Agreement with social and democratic values in Canada

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Most people greatly agreed with social and democratic values.


Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1 Proportion who greatly agreed with each shared value, Human rights, Gender equality, Respect for the law, Respect for Indigenous cultures, Ethnocultural diversity and Linguistic duality, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Proportion who greatly agreed with each shared value
Human rights Gender equality Respect for the law Respect for Indigenous cultures Ethnocultural diversity Linguistic duality
percentage
Canada 86 81 80 68 67 55

Gender equality, respect for Indigenous cultures and ethnocultural diversity were more highly valued by women.


Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2 Proportion who greatly agreed with each shared value, Human rights, Gender equality, Respect for the law, Respect for Indigenous cultures, Ethnocultural diversity and Linguistic duality, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Proportion who greatly agreed with each shared value
Human rights Gender equality Respect for the law Respect for Indigenous cultures Ethnocultural diversity Linguistic duality
percentage
Women 87 84 82 73 71 55
Men 84 77 79 63 62 54

Younger women were the most likely to greatly agree with gender equality.


Table 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3 Proportion who greatly agreed with gender equality, 15 to 34 years, 35 to 64 years and 65 years and older, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Proportion who greatly agreed with gender equality
15 to 34 years 35 to 64 years 65 years and older
percentage
Women 90 83 79
Men 80 77 74

Racialized people showed greater support for ethnocultural diversity and respect for Indigenous cultures.


Table 4
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 4 Proportion who greatly agreed with each shared value, Ethnocultural diversity and Respect for Indigenous cultures, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Proportion who greatly agreed with each shared value
Ethnocultural diversity Respect for Indigenous cultures
percentage
Racialized population 82 75
Non-racialized, non‑Indigenous population 61 65

The majority of French speakers greatly agreed with linguistic duality.


Table 5
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 5. The information is grouped by Language spoken (appearing as row headers), Proportion who greatly agreed with linguistic duality, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Language spoken Proportion who greatly agreed with linguistic duality
percentage
French and English speakers 77
People who speak only French 77
People who speak only English 44

Source: M. Mardare Amini, 2023, “An examination of gender differences in values in Canada,” Insights on Canadian Society, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 75-006-X.

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