Self-rated mental health measures how a person views the state of their mental health.[1] Fair or poor self-rated mental health is associated with psychological distress, depressive symptoms, and mental disorders.[1]
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About the MeasureThe Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) collects information related to health status, health care utilization and health determinants.[2] The CCHS asks youth, aged 12 to 18, to rate their mental health. Key FindingsThe percentage of youth who reported “very good” or “excellent” self-rated mental health varied between years. In 2017, approximately half of youth, aged 14 to 18, reported "very good" or "excellent" self-rated mental health. However, 2017 data should be interpreted with caution due to a small sample size, which resulted in high sampling variability. This data can be found in the downloadable Excel file at the bottom of this page.
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Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) 2009-2017, extracted March 1, 2019. Prepared by Health Analytics Team, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health.
LimitationsThe CCHS collects self-reported data and is subject to response and recall bias. The sample size also limits the ability to separate by sex, geography and any other demographic characteristics.
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[1] Canadian Institute for Health Information. (n.d.). Indicator: Self-rated mental health. Available at: https://www.cihi.ca/sites/default/files/document/cphi-tech-notes-mentalhealth_en.pdf
[2] Statistics Canada. (2016). Canadian community heath survey - Annual component (CCHS). Ottawa, ON: Available at: http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3226