self-reported-health-status - Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Percentage of people aged 12 and older who rated their general health as excellent/very good, good, or fair/poor.

Alternate Name

Percentage of people aged 12 and older reporting excellent/very good, good or fair/poor health

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

Percentage of the population aged 12 and older who rated their general health as excellent/very good, good, and fair/poor.

Indicator Status

Active

HQO Reporting tool/product

Public reporting

Dimension

Patient-centred

Type

Outcome

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Percentage

Calculation Methods

Numerator divided by denominator times 100

Numerator including inclusion/exclusion

Weighted number of respondents who rated their health as:

Excellent/Very good if GEN_005 equals 1 and 2
Good if GEN_005 equals 3;
Fair/Poor if GEN_005 equals 4 and 5

Codes for GEN_005 variable:

1 = Excellent

2 = Very good

3 = Good

4 = Fair

5 = Poor

8 = Refusal

9 = Don’t know

Denominator including inclusion/exclusion

Weighted number of respondents aged 12 or above who responded to survey question.

Exclusions:

Don’t know, not stated and refusal are not included in the analysis.

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- detailed

Direct age -adjusted using 2011 Canada population 12 and older

Data Source

Canadian Community Heath Survey (CCHS)

Data provided to HQO by

Statistics Canada

Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)

Age, Education, Immigration, Income, Province, Region, Rurality, Sex, Time

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Caveats and Limitations

Because of the significant changes to the survey methodology, Statistics Canada does not recommend making comparisons of the redesigned 2015 cycle of the CCHS with past cycles. As this indicator relies on self-reported data, the true rate might in fact be higher or lower. In addition, the survey coverage excludes: persons living on reserves and other Aboriginal settlements in the provinces; full-time members of the Canadian Forces; the institutionalized population, children aged 12-17 that are living in foster care, and persons living in the Quebec health regions of Région du Nunavik and Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James. Altogether, these exclusions represent less than 3% of the Canadian population aged 12 and over.

Comments Detailed

A major redesign project was completed and implemented for the 2015 cycle. The objectives of the redesign were to review the sampling methodology, adopt a new sample frame, modernize the content and review the target population. As a result of the redesign, the 2015 CCHS has a new collection strategy, is drawing the sample from two different frames and has undergone major content revisions. With all these factors taken together, caution should be taken when comparing data from previous cycles to data released for the 2015 cycle onwards. Education stratification analysis is restricted to 25 and older. Proportions and ratios are obtained by summing the final weights of records having the characteristic of the numerator and the denominator, and then dividing the first estimate by the second.