Table 3.2
Canadians' self-perceived health and well-being, by sex and self-reported victimization experiences, 2009
Self-perceived health and well-being | Victims of spousal violenceNote 1 | Victims of non-spousal violenceNote 2 | Non-victimsNote † | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FemaleNote † | Male | Total | FemaleNote † | Male | Total | FemaleNote † | Male | Total | |
percent | |||||||||
Physical health | |||||||||
Excellent or very good | 54 | 57 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 62 |
Good | 28Note E: Use with caution | 29Note E: Use with caution | 28 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Fair or poor | 18Note E: Use with caution | 14Note E: Use with caution | 16Note E: Use with caution | 16 | 9Note * | 12 | 13 | 10Note * | 12 |
Mental health | |||||||||
Excellent or very good | 52Note ** | 68Note * | 60Note ** | 65Note ** | 73Note * | 69Note ** | 73 | 74 | 73 |
Good | 33Note ** | 22Note E: Use with caution | 28 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Fair or poor | 14Note E: Use with cautionNote ** | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 12Note E: Use with cautionNote ** | 11Note ** | 7Note E: Use with caution | 9Note ** | 5 | 4Note * | 5 |
Level of everyday stress | |||||||||
Not at all or not very stressful | 9Note E: Use with cautionNote ** | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 8Note E: Use with cautionNote ** | 18Note ** | 31Note *, Note ** | 25Note ** | 34 | 37Note * | 36 |
A bit stressful | 38 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 40 | 41 |
Quite a bit or extremely stressful | 53Note ** | 47Note ** | 50Note ** | 41Note ** | 32Note *, Note ** | 36Note ** | 23 | 21Note * | 22 |
Life satisfaction | |||||||||
Satisfied | 76Note ** | 83Note ** | 80Note ** | 85Note ** | 88Note ** | 87Note ** | 92 | 93Note * | 92 |
Dissatisfied | 22Note E: Use with cautionNote ** | 17Note E: Use with cautionNote ** | 20Note ** | 15Note ** | 11Note ** | 13Note ** | 7 | 6Note * | 6 |
E use with caution F too unreliable to be published † reference category * significantly different from reference category, females (p < 0.05) ** significantly different from reference category, non-victims (p < 0.05) 1. Includes violence against legally married, common-law and same-sex spouses in the previous 12 months. 2. Includes violence against non-spousal family members, friends, acquaintances and strangers in the previous 12 months. Note: Responses of 'Don't know' and 'Not stated' are not listed, and therefore, the sum of victims may not add up to the total listed. Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009. |
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