Table 1 
High levels of overall stress most days (quite a bit or extremely stressful), by gender, age group, being an LGBTQ2+ person or not, marital status, and living with children under age 15 

High levels of overall stress most days (quite a bit or extremely stressful), by gender, age group, being an LGBTQ2+ person or not, marital status, and living with children under age 15
  %
Total 24.8
Gender  
Men 22.5
Women 27.13
Age group  
15 to 24 years 25.24
25 to 34 years 29.24
35 to 44 years 35.6
45 to 54 years 29.74
55 to 64 years 22.04
65 years or older 11.74
LGBTQ2+  
Yes 35.25
No 24.2
Marital status  
In a couple1 24.6
Not in a couple2 25.0
Living with children under age 15  
Yes 30.6
No 22.36
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Social Survey – COVID-19 and Well-being, 2021 (5354).
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