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Table 1 Geographic distribution of responses

From: Decision maker perceptions of resource allocation processes in Canadian health care organizations: a national survey

 

Provincial/territorial demographics*

Region

Province/ territory

Number of replies

 

Number of organizations represented

 

Population (‘000s)

Population per organization (‘000s)

Median economic family income ($Can)

Health spending per capita ($Can)

West

British Columbia

12

45

6 of 6

25

4,113

68.6

65,787

5,700

Alberta

2

1 of 1

3,290

3290.4

76,526

6,754

Saskatchewan

13

8 of 13

986

74.5

59,998

6,481

Manitoba

18

10 of 11

1,148

104.4

60,754

6,518

Central

Ontario

10

23

7 of 14

17

12,160

868.6

72,734

5,849

Quebec

13

10 of 18

7,546

419.2

59,734

5,469

Atlantic

New Brunswick

4

18

2 of 2

12

730

365.0

54,520

6,318

Nova Scotia

9

6 of 9

913

101.5

57,078

6,497

Prince Edward Island

1

1 of 1

136

135.4

56,207

6,336

Newfoundland & Labrador

4

3 of 4

505

126.4

51,791

7,057

North

Northwest Territories

4

6

4 of 8

6

41

5.2

90,865

9,853

Yukon

1

1 of 1

30

30.4

78,583

8,916

Nunavut

1

1 of 1

29

29.5

62,592

13,250

TOTAL

 

92

 

60 of 89

 

31,613

355.2

66,343

5,948

  1. *Data from Statistics Canada, 2006 census, and CIHI National Health Expenditures database.