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Table 18
Alcohol dependence, by sex, household population aged 15 and over, Canada and provinces, 2002

Alcohol dependence                             Total population for the variable alcohol dependence Alcohol dependence, probable non-case Alcohol dependence, slightly probable case Alcohol dependence, highly probable case Alcohol dependence, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number %
2002  
Canada 24,996,593 22,689,860 90.8 1,542,886 6.2 640,632 2.6 123,214 0.5
Men 12,286,109 10,559,372 85.9 1,162,514 9.5 472,159 3.8 92,064 0.7
Women 12,710,483 12,130,488 95.4 380,372 3.0 168,473 1.3 31,150 0.2
Newfoundland and Labrador 438,805 389,040 88.7 34,094 7.8 14,063 E 3.2 E F F
Men 215,443 178,611 82.9 24,635 11.4 11,769 E 5.5 E F F
Women 223,362 210,428 94.2 9,459 E 4.2 E 2,294 E 1.0 E F F
Prince Edward Island 112,041 101,782 90.8 6,417 5.7 3,183 E 2.8 E F F
Men 54,557 46,774 85.7 4,987 E 9.1 E 2,234 E 4.1 E F F
Women 57,485 55,008 95.7 1,430 E 2.5 E F F F F
Nova Scotia 756,387 669,457 88.5 60,128 7.9 24,218 3.2 F F
Men 364,357 301,131 82.6 41,815 11.5 20,173 E 5.5 E F F
Women 392,030 368,326 94.0 18,313 4.7 4,045 E 1.0 E F F
New Brunswick 608,013 543,881 89.5 48,188 7.9 12,304 E 2.0 E 3,639 E 0.6 E
Men 296,674 246,889 83.2 38,055 12.8 9,587 E 3.2 E F F
Women 311,339 296,993 95.4 10,133 E 3.3 E 2,718 E 0.9 E F F
Quebec 6,040,976 5,606,303 92.8 279,191 4.6 116,583 1.9 38,899 E 0.6 E
Men 2,967,395 2,628,110 88.6 223,182 7.5 86,363 2.9 29,741 E 1.0 E
Women 3,073,580 2,978,193 96.9 56,009 1.8 30,220 E 1.0 E F F
Ontario 9,655,880 8,838,145 91.5 578,179 6.0 202,977 2.1 36,578 E 0.4 E
Men 4,730,385 4,121,005 87.1 425,994 9.0 155,142 3.3 28,244 E 0.6 E
Women 4,925,495 4,717,140 95.8 152,185 3.1 47,836 1.0 8,335 E 0.2 E
Manitoba 864,873 764,421 88.4 66,781 7.7 30,733 3.6 F F
Men 425,448 353,203 83.0 47,580 11.2 22,345 5.3 F F
Women 439,425 411,219 93.6 19,201 E 4.4 E 8,388 E 1.9 E F F
Saskatchewan 758,799 661,522 87.2 64,440 8.5 30,644 4.0 F F
Men 374,236 303,327 81.1 47,612 12.7 22,301 6.0 F F
Women 384,563 358,195 93.1 16,828 E 4.4 E 8,343 E 2.2 E F F
Alberta 2,428,827 2,143,058 88.2 181,372 7.5 85,524 3.5 18,873 E 0.8 E
Men 1,220,792 1,011,732 82.9 135,407 11.1 59,623 4.9 14,030 E 1.1 E
Women 1,208,035 1,131,326 93.7 45,965 3.8 25,901 E 2.1 E F F
British Columbia 3,331,991 2,972,251 89.2 224,096 6.7 120,401 3.6 15,242 E 0.5 E
Men 1,636,823 1,368,590 83.6 173,247 10.6 82,622 5.0 F F
Women 1,695,168 1,603,661 94.6 50,849 3.0 37,780 E 2.2 E 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 classified by the probability of meeting the criteria for alcohol dependence in the 12 months prior to interview. The classification is based on a set of questions which examine aspects of alcohol tolerance, (for example, needing more to have an effect), withdrawal, loss of control, and social or physical problems related to alcohol use in daily life. The information collected provides a profile of behaviours of alcohol use which lead to clinically significant impairment or distress.
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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