Table 1 Weighted* distribution of all baseline characteristics from CCHS respondents surveyed from 2000 to 2014 and followed up to 2018, stratified by sex and community belonging (N = 34,332,000).
Characteristic | Overall | Female | Male | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very strong | Somewhat strong/weak | Very weak | Very strong | Somewhat strong/weak | Very weak | ||
Weighted population size | 34,332,000 | 3,015,000 | 12,608,000 | 1,617,000 | 2,874,000 | 12,640,000 | 1,578,000 |
Community belonging | |||||||
Very strong | 17.2 (17.0–17.3) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Somewhat strong/weak | 73.5 (73.3–73.8) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Very weak | 9.3 (9.1–9.5) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
ACSC hospitalization | |||||||
No | 97.8 (97.7–97.9) | 97.6 (97.4–97.8) | 98.3 (98.2–98.4) | 96.7 (96.4–97.1) | 97.0 (96.7–97.2) | 97.8 (97.7–97.9) | 96.7 (96.1–97.2) |
Yes | 2.2 (2.1–2.3) | 2.4 (2.2–2.6) | 1.7 (1.6–1.8) | 3.3 (2.9–3.6) | 3.0 (2.8–3.3) | 2.2 (2.1–2.3) | 3.3 (2.8–3.9) |
Demographics | |||||||
Age | 43.4 (43.4–43.5) | 47.9 (47.6–48.1) | 42.9 (42.8–43.1) | 43.0 (42.6–43.4) | 47.1 (46.8–47.3) | 42.4 (42.3–42.6) | 40.9 (40.5–41.3) |
Sex | |||||||
Female | 50.2 (50.0–50.5) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Male | 49.8 (49.5–50) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ethnicity | |||||||
White | 80.9 (80.6–81.1) | 81.9 (81.0–82.7) | 81.1 (80.7–81.5) | 76.0 (74.8–77.3) | 81.0 (80.1–81.9) | 81.5 (81.0–81.9) | 77.1 (75.7–78.5) |
Visible minority | 19.1 (18.9–19.4) | 18.1 (17.3–19.0) | 18.9 (18.5–19.3) | 24.0 (22.7–25.2) | 19.0 (18.1–19.9) | 18.5 (18.1–19) | 22.9 (21.5–24.3) |
Urban/rural classification | |||||||
Urban | 82.4 (82.3–82.6) | 77.8 (77.2–78.3) | 83.6 (83.3–83.8) | 85.5 (84.8–86.3) | 76.8 (76.2–77.4) | 82.9 (82.7–83.2) | 85.7 (85.0–86.4) |
Rural | 17.6 (17.4–17.7) | 22.2 (21.7–22.8) | 16.4 (16.2–16.7) | 14.5 (13.7–15.2) | 23.2 (22.6–23.8) | 17.1 (16.8–17.3) | 14.3 (13.6–15.0) |
Socioeconomic status | |||||||
Marital status | |||||||
Married/common-law | 65.0 (64.8–65.3) | 68.9 (68.1–69.6) | 64.0 (63.6–64.4) | 56.3 (55–57.5) | 73.0 (72.3–73.8) | 65.9 (65.5–66.3) | 53.7 (52.3–55.0) |
Single/never married | 24.4 (24.1–24.6) | 16.3 (15.7–16.9) | 22.9 (22.6–23.3) | 25.2 (24.1–26.3) | 19.8 (19.1–20.5) | 27.3 (26.9–27.6) | 35.4 (34.1–36.7) |
Widowed/separated/divorced | 10.6 (10.5–10.7) | 14.8 (14.3–15.4) | 13.1 (12.8–13.3) | 18.5 (17.6–19.5) | 7.1 (6.8–7.5) | 6.9 (6.7–7.0) | 10.9 (10.1–11.8) |
