ARCHIVED: Figure 4: Congenital anomalies surveillance in Canada: results of a 2006-2007 survey on availability of selected data variables in Canadian provinces and territories – Availability of data variables

Figure 4 captures the level of availability, among 16 responding programs, of a set of recommended variables (over and above the 18 minimum selected variables) included in a survey aimed at identifying a minimum national dataset for congenital anomalies surveillance. The figure is depicted by a horizontal bar graph, in which the y-axis contains 14 selected variables, and the x-axis represents the level of availability (from 0-16) among all responding programs. Variables included: mother’s immigrant status (1); mother’s ethnicity (8); mother’s aboriginal status (5); father’s date of birth (6); father’s age ( 9); father’s ethnicity (4); father’s aboriginal status (3); text description of anomaly (7); diagnostic tests (10); date of last menstrual period (LMP) (9); prenatal screening (8); mother’s education (6); mother’s occupation (2); and, father’s occupation (2).

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