Table 11
Canadians (15 years and older) who participated in tournaments,
2005
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| Number participating in tournaments | Percentage of population participating in tournaments | Percentage of those participating in sports who participated in tournaments | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| thousands | thousands | percentage | percentage | |||||||
| Total | 26,106 | 2,841 | 1,940 | 901 | 10.9 | 15.1 | 6.8 | 38.8 | 42.5 | 32.8 |
| Age group | ||||||||||
| 15 toz 18 | 1,796 | 626 | 394 | 232 | 34.9 | 42.9 | 26.5 | 59.0 | 64.8 | 51.3 |
| 19 to 24 | 2,567 | 457 | 322 | 134 E | 17.8 | 24.5 | 10.7 E | 41.6 | 47.5 | 32.0 E |
| 25 to 34 | 4,365 | 558 | 412 | 147 | 12.8 | 18.7 | 6.8 | 41.4 | 45.8 | 32.8 |
| 35 to 54 | 9,942 | 822 | 523 | 298 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 32.7 | 33.9 | 30.9 |
| 55 and over | 7,436 | 377 | 289 | 89 E | 5.1 | 8.3 | 2.2 E | 29.1 | 34.4 | 19.4 E |
| Level of education | ||||||||||
| Some secondary or less | 5,199 | 633 | 406 | 227 | 12.2 | 15.8 | 8.6 | 48.3 | 51.2 | 44.0 |
| Some college/trade/high school diploma | 6,682 | 621 | 495 | 126 | 9.3 | 15.1 | 3.7 | 37.3 | 45.2 | 22.1 |
| Postsecondary diploma/some university | 8,031 | 884 | 595 | 288 | 11.0 | 15.2 | 7.0 | 36.9 | 40.1 | 31.7 |
| University degree | 5,861 | 703 | 443 | 260 | 12.0 | 14.9 | 9.0 | 36.4 | 37.3 | 34.8 |
| Don't know/not stated | 334 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Family income | ||||||||||
| Less than $20000 | 1,852 | 103 | 56 E | 48 E | 5.6 | 8.2 E | 4.1 E | 30.4 | 30.6 E | 30.2 E |
| $20000 to $29999 | 1,546 | 62 E | 41 E | F | 4.0 E | 5.8 E | F | 21.2 E | 23.2 E | F |
| $30000 to $49999 | 4,082 | 328 | 225 | 103 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 4.8 | 34.5 | 39.1 | 27.4 |
| $50000 to $79999 | 5,267 | 586 | 372 | 214 | 11.1 | 13.8 | 8.3 | 37.8 | 38.9 | 36.1 |
| $80000 or more | 6,351 | 1,123 | 835 | 288 | 17.7 | 22.3 | 11.1 | 43.9 | 47.8 | 35.4 |
| Don't know/not stated | 7,009 | 638 | 411 | 227 | 9.1 | 13.2 | 5.8 | 39.4 | 44.1 | 32.9 |
| Province of residence | ||||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 431 | 33 | 22 E | 10 E | 7.6 | 10.6 E | 4.6 | 31.1 | 31.0 E | 31.3 E |
| Prince Edward Island | 112 | 17 | 12 E | F | 15.4 | 21.5 E | F | 53.4 | 58.3 E | F |
| Nova Scotia | 775 | 109 | 65 | 45 E | 14.1 | 17.1 | 11.2 E | 43.6 | 40.5 | 48.9 E |
| New Brunswick | 620 | 66 | 44.7 | 20 E | 10.6 | 14.9 | 6.5 E | 41.6 | 44.7 | 36.0 E |
| Quebec | 6,224 | 445 | 348 | 97 E | 7.2 | 11.4 | 3.1 E | 26.4 | 33.8 | 14.9 E |
| Ontario | 10,128 | 1,212 | 864 | 348 | 12.0 | 17.4 | 6.8 | 41.9 | 45.8 | 34.6 |
| Manitoba | 930 | 136 | 81 | 55 E | 14.6 | 17.7 | 11.6 E | 50.4 | 51.1 | 49.5 E |
| Saskatchewan | 784 | 101 | 53 | 48 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 12.2 E | 45.5 | 41.6 | 50.8 E |
| Alberta | 2,592 | 343 | 183 | 160 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 44.1 | 42.4 | 45.9 |
| British Columbia | 3,511 | 379 | 267 | 113 | 10.8 | 15.4 | 6.3 | 41.0 | 46.2 | 32.8 |
| Labour force status | ||||||||||
| Full time | 13,422 | 1,598 | 1,207 | 391 | 11.9 | 15.3 | 7.1 | 38.9 | 42.1 | 31.4 |
| Part time | 1,708 | 120 E | 45 E | 74 E | 7.0 E | 8.6 E | 6.3 E | 26.0 E | 23.9 E | 27.5 E |
| Student with/withoutemployment | 2,474 | 706 | 428 | 277 | 28.5 | 36.1 | 21.5 | 55.6 | 61.6 | 48.3 |
| Not employed | 8,153 | 386 | 242 | 144 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 27.5 | 31.2 | 22.9 |
| Don't know/not stated | 349 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Mother tongue | ||||||||||
| English only | 15,201 | 2,040 | 1,378 | 662 | 13.4 | 18.0 | 8.8 | 45.2 | 47.8 | 40.6 |
| French only | 5,871 | 527 | 387 | 141 | 9.0 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 30.4 | 36.8 | 20.7 |
| Other only | 4,393 | 249 | 162 | 87 E | 5.7 | 7.7 | 3.8 E | 26.0 | 28.1 | 22.9 E |
| Multiple languages | 345 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Don't know/not stated | 296 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note: The percentage is calculated using the total Canadian population aged 15 years and older for each designated category.
Source: General Social Survey, 2005.
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