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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.