Table 1 The weighted* distribution of demographic, socio-economic, health and behavioral characteristics across health care expenditure categories using the 2003-2008 CCHS cohorts for adult Ontarians
Characteristic | Overall % (95% CI) | Top 1% % (95% CI) | Top 2 - 5% % (95% CI) | Top 6 - 50% % (95% CI) | Bottom 50% % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Population | N =28,529,265 | N =285,255 | N =1,141,128 | N =12,839,271 | N =14,263,611 |
Socio-economics | |||||
Sex (Male) | 48.9 (48.8, 49.0) | 50.4 (45.5, 55.4) | 43.4 (41.3, 45.6) | 39.6 (39.0, 40.1) | 57.7 (57.2, 58.3) |
Age group | |||||
18 - 34 | 29.3 (29.0, 29.6) | 3.6 (1.8, 5.4) | 9.8 (8.5, 11.1) | 20.6 (20.1, 21.2) | 39.1 (38.6, 39.8) |
35 - 49 | 31.8 (31.3, 32.1) | 10.9 (7.5, 14.3) | 15.2 (13.4, 17.1) | 27.1 (26.4, 27.8) | 37.7 (36.9, 38.4) |
50 - 64 | 23.0 (22.6, 23.3) | 22.5 (18.0, 27.0) | 22.9 (21.1, 24.7) | 26.3 (25.6, 27.0) | 20.0 (19.4, 20.5) |
65 - 74 | 9.3 (9.1, 9.5) | 24.1 (20.7, 27.5) | 22.4 (20.7, 24.1) | 15.5 (15.1, 15.9) | 2.3 (2.1, 2.5) |
75+ | 6.7 (6.5, 6.9) | 38.8 (34.0, 43.6) | 29.7 (27.8, 31.5) | 10.4 (10.1, 10.8) | 0.84 (0.73, 0.95) |
Ethnicity | |||||
White | 78.0 (77.4, 78.5) | 87.1 (82.2, 91.5) | 87.2 (85.3, 89.1) | 78.5 (77.7, 79.3) | 76.6 (75.8, 77.4) |
Visible Minority | 20.2 (19.6, 20.7) | 10.8 (6.5, 15.2) | 10.7 (8.9, 12.6) | 19.6 (18.8, 20.4) | 21.6 (20.8, 22.4) |
Immigrant Status | |||||
Canadian-Born | 67.7 (67.2, 68.3) | 68.1 (63.1, 73.0) | 68.7 (66.6, 70.8) | 64.8 (64.0, 65.7) | 70.3 (69.4, 71.1) |
Immigrant | 32.0 (31.4, 32.5) | 31.4 (26.4, 36.3) | 30.8 (28.7, 32.9) | 34.8 (34.0, 35.7) | 29.5 (28.6, 30.3) |
Marital Status | |||||
Married or Common-Law | 64.8 (64.3, 65.2) | 58.3 (53.6, 62.9) | 61.4 (59.3, 63.6) | 68.1 (67.4, 68.8) | 62.2 (61.5, 62.9) |
Other† | 35.2 (34.7, 35.7) | 41.7 (37.1, 46.3) | 38.6 (36.4, 40.7) | 31.9 (31.2, 32.6) | 37.8 (37.1, 38.5) |
Household Income (Equivalized) | |||||
Low | 16.4 (16.0, 16.8) | 32.6 (28.0, 37.2) | 28.1 (26.2, 30.0) | 19.2 (18.5, 19.8) | 12.7 (12.2, 13.1) |
Low-middle | 17.8 (17.4, 18.2) | 19.4 (15.9, 22.8) | 19.4 (17.6, 21.1) | 18.5 (17.9, 19.1) | 17.0 (16.4, 17.6) |
Middle | 17.1 (16.7, 17.5) | 14.8 (11.6, 17.9) | 12.6 (11.2, 13.9) | 16.0 (15.5, 16.6) | 18.4 (17.9, 19.0) |
Middle-High | 17.9 (17.5, 18.3) | 9.5 ( 7.0, 12.0) | 12.2 (10.8, 13.7) | 16.6 (16.0, 17.2) | 19.7 (19.1, 20.3) |
High | 18.3 (17.8, 18.8) | 8.0 (5.1, 10.9) | 11.1 (9.7, 12.6) | 16.5 (15.9, 17.1) | 20.7 (20.0, 21.3) |
Health Status | |||||
Has a regular doctor (Yes) | 91.1(90.8,91.4) | 94.9 (92.4, 97.3) | 95.7 (94.9, 96.5) | 94.7 (94.3, 95.1) | 87.5 (87.0, 88.0) |
Has a self-reported chronic disease T | 53.4 (52.9, 53.9) | 92.3 (90.0, 94.6) | 85.3 (83.6, 87.0) | 67.3 (66.5, 68.1) | 37.5 (36.9, 38.2) |
Mean ADG Score** | 4.9 (4.9, 5.0) | 22.7 (21.2, 24.2) | 16.7 (16.1, 17.3) | 7.2 (7.0, 7.4) | 1.6 (1.5, 1.7) |
