Table 1 Characteristics of adult (age ≥ 18 years) CCHS survey respondents linked to health administrative data: 2005 to 2011/12
Variable | CCHS 2005 | CCHS 2007–08 | CCHS 2009–10 | CCHS 2011/12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total N: | 28,412 | 29,632 | 28,388 | 27,195 |
Prevalent Multimorbidity: | 9168 (26.4%) | 11,156 (30.3%) | 11,255 (31.7%) | 11,390 (33.5%) |
Age Group (years) | ||||
 18–34 | 7324 (29.6%) | 6563 (29.0%) | 6471 (28.8%) | 5988 (28.8%) |
 35–49 | 7417 (32.4%) | 7311 (30.3%) | 6323 (29.2%) | 5557 (27.2%) |
 50–64 | 7046 (22.2%) | 8152 (24.4%) | 7790 (25.3%) | 7706 (26.4%) |
 65–74 | 3645 (9.1%) | 4132 (9.4%) | 4177 (9.3%) | 4452 (10.1%) |
 75+ | 2980 (6.7%) | 3474 (6.9%) | 3627 (7.5%) | 3492 (7.4%) |
Sex | ||||
 Women | 15,322 (51.2%) | 15,960 (51.2%) | 15,565 (51.3%) | 14,965 (51.4%) |
 Men | 13,090 (48.8%) | 13,672 (48.8%) | 12,823 (48.7%) | 12,230 (48.6%) |
Marital Status | ||||
 Other (Divorced, separated, widowed or single) | 12,331 (35.4%) | 12,537 (35.9%) | 12,357 (36.6%) | 12,150 (37.8%) |
 Married or common-law | 16,081 (64.6%) | 17,095 (64.1%) | 16,031 (63.4%) | 15,045 (62.2%) |
Immigrant | ||||
 Born in Canada | 22,691 (68.7%) | 23,322 (67.0%) | 22,460 (66.2%) | 21,739 (67.6%) |
 Not born in Canada | 5721 (31.3%) | 6310 (33.0%) | 5928 (33.8%) | 5456 (32.4%) |
Rurality | ||||
 Urban (RIO < 10) | 14,877 (71.8%) | 15,734 (72.2%) | 15,057 (72.2%) | 14,342 (72.6%) |
 Suburban (RIO 10–39) | 8664 (20.3%) | 9276 (19.7%) | 8724 (20.3%) | 8342 (19.7%) |
 Rural (RIO > 40) | 4871 (7.9%) | 4622 (8.0%) | 4607 (7.5%) | 4511 (7.7%) |
Income (provincial quintile) | ||||
 Q1 (Low) | 5617 (18.6%) | 5190 (18.3%) | 5079 (18.7%) | 4460 (17.9%) |
 Q2 | 5719 (19.8%) | 5793 (19.2%) | 5431 (19.0%) | 5140 (19.1%) |
 Q3 | 5305 (19.8%) | 5700 (19.8%) | 5749 (20.7%) | 5825 (19.4%) |
 Q4 | 5776 (20.7%) | 6385 (21.3%) | 6005 (20.3%) | 5648 (21.6%) |
 Q5 (High) | 5995 (21.2%) | 6564 (21.3%) | 6124 (21.3%) | 6122 (21.9%) |
Education (Individual) | ||||
 No Post-Secondary Education | 10,488 (32.4%) | 10,612 (31.8%) | 9893 (30.3%) | 9651 (30.1%) |
 At least Some Post-Secondary Education | 17,924 (67.6%) | 19,020 (68.2%) | 18,495 (69.7%) | 17,544 (69.9%) |
Physical Activity | ||||
 Active | 7471 (26.0%) | 7284 (23.7%) | 7464 (26.4%) | 7729 (28.1%) |
 Moderately Active | 7249 (25.1%) | 7500 (24.7%) | 7189 (24.4%) | 7099 (25.8%) |
 Inactive | 13,692 (49.0%) | 14,848 (51.6%) | 13,735 (49.2%) | 12,367 (46.1%) |
Smoker | ||||
 Heavy smoker (At least 1 pack per day) | 2233 (6.4%) | 2079 (5.9%) | 1809 (5.1%) | 1619 (4.7%) |
