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| Both sexes | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
| Canada | ||||||
| 2003 | 2,226,045 | 8.4 | 932,539 | 7.1 | 1,293,506 | 9.6 |
| 2005 | 2,249,703 | 8.3 | 922,306 | 6.9 | 1,327,397 | 9.6 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||
| 2003 | 41,520 | 9.0 | 20,120 | 8.9 | 21,400 | 9.1 |
| 2005 | 41,190 | 9.2 | 17,525 | 8.0 | 23,666 | 10.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||
| 2003 | 10,881 | 9.1 | 4,408 | 7.6 | 6,472 | 10.6 |
| 2005 | 10,472 | 8.9 | 3,935 | 6.9 | 6,536 | 10.8 |
| Nova Scotia by Zone | ||||||
| 2003 | 73,924 | 9.3 | 30,066 | 7.8 | 43,858 | 10.6 |
| 2005 | 74,348 | 9.3 | 31,886 | 8.3 | 42,462 | 10.3 |
| New Brunswick | ||||||
| 2003 | 56,216 | 8.8 | 22,612 | 7.2 | 33,604 | 10.3 |
| 2005 | 55,105 | 8.6 | 25,075 | 8.0 | 30,030 | 9.2 |
| Quebec 2 | ||||||
| 2003 | 544,083 | 8.6 | 227,692 | 7.3 | 316,392 | 9.8 |
| 2005 | 555,592 | 8.6 | 213,000 | 6.7 | 342,592 | 10.4 |
| Ontario | ||||||
| 2003 | 855,781 | 8.3 | 345,452 | 6.8 | 510,328 | 9.8 |
| 2005 | 843,339 | 8.0 | 345,060 | 6.6 | 498,278 | 9.3 |
| Manitoba | ||||||
| 2003 | 81,203 | 8.9 | 35,217 | 7.8 | 45,986 | 9.9 |
| 2005 | 73,427 | 7.9 | 35,700 | 7.8 | 37,727 | 7.9 |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||
| 2003 | 64,394 | 8.1 | 27,149 | 6.9 | 37,245 | 9.2 |
| 2005 | 67,034 | 8.5 | 30,590 | 7.9 | 36,444 | 9.1 |
| Alberta | ||||||
| 2003 | 236,621 | 9.1 | 104,055 | 7.9 | 132,566 | 10.2 |
| 2005 | 230,535 | 8.6 | 98,751 | 7.3 | 131,784 | 9.9 |
| British Columbia | ||||||
| 2003 | 255,983 | 7.3 | 113,486 | 6.6 | 142,497 | 8.0 |
| 2005 | 292,638 | 8.1 | 118,767 | 6.7 | 173,871 | 9.5 |
| Yukon Territory | ||||||
| 2003 | 2,271 | 9.1 | 851 E | 6.8 E | 1,420 | 11.4 |
| 2005 | 2,373 | 8.7 | 857 E | 6.3 E | 1,516 | 11.2 |
| Northwest Territories | ||||||
| 2003 | 2,613 | 7.9 | 1,271 E | 7.4 E | 1,341 E | 8.4 E |
| 2005 | 3,008 | 8.7 | 958 E | 5.3 E | 2,050 | 12.4 |
| Nunavut | ||||||
| 2003 | 555 E | 4.0 E | F | F | 396 E | 5.8 E |
| 2005 | 643 E | 4.3 E | F | F | F | F |