Characteristic | Proportion of respondents, % (95% CI)* | |
---|---|---|
Has primary care provider | No primary care provider | |
Overall proportion, % | 89.0 | 11.0 |
Age, yr | ||
50–59 | 50.7 (48.6–52.8) | 73.4 (67.5–79.2) |
60–74 | 49.3 (47.2–51.4) | 26.7 (20.8–32.5) |
Sex | ||
Male | 51.4 (50.3–53.6) | 33.5 (26.7–40.1) |
Female | 48.6 (47.4–49.7) | 66.5 (59.9–73.1) |
Marital status | ||
Widowed, divorced, separated or single | 23.0 (21.1–24.8) | 39.9 (32.2–47.7) |
Married or common law | 77.0 (75.2–78.9) | 60.1 (52.3–67.9) |
Education | ||
Less than secondary graduation | 10.9 (9.5–12.3) | 19.3 (13.1–25.5) |
Secondary school education | 25.8 (23.7–27.9) | 20.7 (15.4–26.0) |
Postsecondary certificate or degree | 63.3 (61.0–65.6) | 60.0 (52.7–67.2) |
Total household income, $ | ||
No income or < 20 000 | 3.5 (2.9–4.1) | 4.3 (2.6–6.1) |
20 000 to 39 999 | 10.2 (8.9–11.5) | 14.3 (8.8–19.7) |
40 000 to 79 999 | 25.5 (23.5–27.5) | 25.8 (19.6–32.0) |
≥ 80 000 | 60.8 (58.6–63.0) | 55.6 (47.9–63.3) |
Race | ||
White | 86.4 (83.4–88.4) | 86.9 (79.1–94.7) |
Indigenous or other visible minority | 13.6 (11.6–15.6) | 13.0 (5.3–20.9) |
Immigration status | ||
Born in Canada | 76.5 (74.3.–78.7) | 74.4 (66.2–82.6) |
Permanent or nonpermanent resident | 23.5 (21.9–25.7) | 25.6 (17.3–33.8) |
Body mass index† | ||
Normal (18.5–24.9) | 26.5 (24.5–28.6) | 33.7 (25.4–42.0) |
Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 40.7 (38.2–43.1) | 40.7 (32.0–48.5) |
Obese (≥ 30.0) | 32.8 (30.4–35.1) | 25.6 (19.3–31.9) |
Moderate or vigorous physical activity,‡ min/wk | ||
< 150 (inadequate) | 44.7 (42.2–47.2) | 45.7 (37.6–53.8) |
≥ 150 (adequate) | 55.3 (52.8–57.8) | 54.3 (46.2–62.4) |
Smoking status | ||
Never smoker | 46.6 (44.3–48.8) | 38.4 (30.4–46.4) |
Current smoker (daily or occasional) | 18.5 (16.6–20.4) | 30.6 (23.8–37.4) |
Past smoker (daily or occasional) | 34.9 (32.6–37.2) | 31.0 (24.1–37.9) |
Illicit drug used in previous 12 mo | 6.0 (4.9–7.2) | 13.5 (8.5–18.6) |
General health | ||
Poor or fair | 14.0 (12.6–15.4) | 13.0 (6.5–19.4) |
Good | 27.4 (25.4–29.4) | 23.4 (17.9–28.8) |
Very good | 37.0 (34.7–39.3) | 38.5 (31.3–45.7) |
Excellent | 21.6 (19.5–23.7) | 25.2 (17.2–33.2) |
Mammogram in previous 2 years (female) | 74.3 (71.5–77.2) | 33.0 (23.1–43.0) |
FOBT in the previous 2 years | 48.5 (46.1–51.0) | 18.0 (13.0–23.0) |
Colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy in previous 5 years | 36.4 (34.2–38.7) | 17.1 (10.8–23.5) |
FOBT and/or colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy | 67.7 (65.3–69.9) | 29.4 (22.6–36.2) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, FOBT = fecal occult blood test (either guaiac fecal occult blood test or fecal immunochemical test).
↵* Unless indicated otherwise.
↵† Body mass index was calculated based on the international standard.24
↵‡ Physical activity was defined based on Canadian physical activity guidelines.25