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Table 23
Self-rated mental health , by age group and sex, household population aged 15 and over, Canada excluding territories, 2002

Self-rated mental health                        Total population for the variable self-rated mental health Very good or excellent self-rated mental health Excellent self-rated mental health Very good self-rated mental health Good self-rated mental health Fair or poor self-rated mental health Self-rated mental health, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2002  
Total, 15 years and over 24,996,593 16,752,154 67.0 6,947,310 27.8 9,804,844 39.2 6,516,124 26.1 1,715,204 6.9 13,111 E 0.1 E
Men 12,286,109 8,476,859 69.0 3,689,694 30.0 4,787,165 39.0 3,062,095 24.9 742,530 6.0 4,625 E 0.0 E
Women 12,710,483 8,275,294 65.1 3,257,615 25.6 5,017,679 39.5 3,454,029 27.2 972,674 7.7 F F
15-24 years 4,136,460 2,852,365 69.0 1,130,644 27.3 1,721,721 41.6 1,026,562 24.8 255,261 6.2 F F
Men 2,111,183 1,523,263 72.2 658,977 31.2 864,286 40.9 492,100 23.3 95,471 4.5 F F
Women 2,025,278 1,329,102 65.6 471,667 23.3 857,435 42.3 534,462 26.4 159,790 7.9 F F
25-64 years 17,133,721 11,441,787 66.8 4,747,508 27.7 6,694,279 39.1 4,464,247 26.1 1,218,229 7.1 F F
Men 8,543,283 5,866,730 68.7 2,544,391 29.8 3,322,339 38.9 2,122,089 24.8 551,038 6.4 F F
Women 8,590,438 5,575,058 64.9 2,203,118 25.6 3,371,940 39.3 2,342,158 27.3 667,191 7.8 F F
65 years and over 3,726,412 2,458,002 66.0 1,069,157 28.7 1,388,844 37.3 1,025,316 27.5 241,715 6.5 F F
Men 1,631,644 1,086,867 66.6 486,327 29.8 600,540 36.8 447,907 27.5 96,021 5.9 F F
Women 2,094,768 1,371,135 65.5 582,831 27.8 788,304 37.6 577,409 27.6 145,694 7.0 F F
1. Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, Mental Health and Well-being, 2002 (updated in September 2004)
2. The survey excludes from its target population those living in the three territories, individuals living on Indian Reserves and on Crown Lands, residents of institutions, full-time members of the Canadian Armed Forces, and residents of certain remote regions.
3. Population aged 15 and over who rate their own mental health status as being either excellent, very good, good, fair or poor.
4. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
5. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
6. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability.
7. The following standard symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available for a specific reference period and (...) for figures not applicable.
8. CANSIM table number 01051100.
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