Visualization of the Canadian Community Health Survey from 2015-2019

The annual component of the Canadian Community Health Survey is a an abundant source of useful data, but the raw data set is a 187,183 x 18 table which is too big to make sense without the help of statistical analysis or visualization. My hope is that these visualizations help make sense of this valuable resource.

More information and the original raw dataset can be found on the Statistics Canada website.

Health Indicators by Age Group

This chart shows the proportion of respondents that agree with various claims regarding their health. Each colored polygon on the radar chart represents a different age group. The axes of the chart correspond to the following claims:

Life Satisfaction: Satisfied or very satified
Sense of Belonging: Sense of belonging to local community, somewhat strong or very strong
Body Mass Index: Adjusted self-reported, overweight or obese
Perceived Life Stress: Most days quite a bit or extremely stressful
Perceived Mental Health: Very good or excellent
Perceived Health: Very good or excellent

Note: The values presented are the result of averaging responses from 2015-2019.

! Interaction: Click the colored squares in the legend to toggle the given age group. Hover over the colored circles to get a more percise value!

Health Indicators by Province

This chart shows the results from various questions on the Canadian Community Health Survey by province. In addition to the claims in the above visualization, the proportion of respondents that partake in daily or occasional smoking was also included.

Note: The values for each bar were scaled to heights between 0.2 and 1 of the maximum bar height.

! Interaction: Hover over the bar to see a more precise measurement.