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Table 1 Characteristics of Ontario adults (18+ years) as measured by the 2008, 2009 and 2010 CAMH Monitor surveys

From: Assessing the prevalence of non-medical prescription opioid use in the Canadian general adult population: evidence of large variation depending on survey questions used

 

CAMH Monitor 2008 and 2009

CAMH Monitor 2010

 

n

Point estimate

95% Confidence intervals

n

Point estimate

95% Confidence intervals

Gender

Men

896

50.5%

(47.8% to 53.2%)

887

49.8%

(47.1% to 52.5%)

Women

1134

49.5%

(46.8% to 52.2%)

1137

50.2%

(47.5% to 52.9%)

Age (years)

18–29

295

26.7%

(23.8% to 29.5%)

319

28.2%

(25.4% to 31.1%)

30–54

826

43.1%

(40.4% to 45.8%)

756

39.6%

(36.0% to 42.3%)

55+

844

30.2%

(28.0% to 32.5%)

912

32.1%

(29.8% to 34.4%)

Region

Toronto

317

21.1%

(19.2% to 23.0%)

332

21.9%

(19.9% to 23.8%)

Rest of Ontario

1713

78.9%

(77.0% to 80.8%)

1692

78.1%

(76.2% to 80.1%)

Income

<$30,000

250

8.5%

(7.1% to 9.9%)

242

8.7%

(7.2% to 10.1%)

$30,000 to $49,999

254

10.4%

(8.9% to 11.9%)

269

10.4%

(9.0% to 11.9%)

$50,000 to $79,999

390

19.2%

(17.2% to 21.3%)

370

17.7%

(15.7% to 19.7%)

$80,000+

619

35.0%

(32.4% to 37.6%)

670

38.7%

(36.1% to 41.4%)

Not stated

517

26.9%

(24.4% to 29.3%)

473

24.5%

(22.1% to 26.8%)

Prescription opioid use

Yes

475

21.3%

(19.1% to 23.4%)

485

23.1%

(20.8% to 25.3%)

No

1543

78.7%

(76.6% to 80.9%)

1515

76.9%

(74.7% to 79.2%)

Non-medical prescription opioid use

Yes

40

2.0%

(1.2% to 2.8%)

143

7.7%

(6.3% to 9.2%)

No

1977

98.0%

(97.2% to 98.8%)

1872

92.3%

(90.8% to 93.7%)

Cigarette smoking

Current

399

18.9%

(16.8% to 21.0%)

373

19.4%

(17.2% to 21.6%)

Former

654

28.2%

(25.9% to 30.4%)

654

28.2%

(25.9% to 30.6%)

Never smoker

973

52.9%

(50.2% to 55.6%)

991

52.4%

(49.7% to 55.1%)

Weekly binge drinking

Yes

133

7.9%

(6.4% to 9.4%)

144

8.2%

(6.7% to 9.8%)

No

1883

92.1%

(90.6% to 93.6%)

1866

91.8%

(90.2% to 93.3%)

Cannabis use (past 3 months)

Yes

148

10.1%

(8.3% to 12.0%)

186

12.0%

(10.0% to 14.0%)

No

1876

89.9%

(88.0% to 91.7%)

1838

88.0%

(86.0% to 90.0%)

Psychological distress (GHQ 3+)

Yes

284

13.4%

(11.5% to 15.2%)

277

14.6%

(12.6% to 16.6%)

No

1743

86.6%

(84.8% to 88.5%)

1746

85.4%

(83.4% to 87.4%)