Newcomer status | |||||||
< = 5 years | 3.9 (3.7–4.0) | 3.4 (3.0–3.8) | 3.7 (3.5–3.9) | 6.9 (6.0–7.8) | 3.5 (3.0–3.9) | 3.7 (3.5–3.9) | 5.8 (5.0–6.6) |
> 5 years | 21.2 (20.9–21.5) | 21.6 (20.8–22.4) | 20.8 (20.4–21.2) | 24.6 (23.4–25.8) | 22.4 (21.5–23.3) | 20.6 (20.1–21.0) | 23.3 (22.0–24.7) |
Canadian | 74.9 (74.6–75.2) | 75.0 (74.1–75.9) | 75.5 (75.1–76.0) | 68.5 (67.2–69.8) | 74.2 (73.2–75.1) | 75.8 (75.3–76.2) | 70.8 (69.4–72.3) |
Household income quintile | |||||||
Quintile 1 (lowest) | 12.8 (12.7–13.0) | 14.7 (14.0–15.3) | 14.2 (13.9–14.6) | 20.2 (19.2–21.3) | 10.9 (10.3–11.5) | 10.1 (9.8–10.4) | 16.1 (15–17.2) |
Quintile 2 | 14.3 (14.1–14.5) | 15.8 (15.2–16.5) | 15.5 (15.2–15.8) | 17 (16.1–18) | 13.2 (12.6–13.9) | 12.6 (12.2–12.9) | 15.2 (14.1–16.2) |
Quintile 3 | 19.5 (19.3–19.7) | 21 (20.3–21.7) | 20.2 (19.8–20.5) | 20.5 (19.5–21.5) | 18.9 (18.2–19.7) | 18.6 (18.2–18.9) | 18.9 (17.9–20) |
Quintile 4 | 25.4 (25.2–25.6) | 23.8 (23.1–24.5) | 25 (24.7–25.4) | 22.6 (21.5–23.7) | 25.6 (24.8–26.3) | 26.5 (26.2–26.9) | 24.6 (23.4–25.7) |
Quintile 5 (highest) | 27.9 (27.7–28.2) | 24.7 (24.0–25.4) | 25.1 (24.7–25.4) | 19.6 (18.6–20.6) | 31.4 (30.6–32.2) | 32.2 (31.8–32.6) | 25.3 (24.1–26.4) |
Household education level | |||||||
Less than secondary school | 5.8 (5.7–5.9) | 7.3 (7–7.6) | 5.6 (5.4–5.7) | 9.0 (8.4–9.6) | 6.8 (6.4–7.1) | 4.9 (4.7–5) | 7.8 (7.1–8.4) |
Secondary school graduate | 11.7 (11.6–11.9) | 11.2 (10.7–11.7) | 11.6 (11.3–11.8) | 14.0 (13.2–14.8) | 11.6 (11.0–12.1) | 11.6 (11.3–11.9) | 13.4 (12.6–14.3) |
More than secondary school | 82.4 (82.3–82.6) | 81.5 (80.9–82.1) | 82.9 (82.6–83.2) | 77.0 (76.0–78.0) | 81.7 (81.0–82.3) | 83.6 (83.3–83.9) | 78.8 (77.7–79.8) |
Behavioural | |||||||
Alcohol consumption | |||||||
Non-drinker | 18.5 (18.3–18.7) | 25.7 (24.9–26.5) | 21.0 (20.6–21.4) | 27.5 (26.3–28.7) | 18.3 (17.5–19.0) | 13.3 (13.0–13.6) | 17.6 (16.5–18.8) |
Occasional drinker | 17.4 (17.2–17.6) | 20.7 (20.1–21.4) | 22.3 (22.0–22.7) | 24.8 (23.7–25.9) | 11.8 (11.2–12.4) | 12.3 (12.0–12.6) | 15.3 (14.4–16.3) |
Regular drinker | 25.8 (25.6–26.0) | 31.8 (31.0–32.5) | 28.1 (27.7–28.4) | 22.1 (21.1–23.2) | 25.6 (24.8–26.4) | 23.4 (23.0–23.7) | 20.3 (19.2–21.5) |
Binge drinker | 38.3 (38.0–38.5) | 21.8 (21.1–22.5) | 28.6 (28.2–29.0) | 25.6 (24.6–26.7) | 44.3 (43.4–45.2) | 51.1 (50.6–51.5) | 46.7 (45.4–48.1) |
Smoking | |||||||
