Table 2.
Change in concentration index of mental health indicators over time
| Anxiety disorder | Mood disorder | |||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Δ | 2006–2010 | Δ | 2011–2015 | Δ | 2001–2005 | Δ | 2006–2010 | Δ | 2011–2015 | Δ | |
| Canada | −0.24 | ↗ | −0.26 | ↗ | −0.35 | ↑ | −0.23 | ↗ | −0.26 | ↗ | −0.34 | ↑ |
| Vancouver | −0.26 | −0.25 | ↗ | −0.31 | ↑ | −0.24 | −0.22 | ↗ | −0.31 | ↑ | ||
| Calgary | −0.25 | ↗ | −0.30 | −0.35 | ↑ | −0.26 | ↗ | −0.32 | −0.33 | ↑ | ||
| Edmonton | −0.26 | ↗ | −0.34 | ↗ | −0.43 | ↑ | −0.23 | ↗ | −0.31 | ↗ | −0.46 | ↑ |
| Winnipeg | −0.18 | −0.16 | ↗ | −0.19 | −0.18 | ↘ | −0.08 | ↘ | 0.00 | ↓ | ||
| Toronto | −0.33 | −0.34 | ↗ | −0.42 | ↑ | −0.33 | ↗ | −0.36 | ↗ | −0.39 | ↑ | |
| Ottawa-Gatineau | −0.24 | ↗ | −0.35 | −0.31 | ↑ | −0.24 | ↗ | −0.29 | ↗ | −0.34 | ↑ | |
| Montreal | −0.30 | ↗ | −0.34 | ↗ | −0.44 | ↑ | −0.29 | ↗ | −0.34 | ↗ | −0.41 | ↑ |
| Quebec | −0.24 | ↗ | −0.35 | −0.38 | ↑ | −0.30 | ↗ | −0.38 | −0.36 | ↑ | ||
| Poor mental health | Life stress | |||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Δ | 2006–2010 | Δ | 2011–2015 | Δ | 2001–2005 | Δ | 2006–2010 | Δ | 2011–2015 | Δ | |
| Canada | −0.12 | ↗ | −0.14 | ↗ | −0.22 | ↑ | −0.02 | ↗ | −0.03 | ↗ | −0.06 | ↑ |
| Vancouver | −0.10 | ↗ | −0.16 | ↗ | −0.18 | ↑ | −0.02 | ↗ | −0.03 | ↗ | −0.08 | ↑ |
| Calgary | −0.15 | −0.16 | −0.23 | −0.03 | −0.03 | −0.08 | ||||||
| Edmonton | −0.12 | ↗ | −0.16 | ↗ | −0.27 | ↑ | 0.00 | ↗ | −0.02 | ↗ | −0.09 | ↑ |
| Winnipeg | −0.09 | ↘ | −0.05 | ↗ | −0.16 | ↑ | −0.01 | ↘ | 0.02 | ↗ | −0.06 | ↑ |
| Toronto | −0.17 | −0.18 | −0.23 | −0.03 | ↗ | −0.04 | ↗ | −0.08 | ↑ | |||
| Ottawa-Gatineau | −0.12 | ↗ | −0.17 | ↗ | −0.18 | ↑ | −0.02 | ↗ | −0.03 | ↗ | −0.05 | ↑ |
| Montreal | −0.14 | −0.19 | ↗ | −0.25 | ↑ | −0.02 | ↗ | −0.04 | ↗ | −0.04 | ↑ | |
| Quebec | −0.12 | ↗ | −0.17 | ↗ | −0.29 | ↑ | −0.01 | ↗ | −0.03 | ↗ | −0.07 | ↑ |
Statistical test compares each city to itself over time; p < 0.05 (two-tailed tests); “↗” indicates a statistically significant increase in concentration index between subsequent time periods, “↘” indicates a statistically significant decrease in concentration index between subsequent time periods, “↑” indicates a statistically significant increase in concentration index between 2001–2005 and 2011–2015, and “↓” indicates a statistically significant decrease in concentration index between 2001–2005 and 2011–2015. “Δ” indicates change. Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey, 2001 to 2005 and 2011 to 2015, Statistics Canada