Table 9. Percentage of Canadians accessing care who considered waiting time unacceptable

Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table 9. Percentage of Canadians accessing care who considered waiting time unacceptable¹, by type of specialized service², Canada
Type of specialized service accessed	2003		2005
Type of specialized service accessed	Estimate %	95% confidence interval	Estimate %	95% confidence interval
Specialist visits	29.1	26.6 to 31.5	28.6	26.1 to 31.1
Non-emergency surgeries	16.9	14.2 to 9.7	15.8	13.5 to 18.1
Diagnostic tests	20.9	17.9 to 23.8	20.8	18.2 to 23.4
1. Based on population accessing these services in past 12 months.
2. "Specialized services" includes specialist visits for a new illness or condition; non-emergency surgery other than dental surgery; and selected diagnostic tests (non-emergency MRIs, CT scans, and angiographies).
Notes: Household population aged 15 and over. Analysis excludes non-response ("I don't know", "not stated", and "refusal").
Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, Health Services Access Subsample, 2003 and 2005.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Access to health care in Canada, Catalogue number 82-575-XWE2006002.