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Name	Description	Last update date	Tags
Percentage of people aged 12 and older who report cigarette smoking (daily or occasionally)(Retired)	This indicator measures the percentage of people aged 12 and older who report currently smoking cigarettes (daily or occasionally). A lower percentage is better.	23/02/2021	Other, Outcome, Population Health, Patient-centred, Canadian Community Heath Survey (CCHS)	Add to compare
Percentage of people aged 12 and older who rated their mental health as excellent/very good, good, or fair/poor.	Percentage of the population aged 12 and older who rated their mental health as excellent/very good, good, and fair/poor.	18/02/2021	Other, Outcome, Mental Health and Addiction, Population Health, Patient-centred, Canadian Community Heath Survey (CCHS)	Add to compare
Percentage of people aged 12 and older who rated their general health as excellent/very good, good, or fair/poor.	Percentage of the population aged 12 and older who rated their general health as excellent/very good, good, and fair/poor.	20/11/2018	Other, Outcome, Population Health, Patient-centred, Canadian Community Heath Survey (CCHS)	Add to compare
Percentage of complex home care patients whose wait time for their first personal support visit was within five days from the date they were authorized for personal support services by the LHIN	This indicator measures the percentage of complex home care patients aged 19 and older who waited five days or less for personal support services. The wait time is described as the number of days between the service authorization date and the date of receipt of Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) in-home personal support. A higher percentage is better.	17/11/2017	Home Care, Process, Wait Times, Timely, Client Health and Related Information System (CHRIS), Home Care Database (HCD)	Add to compare
Patient involvement in decisions about their care	This indicator shows the percentage of people aged 16 or older who reported that their family doctor, or someone else in their office, often or always involved them as much as they wanted in decisions about their care and treatment, in Ontario. People who are involved in decisions about their own care generally have a better experience with the health system. A higher percentage is better.	21/10/2024	Primary Care, Process, Patient Reported Measures, Patient-centred, Health Care Experience Survey (HCES)	Add to compare