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Description

The central objective of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) is to gather health-related data at the sub-provincial levels of geography (health region or combined health regions).

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 CCHS operates on a two-year collection cycle. The first year of the survey cycle ".1" is a large sample, general population health survey, designed to provide reliable estimates at the health region level. The second year of the survey cycle ".2" has a smaller sample and is designed to provide provincial level results on specific focused health topics.

Years within data
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Variable terms
Date released
Full title
Health indicators, two year period estimates, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions (2012 boundaries) and peer groups, ongoing (biennial)