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Canadian Health Measures Survey

The Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) 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.


Major topics and subtopics

None

Secondary topics

Families and households

Limited topics

Aboriginal Peoples
Activity limitations
Education
Ethnic diversity and immigration
Income and earnings
Labour
Language

Type

Cross-sectional

Sample size

5,600 sample

Frequency

Bi-annual (since 2007)

Lowest levels of geography

National

Products and services

  • Basic standard products
  • Data publication tables
  • Customized tabulations
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