Description | Specific Indicators | Corresponding Mandatory Objectives | Corresponding National Indicators | Data Sources | Alternative Data Sources | ICD Codes | Analysis Check List | Method of Calculation | Basic Categories | Indicator Comments | Cross-References to Other Sections | References
Description
Proportion of population aged 15-19 years who report ever having had sexual intercourse.
Specific Indicators |
Corresponding Mandatory Objectives
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http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/providers/pub/pubhealth/manprog/manprog.html
Related Objectives:
- To decrease the rate of pregnancy in women 15-19 years of age to 40 per 1000 population by the year 2005.
- To increase access to contraception for individuals in need to decrease unplanned pregnancy.
- To increase the awareness and knowledge about personal responsibility and life skills required to deal with sexual relationships and behaviours including the impact of alcohol and other drugs.
- To reduce the incidence rate of gonorrhea to 15 per 100,000 population by the year 2005.
- To reduce the incidence rate of genital chlamydia to 500 per 100,000 women ages 15-24 years by the year 2005.
- To maintain the incidence rate of primary and secondary syphilis at less than one per 100,000 population by the year 2005.
- To maintain the incidence of congenitally acquired syphilis at zero.
- To reduce the number of newly diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections to less than 800 per year by the year 2005.
- To reduce the incidence of perinatal HIV infection.
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Corresponding National Indicators |
Data Sources (see Resources: Data Sources)
Numerator & Denominator: 1990 Ontario Health Survey (OHS)
Original source: Statistics Canada
Distributed by:
1. Health Planning Branch, Ontario MOHLTC
2. Statistics Canada
Suggested citation (see Data Citation Notes):
1. Ontario Health Survey 1996/97, Statistics Canada, Share File, Health Planning Branch, Ontario MOHLTC
2. Ontario Health Survey 1996/97, Statistics Canada, Public Use Microdata File, Statistics Canada
Numerator & Denominator: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)
Original source: Statistics Canada
Distributed by:
1. Health Planning Branch, Ontario MOHLTC
2. Statistics Canada
Suggested citation (see Data Citation Notes):
1. Canadian Community Health Survey [year], Statistics Canada, Share File, Health Planning Branch, Ontario MOHLTC
2. Canadian Community Health Survey [year], Statistics Canada, Public Use Microdata File, Statistics Canada
Survey Questions
Ontario Health Survey 1996/97 Question:
Var. SHS6_1: “Have you ever had sexual intercourse?”
Canadian Community Health Survey 2000/01 Question:
Var. SB_Q1 “Have you ever had sexual intercourse?”
Analysis Check List |
- Check for high non-response and analyze appropriately.
- Before releasing and/or publishing these data, users should first determine the number of sampled respondents who contributed to the calculation of the estimate. If this unweighted number is less than 30, the weighted estimate should not be released regardless of the estimate’s coefficient of variation (C.V.). For unweighted estimates of 30 or more, users should determine the C.V. of the rounded weighted estimate and follow the guidelines below:
- Acceptable (C.V. of 0.0 - 16.5) Weighted estimates can be considered for general unrestricted release. Requires no special notation.
- Marginal (C.V. of 16.6 - 33.3) Weighted estimates can be considered for general unrestricted release but should be accompanied by a warning cautioning of high sampling variability.
- Unacceptable (C.V. greater than 33.3) Statistics Canada recommends not releasing estimates of unacceptable quality. However, if the user chooses to do so then estimates should be flagged and the following warning should accompany the estimates: “The user is advised that . . .(specify the data) . . . do not meet Statistics Canada’s quality standards for this statistical program. Conclusions based on these data will be unreliable and most likely invalid”. These data and any consequent findings should not be published. If the user chooses to publish these data or findings, then this disclaimer must be published with the data.
Method of Calculation
Weighted number aged 15-19 reporting ever having had sexual intercourse | x 100 |
| Weighted total number aged 15-19 years |
Basic Categories
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- Sex: male, female
- Age: 15 – 19 years
- Geographic areas for: CCHS – all 37 Public Health Units and16 District Health Councils in Ontario; 1996/97 OHS – 23 health areas.
Indicator Comments |
- Self-reporting on such sensitive questions may be subject to social desirability bias or high non-response resulting in an underestimate or overestimate of the true prevalence in the population, depending on the respondent’s gender.
- All sexual health questions in the 1996/97 OHS and 2000 CCHS were asked to those aged 15-59 years responding by non-proxy only.
- The 1990 OHS asked “At what age did you first have sexual intercourse?” Respondents replied with an age or “never”. The age grouping, however, is not comparable with the 1996/1997 OHS or 2000 CCHS since the question was asked only of those aged 16+.
Cross-References to Other Sections
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References
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- Public Health Research, Education and Development Program (PHRED). Report on the Health Status of the Residents of Ontario. Ontario: February 2000.
- Dryburgh H. Teenage pregnancy. Health Reports 2000;12(1):9-19.
Date of Last Revision: April 27, 2004.
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