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Table 20-OIa Median waiting times for non-emergency surgeries, household population aged 15 and over, Canada, provinces and territories, 2005


                                                        Non-emergency surgeries
Canada  
Number of persons 1,501,875
Low 95% confidence interval 1,396,519
High 95% confidence interval 1,607,231
Coefficient of variation 3.6
Median waiting time, weeks 4.3
Low 95% confidence interval 3.9
High 95% confidence interval 4.7
Coefficient of variation 4.6
Age-standardized median 4.3
Low 95% confidence interval 4.2
High 95% confidence interval 4.3
Coefficient of variation 0.5
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Number of persons 29,679
Low 95% confidence interval 24,256
High 95% confidence interval 35,102
Coefficient of variation 9.3
Median waiting time, weeks 4.3 E
Low 95% confidence interval 2.8 E
High 95% confidence interval 5.8 E
Coefficient of variation 17.7 E
Age-standardized median 4.3 E
Low 95% confidence interval 2.6 E
High 95% confidence interval 5.9 E
Coefficient of variation 19.5 E
Prince Edward Island  
Number of persons 10,977
Low 95% confidence interval 8,973
High 95% confidence interval 12,980
Coefficient of variation 9.3
Median waiting time, weeks 4.3
Low 95% confidence interval 3.3
High 95% confidence interval 5.3
Coefficient of variation 11.7
Age-standardized median 4.3
Low 95% confidence interval 3.2
High 95% confidence interval 5.4
Coefficient of variation 13.4
Nova Scotia  
Number of persons 72,406
Low 95% confidence interval 61,716
High 95% confidence interval 83,096
Coefficient of variation 7.5
Median waiting time, weeks 4.3
Low 95% confidence interval 3.1
High 95% confidence interval 5.4
Coefficient of variation 13.8
Age-standardized median 4.3
Low 95% confidence interval 3.0
High 95% confidence interval 5.5
Coefficient of variation 14.8
New Brunswick  
Number of persons 34,697
Low 95% confidence interval 29,101
High 95% confidence interval 40,293
Coefficient of variation 8.2
Median waiting time, weeks 4.3
Low 95% confidence interval 3.7
High 95% confidence interval 4.9
Coefficient of variation 7.1
Age-standardized median 4.3
Low 95% confidence interval 3.6
High 95% confidence interval 5.0
Coefficient of variation 7.9
Quebec  
Number of persons 288,359
Low 95% confidence interval 239,115
High 95% confidence interval 337,604
Coefficient of variation 8.7
Median waiting time, weeks 4.3 E
Low 95% confidence interval 2.6 E
High 95% confidence interval 6.0 E
Coefficient of variation 19.9 E
Age-standardized median 4.3
Low 95% confidence interval 3.4
High 95% confidence interval 5.2
Coefficient of variation 10.7
Ontario  
Number of persons 544,002
Low 95% confidence interval 464,407
High 95% confidence interval 623,598
Coefficient of variation 7.5
Median waiting time, weeks 4.3
Low 95% confidence interval 3.3
High 95% confidence interval 5.3
Coefficient of variation 12.3
Age-standardized median 4.3
Low 95% confidence interval 3.1
High 95% confidence interval 5.4
Coefficient of variation 13.6
Manitoba  
Number of persons 62,736
Low 95% confidence interval 52,173
High 95% confidence interval 73,298
Coefficient of variation 8.6
Median waiting time, weeks 6.0 E
Low 95% confidence interval 3.2 E
High 95% confidence interval 8.8 E
Coefficient of variation 23.5 E
Age-standardized median 4.3 E
Low 95% confidence interval 2.1 E
High 95% confidence interval 6.5 E
Coefficient of variation 26.2 E
Saskatchewan  
Number of persons 58,002
Low 95% confidence interval 48,612
High 95% confidence interval 67,391
Coefficient of variation 8.3
Median waiting time, weeks F
Low 95% confidence interval F
High 95% confidence interval F
Coefficient of variation F
Age-standardized median 4.3 E
Low 95% confidence interval 1.6 E
High 95% confidence interval 6.9 E
Coefficient of variation 31.5 E
Alberta  
Number of persons 150,937
Low 95% confidence interval 124,925
High 95% confidence interval 176,950
Coefficient of variation 8.8
Median waiting time, weeks 4.3 E
