Indicators in the field of health and well

The Macroscope
Indicators in the field of health and well-being
Elementary school students
Authors :
Carmen Bellerose, Planning, Programming and Research Officer, Populational Health Monitoring Sector
Dominique Gagnon, Planning, Programming and Research Officer, Prevention-Promotion Sector
This Macroscope tool offers a number of health and well-being indicators that can be useful in
documenting basic needs and key factors for the development of young people involved in the Health
School program. This tool can help you analyse the situation.
Most of the data comes from surveys on health and its determinants carried out among children and
adolescents in Quebec (or the Montérégie when specified). The data is presented according to grade or age,
depending on its availability. Variations in the results according to gender are mentioned when applicable.
The following table is obviously extremely brief. The reader is invited to consult the reference documents
for more details concerning the concepts, definitions, detailed analyses and other topics covered in these
reports. We also suggest you add to this quantitative data using other sources of information.
Data for the
Montérégie region
Data
for all of Quebec
List of data sources
Bibliographical and Internet references
1 . AUBIN, J. and others (2002). Enquête sociale et de santé auprès des enfants et des adolescents québécois 1999,
Québec, Institut de la statistique du Québec, 520 p.
http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/sante/enfant-ado_pdf.htm
2 . LAVALLÉE, C. (2004). Enquête sociale et de santé auprès des enfants et des adolescents québécois, Volet nutrition, Québec,
Institut de la statistique du Québec, 166 p.
http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/sante/nutrition2004.htm
3 . GALARNEAU, C. (not yet published). Les services dentaires préventifs en Montérégie. Monitorage 2003-2005 et
évolution des services 2001-2005, Longueuil, Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de la Montérégie,
Direction de santé publique.
4 . CLOUÂTRE, A-M. (2007). Données de couverture vaccinale par CSSS - 2006-2007, Longueuil,
Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de la Montérégie, Direction de santé publique, (internal document).
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Indicators in the field of health and well-being
Elementary schools students
Proportion according Variation
to age or grade
according
to gender
BASIC NEEDS
Physiological needs
Children (%) living in a household that lacks food or money to purchase food during
a 30-day period
Physical and psychological safety needs
In the family
Children who report being witnesses of verbal violence between their
parents or the adults with whom they live.
At school or on the way to school (at least once during the school year)
Children who report they are victims of violence (verbal or physical)
Children who report they are victims of taxing
SELF ESTEEM
Source
9 yrs
3%
n.s.
1
9 yrs
35%
=
1
9 yrs
69%
B
9 yrs
11%
=
9 yrs
average
28
(out of 32)
9 yrs
45 %
=
1
6-11 yrs
6-11 yrs
10 %
66%
=
=
2
2
9 yrs
+ 60%
G
90%
76%
35%
57%
63%
64%
=
=
=
G
=
G
Kindergarten
9-11 yrs
9-11 yrs
Grade 4
Grade 4
18%
28%
39%
9%
5%
n.s.
=
=
n.s.
n.s.
3
2
2
4
4
Children who report they never turn to others when they experience a difficult or
very disagreeable situation.
9 yrs
7%
B
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Children who report they seriously thought about suicide during a 12-month period
9 yrs
8%
=
Average score for self esteem
In this study, self esteem was measured using a scale from 8 to 32. The lower the score, the lower
the self esteem. In the study quoted, the average was used for comparison purposes to study the
association between self esteem and certain other dimensions related to the child.
Body image
Children not satisfied with their body image
SOCIAL SKILLS
=
1
1
No data in the studies consulted
LIFESTYLES
Food
Children who do not eat breakfast every day (5 days) when they go to school
Children who consume less than 5 portions of fruits and vegetables each day
Physical activity
Children who do not practice a physical activity every day or almost every day
(less than 6 or 7 days) (including the physical education and health course)
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HEALTHY AND SAFE BEHAVIOURS
No Populational data available for young people of this age
FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENTS
Social environment – Social support (emotional)
Children who consider the following persons as a very helpful resource when
they have problems
Their mother
Their father
Their siblings
Their friends
Their teachers
Other persons
9 yrs
STATE OF PHYSICAL HEALTH
Children in kindergarten who are vulnerable to dental decay (M)
Children with excess weight (overweight or obesity) – data measured
Children with a chronic or long term health problem
Children not vaccinated against hepatitis B (M)
Children not vaccinated against measles (M)
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STATE OF MENTAL HEALTH
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M: Measurements refer to the population of young people in Quebec, unless the letter (M) is included, in which case the data applies specifically to the
Montérégie.
Variation according to gender - Legend
=
No difference revealed
according to gender
G
Greater proportion
among girls than boys
B
Greater proportion
among boys than girls
Direction de santé publique de la Montérégie
n.s .
Result not specified
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