Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)

Dataset Information
Name  Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)
UUID  adcedc7e-787d-435a-ac60-e931fdeec533
Site  Statistics Canada - Research Data Centres
Region  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Saskatchewan
Description  The CCHS is a cross-sectional survey that collects information related to health status, health care utilization and health determinants for the Canadian population. The survey is offered in both official languages. It relies upon a large sample of respondents and is designed to provide reliable estimates at the health region level every 2 years.
Format  None
Purpose  The CCHS has the following objectives: - Support health surveillance programs by providing health data at the national, provincial and intra-provincial levels; - Provide a single data source for health research on small populations and rare characteristics; - Timely release of information easily accessible to a diverse community of users; - Create a flexible survey instrument that includes a rapid response option to address emerging issues related to the health of the population.
Scope  The CCHS covers the population 12 years of age and over living in the ten provinces and the three territories. Excluded from the survey's coverage are: 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
Data Level  Individual
Collection Period  01/01/2000-12/31/2001;01/01/2003-12/31/2003;01/01/2005-12/31/2005;01/01/2007-12/31/2018
Last Updated 2023-11-28