Data Sources: Canadian Community Health Survey 2000 & 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 & 2008, 2009 & 2010, 2011 & 2012, 2013 & 2014, Statistics Canada, Share File, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Sample: Residents 18 years and over in the KFL&A area.
Released: April 2016
Introduction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Perceived health is an indicator of overall health status. It can reflect aspects of health not captured in other measures, such as: incipient disease, disease severity, aspects of positive health status, physiological and psychological reserves and social and mental function. Perceived health refers to the perception of a person's health in general, either by the person himself or herself, or, in the case of proxy response, by the person responding. Health means not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental and social well being. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Self-perceived health, 12+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure A. Self-perceived health, 12+, in KFL&A and Ontario, 2013 & 2014
Interpretation for Figure AIn KFL&A area and Ontario, respondents most frequently rated their health as 'Very good'. In 2013 & 2014 in KFL&A, 44.0% (39.0, 49.1) of the population 12+ felt their health was 'Very good', and 17.6% (14.1, 21.7) thought their health was 'Excellent'. |
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Those with excellent health, 12+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure B. Excellent health, 12+, KFL&A and Ontario
Interpretation for Figure BIn 2013 & 2014 in KFL&A, 17.6% (14.1, 21.7) rated their health as 'Excellent'. There are no observed trends over time. |
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Those with very good health, 12+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure C. Very good health, 12+, KFL&A and Ontario
Interpretation for Figure C In 2013 & 2014 in KFL&A, 44.0% (39.0, 49.1) rated their health as 'Very good'. There are no observed trends over time. |
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Those with good health, 12+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure D. Good health, 12+, KFL&A and Ontario
Interpretation for Figure D In 2013 & 2014 in KFL&A, 26.5% (22.5, 31.1) rated their health as 'Good'. There are no observed trends over time. |
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Those with fair or poor health, 12+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure E. Fair or poor health, 12+, KFL&A and Ontario
Interpretation for Figure EIn 2013 & 2014 in KFL&A, 11.9% (9.5, 14.9) rated their health as 'Fair' or 'Poor'. There are no observed trends over time. |
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Those with excellent or very good health, 12+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure F. Excellent or very good health, 12+, KFL&A and Ontario
Interpretation for Figure FIn 2013 & 2014 in KFL&A, 61.6% (56.0, 66.8) rated their health as 'Excellent' or 'Very good'. There are no observed trends over time. |
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Those with excellent or very good health, 12+, by sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure G. Males with excellent or very good health, 12+, KFL&A and Ontario
Interpretation for Figure GIn 2013 & 2014 in KFL&A, 60.3% (51.4, 68.6) males rated their health as 'Excellent' or 'Very good'. There are no observed trends over time.
Figure H. Females with excellent or very good health, 12+, KFL&A and Ontario
Interpretation for Figure HIn 2013 & 2014 in KFL&A, 62.7% (57.1, 68.0) females rated their health as 'Excellent' or 'Very good'. There are no observed trends over time. |
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Those with excellent or very good health, 12+, by age group |
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Figure I. Excellent or very good health, 12+, by age group, KFL&A and Ontario, 2013 & 2014
Interpretation for Figure IIn 2013 & 2014 in KFL&A, 51.4% (43.2, 59.2) of residents 65+ rated their health as 'Excellent' or 'Very good'. |
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Those with excellent or very good health, 12+, by urban and rural status |
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Figure J. Excellent or very good health, 12+, by urban and rural status, KFL&A and Ontario, 2013 & 2014
Interpretation for Figure JThere were no significant differences by urban and rural status for residents rating their health as 'Excellent' or 'Very good'. |
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Those with excellent or very good health, 12+, by income groupings |
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Figure K. Excellent or very good health, 12+, by income grouping, KFL&A and Ontario, 2013 & 2014
Interpretation for Figure KFor both KFL&A and Ontario, as income decreases, self-perceived health as 'Excellent' or 'Very good' decreases.
Notes on the income groupings:The income variable was based on a derived income variable from the CCHS. This variable provided a distribution of respondents in deciles based on the adjusted ratio of their total household income to the low income cut-off corresponding to their household and community size. It provides, for each respondent, a relative measure of their household income to the household incomes of all other respondents. The income variables used in this report were determined as follows: the lowest 3 deciles of the derived variable from CCHS were categorized into 'Lower Income', the middle 4 deciles were categorized into 'Middle Income' and the highest 3 deciles were categorized into 'Higher Income'. |
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Fair or poor health, 12+, by sex |
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Figure L. Fair or poor health, 12+, by sex, Ontario, 2013 & 2014
Interpretation for Figure LThose aged 65+ have the highest proportion of those with 'Fair' or 'Poor' health. |
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Self-perceived health compared to one-year ago, 12+ |
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Figure M. Self-perceived health compared to one-year ago in KFL&A and Ontario, 2013 & 2014
Interpretation for Figure MIn KFL&A, in 2013 & 2014, 21.0% (17.1, 25.6) of residents, 12+, felt their health was much better or somewhat better than one year ago. |
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Self-perceived health compared to one-year ago, 12+, by age group |
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Figure N. Self-perceived health compared to one-year ago, by age group, KFL&A and Ontario, 2013 & 2014
Interpretation for Figure NIn Ontario, as age increases, so does the proportion of residents who feel their health is somewhat worse or much worse than one-year ago. |
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Confidence intervals explained |
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Researchers look at the "confidence levels" of percentages being compared to decide if there is a statistically significant difference between percentages. A statistically significant difference means that:
In this report, 95% confidence intervals will accompany each percentage in all figures and tables. This interval represents the range in which we are 95% confident the true percentage will fall within. In tables, the 95% confidence intervals will be written with the percentage, followed by the 95% confidence interval range in brackets (e.g., 25% (12.3, 32.4)). In figures, the 95% confidence interval is represented by vertical bars in each bar line. |