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
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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