Never smoker | 52.7 (52.4–53.0) | 60.2 (59.4–61) | 58.0 (57.6–58.4) | 51.3 (50.1–52.6) | 46.9 (46–47.8) | 48.6 (48.1–49) | 41.5 (40.2–42.9) |
Former light smoker | 17.5 (17.4–17.7) | 17.8 (17.2–18.4) | 17.3 (17–17.6) | 15.0 (14.2–15.8) | 19.5 (18.8–20.2) | 18.0 (17.6–18.3) | 14.9 (14–15.8) |
Former heavy smoker | 6.2 (6.1–6.4) | 4.6 (4.3–4.8) | 4.1 (3.9–4.2) | 4.9 (4.5–5.3) | 9.9 (9.5–10.4) | 7.9 (7.7–8.1) | 8.4 (7.6–9.1) |
Current light smoker | 19.8 (19.6–20.0) | 15.5 (14.9–16) | 18.4 (18.1–18.7) | 24.0 (23.0–25.0) | 19.0 (18.3–19.6) | 20.9 (20.5–21.3) | 26.8 (25.6–28.0) |
Current heavy smoker | 3.7 (3.7–3.8) | 2.0 (1.8–2.2) | 2.3 (2.2–2.4) | 4.8 (4.3–5.2) | 4.7 (4.4–5.1) | 4.7 (4.5–4.8) | 8.4 (7.7–9.1) |
Physical activity | |||||||
Active | 27.1 (26.9–27.3) | 28.3 (27.6–29.1) | 24.6 (24.3–25.0) | 17.6 (16.6–18.6) | 33.3 (32.4–34.1) | 29.7 (29.3–30.1) | 22.5 (21.4–23.7) |
Moderately active | 25.5 (25.2–25.7) | 26.9 (26.1–27.6) | 26.3 (26.0–26.7) | 20.3 (19.3–21.3) | 25.5 (24.7–26.3) | 25.5 (25.1–25.8) | 21.3 (20.2–22.4) |
Inactive | 47.4 (47.1–47.7) | 44.8 (43.9–45.6) | 49.0 (48.6–49.5) | 62.1 (60.8–63.3) | 41.2 (40.3–42.2) | 44.8 (44.4–45.3) | 56.2 (54.8–57.5) |
Body mass index | |||||||
Underweight | 2.5 (2.4–2.6) | 3.2 (2.9–3.6) | 3.9 (3.7–4.1) | 5.3 (4.7–5.9) | 0.8 (0.7–1.0) | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | 1.7 (1.4–2.0) |
Normal weight | 45.4 (45.2–45.7) | 49.3 (48.4–50.1) | 52.8 (52.4–53.2) | 49.3 (48.0–50.5) | 35.4 (34.5–36.3) | 39.4 (38.9–39.8) | 42.5 (41.2–43.8) |
Overweight | 34.0 (33.8–34.3) | 29.8 (29–30.6) | 26.7 (26.3–27.0) | 25.9 (24.8–27.0) | 42.8 (41.9–43.7) | 41.2 (40.7–41.6) | 36.4 (35.0–37.7) |
Moderately obese | 12.8 (12.6–13.0) | 12.1 (11.6–12.6) | 10.9 (10.7–11.2) | 11.9 (11.1–12.7) | 16 (15.4–16.6) | 14.1 (13.8–14.4) | 13.8 (12.9–14.7) |
Very obese | 3.6 (3.5–3.7) | 3.7 (3.4–4) | 3.8 (3.6–3.9) | 4.8 (4.3–5.3) | 3.5 (3.2–3.8) | 3.2 (3.1–3.4) | 3.7 (3.2–4.1) |
Severely obese | 1.6 (1.6–1.7) | 1.9 (1.7–2.1) | 2.0 (1.9–2.0) | 2.9 (2.5–3.2) | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) | 1.9 (1.5–2.4) |
Health status | |||||||
Self-rated general health | |||||||
Excellent | 22.1 (21.9–22.4) | 28.2 (27.4–29.0) | 21.2 (20.8–21.5) | 16.9 (15.9–17.8) | 29.1 (28.2–29.9) | 21.2 (20.9–21.6) | 18.3 (17.3–19.4) |
Very good | 39.1 (38.8–39.3) | 37.9 (37.1–38.7) | 40.1 (39.7–40.5) | 30.6 (29.4–31.8) | 37.2 (36.4–38.1) | 40.6 (40.1–41.0) | 32.7 (31.4–34.0) |
