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||||
| 23,948,617 | 3,036,663 | 12.7 | 20,884,821 | 87.2 | 27,133E | 0.1E | ||||
|
11,780,342 | 1,122,387 | 9.5 | 10,644,025 | 90.4 | F | F | |||
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12,168,275 | 1,914,277 | 15.7 | 10,240,796 | 84.2 | F | F | |||
| 483,366 | 53,744 | 11.1 | 429,622 | 88.9 | F | F | ||||
|
242,131 | 26,512 | 10.9 | 215,619 | 89.1 | F | F | |||
|
241,235 | 27,232 | 11.3 | 214,003 | 88.7 | F | F | |||
| 109,604 | 18,059 | 16.5 | 91,545 | 83.5 | F | F | ||||
|
53,800 | 8,610 | 16.0 | 45,190 | 84.0 | F | F | |||
|
55,804 | 9,449 | 16.9 | 46,355 | 83.1 | F | F | |||
| 763,946 | 143,682 | 18.8 | 614,926 | 80.5 | F | F | ||||
|
370,343 | 52,201 | 14.1 | 314,830 | 85.0 | F | F | |||
|
393,603 | 91,481 | 23.2 | 300,096 | 76.2 | F | F | |||
| 626,305 | 92,039 | 14.7 | 534,266 | 85.3 | F | F | ||||
|
307,396 | 33,882 | 11.0 | 273,514 | 89.0 | F | F | |||
|
318,909 | 58,157 | 18.2 | 260,752 | 81.8 | F | F | |||
| 6,029,670 | 518,480 | 8.6 | 5,499,980 | 91.2 | F | F | ||||
|
2,954,740 | 192,373 | 6.5 | 2,758,050 | 93.3 | F | F | |||
|
3,074,930 | 326,107 | 10.6 | 2,741,929 | 89.2 | F | F | |||
| 9,050,018 | 1,286,677 | 14.2 | 7,760,082 | 85.7 | F | F | ||||
|
4,439,570 | 486,145 | 11.0 | 3,952,025 | 89.0 | F | F | |||
|
4,610,448 | 800,532 | 17.4 | 3,808,057 | 82.6 | F | F | |||
| 890,753 | 131,642 | 14.8 | 758,860 | 85.2 | F | F | ||||
|
437,917 | 51,232 | 11.7 | 386,434 | 88.2 | F | F | |||
|
452,836 | 80,410 | 17.8 | 372,426 | 82.2 | F | F | |||
| 792,051 | 145,308 | 18.3 | 643,777 | 81.3 | F | F | ||||
|
392,388 | 49,970 | 12.7 | 340,802 | 86.9 | F | F | |||
|
399,663 | 95,338 | 23.9 | 302,974 | 75.8 | F | F | |||
| 2,166,104 | 296,281 | 13.7 | 1,869,823 | 86.3 | F | F | ||||
|
1,082,943 | 105,631 | 9.8 | 977,312 | 90.2 | F | F | |||
|
1,083,161 | 190,650 | 17.6 | 892,511 | 82.4 | F | F | |||
| 3,036,800 | 350,751 | 11.6 | 2,681,942 | 88.3 | F | F | ||||
|
1,499,114 | 115,833 | 7.7 | 1,380,248 | 92.1 | F | F | |||
|
1,537,686 | 234,918 | 15.3 | 1,301,694 | 84.7 | F | F | |||
| 24,594,887 | 3,400,020 | 13.8 | 21,175,367 | 86.1 | F | F | ||||
|
12,099,440 | 1,175,836 | 9.7 | 10,907,988 | 90.2 | F | F | |||
|
12,495,447 | 2,224,185 | 17.8 | 10,267,379 | 82.2 | 3,884E | 0.0E | |||
| 477,835 | 65,688 | 13.7 | 411,887 | 86.2 | F | F | ||||
|
238,191 | 28,813 | 12.1 | 209,378 | 87.9 | F | F | |||
|
239,644 | 36,875 | 15.4 | 202,509 | 84.5 | F | F | |||
| 112,656 | 19,918 | 17.7 | 92,738 | 82.3 | F | F | ||||
|
55,226 | 9,388 | 17.0 | 45,838 | 83.0 | F | F | |||
|
57,430 | 10,530 | 18.3 | 46,900 | 81.7 | F | F | |||
| 774,558 | 157,738 | 20.4 | 616,820 | 79.6 | F | F | ||||
|
375,596 | 54,038 | 14.4 | 321,558 | 85.6 | F | F | |||
|
398,962 | 103,700 | 26.0 | 295,262 | 74.0 | F | F | |||
| 632,008 | 103,191 | 16.3 | 528,817 | 83.7 | F | F | ||||
|
310,389 | 36,366 | 11.7 | 274,023 | 88.3 | F | F | |||
|
321,619 | 66,825 | 20.8 | 254,794 | 79.2 | F | F | |||
| 6,131,154 | 708,365 | 11.6 | 5,422,789 | 88.4 | F | F | ||||
|
3,006,318 | 252,088 | 8.4 | 2,754,230 | 91.6 | F | F | |||
|
3,124,836 | 456,277 | 14.6 | 2,668,559 | 85.4 | F | F | |||
| 9,323,355 | 1,321,367 | 14.2 | 7,992,898 | 85.7 | 9,091E | 0.1E | ||||
|
4,570,662 | 461,254 | 10.1 | 4,102,084 | 89.7 | 7,325E | 0.2E | |||
|
4,752,693 | 860,113 | 18.1 | 3,890,814 | 81.9 | 1,766E | 0.0E | |||
