| Canada | United States | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | |||
| Males | ||||||
| Excellent | 25.1 |
22.8, |
27.4 | 27.5 |
25.4, |
29.6 |
| Very Good | 35.4* |
32.9, |
37.9 | 32.1* |
29.8, |
34.3 |
| Good | 27.1 |
24.7, |
29.5 | 27.1 |
25.0, |
29.1 |
| Fair | 8.7 |
7.3, |
10.1 | 9.3 |
8.0, |
10.6 |
| Poor | 3.7 |
2.8, |
4.6 | 4.1 |
3.3, |
4.9 |
| Females | ||||||
| Excellent | 22.7* |
20.7, |
24.8 | 25.4* |
23.7, |
27.1 |
| Very Good | 37.3* |
34.9, |
39.7 | 32.7* |
30.9, |
34.6 |
| Good | 28.9 |
26.6, |
31.1 | 26.2 |
24.4, |
28.0 |
| Fair | 7.8* |
6.6, |
9.0 | 11.3* |
10.0, |
12.5 |
| Poor | 3.3 |
2.5, |
4.1 | 4.4 |
3.6, |
5.2 |
| Notes: i) Household population aged 18 and over. ii) Missing data ("I don't know", "not stated", "refusal") have been excluded from the analysis. |
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| ‡ Age-adjusted percents calculated using the projected 2000 United States standard population. | ||||||
| * Statistically significant difference between Canada and United States (p<0.05). | ||||||
| Source: Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health, 2002 to 2003. | ||||||