Table 10. Percentage of Canadians accessing care who were affected by waiting, by type of specialized service, Canada

Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table 10. Percentage of Canadians accessing care who were affected by waiting, by type of specialized service¹, Canada²
Type of specialized service accessed	2003		2005
Type of specialized service accessed	Estimate %	95% confidence interval	Estimate %	95% confidence interval
Specialist visits	18.5	16.5 to 20.5	17.7	15.6 to 19.9
Non-emergency surgeries	9.8	7.8 to 11.8	11.0	8.9 to 13.1
Diagnostic tests	13.6	10.9 to 16.4	12.2	9.8 to 14.7
1. "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).
2. Based on population accessing these services in past 12 months.
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.