 Light smoker (less than 1 pack per day) | 4723 (16.4%) | 4540 (15.9%) | 4116 (14.8%) | 3987 (15.5%) |
 Former smoker | 7799 (24.2%) | 8264 (23.0%) | 7635 (21.7%) | 7554 (22.6%) |
 Non-smoker | 13,657 (53.1%) | 14,749 (55.2%) | 14,828 (58.4%) | 14,035 (57.1%) |
Body-Mass Index (BMI) | ||||
 Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) | 679 (2.8%) | 652 (2.8%) | 603 (2.6%) | 625 (2.6%) |
 Normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 12,558 (47.4%) | 12,405 (45.3%) | 11,888 (45.4%) | 11,250 (44.7%) |
 Overweight (BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2) | 9915 (34.0%) | 10,530 (34.8%) | 9955 (34.0%) | 9486 (34.2%) |
 Obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2) | 5260 (15.8%) | 6045 (17.2%) | 5942 (18.0%) | 5834 (18.5%) |
Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) | ||||
 Erie St. Clair | 2102 (5.0%) | 1985 (5.0%) | 2030 (4.9%) | 1933 (4.8%) |
 South West | 3706 (7.4%) | 3631 (7.3%) | 3588 (7.0%) | 3282 (7.4%) |
 Waterloo-Wellington | 1709 (5.4%) | 1715 (5.4%) | 1729 (5.6%) | 1570 (5.7%) |
 Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant (HNHB) | 3642 (11.0%) | 3404 (10.5%) | 3380 (11.0%) | 3284 (10.7%) |
 Central West | 862 (5.9%) | 1296 (7.3%) | 1210 (5.8%) | 1143 (5.8%) |
 Mississauga Halton | 1378 (8.9%) | 1437 (8.6%) | 1369 (8.7%) | 1410 (9.4%) |
 Toronto Central | 1058 (9.7%) | 1377 (9.0%) | 1177 (9.2%) | 1127 (9.7%) |
 Central | 1632 (11.8%) | 1779 (12.6%) | 1657 (13.0%) | 1487 (13.0%) |
 Central East | 2759 (12.2%) | 2904 (11.7%) | 2537 (12.0%) | 2471 (11.3%) |
 South East | 1894 (3.9%) | 1846 (3.8%) | 1842 (3.8%) | 1759 (3.7%) |
 Champlain | 2853 (9.4%) | 2814 (9.2%) | 2753 (9.4%) | 2784 (9.4%) |
 North Simcoe Muskoka | 1059 (3.2%) | 1448 (3.5%) | 1310 (3.5%) | 1287 (3.3%) |
 North East | 2727 (4.5%) | 2677 (4.5%) | 2455 (4.3%) | 2365 (4.2%) |
 North West | 1031 (1.8%) | 1319 (1.6%) | 1351 (1.6%) | 1293 (1.6%) |
Primary Care Model Affiliation | ||||
 Family Health Group (FHG) | 7068 (23.6%) | 11,616 (42.7%) | 7765 (35.0%) | 5648 (27.7%) |
 Family Health Network (FHN) | 2160 (5.3%) | 4244 (9.2%) | 1957 (4.0%) | 1279 (2.4%) |
 Family Health Organization (FHO) | 1026 (3.3%) | 3414 (10.4%) | 10,566 (30.6%) | 13,292 (42.1%) |
 Not Enrolled | 18,035 (67.3%) | 8510 (33.1%) | 6114 (24.9%) | 5253 (23.2%) |
 Other Model | 123 (0.4%) | 1848 (4.6%) | 1986 (5.5%) | 1723 (4.6%) |
Concentration Indexa | − 0.114* | − 0.114* | − 0.111* | − 0.085* |
(95% Confidence Interval) | (−0.132, − 0.096) | (− 0.133, − 0.094) | (−0.132, − 0.089) | (−0.108, − 0.062) |