Respondent characteristic | Family physician onlya (%) | Chiropractor anyb (%) | Physiotherapist anyb (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
 18-34 | 13.24 | 19.99 | 18.50 |
 35–49 | 25.31 | 32.97 | 32.22 |
 50–64 | 34.19 | 33.96 | 34.42 |
 65+ | 27.26 | 13.09 | 14.86 |
Sex- male | 45.12 | 47.81 | 44.63 |
Education | |||
 - less than secondary | 22.52 | 11.53 | 11.56 |
 - secondary graduation | 16.40 | 16.96 | 14.13 |
 - some post-secondary | 7.50 | 7.52 | 6.09 |
 - post-secondary graduation | 53.59 | 63.99 | 68.21 |
Income Quintile | |||
 - 1 | 28.24 | 12.22 | 15.48 |
 - 2 | 21.84 | 19.65 | 19.63 |
 - 3 | 18.17 | 21.65 | 18.26 |
 - 4 | 15.76 | 22.09 | 20.00 |
 - 5 | 16.00 | 24.39 | 26.62 |
Residence | |||
 - urban/metropolitan | 70.81 | 70.88 | 77.16 |
 - strongly influenced MIZ | 3.72 | 3.92 | c |
 - moderately influenced MIZ | 7.57 | 7.95 | c |
 - weak/uninfluenced MIZ & territories | 17.90 | 17.26 | 14.41 |
Ethnicity | |||
 - caucasian | 83.36 | 87.37 | 81.69 |
 - aboriginal | c | c | c |
 - other | c | c | c |
Marital status | |||
 - Single | 15.05 | 17.01 | 16.88 |
 - Married+Common-law | 64.63 | 70.47 | 68.48 |
 -Widowed+Seperated+Divorced | 20.32 | 12.52 | 14.63 |
Immigration Status- Canada born | 76.00 | 81.29 | 77.17 |
immigrant | 24.01 | 18.71 | 22.83 |
Smoking Status | |||
 - never smoked | 30.91 | 34.70 | 33.02 |
 - former smoker | 41.79 | 44.29 | 46.03 |
 - current smoker | 27.30 | 21.01 | 20.95 |
BMI | |||
 - underweight/normal | 39.05 | 40.46 | 42.37 |
 - overweight | 36.68 | 38.58 | 37.61 |
 - obese | 24.27 | 20.96 | 20.01 |
No. of co-morbidities | |||
 - none | 23.37 | 34.90 | 28.71 |
 - 1-2 | 47.19 | 48.98 | 49.89 |
 - 3+ | 29.43 | 16.13 | 21.40 |
Physical Activity | |||
 - inactive | 56.88 | 46.96 | 48.81 |
 - moderately active | 22.64 | 27.10 | 24.18 |
 - active | 20.48 | 25.94 | 27.07 |
HUI Pain/Function | |||
 - no pain or discomfort | 55.02 | 55.41 | 43.06 |
 - pain prevents no activities | 9.46 | 10.15 | 8.94 |
 - pain prevents a few activities | 13.39 | 16.61 | 18.52 |
 - pain prevents some activities | 12.69 | 11.31 | 16.97 |
 - pain prevents most activities | 9.44 | 6.52 | 12.52 |
Self-rated Stress | |||
 - not at all/not very | 29.78 | 25.72 | 26.02 |
 - a bit | 40.11 | 43.77 | 38.71 |
 - quite a bit/extremely | 30.11 | 30.51 | 35.27 |
Self-Rated Overall Health | |||
 - excellent/very good | 38.48 | 51.15 | 43.08 |
 - good | 34.46 | 34.35 | 34.65 |
 - fair/poor | 27.06 | 14.50 | 22.27 |