View Maps for Each Health Indicator

This content was archived on June 24, 2013.

Here you can chose to view maps displaying the value of a particular health indicator for each province. The data is also available in a table or as a downloadable Microsoft Excel file. Simply click on the link for the data you want to view. Some limitations may apply.

For help interpreting these data, please see the Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 2.2, Nutrition (2004): A Guide to Accessing and Interpreting the Data.

Health Indicators:

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption - Servings (definition)

• Less than 5 servings per day, % of individuals consuming fruit and vegetables
  (males | females | both males and females)
• At least 5 servings per day, % of individuals consuming fruit and vegetables
  (males | females | both males and females)

Household Food Security - measured by household (not by individual) (definition)

• Food Secure, % of households (definition)
• Food Insecure, % of households (definition)
  • Food Insecure - Moderate, % of households (definition)
  • Food Insecure - Severe, % of households (definition)

Measured Body Mass Index - Children (2-17 years) (definition)

• Neither overweight nor obese, % of children (males | females | both males and females)
• Overweight, % of children (males | females | both males and females)
• Obese, % of children (males | females | both males and females)
• Overweight or Obese, % of children (males | females | both males and females)

Measured Body Mass Index - Adults (18 years and older) (definition)

• Normal weight, % of adults (males | females | both males and females)
• Overweight, % of adults (males | females | both males and females)
• Obese, % of adults (males | females | both males and females)
• Overweight or Obese, % of adults (definition) (males | females | both males and females)

Nutrient Intakes from Food (19 years and older) (definition)

• Calcium, % of adults below the Estimated Average Requirement (males | females | both males and females)
• Carbohydrates, % of adults within the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (males | females | both males and females)
• Fats, % of adults within the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (males | females | both males and females)
• Fibre*, % of adults above the Adequate Intake (both males and females)
• Folate*, % of adults below the Estimated Average Requirement (females | both males and females)
• Iron, % of adults below the Estimated Average Requirement (males | females | both males and females)
• Linoleic acid, % of adults above the Adequate Intake (males | females | both males and females)
• Linolenic acid, % of adults above the Adequate Intake (males | females | both males and females)
• Magnesium, % of adults below the Estimated Average Requirement (males | females | both males and females)
• Moisture, % of adults above the Adequate Intake (males | females | both males and females)
• Niacin, % of adults below the Estimated Average Requirement (males | females | both males and females)
• Potassium*, % of adults above the Adequate Intake (both males and females)
• Protein, % of adults within the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (males | females | both males and females)
• Sodium, % of adults above the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (males | females | both males and females)
• Vitamin A, % of adults below the Estimated Average Requirement (males | females | both males and females)
• Vitamin B6*, % of adults below the Estimated Average Requirement (females | both males and females)
• Vitamin C, % of adults below the Estimated Average Requirement (males | females | both males and females)
• Vitamin D, % of adults below the Estimated Average Requirement (males | females | both males and females)
• Zinc*, % of adults below the Estimated Average Requirement (males | both males and females)

* - Some maps for males and females separately are unavailable due to extreme sampling variability in some provinces.

Physical and Sedentary Activity (definition)

• "Active" Physical Activity Index, % of individuals (males | females | both males and females)
• "Moderate" Physical Activity Index, % of individuals (males | females | both males and females)
• "Inactive" Physical Activity Index, % of individuals (males | females | both males and females)
• At least 15 minutes of daily physical activity, % of individuals (males | females | both males and females)
• Average hours per week that youth 6-11 years old engage in physical activity (males | females | both males and females)
• Average hours per day that youth 6-11 years old engage in sedentary activity (males | females | both males and females)

Vitamin and mineral supplements consumption in the past month (definition)

• Vitamin and mineral supplements consumption in the past month, % of adults (19 years and over) (males | females | both males and females)
• Vitamin and mineral supplements consumption in the past month, % of children (1-18 years)(males | females | both males and females)

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