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- 1. Household spending on health care ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X20000015302Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines changes in household spending on health care between 1978 and 1998. It also provides a detailed look at household spending on health care in 1998.
Release date: 2000-10-20 - 2. Health Care in Canada ArchivedJournals and periodicals: 82-222-XGeography: CanadaDescription:
These two reports provide up-to-date information on the health of Canadians in all regions. They describe how differences in health status are related to various health determinants and how the health care system affects health. Data are from Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
Release date: 2000-06-22 - Articles and reports: 82-003-X19990045067Geography: CanadaDescription:
Although health status is strongly associated with residence in a long-term health care facility, the absence of a spouse, low income, low education, and advanced age are also important factors.
Release date: 2000-05-29 - 4. Health care services: recent trends ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X19990034938Geography: CanadaDescription:
In 1998/99, Canadians with low incomes were more likely than those with higher incomes to be heavy users of physician services, to visit emergency departments, to be admitted to hospital, to take multiple medications, and to require home care services.
Despite an increase in coverage in most provinces for prescription drug and dental insurance, significant differences in use of these services remain. Youth, older adults and Canadians with low incomes are less likely to have insurance coverage for dental care and prescription drugs.
The percentage of Canadians who said they had health care needs that were not met increased from 4% in 1994/95 (1.1 million people) to 6% in 1998/99 (1.5 million people).
The likelihood of going to hospital increases with age. It also increases with having a lower income, having less than a secondary level of education, believing oneself to be in poor health, and being a smoker, physically inactive, and overweight.
The risk of hospitalization is similar for both female smokers and male smokers. This represents an important change from past studies, which showed smaller relative risks of hospitalization for female smokers than for male smokers.
Release date: 2000-03-31 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-522-X19990015676Description:
As the population ages, a greater demand for long-term care services and, in particular, nursing homes is expected. Policy analysts continue to search for alternative, less costly forms of care for the elderly and have attempted to develop programs to delay or prevent nursing-home entry. Health care administrators required information for planning the future demand for nursing-home services. This study assesses the relative importance of predisposing, enabling, and need characteristics in predicting and understanding nursing-home entry.
Release date: 2000-03-02
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- 1. Household spending on health care ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X20000015302Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines changes in household spending on health care between 1978 and 1998. It also provides a detailed look at household spending on health care in 1998.
Release date: 2000-10-20 - 2. Health Care in Canada ArchivedJournals and periodicals: 82-222-XGeography: CanadaDescription:
These two reports provide up-to-date information on the health of Canadians in all regions. They describe how differences in health status are related to various health determinants and how the health care system affects health. Data are from Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
Release date: 2000-06-22 - Articles and reports: 82-003-X19990045067Geography: CanadaDescription:
Although health status is strongly associated with residence in a long-term health care facility, the absence of a spouse, low income, low education, and advanced age are also important factors.
Release date: 2000-05-29 - 4. Health care services: recent trends ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X19990034938Geography: CanadaDescription:
In 1998/99, Canadians with low incomes were more likely than those with higher incomes to be heavy users of physician services, to visit emergency departments, to be admitted to hospital, to take multiple medications, and to require home care services.
Despite an increase in coverage in most provinces for prescription drug and dental insurance, significant differences in use of these services remain. Youth, older adults and Canadians with low incomes are less likely to have insurance coverage for dental care and prescription drugs.
The percentage of Canadians who said they had health care needs that were not met increased from 4% in 1994/95 (1.1 million people) to 6% in 1998/99 (1.5 million people).
The likelihood of going to hospital increases with age. It also increases with having a lower income, having less than a secondary level of education, believing oneself to be in poor health, and being a smoker, physically inactive, and overweight.
The risk of hospitalization is similar for both female smokers and male smokers. This represents an important change from past studies, which showed smaller relative risks of hospitalization for female smokers than for male smokers.
Release date: 2000-03-31
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-522-X19990015676Description:
As the population ages, a greater demand for long-term care services and, in particular, nursing homes is expected. Policy analysts continue to search for alternative, less costly forms of care for the elderly and have attempted to develop programs to delay or prevent nursing-home entry. Health care administrators required information for planning the future demand for nursing-home services. This study assesses the relative importance of predisposing, enabling, and need characteristics in predicting and understanding nursing-home entry.
Release date: 2000-03-02
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