Canadian Health Measures Survey
The Canadian Health Measures Survey aims to collect important health information through a household interview and direct physical measures at a mobile examination centre (MEC), sometimes referred to as a mobile clinic.
The objectives of this survey are to:
* Estimate the number of Canadians potentially at risk of developing certain diseases;
* Determine relationships between disease risk factors and health status;
* Explore emerging public health issues; and
* Evaluate new measurement technologies.
Information on the study description is adapted from Statistics Canada, Canadian Health Measures Survey, 2021-08-09. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Overview
- Acronym
- CHMS
- Website
- CHMS
- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cross-sectional
- Start - End Year
- 2007 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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The survey is completed in cycles and each cycle is 2 years long.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 5,797
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 5,651
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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Statistics Canada plans to collect blood and urine samples from 5,700 randomly selected persons per cycle (voluntary basis) for the Canadian Health Measures Survey.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
| Possible Access to Data | |
| Possible Access to Biosamples | |
| Other |
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Rounded data dictionaries, including frequency information, for all disseminated cycles are available upon request by contacting Statistics Canada at: 1-800-263-1136 STATCAN.infostats-infostats.STATCAN@canada.ca
Marker Papers
Tremblay M, Wolfson M, Connor Gorber S. Canadian Health Measures Survey: rationale, background and overview. Health Reports, 2007; 18 Suppl: 7-20.
PUBMED 18210866Timeline
Population
CHMS population
The population is composed of Canadian individuals between 3 and 79 years of age living in privately occupied dwellings in one of the ten provinces. For the pilot phase and Cycle 1, the minimum age of participants included was 6 years old.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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3
- Maximum age
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79
- Countries
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- Canada
- Canadian Provinces
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- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Other Criteria
- Exclusion: People living in Indian Reserves or Crown lands, residents of institutions, full-time members of the Canadian Forces and residents of certain remote regions.
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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The CHMS will collect data in 16 sites across the country. The collection sites are located in seven provinces: Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, not including the territories, Native reserves or military.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 5,797
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 5,651
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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Cycle 1: 5604 participants
Cycle 2: 6395 participants
Cycle 3: 5785 participants
Cycle 4: 5794 participants
Cycle 5: 5786 participants
Cycle 6: 5797 participants
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | CHMS - Pilot Phase |
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2004 (October) | 2004 (December) |
| 1 | CHMS - Cycle 1 |
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2007 (March) | 2009 (February) |
| 2 | CHMS - Cycle 2 |
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2009 (September) | 2011 (December) |
| 3 | CHMS - Cycle 3 |
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2012 (January) | 2013 (December) |
| 4 | CHMS - Cycle 4 |
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2014 (January) | 2015 (December) |
| 5 | CHMS - Cycle 5 |
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2016 (January) | 2017 (December) |
| 6 | CHMS - Cycle 6 |
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2018 (January) | 2019 (December) |
Participating Studies
| Acronym | Name | Study design | Countries |
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
| Acronym | Name |
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Datasets
| Name | Data Collection Events | Variables |
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Death
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Physical measures and assessments
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Laboratory measures
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Diseases
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Symptoms and signs
- Preschool, school and work life
- Medication and supplements
- Social environment and relationships
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Physical environment
- Health and community care services utilization
- Administrative information
Variables Content Summary
Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Networks
| Acronym | Name | Harmonization Initiatives | Individual Studies |
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