Chart 4.2
Contact with a medical doctor in the past 12 months, Inuit and total Canadian population by age group, 2005/2006

This vertical bar chart illustrates, by age, the percentage of Inuit who had contact with a medical doctor in the previous year. As well, the chart shows the same statistics for the total Canadian population

The X axis is divided into five sections, each representing a specific age group. The age groups are:

• Fifteen to nineteen

• Twenty to thirty-four

• Thirty-five to forty-four

• Forty-Five to sixty-four

• Sixty-five and over

Each section is composed of two vertical bars:

The first bar represents the Inuit population

The second bar represents the total Canadian population

The Y axis is measured in percentage and increases in increments of ten from zero to one hundred

47% of the Inuit population aged fifteen to nineteen had contact with a medical doctor in the previous year
The percentage for the total Canadian population aged fifteen to nineteen was 73%

52% of the Inuit population aged twenty to thirty-four had contact with a medical doctor in the previous year
The percentage for the total Canadian population aged twenty to thirty-four was 77%

58% of the Inuit population aged thirty-five to forty-four had contact with a medical doctor in the previous year
The percentage for the total Canadian population aged thirty-five to forty-four was 78%

64% of the Inuit population aged forty-five to sixty-four had contact with a medical doctor in the previous year
The percentage for the total Canadian population aged forty-five to sixty-four was 84%

78% of the Inuit population aged sixty-five and over had contact with a medical doctor in the previous year
The percentage for the total Canadian population aged sixty-five and over was 89%

Sources: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006 and Canadian Community Health Survey, 2005