Technical notes provide supplementary documentation to assist with interpreting the data. These include definitions of table and chart elements, survey wording, and health boundary changes.
Location of Technical Notes

- Technical Notes: Displays definitions for table and chart elements (population estimates, values, confidence intervals, and indicator definition).
Technical Notes

- Survey Question: Although the indicator definition is provided in the technical notes table above, examination of the survey question will provide further understanding of the selected indicator. The survey question is specific to the chosen survey source. Some indicators are derived from multiple questions. For example, the three questions presented below are used to derive current smoking. Additional information on how indicators are derived can be obtained by contacting timsadmin@otru.org.
Technical Notes: Survey Question Wording

- Health Region Boundary Changes: Geographical boundaries of health regions are known to change overtime due to reorganization. We flag the health regions that have undergone major reorganization. For full discussion of changes to health region boundaries please refer to Statistics Canada.
Health Region Boundary Changes

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