Table 12
Distribution of women and men aged 15 and over, by selected measures of well-being and activity limitations status, Canada, 2009
Measure of well-being | Women | Men | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
With activity limitations | Without activity limitations | With activity limitations | Without activity limitations | |
percentage | ||||
Health Utility Index (HUI) | ||||
Good to full functional health | 29.9* | 86.8 | 36.1* | 88.4 |
Moderate to poor functional health | 70.1* | 13.2 | 63.9* | 11.6 |
Self-rated mental health | ||||
Poor to fair | 17.1* | 3.9 | 17.1* | 3.5 |
Good | 30.1* | 20.3 | 29.1* | 19.6 |
Very good | 29.7* | 38.1 | 29.3* | 36.8 |
Excellent | 23.1* | 37.7 | 24.5* | 40.0 |
Self-rated general health1 | ||||
Poor to fair | 43.8* | 7.2 | 43.2* | 7.0 |
Good | 34.7* | 27.4 | 30.8 | 28.3 |
Very good | 17.3* | 40.9 | 18.4* | 39.5 |
Excellent | 4.2* | 24.5 | 7.6* | 25.1 |
Compared to last year, my health is... | ||||
Better | 18.1 | 19.2 | 16.7 | 18.5 |
The same | 47.0* | 71.1 | 52.2* | 73.6 |
Worse | 34.9* | 9.7 | 31.1* | 7.8 |
Life satisfaction | ||||
Less satisfied with life | 24.0* | 6.1 | 25.5* | 6.0 |
Satisfied with life | 50.1* | 53.1 | 50.9* | 56.3 |
Very satisfied with life | 25.9* | 40.9 | 23.6* | 37.7 |
Perceived life stress | ||||
Low | 28.3* | 33.1 | 30.5* | 36.9 |
Medium | 37.5* | 43.4 | 37.4* | 42.8 |
High | 34.2* | 23.5 | 32.1* | 20.3 |
Perceived work stress (employed only) | ||||
Low | 23.2* | 27.6 | 22.3* | 30.1 |
Medium | 32.0* | 40.8 | 38.5 | 42.1 |
High | 44.7* | 31.6 | 39.3* | 27.8 |
* statistically significant difference from the same sex without activity limitations at p < 0.05 1. Not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental and social well-being. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2009. |
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