Statistics Canada: Health Indicators

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Health Indicators

December 2000

Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario District Health Councils (DHC), Ontario Public Health Units (PHU), Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut

Ontario rates are presented for two different geographic levels: DHCs are more relevant for health system analysis; and PHUs are more relevant for health status measures.

Table 2.6:
Proportion of low income (1995 income), by household status⁽¹⁾, Canada, provinces and health regions, 1996

Economic families Unattached individuals Total population in private households

Code Health Region Name (%) (%) (%)

0 Canada 16.3 42.2 19.7

10 Newfoundland 19.9 42.7 21.4

1001 Health and Community Services St John's Region 18.1 46.9 20.1

1002 Health and Community Services Eastern Region 21.6 36.8 22.7

1003 Health and Community Services Central Region 20.1 38.2 21.6

1004 Health and Community Services Western Region 23.2 44.8 24.7

1005 Grenfell Regional Health Services Board 16.0 28.1 17.1

1006 Health Labrador Corporation 13.4 36.3 14.7

Economic families Unattached individuals Total population in private households

Code Health Region Name (%) (%) (%)

11 Prince Edward Island 12.2 40.8 15.2

1101 Urban Health Region 15.3 43.0 19.0

1102 Rural Health Region 9.4 37.5 12.0

Economic families Unattached individuals Total population in private households

Code Health Region Name (%) (%) (%)

12 Nova Scotia 16.0 40.8 18.8

1201 Zone 1 14.7 37.3 17.0

1202 Zone 2 15.5 41.3 18.4

1203 Zone 3 15.9 40.4 18.8

1204 Zone 4 16.7 41.8 19.1

1205 Zone 5 21.4 47.9 23.5

1206 Zone 6 14.5 39.6 17.7

Economic families Unattached individuals Total population in private households

Code Health Region Name (%) (%) (%)

13 New Brunswick 16.5 43.5 19.0

1301 Region 1 13.7 42.8 16.9

1302 Region 2 16.7 41.5 19.2

1303 Region 3 14.2 39.1 16.9

1304 Region 4 20.3 50.0 22.6

1305 Region 5 20.0 48.1 22.6

1306 Region 6 21.1 52.3 23.0

1307 Region 7 18.2 45.7 20.2

Economic families Unattached individuals Total population in private households

Code Health Region Name (%) (%) (%)

24 Quebec 19.4 49.7 23.4

2401 Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent 15.9 48.9 19.3

2402 Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean 17.8 49.8 19.8

2403 Région de Québec 18.4 51.5 22.9

2404 Région de la Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec 17.6 49.4 21.3

2405 Région de l�Estrie 16.3 47.7 20.5

2406 Région de Montréal-Centre 28.7 54.8 34.8

2407 Région de l�Outaouais 17.6 46.3 20.6

2408 Région de l�Abitibi-Témiscamingue 15.0 44.6 17.8

2409 Région de la Côte-Nord 13.7 37.3 15.1

2410 Région du Nord-du-Québec 9.9 33.5 11.8

2411 Région de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 18.2 48.3 20.6

2412 Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches 14.2 43.4 16.6

2413 Région de Laval 18.3 46.8 21.4

2414 Région de Lanaudière 16.9 45.1 18.9

2415 Région des Laurentides 17.2 44.6 20.0

2416 Région de la Montérégie 15.3 43.7 18.0

2417 Région du Nunavik 18.8 28.1 18.3

2418 Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James � � �

Economic families Unattached individuals Total population in private households

Code Health Region Name (%) (%) (%)

