Part A. Determinants of health

The social and economic environment

1. Population age and sex, 2. Marital status and family composition, 3. Births and fertility, 4. Immigrant population, 5. Education and literacy, 6. Low income, 7. Employment and unpaid work, 8. Life stress, 9. Work stress, 10. Family violence, 11. Social health

The physical environment

12. Restrictions on public smoking, 13. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, 14. Air quality

Health services

15. Immunization, 16. Pap smear practices, 17. Mammograms and breast examinations, 18. Blood pressure checkup, 19. Visits to health professionals, 20. HIV testing, 21. Dental visits, 22. Physical examinations, 23. Eye examinations, 24. Medications, 25. Unmet health care needs, 26. Emergency health services, 27. In-patient hospital care, 28. Organ replacement and dialysis, 29. Health expenditures

Personal resources and coping

30. Social support and pro-social behaviour, 31. Healthy child development, 32. Giving and receiving informal care, 33. Care-giver burden, 34. Use of home care services, 35. Use of alternative health care

Health knowledge

36. Knowledge of the health impact of smoking, 37. Knowledge of the health impact of ETS, 38. Knowledge of healthy eating practices

Lifestyle behaviours

39. Environmental actions, 40. Smoking, 41. Nicotine dependence, 42. Drinking, 43. Problem drinking, 44. Driving after drinking, 45. Illicit drug use, 46. Physical activity, 47. Dietary practices, 48. Breast-feeding, 49. Helmet and seatbelt use, 50. Sexual practices, 51. Sun exposure and protection, 52. Health behaviour changes

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