Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of Ontarians who completed the Canadian Community Health Survey (Cycle 1.1, 2.1, or 3.1) and agreed to link to health administrative data, N = 85,549
Characteristic | Sample size | Represented population* | % (totals for each variable sum to 100%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 38743 | 12 900 000 | 48.8% |
Female | 46806 | 13 500 000 | 51.2% |
Age Group (years) | |||
20-44 | 36429 | 13 600 000 | 51.3% |
45-64 | 28508 | 8 620 000 | 32.6% |
65-74 | 11570 | 2 520 000 | 9.5% |
75+ | 9042 | 1 730 000 | 6.6% |
Income Quintile | |||
1 (lowest) | 17396 | 4 850 000 | 18.4% |
2 | 17361 | 5 110 000 | 19.3% |
3 | 17247 | 5 370 000 | 20.3% |
4 | 17215 | 5 580 000 | 21.1% |
5 (highest) | 16126 | 5 490 000 | 20.8% |
Missing | 204 | 29 000 | 0.1% |
Number of Chronic Diseases (based on health administrative data) | |||
0 | 50942 | 17 370 000 | 65.7% |
1 | 22178 | 6 170 000 | 23.3% |
2 | 8249 | 2 000 000 | 7.6% |
3 | 2856 | 625 000 | 2.4% |
4 | 979 | 196 000 | 0.7% |
5 | 270 | 55 000 | 0.2% |
6+ | 75 | 14 300 | 0.1% |