35 Ontario (DHC) 14.8 37.9 17.7

3501 Champlain District Health Council 14.1 37.9 17.8

3502 Quinte-Kingston and Rideau DHC 11.7 36.6 14.9

3503 Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC 10.5 33.9 12.5

3504 Toronto District Health Council 24.4 41.7 27.6

3505 Simcoe-York District Health Council 11.3 33.4 13.0

3506 Halton-Peel District Health Council 11.8 31.1 13.4

3507 Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin DHC 10.8 33.7 13.3

3508 Hamilton-Wentworth DHC 18.5 48.0 21.9

3509 Niagara District Health Council 12.5 39.9 15.6

3510 Grand River DHC 10.9 35.2 13.1

3511 Thames Valley DHC 12.2 36.4 15.5

3512 Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC 11.3 34.4 13.8

3513 Grey-Bruce-Huron and Perth DHC 10.0 30.7 12.5

3514 Muskoka-Nipissing and Parry Sound DHC 13.6 38.7 16.9

3515 Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC 14.4 41.9 17.2

3516 Northwestern Ontario DHC 9.9 33.3 12.5

Economic families Unattached individuals Total population in private households

Code Health Region Name (%) (%) (%)

35 Ontario (PHU) 14.8 37.9 17.7

3526 Algoma Public Health Unit 16.2 42.8 18.9

3527 Brant Public Health Unit 12.5 36.4 14.8

3530 Durham Public Health Unit 9.7 31.3 11.1

3531 Elgin-St Thomas Public Health Unit 10.4 33.2 12.9

3533 Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Public Health Unit 11.2 31.8 13.8

3534 Haldimand-Norfolk Public Health Unit 9.1 33.5 11.4

3535 Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge Public Health Unit 10.8 32.9 13.3

3536 Halton Public Health Unit 7.5 30.8 9.3

3537 Hamilton-Wentworth Public Health Unit 18.5 48.0 21.9

3538 Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health Unit 12.9 36.7 15.8

3539 Huron Public Health Unit 10.2 31.7 13.2

3540 Kent-Chatham Public Health Unit 11.2 32.5 13.6

3541 Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington Public Health Unit 12.6 40.8 16.5

3542 Lambton Public Health Unit 9.7 32.5 12.1

3543 Leeds-Grenville-Lanark Public Health Unit 9.7 30.3 12.1

3544 Middlesex-London Public Health Unit 13.5 37.7 17.1

3545 Muskoka-Parry Sound Public Health Unit 11.8 29.9 14.6

3546 Niagara Public Health Unit 12.5 39.9 15.6

3547 North Bay Public Health Unit 14.7 44.4 18.4

3549 Northwestern Public Health Unit 8.0 28.0 10.2

3551 Ottawa Carleton Public Health Unit 14.9 38.0 19.0

3552 Oxford Public Health Unit 9.0 31.4 11.2

3553 Peel Public Health Unit 13.6 31.2 15.0

3554 Perth Public Health Unit 7.1 27.6 9.3

3555 Peterborough Public Health Unit 13.1 41.2 16.7

3556 Porcupine Public Health Unit 12.4 41.2 14.9

3557 Renfrew Public Health Unit 11.3 33.3 13.6

3558 Eastern Ontario Public Health Unit 12.9 40.0 15.4

3560 Simcoe Public Health Unit 11.1 31.9 13.2

3561 Sudbury Public Health Unit 14.3 41.6 17.1

3562 Thunder Bay Public Health Unit 10.8 35.3 13.5

3563 Timiskaming Public Health Unit 14.9 41.8 18.0

3565 Waterloo Public Health Unit 11.8 34.1 14.3

3566 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit 8.9 32.9 11.3

3568 Windsor-Essex Public Health Unit 11.9 35.6 14.5

3570 York Public Health Unit 11.5 34.8 12.9

3595 City of Toronto Public Health Unit 24.4 41.7 27.6

Economic families Unattached individuals Total population in private households

Code Health Region Name (%) (%) (%)

46 Manitoba 16.3 44.7 20.6

4610 Winnipeg 19.2 49.0 24.0

4615 Brandon 14.0 44.3 19.2

4620 North Eastman 7.2 29.1 9.7

4625 South Eastman 11.0 33.7 13.2

4630 Interlake 11.1 34.2 13.8

4640 Central 10.6 32.6 13.5

4650 Marquette 11.6 35.8 15.8

4655 South Westman 12.2 30.0 15.8

4660 Parkland 16.6 49.2 22.6

4670 Norman 15.3 29.7 18.3

4680 Burntwood 17.4 26.4 18.8

4690 Churchill 19.4 26.6 21.3

Economic families Unattached individuals Total population in private households

Code Health Region Name (%) (%) (%)

