Table 1
Percentage of population who sustained at least one activity limiting injury in past year by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, 2009
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Sustained at least one activity limiting injury in past year | Total | Males | Females | |||
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number | % | number | % | number | % | |
Total | 4,181,334 | 14.6 | 2,358,763 | 16.8 | 1,822,572 | 12.6 |
Received medical attention | 2,299,911 | 55.3 | 1,261,356 | 53.8 | 1,038,556 | 57.3 |
Age group | ||||||
12 to 19 | 891,262 | 26.4 | 508,250 | 29.4 | 383,012 | 23.3 |
20 to 34 | 1,120,811 | 16.8 | 728,384 | 21.7 | 392,427 | 11.8 |
35 to 44 | 622,935 | 12.9 | 359,369 | 14.9 | 263,566 | 10.9 |
45 to 64 | 1,146,562 | 12.3 | 598,766 | 13.0 | 547,796 | 11.7 |
65 and older | 399,765 | 9.2 | 163,994 | 8.3 | 235,771 | 9.8 |
Province/Territory | ||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 58,156 | 13.0 | 32,169 | 14.8 | 25,986 | 11.3 |
Prince Edward Island | 13,537 | 11.2 | 6,757 | 11.6 | 6,781 | 10.7 |
Nova Scotia | 116,280 | 14.5 | 54,721 | 14.1 | 61,560 | 14.8 |
New Brunswick | 87,038 | 13.5 | 49,713 | 15.8 | 37,325 | 11.2 |
Québec | 932,105 | 13.9 | 552,288 | 16.8 | 379,817 | 11.2 |
Ontario | 1,532,002 | 13.8 | 860,172 | 15.8 | 671,830 | 11.8 |
Manitoba | 167,660 | 17.3 | 96,171 | 20.1 | 71,490 | 14.6 |
Saskatchewan | 129,353 | 15.9 | 71,664 | 17.8 | 57,690 | 14.0 |
Alberta | 496,113 | 16.6 | 275,286 | 18.1 | 220,827 | 15.0 |
British Columbia | 637,349 | 16.5 | 352,583 | 18.5 | 284,766 | 14.6 |
Yukon | 4,082 | 14.7 | 2,688 | 19.2 | 1,395 | 10.2 |
Northwest Territories | 5,060 | 14.7 | 2,828 | 16.3 | 2,232 | 13.1 |
Nunavut | 2,598 | 16.9 | 1,724 | 22.5 | 874 | 11.3 |
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey, 2009 |
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