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Table 1
Mental or substance use disorders, past 12 months, by sex, Canada, 2012

Table 1
Mental or substance use disorders, past 12 months, by sex, Canada, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Mental or substance use disorders. The information is grouped by Type of disorder (appearing as row headers), Canadian population, aged 15 and older, Male, Female and Total, calculated using number (thousands) and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of disorder	Canadian population, aged 15 and older
	Male^Note †		Female		Total
	number (thousands)	percent	number (thousands)	percent	number (thousands)	percent
Mental disorder only^Note 1	547	4.1	960	6.9^Note *	1,507	5.5
Depression	503	3.6	827	5.8^Note *	1,331	4.7
Bipolar disorder	220	1.6	205	1.4	425	1.5
Generalized anxiety disorder	270	2.0	451	3.2^Note *	722	2.6
Substance use disorder only^Note 2	701	5.2	222	1.6^Note *	923	3.4
Alcohol abuse or dependence	644	4.7	242	1.7^Note *	886	3.2
Cannabis abuse or dependence	268	1.9	101	0.7^Note *	369	1.3
Other drug abuse or dependence	117	0.9	77	0.5^Note *	195	0.7
Total, mental or substance use disorder^Note 3	1,435	10.6	1,329	9.6	2,764	10.1
Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note 1. Mental disorders include depression, bipolar disorder or generalized anxiety disorder. However, these three disorders cannot be added to create the prevalence of 'mental disorders only' because these three categories are not mutually exclusive, meaning that people may have a profile consistent with one or more of these disorders. The mental disorder category excludes respondents who met the criteria for both a mental and a substance use disorder. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Substance use disorders include alcohol abuse or dependence, cannabis abuse or dependence, or other drug abuse or dependence. These three disorders cannot be added to create the prevalence of 'substance use disorders only' because these three categories are not mutually exclusive, meaning that people may have a profile consistent with one or more of these disorders. The substance use disorder category excludes respondents who met the criteria for both a substance use and a mental disorder. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. 'Total, mental or substance use disorder' is comprised of mental disorders or substance use disorders, and includes respondents who met the criteria for both a mental and a substance use disorder. Individual disorders cannot be added to create 'Total, mental or substance use disorder' since categories are not mutually exclusive, meaning that people may have a profile consistent with one or more disorder. Return to note 3 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey — Mental Health, 2012.

Date modified:: 2015-11-30