Sociodemographic and Morbidity Measures by Sex for Population-Weighted Canadian Community Health Survey, 2000–2001 for Ontario, and Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Groups, 2001–2002
| Variable | All | Female | Male | PValue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCHS = Canadian Community Health Survey. | ||||
| aEducational attainment categorized as low (not completed high school), medium (high school completion and some postsecondary education), and high (university degree). Values missing for 0.7% of respondents. | ||||
| bIncome defined using total household income adjusted for the number of people living in the household and categorized as low (Statistics Canada’s lowest and lower-middle income), medium (upper-middle income), and high (highest income). For a household with 2 or fewer people, income levels correspond with Canadian dollar incomes of <$30,000, $30,000-59,999, and ≥$60,000, respectively. Values missing for 9.0% of respondents. | ||||
| CCHS measures | ||||
| Mean age, y | 45.6 | 47.1 | 44.1 | <.001 |
| Educational attainment, %a | ||||
| Low | 18.3 | 19.3 | 17.4 | |
| Medium | 30.8 | 32.5 | 29.3 | |
| High | 50.9 | 48.2 | 53.3 | <.001 |
| Income, %b | ||||
| Low | 26.9 | 30.8 | 23.3 | |
| Medium | 34.4 | 34.1 | 34.7 | |
| High | 38.7 | 35.1 | 42.0 | <.001 |
| Poor-fair self-rated health, % | 12.8 | 13.8 | 11.9 | <.001 |
| ≥2 Chronic conditions, % | 41.6 | 49.6 | 34.3 | <.001 |
| Depression, % | 11.7 | 14.9 | 8.8 | <.001 |
| Disability, % | 13.9 | 18.9 | 9.4 | <.001 |
| Adjusted Clinical Groups | ||||
| ≥6 Aggregated diagnosis groups, % | 30.3 | 38.9 | 22.4 | <.001 |
| ≥4 Resource utilization bands, % | 12.1 | 14.1 | 10.3 | <.001 |