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| Number |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
| 1994/1995 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Canada |
23,948,617 |
1,204,434 |
5.0 |
22,740,386 |
95.0 |
F |
F |
|
11,780,342 |
387,336 |
3.3 |
11,391,285 |
96.7 |
F |
F |
|
12,168,275 |
817,097 |
6.7 |
11,349,101 |
93.3 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
483,366 |
F |
F |
480,087 |
99.3 |
F |
F |
|
242,131 |
F |
F |
241,631 |
99.8 |
F |
F |
|
241,235 |
F |
F |
238,455 |
98.8 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Prince Edward Island |
109,604 |
1,831E |
1.7E |
107,773 |
98.3 |
F |
F |
|
53,800 |
F |
F |
53,103 |
98.7 |
F |
F |
|
55,804 |
1,134E |
2.0E |
54,670 |
98.0 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Nova Scotia |
763,946 |
17,554E |
2.3E |
746,392 |
97.7 |
F |
F |
|
370,343 |
F |
F |
363,045 |
98.0 |
F |
F |
|
393,603 |
10,257E |
2.6E |
383,346 |
97.4 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| New Brunswick |
626,305 |
11,796E |
1.9E |
614,509 |
98.1 |
F |
F |
|
307,396 |
F |
F |
303,882 |
98.9 |
F |
F |
|
318,909 |
8,283E |
2.6E |
310,626 |
97.4 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Quebec |
6,029,670 |
438,380 |
7.3 |
5,591,290 |
92.7 |
F |
F |
|
2,954,740 |
145,326 |
4.9 |
2,809,414 |
95.1 |
F |
F |
|
3,074,930 |
293,054 |
9.5 |
2,781,876 |
90.5 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ontario |
9,050,018 |
302,100 |
3.3 |
8,747,060 |
96.7 |
F |
F |
|
4,439,570 |
97,999 |
2.2 |
4,341,571 |
97.8 |
F |
F |
|
4,610,448 |
204,101 |
4.4 |
4,405,488 |
95.6 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Manitoba |
890,753 |
35,676E |
4.0E |
855,077 |
96.0 |
F |
F |
|
437,917 |
F |
F |
426,052 |
97.3 |
F |
F |
|
452,836 |
23,811E |
5.3E |
429,025 |
94.7 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Saskatchewan |
792,051 |
61,653 |
7.8 |
730,398 |
92.2 |
F |
F |
|
392,388 |
22,382E |
5.7E |
370,006 |
94.3 |
F |
F |
|
399,663 |
39,271 |
9.8 |
360,392 |
90.2 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alberta |
2,166,104 |
118,391 |
5.5 |
2,047,713 |
94.5 |
F |
F |
|
1,082,943 |
36,499E |
3.4E |
1,046,444 |
96.6 |
F |
F |
|
1,083,161 |
81,892 |
7.6 |
1,001,269 |
92.4 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| British Columbia |
3,036,800 |
213,773 |
7.0 |
2,820,088 |
92.9 |
F |
F |
|
1,499,114 |
61,257E |
4.1E |
1,436,136 |
95.8 |
F |
F |
|
1,537,686 |
152,516 |
9.9 |
1,383,952 |
90.0 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1996/1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Canada |
24,594,887 |
1,610,263 |
6.5 |
22,976,019 |
93.4 |
F |
F |
|
12,099,440 |
551,409 |
4.6 |
11,545,976 |
95.4 |
F |
F |
|
12,495,447 |
1,058,854 |
8.5 |
11,430,042 |
91.5 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
477,835 |
F |
F |
472,600 |
98.9 |
F |
F |
|
238,191 |
F |
F |
236,509 |
99.3 |
F |
F |
|
239,644 |
F |
F |
236,091 |
98.5 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Prince Edward Island |
112,656 |
1,962E |
1.7E |
110,694 |
98.3 |
F |
F |
|
55,226 |
F |
F |
54,642 |
98.9 |
F |
F |
|
57,430 |
1,379E |
2.4E |
56,051 |
97.6 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Nova Scotia |
774,558 |
24,938E |
3.2E |
749,620 |
96.8 |
F |
F |
|
375,596 |
F |
F |
366,512 |
97.6 |
F |
F |
|
398,962 |
15,854E |
4.0E |
383,108 |
96.0 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| New Brunswick |
632,008 |
19,722E |
3.1E |
612,286 |
96.9 |
F |
F |
|
310,389 |
F |
F |
302,457 |
97.4 |
F |
F |
|
321,619 |
11,789E |
3.7E |
309,830 |
96.3 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Quebec |
6,131,154 |
416,477 |
6.8 |
5,711,741 |
93.2 |
F |
F |
|
3,006,318 |
145,883E |
4.9E |
2,860,435 |
95.1 |
F |
F |
|
3,124,836 |
270,593 |
8.7 |
2,851,306 |
91.2 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ontario |
9,323,355 |
489,255 |
5.2 |
8,829,356 |
94.7 |
4,744E |
0.1E |
|
4,570,662 |
