Canadian Statistics - Numbers of weeks depressed in past 52 weeks, by age and sex

Number of weeks depressed in past 52 weeks, by age and sex

	Number of persons depressed	Number of weeks depressed¹
			2–4	5–11	12–26	27–52
	thousands	Average number of weeks depressed	% of persons
Total, age 12+	1,314	7.5	42	24	21	13
Male	480	8.0	51	21	16	12
Female	834	7.0	36	26	24	14
12-14 years	27	4.6	70	x	x	x
Male	9	4.7	x	–	x	–
Female	18	4.4	62	x	x	x
15-17 years	86	5.0	51	24	x	x
Male	26	5.0	77	x	x	–
Female	60	5.0	40	25	x	x
18-19 years	70	5.4	69	18	x	x
Male	22	5.3	x	x	x	–
Female	48	5.4	70	x	x	x
20-24 years	122	6.1	43	30	23	x
Male	42	6.4	55	x	x	x
Female	80	6.0	37	33	26	x
25-34 years	294	6.2	43	28	19	9
Male	110	6.0	54	19	18	9
Female	184	6.3	37	34	20	9
35-44 years	344	6.9	37	27	24	12
Male	134	6.8	42	27	17	13
Female	210	6.9	34	27	29	11
45-54 years	200	7.8	31	22	27	20
Male	78	8.0	41	25	13	22
Female	122	7.7	24	21	36	19
55-64 years	95	8.4	38	10	28	24
Male	29	8.9	51	x	x	x
Female	66	8.1	32	11	29	28
65-74 years	48	9.1	38	17	16	x
Male	18	9.2	x	x	x	x
Female	30	9.0	31	x	x	x
75+ years	28	10.3	46	x	x	x
Male	12	10.8	x	x	x	x
Female	16	10.0	x	x	x	x
1. Asked only of people who reported feeling sad, blue or depressed, or having lost interest in things.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1996-97.

For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table, consult the Statistical data documentation .

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