Chart 1
Percentage without a regular medical doctor, by sex, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2003 to 2011 – description

This is a line chart showing the percentages of males and females aged 12 or older without a regular medical doctor from 2003 to 2011. The markers are displayed at the years 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

The Y axis is measured by percentages and increases by increments of five from 0 to 25.

On the X axis from left to right are the years 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

The top line shows the males and the bottom line shows the female population aged 12 or older without a regular medical doctor from 2003 to 2011.

The percentage of males without a regular medical doctor was 18.2% in 2003, 18.1% in 2005, 19.6% in 2007 and 19.6% in 2008. There were 19.1% of males without a regular doctor in 2009, 19.4% in 2010, and 19.4% in 2011.

The percentage of females without a regular medical doctor was 10.1% in 2003, 10.5% in 2005, 10.8% in 2007 and 11.7% in 2008. There were 11.3% of females without a regular medical doctor in 2009, 11.2% in 2010, and 11.2% in 2011.

Source: Canadian Community Health Survey, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.