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| Demographic characteristics | |
| Age | -0.092 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 0.00 |
| Female | -0.022 |
| Region | |
| Quebec | 0.00 |
| Atlantic | 0.042 |
| Ontario | 0.082 |
| Prairies | 0.082 |
| British Columbia | 0.062 |
| Immigrant status | |
| Canadian-born | 0.00 |
| Immigrated before 1990 | -0.042 |
| Immigrated between 1990 and 2003 | -0.102 |
| Family characteristics | |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 0.00 |
| Married | -0.022 |
| Common-law | 0.05 |
| Widowed | 0.022 |
| Divorced | 0.032 |
| Number of close friends | |
| None | -0.022 |
| 1 or 2 | -0.032 |
| 3 to 5 | -0.01 |
| Six or more | 0.00 |
| Number of close relatives | |
| None | -0.022 |
| 1 or 2 | -0.052 |
| 3 to 5 | -0.01 |
| Six or more | 0.00 |
| Economic characteristics | |
| Education level | |
| University degree | 0.00 |
| Less than high school | -0.152 |
| High school | -0.102 |
| Some post-secondary | -0.042 |
| Diploma or certificate | -0.062 |
| Occupation | |
| Management | 0.00 |
| Professional | -0.042 |
| Technologists, technicians, and technical operators | -0.032 |
| Clerical | -0.062 |
| Sales and services | -0.072 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators | -0.082 |
| Primary industries | -0.062 |
| Processing, manufacturing, and utilities | -0.072 |
| Not in the labour force3 | -0.102 |
| Household income | |
| Less than $20,000 | -0.072 |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | -0.052 |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | -0.052 |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | -0.032 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | -0.022 |
| $60,000 or more | 0.00 |
| Not stated or don't know | -0.062 |
| Other characteristics | |
| Number of groups of which a member | 0.052 |
| Volunteered in the past year | |
| No | 0.00 |
| Yes | 0.022 |
| Religious attendance | |
| Rarely or not at all | 0.00 |
| Weekly | -0.062 |
| Occasionally | -0.032 |
| Well-being characteristics | |
| Life satisfaction | 0.192 |
| Health status | |
| Excellent | 0.00 |
| Very good | -0.042 |
| Good | -0.062 |
| Fair or poor | -0.102 |
| Happiness | |
| Very happy | 0.00 |
| Less than very happy | -0.092 |
| Adjusted R squared | 0.23 |
| 1. Standardized regression coefficients expressed in standard deviation units. This is useful in comparing the relative impact of variables on the mastery score within the model. | |
| 2. Statistically significant from benchmark group shown in italics, at the 95% confidence level. | |
| 3. Represents an "other" category of main activity such as childcare, home-making, illness, etc. | |
| Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2003. | |