Sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of private drug insurance coverage among respondents to the Canadian Community Health Survey
| Characteristic | No. of respondents n = 97 008 | Weighted proportion of total population, % | Weighted, proportion with, private drug, insurance, % | Estimated, proportion with, private drug, insurance, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual household income, $ | ||||
| < 20 000 | 8762 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 19.8 |
| 20 000–39 999 | 17 553 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 29.5 |
| 40 000–59 999 | 16 128 | 15.0 | 12.3 | 49.0 |
| 60 000–79 999 | 13 435 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 60.4 |
| ≥ 80 000 | 41 130 | 49.8 | 63.8 | 76.2 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 44 867 | 49.3 | 49.9 | 60.1 |
| Female | 52 141 | 50.7 | 50.1 | 58.8 |
| Age, yr | ||||
| 12–17 | 7522 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 71.0 |
| 18–24 | 6012 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 54.5 |
| 25–34 | 12 672 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 64.8 |
| 35–44 | 12 538 | 15.0 | 18.3 | 72.7 |
| 45–54 | 13 972 | 17.0 | 20.4 | 71.7 |
| 55–64 | 17 186 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 63.8 |
| 65–74 | 16 039 | 11.6 | 5.9 | 30.2 |
| ≥ 75 | 11 067 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 21.8 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 85 891 | 78.0 | 80.1 | 61.0 |
| Nonwhite (Aboriginal/other visible minority) | 11 117 | 22.0 | 19.9 | 53.8 |
| Education | ||||
| Less than secondary school graduation | 21 144 | 17.8 | 14.2 | 47.6 |
| Secondary school graduation, no postsecondary education | 20 784 | 21.7 | 19.8 | 54.3 |
| Postsecondary certificate diploma/university degree | 55 080 | 60.6 | 66.0 | 64.7 |
| Province | ||||
| British Columbia | 12 741 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 56.8 |
| Alberta | 11 933 | 11.6 | 13.4 | 68.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 3988 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 63.9 |
| Manitoba | 4504 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 64.7 |
| Ontario | 29 513 | 38.7 | 38.2 | 58.7 |
| Quebec | 21 285 | 23.7 | 22.1 | 55.4 |
| New Brunswick | 3007 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 65.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 4347 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 62.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 1695 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 61.1 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2680 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 62.1 |
| Yukon Territory | 725 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 49.1 |
| Northwest Territories | 444 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 62.1 |
| Nunavut | 146 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 77.3 |
| No. of chronic conditions | ||||
| 0 | 41 234 | 49.1 | 53.9 | 65.3 |
| 1 | 24 892 | 25.3 | 25.7 | 60.4 |
| ≥ 2 | 30 882 | 25.6 | 20.3 | 47.2 |
| Citizenship | ||||
| Landed immigrant/nonpermanent resident | 15 913 | 26.0 | 22.9 | 52.3 |
| Nonimmigrant (Canadian born) | 81 095 | 74.0 | 77.1 | 62.0 |