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Table 2
Major depressive episode, by sex, household population aged 15 and over, Canada and provinces, 2002

Major depressive episode                       Total population for the variable major depressive episode Major depressive episode, all measured criteria are met Major depressive episode, measured criteria not met Major depressive episode, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number %
2002  
Canada 24,996,593 1,195,955 4.8 23,691,051 94.8 109,587 0.4
Men 12,286,109 451,618 3.7 11,786,540 95.9 47,952 E 0.4 E
Women 12,710,483 744,337 5.9 11,904,511 93.7 61,636 0.5
Newfoundland and Labrador 438,805 16,428 3.7 421,798 96.1 F F
Men 215,443 5,267 E 2.4 E 209,965 97.5 F F
Women 223,362 11,161 5.0 211,833 94.8 F F
Prince Edward Island 112,041 2,898 E 2.6 E 108,306 96.7 F F
Men 54,557 1,105 E 2.0 E 53,209 97.5 F F
Women 57,485 1,793 E 3.1 E 55,098 95.8 F F
Nova Scotia 756,387 34,327 4.5 718,265 95.0 3,795 E 0.5 E
Men 364,357 11,089 E 3.0 E 351,134 96.4 F F
Women 392,030 23,239 5.9 367,131 93.6 F F
New Brunswick 608,013 21,306 3.5 584,861 96.2 F F
Men 296,674 8,128 E 2.7 E 288,046 97.1 F F
Women 311,339 13,178 4.2 296,815 95.3 F F
Quebec 6,040,976 292,046 4.8 5,720,622 94.7 28,308 E 0.5 E
Men 2,967,395 107,713 3.6 2,845,353 95.9 F F
Women 3,073,580 184,333 6.0 2,875,269 93.5 13,979 E 0.5 E
Ontario 9,655,880 460,872 4.8 9,165,140 94.9 29,867 E 0.3 E
Men 4,730,385 163,373 3.5 4,557,548 96.3 F F
Women 4,925,495 297,499 6.0 4,607,593 93.5 20,404 E 0.4 E
Manitoba 864,873 40,372 4.7 820,053 94.8 4,449 E 0.5 E
Men 425,448 14,810 E 3.5 E 408,122 95.9 F F
Women 439,425 25,561 E 5.8 E 411,931 93.7 F F
Saskatchewan 758,799 30,650 4.0 725,110 95.6 F F
Men 374,236 14,365 E 3.8 E 358,627 95.8 F F
Women 384,563 16,285 E 4.2 E 366,484 95.3 F F
Alberta 2,428,827 136,240 5.6 2,272,981 93.6 19,607 E 0.8 E
Men 1,220,792 64,979 5.3 1,146,001 93.9 9,812 E 0.8 E
Women 1,208,035 71,261 5.9 1,126,980 93.3 9,794 E 0.8 E
British Columbia 3,331,991 160,816 4.8 3,153,914 94.7 17,261 E 0.5 E
Men 1,636,823 60,790 3.7 1,568,536 95.8 F F
Women 1,695,168 100,026 5.9 1,585,378 93.5 9,763 E 0.6 E
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. The Mental Health and Well-being Survey is partially based on a modified World Mental Health version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WMH-CIDI). The WMH-CIDI is a standardized instrument for assessment of mental disorders and conditions according to an operationalization of the definitions and criteria of DSM. DSM refers to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders used by the American Psychiatric Association. It is an internationally recognized classification of mental disorders with several versions. Mental conditions or problems found in the CCHS 1.2 are partially coded either to DSM-IV or DSM-IIIR. Mental conditions or problems are derived from a set of questions pertaining to the feelings, the symptoms, severity, the intensity, and the impact relative to each of the measured disorders.
4. Population aged 15 and over classified as meeting or failing to meet criteria for major depressive episode in the 12 months prior to interview.
5. Major depressive episode requires at least one episode of 2 weeks or more with persistent depressed mood and loss of interest or pleasure in normal activities, accompanied by problems such as decreased energy, changes in sleep and appetite, impaired concentration, and feelings of guilt, hopelessness, or suicidal thoughts.
6. 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 by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
8. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability.
9. The following standard symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available for a specific reference period and (...) for figures not applicable.
10. CANSIM table number 01051100.
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