Perceived ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨
A higher percentage of people reporting excellent or very good health is desirable.
Population age 12 and older rating their health as excellent or very good, divided by the total number of survey respondents.
Population estimates are based on weighted survey responses to reflect the total population.
Population age 12 and older who reported on self-rated health by rating their health as excellent, very good, good, fair or poor (based on weighted survey responses)
Population age 12 and older rating their health as excellent or very good (based on weighted survey responses)
Methodology
Name
Perceived ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨
Short/Other Names
Not applicable
Description
This indicator measures the percentage of the population age 12 and older who report their health to be excellent or very good. Self-rated health is measured on a scale from excellent to poor.
Rationale
The self-rated health indicator measures an individual's perception of his or her overall health. It refers to a person's health in general—not only the absence of disease or injury but also the presence of physical, mental and social well-being. A predictor of other indicators of health, such as mortality, self-rated health provides a global assessment of health that can complement other self-reported and clinical assessments of health. It may also reflect aspects of health—such as disease severity and undiagnosed disease—that are not captured in the more objective measures of health status, such as mortality.
Good-to-excellent self-reported health status correlates with lower risk of mortality and use of health services. Poor self-reported health status is a good predictor of subsequent illness and premature death.
Interpretation
A higher percentage of people reporting excellent or very good health is desirable.
HSP Framework Dimension
ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ system outcomes: Improve health status of Canadians
Areas of Need
Not applicable
Targets/Benchmarks
Not applicable
Available Data Years
to (calendar years)
Geographic Coverage
- All provinces/territories
Reporting Level/Disaggregation
- National
- Province/Territory
- Region
Indicator Results
Update Frequency
Every year
Latest Results Update Date
Updates
Not applicable
Description
Population age 12 and older rating their health as excellent or very good, divided by the total number of survey respondents.
Population estimates are based on weighted survey responses to reflect the total population.
Type of Measurement
Percentage or proportion
Denominator
Description:
Population age 12 and older who reported on self-rated health by rating their health as excellent, very good, good, fair or poor (based on weighted survey responses)
Exclusions:
Non-response categories (refusal, don't know and not stated) are excluded.
Numerator
Description:
Population age 12 and older rating their health as excellent or very good (based on weighted survey responses)
Method of Adjustment
Not applicable
Adjustment Applied
None
Geographic Assignment
Place of residence
Data Sources
- CCHS, Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0113-01: ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ characteristics, two-year period estimates (by age group and sex, Canada, provinces, territories and health regions).
Caveats and Limitations
This indicator is calculated based on 2 years of pooled data.
Data for the Canadian Community ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Survey (CCHS) is collected yearly from a sample of approximately 65,000 respondents. Table 13-10-0113-01 presents estimates from 2-year combined data and features estimates for all provinces and territories as well as for health regions. The 2-year combined data has higher precision (less variability) than annual estimates; annual CCHS estimates are not available at the health region level.
Some values have data quality flags that indicate "use with caution" or "suppressed" due to high coefficients of variation: health regions with small populations and results disaggregated by age group or sex within small regions.
The CCHS covers the population age 12 and older living in the 10 provinces and 3 territories. Excluded from the survey's coverage are the following:
- Persons living on reserves and in other Indigenous settlements in the provinces
- Full-time members of the Canadian Forces
- Children age 12 to 17 living in foster care
- The population of institutionalized persons
- Persons living in 2 Quebec health regions: Nunavik Region and Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James Region
Altogether, these exclusions represent less than 3% of the Canadian population age 12 and older.
Trending Issues
As a result of a redesign in 2015, the CCHS has a new collection strategy and sample design. For this reason, Statistics Canada does not recommend making comparisons with CCHS data from 2001 to 2014.
The COVID-19 pandemic had major impacts on the data collection operations for the 2020 CCHS. Users are advised to use the 2020 CCHS data with caution, especially when creating estimates for small sub-populations or when comparing with other CCHS years.
References
Statistics Canada. . Accessed January 22, 2018.
Public ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Agency of Canada. . 2016.
Statistics Canada. . Accessed February 20, 2020.
Statistics Canada. . Accessed September 26, 2022.
Statistics Canada. . Accessed September 26, 2022.
How to cite:
Canadian Institute for ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Information. Perceived ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨. Accessed January 4, 2025.
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Comments
Data for Ontario's local health integration networks and British Columbia's regional health authorities was received from Statistics Canada through custom tabulation requests:
Source: Statistics Canada. Selected CCHS Indicators for Ontario by Local ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Integration Network and British Columbia Regional ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Authority, 2017–2018. January 2020. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
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