Appendix 1
List of Health Indicators by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations

Appendix 1:
List of Health Indicators by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of list of health indicators by aboriginal and non-aboriginal populations. The information is grouped by health indicator (appearing as row headers), first nations off reserve, métis , inuit and non aboriginal, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Health Indicator First Nations Off reserve Métis Inuit Non-Aboriginal
Percent
General  
Perceived health, very good or excellent 50Note * 54Note * 55Note * 63
Perceived health, fair or poor 16Note * 13Note * 8 9
Perceived mental health, very good or excellent 66Note * 67Note * 65Note * 75
Perceived mental health, fair or poor 8Note * 8Note * 5Note E: Use with caution 5
Life satisfaction, satisfied or very satisfied 89Note * 90Note * 92 93
Perceived life stress, quite a lot (15 years and over) 24 25 19 23
Participation and activity limitation, sometimes or often 33Note * 33Note * 30 26
Chronic conditions  
One or more chronic conditions 56Note * 55Note * 43 48
Arthritis 14Note * 14Note * 10Note E: Use with caution 12
Asthma 14Note * 13Note * 14Note E: Use with caution 9
Diabetes 6Note * 4 2Note E: Use with cautionNote * 4
High blood pressure 9Note * 9Note * 7Note * 12
Mood disorder 12Note * 10Note * 5Note E: Use with caution 6
Respiratory problems 15Note * 15Note * 15Note E: Use with caution 10
High blood pressure, heart disease, or suffering from effects of stroke 11Note * 10Note * 9Note E: Use with caution 14
Pain or discomfort, moderate or severe 14Note * 14Note * 9Note E: Use with caution 10
Pain or discomfort that prevents activities 15Note * 16Note * 11 10
Health behaviours  
Influenza immunization (less than one year ago) 27 22Note * 31 27
Breastfeeding initiation 82Note * 78Note * 77Note * 88
Exclusive breastfeeding (at least 6 months) 19 14Note * 26Note E: Use with caution 25
Current smoker, daily or occasional 40Note * 36Note * 48Note * 21
Current smoker, daily 32Note * 30Note * 39Note * 15
Five or more drinks on one occasion (at least once a month in the past year) 26Note * 27Note * 26Note * 19
Never had any alcoholic drinks in the past 12 months 29Note * 23 34Note * 24
Fruit and vegetable consumption (5 times or more per day) 36Note * 39Note * 27Note * 45
Physically active during leisure time, moderately active or active 56Note * 61Note * 51 54
Physically inactive during leisure time 44Note * 39Note * 49 46
Contact with a medical doctor (in the past 12 months) 74Note * 76 62Note * 78
Has a regular medical doctor 78Note * 80Note * 44Note * 83
Obese (18 years and over) 26Note * 22Note * 26Note * 16
Overweight (18 years and over) 31 32 32 32
Overweight or obese (18 years and over) 57Note * 54Note * 58Note * 48
Overweight or obese (12 to 17 years) 26Note * 28Note * 25Note E: Use with caution 19
Exposure to second-hand smoke  
In vehicles and/or public places (in the past month) 25Note * 31Note * 24Note E: Use with caution 17
At home 15Note * 16Note * 17Note E: Use with cautionNote * 7
In public places (in the past month) 15Note * 18Note * 13Note E: Use with caution 12
In vehicles (in the past month) 16Note * 20Note * 18Note E: Use with cautionNote * 9
Other  
Sense of belonging to local community, somewhat strong or very strong 63 63 81Note * 65
Food 22Note * 15Note * 27Note * 7
E use with caution
* significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05).  For this table, the reference category is "Non-Aboriginal".
Notes:
1. The Aboriginal population is younger than the non-Aboriginal population. To account for this, the data were age standardized to the Aboriginal identity population 2007-2010.
2. The survey does not capture all diagnosed chronic conditions. Certain diagnosed chronic conditions are not shown because their prevalences were too low or the data were not collected in the survey.
3. Inuit data do not include Nunavik and some remote communities.
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey, combined 2007 to 2010 cycles. Please refer to CANSIM tables 105-0512 and 105-0513 (age standardized).
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