Good | 28.1 (27.8–28.3) | 24.3 (23.6–25.0) | 28.5 (28.1–28.8) | 30.7 (29.5–31.9) | 24.7 (23.9–25.5) | 28.8 (28.4–29.2) | 30 (28.7–31.2) |
Fair | 8.1 (8.0–8.3) | 7.1 (6.7–7.5) | 8.1 (7.9–8.3) | 13.8 (13.0–14.7) | 6.6 (6.3–7.0) | 7.5 (7.2–7.7) | 12.3 (11.4–13.1) |
Poor | 2.6 (2.5–2.7) | 2.6 (2.3–2.8) | 2.2 (2.1–2.3) | 8.0 (7.3–8.6) | 2.4 (2.1–2.6) | 1.9 (1.8–2.1) | 6.7 (6.0–7.4) |
COPD/Emphysema | |||||||
No | 98.4 (98.4–98.5) | 98.2 (98–98.4) | 98.5 (98.4–98.5) | 97.1 (96.7–97.6) | 98.4 (98.2–98.6) | 98.7 (98.6–98.8) | 97.7 (97.3–98.1) |
Yes | 1.6 (1.5–1.6) | 1.8 (1.6–2.0) | 1.5 (1.5–1.6) | 2.9 (2.4–3.3) | 1.6 (1.4–1.8) | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 2.3 (1.9–2.7) |
Cancer | |||||||
No | 98.4 (98.3–98.4) | 97.8 (97.6–98.0) | 98.3 (98.2–98.4) | 98.1 (97.8–98.4) | 98.3 (98.1–98.4) | 98.7 (98.6–98.8) | 98.0 (97.7–98.4) |
Yes | 1.6 (1.6–1.7) | 2.2 (2.0–2.4) | 1.7 (1.6–1.8) | 1.9 (1.6–2.2) | 1.7 (1.6–1.9) | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 2.0 (1.6–2.3) |
Diabetes | |||||||
No | 94.7 (94.6–94.8) | 94.6 (94.3–95) | 95.6 (95.4–95.7) | 94.3 (93.8–94.8) | 92.8 (92.3–93.2) | 94.5 (94.4–94.7) | 93.7 (93–94.4) |
Yes | 5.3 (5.2–5.4) | 5.4 (5.0–5.7) | 4.4 (4.3–4.6) | 5.7 (5.2–6.2) | 7.2 (6.8–7.7) | 5.5 (5.3–5.6) | 6.3 (5.6–7) |
Heart disease | |||||||
No | 96.2 (96.1–96.3) | 96.2 (95.9–96.5) | 97.2 (97.1–97.3) | 96 (95.5–96.4) | 94.2 (93.9–94.6) | 95.9 (95.8–96.1) | 94.5 (93.8–95.2) |
Yes | 3.8 (3.7–3.9) | 3.8 (3.5–4.1) | 2.8 (2.7–2.9) | 4 (3.6–4.5) | 5.8 (5.4–6.2) | 4.1 (3.9–4.2) | 5.5 (4.8–6.2) |
CCHS cycle | |||||||
2000 | 14.6 (14.5–14.8) | 14.5 (14.0–15.0) | 14.4 (14.1–14.6) | 20 (19.1–20.9) | 14.4 (13.9–15.0) | 13.7 (13.4–13.9) | 18.9 (18.0–19.8) |
2003 | 16.0 (15.8–16.2) | 15.5 (14.9–16.0) | 16.1 (15.8–16.4) | 15.6 (14.6–16.6) | 15.5 (14.9–16.2) | 16.2 (15.8–16.5) | 15.8 (14.8–16.8) |
2005 | 16.3 (16.1–16.5) | 16.4 (15.8–16.9) | 16.3 (16.0–16.6) | 15.6 (14.7–16.4) | 16.9 (16.3–17.6) | 16.3 (16.0–16.7) | 15.9 (14.9–16.8) |
2007 | 12.7 (12.5–12.8) | 12.7 (12.2–13.2) | 12.5 (12.3–12.8) | 13.3 (12.4–14.1) | 12.9 (12.3–13.4) | 12.6 (12.4–12.9) | 12.6 (11.7–13.5) |
2009 | 13.1 (12.9–13.3) | 13.3 (12.7–13.9) | 13.1 (12.8–13.4) | 12.5 (11.6–13.4) | 13.4 (12.7–14.0) | 13.3 (13.0–13.6) | 12.1 (11.2–13.0) |
2011 | 13.5 (13.3–13.7) | 13.9 (13.2–14.6) | 13.7 (13.3–14.0) | 11.2 (10.4–12.0) | 13.0 (12.4–13.6) | 13.7 (13.4–14.1) | 12.8 (11.8–13.8) |
2013 | 13.8 (13.6–14.0) | 13.8 (13.1–14.4) | 14 (13.6–14.3) | 11.8 (10.9–12.8) | 13.9 (13.1–14.7) | 14.2 (13.8–14.5) | 11.9 (11.0–12.9) |
