|
|
|
Database name:
|
Canadian Community Health Survey 
|
|
Thematic Coverage:
|
The CCHS collects regular and timely cross-sectional estimates of health determinants, health status and health system utilization for more than 130 health regions across the country. This survey replaces the cross-sectional component of the National Population Health Survey.
|
|
Maintained by:
|
Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada
|
|
Availability:
|
A public release version of the national level data files is available through the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI). The only available geography for the public release version aggregated community level data at the health region level. If information needs cannot be fully met by the public-use microdata file, it is possible to have access to the detail on the mater file through the Remote Access Program, using dummy files to write extraction programs in SAS or SPSS. Custom tabulations are also available on a cost recovery basis.
|
|
Start Date:
|
The first cycle (1.1) occurred in 2000/2001
|
|
Release Date:
|
12 months after completion of the cycle's last interview
|
|
Frequency of collection:
|
The large cycles (x.1) are conducted on a bi-annual cycle and each cycle collection lasts 12 months. On the off years, the smaller cycles (x.2) are conducted on a focused content.
|
|
Data Collection:
|
One person aged 12+ asked to complete the survey for the household. A mixture of face-to-face and telephone interviews was used.
|
|
Sample size:
|
Larger cycle (x.1) = 130,000 for a health region-level survey in the first year of a two-year cycle
Smaller cycle (x.2) = 30,000 for provincial-level survey in the second year of a two-year cycle
|
Sample sizes in any particular month or year my increase due to provincial or health region-level sample buy-ins. All data is weighted up to the Canadian population.
|
Geographic coverage:
|
All Canadian household residents, all ages, excluding natives on reserves, residents of institutions and some remote areas of Ontario and Quebec for the larger CCHS cycles (x.1). For the smaller CCHS cycles (x.2), in addition to the above, residents from the Territories are also excluded.
|
|
Lowest geographic
level collected:
|
Postal Code, from which all other geography indicators (e.g. urban/rural flags) are constructed.
|
|
Lowest geographic
level of release:
|
Health region. Although, this survey was designed to provide Health region data, results could conceivably be released for smaller geography if respondent confidentiality is ensured. Data is suppressed for unweighted cells with less than 30 observations.
|
|
Existing rural variable:
|
Yes; Two rural/urban flags for all individuals are available on the master file only. Description of variable below.
|
Rural definitions that can be constructed from this database include (building block)*:
|
Census "rural areas"
|
(Enumeration Area)
|
|
Rural and Small Town definition
|
(Census Sub-Division)
|
|
Metropolitan area and census agglomeration Influenced Zones
|
(Census Sub-Division)
|
|
OECD "rural communities" definition
|
(Census Consolidated Subdivision)
|
|
OECD "predominantly rural regions" definition
|
(Census Division)
|
|
Ehrensaft's "Beale codes"
|
(Census Division)
|
* Results for these areas of geography could conceivably be derived from postal codes if respondent confidentiality is ensured.
Data Elements:
- General health information
- Chronic conditions
- Determinants of health
- Access to services
- Health behaviours
- Use of health care services
- Health status
Notes:
Cycle 1.2 - Mental Health and Well-being collects provincial cross-sectional estimates of mental health determinants, mental health status and mental health system utilization. Data collection was conducted in 2002.
The content for Cycle 1.2 is partly based on a selection of mental disorders from the World Mental Health Survey (WMH2000). The other content areas come from existing sources such as the National Population Health Survey (NPHS), the first cycle of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and other special studies. No proxy responses were accepted for this cycle. Data elements included
- the health status of the population including physical, mental and social well-being
- the use of mental health care services such as visits to the doctor, admissions to hospitals and the use of medications
- the factors that influence mental health such as work and lifestyle
Cycle 2.2 - Nutrition Survey. Data collection begins in 2004.
A longitudinal file is also available through custom tabulations only.
For more information, contact the Data Access Unit, Population Health Surveys, Health Statistics Division at
cchs-escc@statcan.ca.
This area contains documents in Portable Document Format (PDF). To view documents in PDF, you will need the Adobe Acrobat® Reader, which can be downloaded from the Adobe website.
|
|