173,554 |
3.8 |
4,395,281 |
96.2 |
F |
F |
|
4,752,693 |
315,701 |
6.6 |
4,434,075 |
93.3 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Manitoba |
902,130 |
54,850 |
6.1 |
847,232 |
93.9 |
F |
F |
|
442,990 |
19,187 |
4.3 |
423,755 |
95.7 |
F |
F |
|
459,140 |
35,663 |
7.8 |
423,477 |
92.2 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Saskatchewan |
801,115 |
67,755 |
8.5 |
733,360 |
91.5 |
F |
F |
|
395,427 |
23,885E |
6.0E |
371,542 |
94.0 |
F |
F |
|
405,688 |
43,869 |
10.8 |
361,819 |
89.2 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alberta |
2,243,980 |
176,630 |
7.9 |
2,066,474 |
92.1 |
F |
F |
|
1,124,701 |
63,300 |
5.6 |
1,061,222 |
94.4 |
F |
F |
|
1,119,279 |
113,330 |
10.1 |
1,005,252 |
89.8 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| British Columbia |
3,196,096 |
353,440 |
11.1 |
2,842,656 |
88.9 |
F |
F |
|
1,579,940 |
106,317E |
6.7E |
1,473,623 |
93.3 |
F |
F |
|
1,616,156 |
247,123 |
15.3 |
1,369,033 |
84.7 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998/1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Canada |
24,916,127 |
1,890,914 |
7.6 |
23,016,007 |
92.4 |
F |
F |
|
12,259,087 |
586,581 |
4.8 |
11,672,506 |
95.2 |
F |
F |
|
12,657,040 |
1,304,333 |
10.3 |
11,343,501 |
89.6 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
462,616 |
9,288E |
2.0E |
453,328 |
98.0 |
F |
F |
|
228,462 |
F |
F |
224,806 |
98.4 |
F |
F |
|
234,154 |
F |
F |
228,522 |
97.6 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Prince Edward Island |
113,090 |
2,232E |
2.0E |
110,858 |
98.0 |
F |
F |
|
55,275 |
F |
F |
54,869 |
99.3 |
F |
F |
|
57,815 |
1,826E |
3.2E |
55,989 |
96.8 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Nova Scotia |
773,849 |
39,031E |
5.0E |
734,818 |
95.0 |
F |
F |
|
373,253 |
18,773E |
5.0E |
354,480 |
95.0 |
F |
F |
|
400,596 |
20,259E |
5.1E |
380,337 |
94.9 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| New Brunswick |
626,897 |
30,599 |
4.9 |
596,298 |
95.1 |
F |
F |
|
307,362 |
9,556E |
3.1E |
297,806 |
96.9 |
F |
F |
|
319,535 |
21,042E |
6.6E |
298,493 |
93.4 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Quebec |
6,097,064 |
488,278 |
8.0 |
5,601,212 |
91.9 |
F |
F |
|
2,995,492 |
156,806 |
5.2 |
2,838,686 |
94.8 |
F |
F |
|
3,101,572 |
331,472 |
10.7 |
2,762,527 |
89.1 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ontario |
9,460,369 |
577,106 |
6.1 |
8,883,263 |
93.9 |
F |
F |
|
4,633,917 |
148,326 |
3.2 |
4,485,591 |
96.8 |
F |
F |
|
4,826,452 |
428,780 |
8.9 |
4,397,672 |
91.1 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Manitoba |
893,577 |
67,953 |
7.6 |
825,624 |
92.4 |
F |
F |
|
439,089 |
24,912E |
5.7E |
414,177 |
94.3 |
F |
F |
|
454,488 |
43,042 |
9.5 |
411,446 |
90.5 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Saskatchewan |
806,259 |
81,605 |
10.1 |
724,654 |
89.9 |
F |
F |
|
398,709 |
32,960E |
8.3E |
365,749 |
91.7 |
F |
F |
|
407,550 |
48,645 |
11.9 |
358,905 |
88.1 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alberta |
2,359,567 |
246,135 |
10.4 |
2,113,432 |
89.6 |
F |
F |
|
1,185,143 |
90,796 |
7.7 |
1,094,347 |
92.3 |
F |
F |
|
1,174,424 |
155,339 |
13.2 |
1,019,085 |
86.8 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| British Columbia |
3,322,839 |
348,687 |
10.5 |
2,972,520 |
89.5 |
F |
F |
|
1,642,385 |
100,390 |
6.1 |
1,541,995 |
93.9 |
F |
F |
|
1,680,454 |
248,297 |
14.8 |
1,430,524 |
85.1 |
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 an alternative health care provider in the past 12 months. |
| 3. |
Alternative health care providers include: massage therapists, acupuncturists, homeopaths or naturopaths, Feldenkrais or Alexander teachers, relaxation therapists, biofeedback teachers, rolfers, herbalists, reflexologists, spiritual healers, religious healers, etc. |
| 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 01040062. |
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