Table 1 Prevalence (%) of self-reported STI history and depression according to personal characteristics of individuals 15–49 years of age, Canadian Community Health Survey 2003
CharacteristicsNoSTIDepression
Cases (%)Cases (%)
Sex
    Male10 073595 (4.6)620 (5.7)
    Female11 487908 (6.1)1243 (10.2)
Age (years)
    15–344124722 (5.1)981 (8.7)
    35–4910 627781 (5.6)882 (7.2)
Marital status
    Married/common law12 393791 (4.9)795 (6.0)
    Single7155519 (5.4)733 (10.0)
    Widow/divorced/separated1979191 (9.1)333 (16.5)
    Unknown332 (1.2)2 (6.6)
Size of household
    1 Person3303313 (8.4)398 (12.2)
    2 Persons5637434 (7.8)491 (8.5)
    3 Persons4628290 (4.7)413 (8.2)
    ⩾4 People7992466 (4.2)561 (7.0)
Smoking status
    Smoker7227703 (7.4)925 (12.3)
    Former smoker7879527 (5.4)582 (6.9)
    Non-smoker6400271 (3.5)354 (5.2)
    Unknown142 (2.3)2 (9.2)
Education
    Low7845503 (5.0)767 (9.4)
    Middle1856149 (6.1)197 (10.4)
    High11 634836 (5.5)877 (6.7)
    Unknown22515 (3.8)22 (7.3)
Income
    Low1660191 (8.4)275 (14.8)
    Middle9876676 (5.1)887 (8.4)
    High8119548 (5.5)529 (6.0)
    Unknown190588 (3.7)172 (10.0)
Immigrant status
    Immigrant2814120 (2.8)159 (4.3)
    Non-immigrant18 6271382 (6.2)1695 (9.1)
    Unknown1191 (0.1)9 (11.7)
Alcohol use
    No or occasional13 460921 (5.2)1178 (7.9)
    2–3 Per week3651260 (5.8)300 (8.1)
    ⩾4 Per week1688174 (8.0)142 (7.5)
    Unknown2761148 (3.6)243 (7.9)
No of conditions
    08727531 (4.1)451 (4.8)
    16624441 (5.1)466 (6.8)
    23556274 (7.0)412 (11.2)
    ⩾32653257 (8.3)534 (18.3)
  • *The proportions were weighted to the Canadian general population. STI, sexually transmitted infection.