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Table 12
Suicidal thoughts, by sex, household population aged 15 and over, Canada and provinces, 2002

Suicidal thoughts                               Total population for the variable suicidal thoughts Suicidal thoughts in past 12 months No suicidal thoughts in past 12 months Suicidal thoughts, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number %
2002  
Canada 24,996,593 919,795 3.7 24,040,237 96.2 36,560 E 0.1 E
Men 12,286,109 440,484 3.6 11,822,316 96.2 23,309 E 0.2 E
Women 12,710,483 479,311 3.8 12,217,921 96.1 13,251 E 0.1 E
Newfoundland and Labrador 438,805 9,071 E 2.1 E 429,247 97.8 F F
Men 215,443 4,078 E 1.9 E 211,125 98.0 F F
Women 223,362 4,993 E 2.2 E 218,122 97.7 F F
Prince Edward Island 112,041 3,017 E 2.7 E 108,680 97.0 F F
Men 54,557 F F 52,872 96.9 F F
Women 57,485 1,583 E 2.8 E 55,809 97.1 F F
Nova Scotia 756,387 24,897 3.3 730,006 96.5 F F
Men 364,357 13,372 E 3.7 E 349,649 96.0 F F
Women 392,030 11,525 E 2.9 E 380,357 97.0 F F
New Brunswick 608,013 18,600 3.1 589,260 96.9 F F
Men 296,674 9,178 E 3.1 E 287,496 96.9 F F
Women 311,339 9,423 E 3.0 E 301,764 96.9 F F
Quebec 6,040,976 235,948 3.9 5,798,206 96.0 F F
Men 2,967,395 103,935 3.5 2,858,851 96.3 F F
Women 3,073,580 132,013 E 4.3 E 2,939,355 95.6 F F
Ontario 9,655,880 338,939 3.5 9,306,274 96.4 10,668 E 0.1 E
Men 4,730,385 171,478 3.6 4,553,228 96.3 F F
Women 4,925,495 167,461 3.4 4,753,046 96.5 F F
Manitoba 864,873 29,767 3.4 834,217 96.5 F F
Men 425,448 15,775 E 3.7 E 409,673 96.3 F F
Women 439,425 13,992 E 3.2 E 424,544 96.6 F F
Saskatchewan 758,799 31,251 4.1 727,143 95.8 F F
Men 374,236 14,041 E 3.8 E 359,789 96.1 F F
Women 384,563 17,210 4.5 367,353 95.5 F F
Alberta 2,428,827 103,611 4.3 2,319,630 95.5 F F
Men 1,220,792 53,507 4.4 1,163,539 95.3 F F
Women 1,208,035 50,104 4.1 1,156,092 95.7 F F
British Columbia 3,331,991 124,694 3.7 3,197,575 96.0 9,723 E 0.3 E
Men 1,636,823 53,687 3.3 1,576,094 96.3 F F
Women 1,695,168 71,007 4.2 1,621,481 95.7 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 thought about committing suicide or taking their own life in the 12 months prior to interview.
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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