Canada Community Health Survey - Healthy Aging 2008-2009
General Info
Original or alternative title
CCHS - Healthy Aging
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
December, 2008 - November, 2009
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional
Summary
The Canadian Community Health Survey - Healthy Aging (CCHS - Healthy Aging) collected health information from 52,010 Canadians over the age of 45 in ten provinces with the intent of better understanding the aging process in Canada. Questionnaires collected information on general health status, mental health, sleeping habits, self-reported height and weight, chronic conditions, physical activities, nutritional status, tobacco and alcohol use, and health care use.
Keywords
Aged adults, Alcohol use, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Asthma, Body mass index, COPD, Cancers, Cataracts, Corrective lenses, Diabetes, Falls, Fruits and vegetables, Glaucoma, Health care use, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Height, Hypertension, Incontinence, Ischemic heart disease, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Micronutrient supplements, Musculoskeletal diseases, Osteoporosis, Pain, Parkinson's disease, Peptic ulcer disease, Physical activity, Stroke, Thyroid gland disorders, Tobacco smoking, Vision loss, Weight
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Publisher
Suggested citation
Statistics Canada (StatCan). Canada Community Health Survey - Healthy Aging 2008-2009. Ottawa, Canada: Statistics Canada (StatCan).