| 902,130 | 136,909 | 15.2 | 764,238 | 84.7 | F | F | ||||
|
442,990 | 48,278 | 10.9 | 394,136 | 89.0 | F | F | |||
|
459,140 | 88,630 | 19.3 | 370,102 | 80.6 | F | F | |||
| 801,115 | 151,360 | 18.9 | 649,755 | 81.1 | F | F | ||||
|
395,427 | 55,571 | 14.1 | 339,856 | 85.9 | F | F | |||
|
405,688 | 95,789 | 23.6 | 309,899 | 76.4 | F | F | |||
| 2,243,980 | 293,759 | 13.1 | 1,947,740 | 86.8 | 2,481E | 0.1E | ||||
|
1,124,701 | 108,316 | 9.6 | 1,015,354 | 90.3 | F | F | |||
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1,119,279 | 185,443 | 16.6 | 932,386 | 83.3 | F | F | |||
| 3,196,096 | 441,726 | 13.8 | 2,747,686 | 86.0 | F | F | ||||
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1,579,940 | 121,723 | 7.7 | 1,451,532 | 91.9 | F | F | |||
|
1,616,156 | 320,003 | 19.8 | 1,296,153 | 80.2 | F | F | |||
| 24,916,127 | 3,801,350 | 15.3 | 21,097,211 | 84.7 | F | F | ||||
|
12,259,087 | 1,376,046 | 11.2 | 10,877,316 | 88.7 | F | F | |||
|
12,657,040 | 2,425,304 | 19.2 | 10,219,895 | 80.7 | F | F | |||
| 462,616 | 66,388 | 14.4 | 396,228 | 85.6 | F | F | ||||
|
228,462 | 29,611 | 13.0 | 198,851 | 87.0 | F | F | |||
|
234,154 | 36,777 | 15.7 | 197,377 | 84.3 | F | F | |||
| 113,090 | 20,732 | 18.3 | 92,358 | 81.7 | F | F | ||||
|
55,275 | 9,521 | 17.2 | 45,754 | 82.8 | F | F | |||
|
57,815 | 11,211 | 19.4 | 46,604 | 80.6 | F | F | |||
| 773,849 | 160,562 | 20.7 | 613,287 | 79.3 | F | F | ||||
|
373,253 | 55,092 | 14.8 | 318,161 | 85.2 | F | F | |||
|
400,596 | 105,469 | 26.3 | 295,127 | 73.7 | F | F | |||
| 626,897 | 104,993 | 16.7 | 521,622 | 83.2 | F | F | ||||
|
307,362 | 31,729 | 10.3 | 275,633 | 89.7 | F | F | |||
|
319,535 | 73,264 | 22.9 | 245,989 | 77.0 | F | F | |||
| 6,097,064 | 766,967 | 12.6 | 5,321,069 | 87.3 | F | F | ||||
|
2,995,492 | 258,213 | 8.6 | 2,737,279 | 91.4 | F | F | |||
|
3,101,572 | 508,754 | 16.4 | 2,583,791 | 83.3 | F | F | |||
| 9,460,369 | 1,536,088 | 16.2 | 7,924,281 | 83.8 | F | F | ||||
|
4,633,917 | 567,615 | 12.2 | 4,066,302 | 87.8 | F | F | |||
|
4,826,452 | 968,473 | 20.1 | 3,857,979 | 79.9 | F | F | |||
| 893,577 | 150,119 | 16.8 | 742,733 | 83.1 | F | F | ||||
|
439,089 | 53,491 | 12.2 | 385,598 | 87.8 | F | F | |||
|
454,488 | 96,627 | 21.3 | 357,136 | 78.6 | F | F | |||
| 806,259 | 157,685 | 19.6 | 648,144 | 80.4 | F | F | ||||
|
398,709 | 60,393 | 15.1 | 337,886 | 84.7 | F | F | |||
|
407,550 | 97,292 | 23.9 | 310,258 | 76.1 | F | F | |||
| 2,359,567 | 359,165 | 15.2 | 2,000,402 | 84.8 | F | F | ||||
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1,185,143 | 132,516 | 11.2 | 1,052,627 | 88.8 | F | F | |||
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1,174,424 | 226,649 | 19.3 | 947,775 | 80.7 | F | F | |||
| 3,322,839 | 478,651 | 14.4 | 2,837,087 | 85.4 | F | F | ||||
|
1,642,385 | 177,863 | 10.8 | 1,459,228 | 88.8 | F | F | |||
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1,680,454 | 300,788 | 17.9 | 1,377,859 | 82.0 | 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 report that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having arthritis or rheumatism. These data are not available for age 11 and under. |
| 3. | Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). |
| 4. | Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution. |
| 5. | Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability. |
| 6. | CANSIM table number 01040002. |