Activity limitation1 by sex and age group, population aged 15 years and over, Laval2 and all of Québec, 2000-2001

Often Sometimes Never Estimated
population4




% 95% C.I.3 % 95% C.I.3 % 95% C.I.3 k

Laval
Total 8.8 6.9 - 10.9 10.3 8.3 - 12.4 80.9 78.3 - 83.6 285.1
  Males 7.4* 5.0 - 10.4 11.2 8.3 - 14.7 81.4 77.3 - 85.1 138.8
  Females 10.0 7.4 - 13.3 9.5 6.9 - 12.6 80.5 76.4 - 84.1 146.3
Age group
  15-64 years 7.2 5.4 - 9.3 8.7 6.8 - 11.1 84.1 81.4 - 86.8 241.2
  65 years and over 17.5* 11.4 - 25.2 19.0* 12.6 - 26.8 63.5 55.2 - 71.8 44.0
  
All of Québec
Total 9.5 9.0 - 10.1 10.2 9.6 - 10.8 80.3 79.5 - 81.1 5,961.8
  Males 8.6 7.8 - 9.4 9.1 8.3 - 9.9 82.3 81.3 - 83.4 2,922.3
  Females 10.5 9.6 - 11.3 11.2 10.3 - 12.0 78.4 77.2 - 79.5 3,039.5
Age group
  15-64 years 7.9 7.3 - 8.5 9.3 8.7 - 9.9 82.8 82.0 - 83.6 5,075.8
  65 years and over 19.1 17.1 - 21.0 15.2 13.4 - 17.0 65.8 63.4 - 68.2 886.0
  

1. Limitation or disability (amount or kind) when performing different types of activities of daily living (at home, at work or school, or other activities such as leisure ones or transportation) due to a physical or mental health condition or chronic health problem (6 months duration or more).
2. Health region.
3. The 95% confidence interval (C.I.) indicates the limits around a sample estimate in which the true population value is expected to fail, 19 out of 20 times. When confidence intervals overlap, the difference is not considered statistically significant.
4. Population estimated without adjustment for partial non-response for 2000-2001, 2003 and 2005.
* Coefficient of variation between 15% and 25%; the estimate should be interpreted with caution.
  
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 1.1 (2000-2001), Public Use Microdata File (PUMF).
Compilation: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Direction Santé Québec.
 
July 19, 2005
       
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