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Influenza immunization, by age group and sex, household population aged 65 and over, Canada excluding territories, 1996/97

Influenza immunization Total, influenza immunization Influenza immunization - less than 1 year ago Influenza immunization - 1 year to less than 2 years ago Influenza immunization - 2 or more years ago Never had influenza immunization Influenza immunization not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1996/1997                      
Total, 65 years and over 3,416,108 1,636,620 47.9 140,059 4.1 243,339 7.1 1,183,753 34.7 212,337 6.2
  Men
 1,478,675 695,311 47.0 64,014 4.3 87,145 5.9 510,703 34.5 121,502 8.2
  Women
 1,937,433 941,310 48.6 76,045 3.9 156,194 8.1 673,050 34.7 90,835 4.7
65-74 years 2,095,818 944,318 45.1 94,234 4.5 149,960 7.2 823,671 39.3 83,636 4.0
  Men
 929,806 413,529 44.5 45,710E 4.9E 53,983E 5.8 370,184 39.8 46,400 5.0
  Women
 1,166,013 530,790 45.5 48,524 4.2 95,976 8.2 453,486 38.9 37,236E 3.2E
75 years and over 1,320,290 692,302 52.4 45,825 3.5 93,380 7.1 360,082 27.3 128,701 9.7
  Men
 548,869 281,782 51.3 18,305E 3.3E 33,162E 6.0E 140,518 25.6 75,102 13.7
  Women
 771,420 410,520 53.2 27,520E 3.6E 60,218 7.8 219,564 28.5 53,598 6.9

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1996/97, cross sectional sample, health file
2. Population aged 65 and over who reported when they had their last influenza immunization (flu shot).
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. Comparable data are not available for 1994/95 and 1998/99.
7. CANSIM table number 01040045.