Metro Vancouverites report worse mental health than provincial and national averages
Numbers represent the percentage of residents in each area who answered the survey according to the listed metric.
Metro Vancouverites report worse mental health than provincial and national averages. Data is taken from the Canadian Social Survey, collected in 2021 and 2022.
For the category sense of belonging to a local community, 45.2% of Metro Vancouver, 47.8% of B.C., and 46.9% of Canada answered strong or very strong.
For the category self-reported mental health, 44.6% of Metro Vancouver, 46.1% of B.C., and 49.6% of Canada answered excellent or very good.
For the category high life satisfaction, 45.1% of Metro Vancouver, 48.0% of B.C., and 51.7% of Canada answered with a score of 8 to 10 out of 10.
For the category hopeful about the future, 57.4% of Metro Vancouver, 58.9% of B.C., and 61.9% of Canada answered with always or often hopeful.
For the category loneliness, 13.9% of Metro Vancouver, 13.4% of B.C., and 13.6% of Canada answered with always or often feel lonely.
For the category difficulty meeting financial needs, 21.8% of Metro Vancouver, 22.5% of B.C., and 24.4% of Canada answered with always or often feel lonely.