47 Saskatchewan 14.3 38.4 18.3

4701 Weyburn (A) Service Area 8.8 29.3 11.9

4702 Moose Jaw (B) Service Area 12.8 37.6 16.9

4703 Swift Current (C) Service Area 10.4 29.4 13.6

4704 Regina (D) Service Area 14.0 36.2 17.5

4705 Yorkton (E) Service Area 13.6 47.0 19.5

4706 Saskatoon (F) Service Area 15.4 43.4 20.2

4707 Rosetown (G) Service Area 9.8 23.1 12.2

4708 Melfort (H) Service Area 13.9 40.5 17.9

4709 Prince Albert (I) Service Area 17.8 40.4 21.8

4710 North Battleford (J) Service Area 15.9 36.1 19.0

4711 Northern Health Services Branch (K) Service Area 32.3 40.4 34.4

Economic families Unattached individuals Total population in private households

Code Health Region Name (%) (%) (%)

48 Alberta 14.9 39.2 18.4

4801 Chinook Regional Health Authority 13.2 36.6 16.4

4802 Palliser Health Authority 12.3 32.3 15.4

4803 Headwaters Health Authority 8.2 28.9 11.3

4804 Calgary Regional Health Authority 15.7 41.3 19.8

4805 Health Authority #5 10.5 25.1 12.6

4806 David Thompson Regional Health Authority 13.1 34.0 16.0

4807 East Central Health Authority 10.0 26.9 12.5

4808 WestView Regional Health Authority 9.2 27.9 10.8

4809 Crossroads Regional Health Authority 13.2 34.4 16.1

4810 Capital Health Authority 18.5 45.2 22.7

4811 Aspen Regional Health Authority 11.4 29.4 13.5

4812 Lakeland Regional Health Authority 13.3 30.8 15.6

4813 Mistahia Regional Health Authority 11.0 32.3 13.5

4814 Peace Regional Health Authority 10.3 29.2 12.6

4815 Keeweetinok Lakes Regional Health Authority 20.4 30.1 22.3

4816 Northern Lights Regional Health Authority 11.5 30.0 12.6

4817 Northwestern Regional Health Authority 12.4 22.1 14.3

Economic families Unattached individuals Total population in private households

Code Health Region Name (%) (%) (%)

59 British Columbia 15.4 40.2 19.6

5901 East Kootenay 11.8 36.0 15.2

5902 West Kootenay-Boundary 13.3 38.4 17.1

5903 North Okanagan 13.4 41.1 16.8

5904 South Okanagan Similkameen 12.9 39.7 17.1

5905 Thompson 13.9 41.1 17.2

5906 Fraser Valley 13.8 39.6 16.8

5907 South Fraser Valley 15.1 39.5 17.9

5908 Simon Fraser 15.7 39.1 19.2

5909 Coast Garibaldi 10.9 31.6 14.4

5910 Central Vancouver Island 13.7 37.2 17.4

5911 Upper Island / Central Coast 12.0 34.7 15.2

5912 Cariboo 13.2 36.4 15.6

5913 North West 11.4 28.7 12.8

5914 Peace Liard 11.6 30.1 13.7

5915 Northern Interior 12.1 34.7 14.2

5916 Vancouver 24.6 47.2 31.0

5917 Burnaby 22.9 43.7 27.8

5918 North Shore 11.8 35.8 15.7

5919 Richmond 22.9 37.3 26.0

5920 Capital 10.2 36.2 15.4

5921 Vancouver/Richmond 24.2 46.2 29.9

5922 Simon Fraser/Burnaby 18.4 41.2 22.5

Economic families Unattached individuals Total population in private households

Code Health Region Name (%) (%) (%)

60 Yukon Territory � � �

6001 Yukon Territory � � �

61 Northwest Territories � � �

6101 Northwest Territories � � �

62 Nunavut � � �

6201 Nunavut � � �

� Not applicable

(1) Low income data were not derived for economic families or unattached individuals in the Territories or on Indian reserves.

Source: 1996 Census, Statistics Canada