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March 2012 online edition

The March 2012 online issue of Health Reports, released today, contains two articles.

The first article, "Sexual behaviour and condom use of 15- to 24-year-olds in 2003 and 2009/2010," is based on results of the 2003 and 2009/2010 Canadian Community Health Survey and examines whether the sexual behaviour and condom use of 15- to 24-year-olds has changed since 2003 (the earliest year for which comparable national data are available).

For more information on this article, contact Michelle Rotermann (613-951-3166; michelle.rotermann@statcan.gc.ca), Health Analysis Division.

The second article, "Geozones: An area-based method for analysis of health outcomes," explains the methodology for creating geozones, which are area-based thresholds of population characteristics derived from census data, and which can be used in the analysis of social or economic differences in health and health service utilization.

For more information on this article, contact Paul Peters (613-951-0616; paul.a.peters@statcan.gc.ca), Health Analysis Division.

The complete version of the latest issue of Health Reports, Vol. 23, no. 1 (82-003-X, free) is now available from the Key resource module of our website under Publications. A print version (82-003-X, $24/$68) is also available.

For information about Health Reports, contact Janice Felman (613-951-6446; janice.felman@statcan.gc.ca), Health Analysis Division.