Lifestyle and social conditions
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- 1. The health of lone mothers ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X19990024733Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article focuses on differences in the health status and health care utilization patterns of mothers in two-parent families, women who recently became lone parents, and women who had been lone parents for a longer period. Changes in the health of these women and their health care use over time are also explored.
Release date: 1999-11-16 - 2. Long working hours and health ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X19990024734Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines associations between long working hours, depression and changes in selected health behaviours. Based on an analysis of people followed over a two-year period, the relationship between changes in work hours and changes in health behaviours is explored.
Release date: 1999-11-16 - Articles and reports: 12-001-X19990014715Description:
The Gallup Organization has been conducting household surveys to study state-wide prevalences of alcohol and drug (e.g., cocaine, marijuana, etc.) use. Traditional design-based survey estimates of use and dependence for counties and select demographic groups have unacceptably large standard errors because sample sizes in sub-state groups are two small. Synthetic estimation incorporates demographic information and social indicators in estimates of prevalence through an implicit regression model. Synthetic estimates tend to have smaller variances than design-based estimates, but can be very homogeneous across counties when auxiliary variables are homogeneous. Composite estimates for small areas are weighted averages of design-based survey estimates and synthetic estimates. A second problem generally not encountered at the state level but present for sub-state areas and groups concerns estimating standard errors of estimated prevalences that are close to zero. This difficulty affects not only telephone household survey estimates, but also composite estimates. A hierarchical model is proposed to address this problem. Empirical Bayes composite estimators, which incorporate survey weights, of prevalences and jackknife estimators of their mean squared errors are presented and illustrated.
Release date: 1999-10-08 - 4. Health effects of physical activity ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X19990014638Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines the potential effect of leisure-time physical activity on the incidence of heart disease and depression.
Release date: 1999-08-18 - Articles and reports: 82-003-X19990014645Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines associations between the use of selected medications and fall-related fractures in the household population aged 65 or older.
Release date: 1999-08-18 - 6. The eating habits of Canadians ArchivedArticles and reports: 61F0019X19990025575Geography: CanadaDescription:
Over the past 25 years, the eating habits and lifestyles of Canadians have changed. They are including more fruit and vegetables, legumes, poultry, meat, grains, cereal products and salad oils in their diets. At the same time, they are shifting away from meat, butter, and milk. Changes in consumer preferences, convenient pre-packaged products, growing ethnic diversity, price, health concerns, marketing and advertising are some of the factors influencing consumption patterns.
Release date: 1999-06-25 - Articles and reports: 82-003-X19980044507Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines socioeconomic differences in supplementary insurance for prescription drugs among Canadians aged 15 or older and how the availability of such insurance affects prescription drug use. Overall, about 6 in 10 Canadians reported having drug insurance, although the percentage covered rose with household income.
Release date: 1999-04-29 - Articles and reports: 82-003-X19980044510Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines the effects of birht outcome and selected social environmental factors on the health of young children. Children younger than age 3 who were preterm low birthweight babies have high odds of poor general health and of having been diagnosed with asthma.
Release date: 1999-04-29 - 9. Attitudes toward smoking ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X19980034138Geography: CanadaDescription: This article examines socio-demographic variations in attitudes about the health effects of smoking, second-hand smoke, and the importance of smoke-free environments.Release date: 1999-01-12
- 10. Which workers smoke? ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X19980034139Geography: CanadaDescription: This article examines differences by occupation in daily cigarette smoking prevalence and intensity among full-time workers, and how these differences are associated with smoking restrictions at work.Release date: 1999-01-12
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- 1. The health of lone mothers ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X19990024733Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article focuses on differences in the health status and health care utilization patterns of mothers in two-parent families, women who recently became lone parents, and women who had been lone parents for a longer period. Changes in the health of these women and their health care use over time are also explored.
Release date: 1999-11-16 - 2. Long working hours and health ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X19990024734Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines associations between long working hours, depression and changes in selected health behaviours. Based on an analysis of people followed over a two-year period, the relationship between changes in work hours and changes in health behaviours is explored.
Release date: 1999-11-16 - Articles and reports: 12-001-X19990014715Description:
The Gallup Organization has been conducting household surveys to study state-wide prevalences of alcohol and drug (e.g., cocaine, marijuana, etc.) use. Traditional design-based survey estimates of use and dependence for counties and select demographic groups have unacceptably large standard errors because sample sizes in sub-state groups are two small. Synthetic estimation incorporates demographic information and social indicators in estimates of prevalence through an implicit regression model. Synthetic estimates tend to have smaller variances than design-based estimates, but can be very homogeneous across counties when auxiliary variables are homogeneous. Composite estimates for small areas are weighted averages of design-based survey estimates and synthetic estimates. A second problem generally not encountered at the state level but present for sub-state areas and groups concerns estimating standard errors of estimated prevalences that are close to zero. This difficulty affects not only telephone household survey estimates, but also composite estimates. A hierarchical model is proposed to address this problem. Empirical Bayes composite estimators, which incorporate survey weights, of prevalences and jackknife estimators of their mean squared errors are presented and illustrated.
Release date: 1999-10-08 - 4. Health effects of physical activity ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X19990014638Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines the potential effect of leisure-time physical activity on the incidence of heart disease and depression.
Release date: 1999-08-18 - Articles and reports: 82-003-X19990014645Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines associations between the use of selected medications and fall-related fractures in the household population aged 65 or older.
Release date: 1999-08-18 - 6. The eating habits of Canadians ArchivedArticles and reports: 61F0019X19990025575Geography: CanadaDescription:
Over the past 25 years, the eating habits and lifestyles of Canadians have changed. They are including more fruit and vegetables, legumes, poultry, meat, grains, cereal products and salad oils in their diets. At the same time, they are shifting away from meat, butter, and milk. Changes in consumer preferences, convenient pre-packaged products, growing ethnic diversity, price, health concerns, marketing and advertising are some of the factors influencing consumption patterns.
Release date: 1999-06-25 - Articles and reports: 82-003-X19980044507Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines socioeconomic differences in supplementary insurance for prescription drugs among Canadians aged 15 or older and how the availability of such insurance affects prescription drug use. Overall, about 6 in 10 Canadians reported having drug insurance, although the percentage covered rose with household income.
Release date: 1999-04-29 - Articles and reports: 82-003-X19980044510Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines the effects of birht outcome and selected social environmental factors on the health of young children. Children younger than age 3 who were preterm low birthweight babies have high odds of poor general health and of having been diagnosed with asthma.
Release date: 1999-04-29 - 9. Attitudes toward smoking ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X19980034138Geography: CanadaDescription: This article examines socio-demographic variations in attitudes about the health effects of smoking, second-hand smoke, and the importance of smoke-free environments.Release date: 1999-01-12
- 10. Which workers smoke? ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X19980034139Geography: CanadaDescription: This article examines differences by occupation in daily cigarette smoking prevalence and intensity among full-time workers, and how these differences are associated with smoking restrictions at work.Release date: 1999-01-12
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