Table 1.
Weighted estimates of functional pain interference from Canadian Community Health Survey–Mental Health (2012).a
| Variable | Total ’000 (%) |
No pain ’000 (%) |
Pain prevents no activities ’000 (%) |
Pain prevents few activities ’000 (%) |
Pain prevents some activities ’000 (%) |
Pain prevents most activities ’000 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functional pain interference | 28 051 (100.0) | 22 261 (79.4) | 1733 (6.2) | 1725 (6.1) | 1314 (4.7) | 1018 (3.6) |
| Nonmedical analgesic use | ||||||
| No | 26 193 (93.4) | 21 085 (75.2) | 1594 (5.7) | 1547 (5.5) | 1116 (4.0) | 850 (3.0) |
| Yes | 1858 (6.6) | 1176 (4.2) | 139 (0.5) | 177 (0.6) | 198 (0.7) | 168 (0.6) |
| Age | ||||||
| 15–19 years | 2284 (8.1) | 20 995 (7.5) | 56 (0.2) | 79 (0.3) | 30 (0.1) | 19 (0.1) |
| 20–29 years | 4414 (15.7) | 38 636 (13.8) | 184 (0.7) | 180 (0.6) | 113 (0.4) | 74 (0.3) |
| 30–39 years | 4418 (15.7) | 38 131 (13.6) | 208 (0.7) | 180 (0.6) | 124 (0.4) | 94 (0.3) |
| 40–49 years | 4901 (17.5) | 38 891 (13.9) | 282 (1.0) | 332 (1.2) | 204 (0.7) | 194 (0.7) |
| 50–59 years | 5208 (18.6) | 38 823 (13.8) | 400 (1.4) | 333 (1.2) | 349 (1.2) | 243 (0.9) |
| 60–69 years | 3682 (13.1) | 26 230 (9.4) | 301 (1.1) | 314 (1.1) | 241 (0.9) | 203 (0.7) |
| 70–79 years | 2109 (7.5) | 13 994 (5.0) | 201 (0.7) | 210 (0.7) | 180 (0.6) | 119 (0.4) |
| ≥80 years | 1035 (3.7) | 6907 (2.5) | 101 (0.4) | 97 (0.3) | 73 (0.3) | 73 (0.3) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 13 800 (49.2) | 11 303 (40.3) | 833 (3.0) | 708 (2.5) | 525 (1.9) | 431 (1.5) |
| Female | 14 251 (50.8) | 10 958 (39.1) | 900 (3.2) | 1017 (3.6) | 789 (2.8) | 587 (2.1) |
| Highest education completed | ||||||
| <Secondary school graduation | 5066 (18.1) | 3715 (13.2) | 368 (1.3) | 382 (1.4) | 305 (1.1) | 296 (1.1) |
| ≥Secondary school graduation | 22 985 (81.9) | 18 545 (66.1) | 1366 (4.9) | 1343 (4.8) | 1009 (3.6) | 722 (2.6) |
| Culture/race | ||||||
| White | 21 598 (77.0) | 16 931 (60.4) | 1390 (5.0) | 1408 (5.0) | 1053 (3.8) | 816 (2.9) |
| Non-white | 6453 (23.0) | 5329 (19.0) | 343 (1.2) | 317 (1.1) | 261 (0.9) | 202 (0.7) |
| Chronic mental illnessb | ||||||
| No | 24 621 (87.8) | 20 229 (72.1) | 1514 (5.4) | 1323 (4.7) | 936 (3.3) | 619 (2.2) |
| Yes | 3430 (12.2) | 2032 (7.2) | 220 (0.8) | 402 (1.4) | 378 (1.3) | 399 (1.4) |
aAll frequencies and percentages are probability weighted using Statistics Canada sampling weights. Frequencies displayed in this table have been rounded to the nearest thousand. Percentages may not total to 100% due to rounding.
bDefined as “yes” to any of chronic fatigue, mood disorder including depression, anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, or attention deficit disorder, versus “no” to all