How we identify and count Aboriginal people—does it make a difference in estimating their disease burden?

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dc.contributor.authorChan,W. W.
dc.contributor.authorNg, C.
dc.contributor.authorYoung, T. K.
dc.coverage.spatialCanada
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-01T12:28:11Z
dc.date.available2025-05-01T12:28:11Z
dc.date.issued2013-09
dc.description"Introduction: We examined the concordance between the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) 'identity' and 'ancestry' questions used to estimate the size of the Aboriginal population in Canada and whether the different definitions affect the prevalence of selected chronic diseases. Methods: Based on responses to the 'identity' and 'ancestry' questions in the CCHS combined 2009-2010 microdata file, Aboriginal participants were divided into 4 groups: (A) identity only; (B) ancestry only; (C) either ancestry or identity; and (D) both ancestry and identity. Prevalence of diabetes, arthritis and hypertension was estimated based on participants reporting that a health professional had told them that they have the condition(s)." (as cited in abstract)
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7939/r3-dw8k-tb26
dc.language.isoen
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dc.relation.isversionofChan, W. W., Ng, C., & Young, T. K. (2013). How we identify and count Aboriginal people–does it make a difference in estimating their disease burden? Chronic Disease and Injuries in Canada, 33(4), 277-280. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-33-no-4-2013/
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectHealth of indigenous peoples
dc.subjectHealth surveys
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectDisease prevalence
dc.subjectSocioeconomic factors
dc.subjectCanada
dc.subjectChronic disease diagnosis
dc.titleHow we identify and count Aboriginal people—does it make a difference in estimating their disease burden?
dc.typehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
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