Body Mass Index (kg/m 2 ) | |||||
Underweight, BMI <18.5 | 2.7 (2.5, 2.9) | 4.0 (2.6, 5.4) | 3.4 (2.6, 4.3) | 2.5 (2.3, 2.8) | 2.7 (2.4, 3.0) |
Normal weight, 18.5 - 24.9 | 44.6 (44.1, 45.2) | 36.0 (31.6, 40.5) | 35.7 (33.6, 37.7) | 41.8 (41.0, 42.6) | 48.0 (47.2, 48.8) |
Overweight, 25 - 29.9 | 33.1 (32.6, 33.5) | 31.7 (27.4, 36.1) | 32.5 (30.5, 34.5) | 32.9 (32.2, 33.6) | 33.3 (32.5, 34.0) |
Obese, BMI >30 | 15.6 (15.3, 16.0) | 19.8 (16.1, 23.6) | 20.9 (19.4, 22.5) | 17.7 (17.1, 18.3) | 13.2 (12.8, 13.7) |
Self-perceived general health | |||||
Good (excellent/very/good) | 87.6 (87.3, 88.0) | 38.8 (34.7, 42.8) | 57.1 (55.0, 59.2) | 82.9 (82.3, 83.6) | 95.3 (95.0, 95.6) |
Fair | 9.0 (8.7, 9.3) | 27.7 (24.1, 31.3) | 23.8 (22.0, 25.6) | 12.5 (12.0, 13.0) | 4.2 (3.9, 4.5) |
Poor | 3.3 (3.1, 3.6) | 33.3 (28.8, 37.8) | 19.0 (17.1, 20.9) | 4.5 (4.1, 4.9) | 0.47 (0.39, 0.55) |
Self-perceived mental health | |||||
Good (excellent/very/good) | 92.3 (92.0, 92.7) | 70.6 (66.2, 75.0) | 80.2 (78.5, 81.8) | 90.6 (90.1, 91.1) | 95.3 (94.9, 95.7) |
Not Good (fair/poor) | 5.2 (5.0, 5.5) | 14.5 (10.9, 18.2) | 11.2 (9.8, 12.5) | 6.8 (6.4, 7.3) | 3.2 (2.9, 3.4) |
Consulted a mental health professional (past 12 months) | |||||
Yes | 8.9 (8.6, 9.2) | 14.4 (10.9, 17.9) | 13.3 (11.9, 14.7) | 11.7 (11.2, 12.1) | 5.9 (5.5, 6.3) |
No | 88.6 (88.2, 88.9) | 70.9 (66.5, 75.3) | 78.0 (76.2, 79.8) | 85.6 (85.0, 86.1) | 92.5 (92.0, 92.9) |
Behavioral | |||||
Life Stress | |||||
High (Quite a bit or extreme) | 23.3 (22.8, 23.7) | 25.8 (21.3, 30.3) | 24.3 (22.4, 26.1) | 23.5 (22.9, 24.2) | 22.9 (22.2, 23.6) |
Low (A bit, not very, none) | 76.4 (76.0, 76.9) | 73.2 (68.6, 77.8) | 74.8 (72.9, 76.7) | 76.1 (75.5, 76.8) | 76.9 (76.2, 77.6) |
Smoking status | |||||
Heavy smoker (1+ packs/day) | 6.5 (6.3, 6.8) | 9.1 (6.2, 11.9) | 8.0 (6.9, 9.1) | 5.6 (5.3, 6.0) | 7.1 (6.8, 7.5) |
Light smoker (<1 pack/day) | 16.1 (15.7, 16.5) | 9.3 (7.1, 11.4) | 11.3 (10.0, 12.5) | 14.0 (13.5, 14.6) | 18.5 (17.9, 19.2) |
Former (Daily) smoker | 23.5 (23.1, 24.0) | 39.2 (34.5, 44.0) | 36.1 (34.1, 38.1) | 27.3 (26.6, 27.9) | 18.9 (18.3, 19.4) |
Non-smoker | 53.7 (52.2, 54.3) | 42.1 (37.3, 46.9) | 44.5 (42.4, 46.6) | 52.9 (52.1, 53.7) | 55.4 (54.6, 56.2) |
Physical activity | |||||
Inactive (<1.5 METs/day) | 49.5 (48.8, 50.1) | 59.4 (55.0, 63.9) | 55.8 (53.6, 58.0) | 52.0 (51.1, 52.8) | 46.5 (45.6, 47.3) |
Active (1.5+ METs/day) | 48.2 (47.5, 48.8) | 25.9 (21.9, 29.8) | 35.7 (33.5, 37.9) | 45.5 (44.6, 46.3) | 52.0 (51.1, 52.9) |
Alcohol consumption (past year)† | |||||
Current Drinker (any) | 79.6 (79.1, 80.1) | 57.4 (52.4, 62.4) | 64.6 (62.4, 66.7) | 76.2 (75.5, 77.0) | 84.4 (83.7, 85.0) |
Current Non-Drinker | 20.3 (19.7, 20.8) | 42.5 (37.5, 47.6) | 35.3 (33.2, 37.5) | 23.6 (22.9, 24.4) | 15.6 (14.9, 16.2) |