Low 95% confidence interval 2.2 E
High 95% confidence interval 6.3 E
Coefficient of variation 24.4 E
Age-standardized median 4.3 E
Low 95% confidence interval 2.4 E
High 95% confidence interval 6.1 E
Coefficient of variation 22.1 E
British Columbia  
Number of persons 245,229
Low 95% confidence interval 210,397
High 95% confidence interval 280,060
Coefficient of variation 7.3
Median waiting time, weeks 5.0
Low 95% confidence interval 3.4
High 95% confidence interval 6.6
Coefficient of variation 16.2
Age-standardized median 4.3
Low 95% confidence interval 3.6
High 95% confidence interval 5.0
Coefficient of variation 8.5
Yukon Territory  
Number of persons 2,170
Low 95% confidence interval 1,568
High 95% confidence interval 2,771
Coefficient of variation 14.2
Median waiting time, weeks F
Low 95% confidence interval F
High 95% confidence interval F
Coefficient of variation F
Age-standardized median 3.0 E
Low 95% confidence interval 1.1 E
High 95% confidence interval 4.9 E
Coefficient of variation 32.5 E
Northwest Territories  
Number of persons 1,922
Low 95% confidence interval 1,323
High 95% confidence interval 2,522
Coefficient of variation 15.9
Median waiting time, weeks 6.0 E
Low 95% confidence interval 2.3 E
High 95% confidence interval 9.7 E
Coefficient of variation 31.1 E
Age-standardized median 5.0 E
Low 95% confidence interval 2.0 E
High 95% confidence interval 8.0 E
Coefficient of variation 31.0 E
Nunavut  
Number of persons 759 E
Low 95% confidence interval 458 E
High 95% confidence interval 1,060 E
Coefficient of variation 20.2 E
Median waiting time, weeks F
Low 95% confidence interval F
High 95% confidence interval F
Coefficient of variation F
Age-standardized median F
Low 95% confidence interval F
High 95% confidence interval F
Coefficient of variation F

1. Based on household population aged 15 and over reporting a need for a specialist visit, a non-emergency surgery or a selected diagnostic test in past 12 months.
2. "Waiting times" is defined as follows: for "specialist visits", time between when individuals and their doctor decided that they should see a specialist and when they actually visited the specialist; for "non-emergency surgeries", time between when individuals and their surgeon decided to go ahead with the surgery and the day of surgery; and for "selected diagnostic tests", time between when individuals and their doctor decided to go ahead with the test and the day of the test.
3. "Non-emergency surgeries" includes a booked or planned surgery provided on an outpatient or inpatient basis. Does not refer to surgery provided through an admission to the hospital emergency room as a result of, for example, an accident or life-threatening situation.
4. This table excludes non-response ("don't know", "not stated" and "refusal").
5. Medians are age-standardized using the direct method and the 1991 Canadian Census population structure. The use of a standard population results in more meaningful comparisons because it adjusts for variations in population age distributions over time and across geographic areas.
6. When comparing estimates, it is important to use confidence intervals to determine if differences between values are statistically significant. Confidence intervals describe sampling variability and give an indication of the precision of a given estimate. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
7. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified as follows: (E) use with caution.
8. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed due to extreme sampling variability and are identified as follows: (F) too unreliable to be published.
9. For 2005, the Canada total includes Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. For, 2000/2001 and 2003, the Canada totals do not include Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
10. Data for 2000/2001 and 2003 are not available for Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2005 (CANSIM table 105-3001).
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