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Optional Content (certain health regions)

Questionnaire modules included in the questionnaire at the discretion of health regions and provinces. When a module was included as optional content in a given health region or province, it was asked of all respondents in the region. Selection of optional content by province and territory is detailed in Appendix B of the User Guide.

  • Alcohol use - Dependence (ALD)
  • Alcohol use during the past week (ALW)
  • Blood pressure check (BPC)
  • Breast examination (BRX)
  • Breast self-examination (BSX)
  • Changes made to improve health (CIH)
  • Colorectal cancer screening (CCS)
  • Consultations about mental health (CMH)
  • Dental visits (DEN)
  • Depression (DEP)
  • Diabetes care (DIA)
  • Dietary supplement use – Vitamins and minerals (DSU)
  • Distress (DIS)
  • Driving and safety (DRV)
  • Eye examinations (EYX)
  • Food choices (FDC)
  • Food security (FSC)
  • Health care system satisfaction (HCS)
  • Health status (SF-36) (SFR)
  • Home care services (HMC)
  • Home safety (HMS)
  • Illicit drugs use (IDU)
  • Insurance coverage (INS)
  • Mammography (MAM)
  • Mastery (MAS)
  • Maternal experiences – Alcohol use during pregnancy (MXA)
  • Maternal experiences – Smoking during pregnancy (MXS)
  • Oral health 2 (OH2)
  • Pap smear test (PAP)
  • Patient satisfaction – Community-based care (PSC)
  • Patient satisfaction - Health care services (PAS)
  • Physical activities – Facilities at work (PAF)
  • Problem gambling (CPG)
  • Prostate cancer screening (PSA)
  • Psychological well-being (PWB)
  • Satisfaction with life (SWL)
  • Sedentary activities (SAC)
  • Self-esteem (SFE)
  • Smoking - Other tobacco products (TAL)
  • Smoking - Physician counselling (SPC)
  • Smoking - Stages of change (SCH)
  • Smoking cessation methods (SCA)
  • Social support - Availability (SSA)
  • Social support – Utilization (SSU)
  • Stress – Coping with stress (STC)
  • Stress – Sources (STS)
  • Suicidal thoughts and attempts (SUI)
  • Sun safety behaviours (SSB)
  • Voluntary organizations - Participation (ORG)

Not all modules are included in the PUMF files. For a list of all modules and variables included in each PUMF, consult the Topical Index of each file available here: Documentation.

Also, Complement to the user guide (PDF) explains the PUMF creation process and differentiates the 2009-2010 PUMF content from the 2010 PUMF content.