Appendix Table 1-1
Life satisfaction (LS) measures by census metropolitan areas and economic regions — Part 1

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Table summary
This table displays the results of Life satisfaction (LS) measures by census metropolitan areas and economic regions — Part 1 Unadjusted for individual-level characteristics, Adjusted for individual-level characteristics, Average LS, Percent with, LS score of 9 or 10, LS score of 8 to 10 and LS score of 0 to 6, calculated using average and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Unadjusted for individual-level characteristicsNote 1 Adjusted for individual-level characteristicsNote 1
Average LS Percent with Average LS Percent with
LS score of 9 or 10 LS score of 8 to 10 LS score of 0 to 6 LS score of 9 or 10 LS score of 8 to 10 LS score of 0 to 6
average percent average percent
Census metropolitan areas  
St. John's (N.L.) 8.2 43.7 74.3 12.0 8.1 43.7 73.2 13.1
Halifax (N.S.) 8.0 37.9 68.9 13.9 8.0 38.3 68.5 14.5
Moncton (N.B.) 8.0 40.4 69.9 14.1 8.1 42.2 71.1 13.4
Saint John (N.B.) 8.1 43.6 72.9 13.2 8.2 44.6 73.4 12.8
Saguenay (Que.) 8.2 42.2 77.8 8.6 8.2 40.9 76.4 9.5
Québec (Que.) 8.1 39.0 75.2 9.3 8.1 38.3 73.5 11.0
Sherbrooke (Que.) 8.1 38.1 75.2 11.8 8.1 38.6 75.9 11.1
Trois-Rivières (Que.) 8.2 41.2 76.0 9.8 8.2 40.8 75.9 9.5
Montréal (Que.) 8.0 36.2 70.5 13.1 8.0 36.6 71.1 12.7
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ont.-Que.) 8.0 38.4 71.5 12.4 8.0 37.4 69.8 13.9
Kingston (Ont.) 7.9 35.0 70.6 14.7 7.9 34.5 69.0 16.0
Peterborough (Ont.) 7.9 39.7 68.2 17.0 7.9 40.0 69.0 15.8
Oshawa (Ont.) 8.0 37.6 68.5 14.8 8.0 38.4 68.7 14.8
Toronto (Ont.) 7.8 34.3 64.3 17.1 7.8 34.7 65.0 16.8
Hamilton (Ont.) 7.9 36.6 67.2 15.7 7.9 36.2 66.7 16.0
St. Catharines–Niagara (Ont.) 7.9 38.1 69.6 16.3 7.9 38.2 69.9 15.6
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo (Ont.) 7.9 36.4 67.1 15.1 7.9 36.7 66.7 15.8
Brantford (Ont.) 7.9 37.5 69.7 15.6 7.9 37.4 69.6 15.3
Guelph (Ont.) 7.9 38.4 67.4 14.9 7.8 37.7 65.5 16.8
London (Ont.) 7.9 39.5 69.0 14.4 7.9 38.2 67.9 15.0
Windsor (Ont.) 7.8 37.6 66.6 17.1 7.9 38.8 68.3 15.6
Barrie (Ont.) 7.9 34.5 66.5 14.2 7.8 33.6 65.3 15.0
Greater Sudbury (Ont.) 8.2 44.9 72.7 11.3 8.1 43.6 71.1 12.0
Thunder Bay (Ont.) 8.1 43.9 72.5 14.1 8.1 44.2 72.9 13.8
Winnipeg (Man.) 7.9 35.8 67.0 15.6 7.9 36.7 67.7 15.4
Regina (Sask.) 7.9 36.8 69.6 15.3 7.9 37.5 69.5 15.9
Saskatoon (Sask.) 8.0 38.1 72.1 12.7 8.0 37.9 71.0 14.0
Calgary (Alta.) 8.0 36.7 70.0 14.3 7.9 35.5 68.1 16.1
Edmonton (Alta.) 7.9 34.7 67.2 15.5 7.8 34.2 66.1 16.6
Kelowna (B.C.) 8.0 39.4 69.5 15.5 7.9 37.8 68.0 16.1
Abbotsford–Mission (B.C.) 7.9 38.7 68.5 17.1 7.9 39.2 69.4 16.1
Vancouver (B.C.) 7.8 33.6 65.5 16.2 7.8 33.9 66.1 16.0
Victoria (B.C.) 7.9 36.7 67.6 15.4 7.9 36.5 67.1 15.8
Economic regions  
Avalon Peninsula and South Coast–Burin Peninsula (N.L.) 8.3 50.1 79.2 12.1 8.4 49.6 79.1 11.3
West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador (N.L.) 8.4 48.4 78.0 9.5 8.4 47.7 78.1 8.6
Notre Dame–Central Bonavista Bay (N.L.) 8.2 45.0 76.4 12.0 8.3 44.5 76.5 10.8
Prince Edward Island 8.1 42.2 72.5 12.2 8.1 42.9 72.8 11.9
Cape Breton (N.S.) 8.2 46.8 74.0 15.3 8.3 47.5 75.2 13.6
North Shore (N.S.) 8.0 41.7 70.6 14.9 8.2 43.5 73.0 12.5
Annapolis Valley (N.S.) 8.0 39.8 68.8 13.9 8.1 41.5 70.7 12.2
Southern (N.S.) 8.0 42.5 70.9 15.3 8.2 44.9 73.5 12.9
Campbellton–Miramichi (N.B.) 8.2 46.8 75.2 13.5 8.4 49.1 79.0 9.8
Moncton–Richibucto (N.B.) 8.1 42.7 70.3 14.8 8.2 44.8 73.3 12.1
Fredericton–Oromocto (N.B.) 8.0 40.5 70.0 13.4 8.1 41.6 70.7 12.8
Note 1.

The unadjusted values do not take into account regional differences in population characteristics. The adjusted values are derived from regression models assuming all the regions have the national average population characteristics in terms of age, sex, education, immigration status, marital status, household income, employment status, and self-reported health.

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Sources: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009 to 2013, and Canadian Community Health Survey, 2009 to 2012.
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