Table 15
Canadians (15 years and older) who participated in amateur sport as spectators, 2005

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  Population Number participating as spectators Percentage participating as spectators
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
thousands thousands percentage
Total 26,106 12,867 13,239 9,203 4,758 4,445 35.3 37.0 33.6
Age group
15 to 18 1,796 919 877 772 391 381 43.0 42.6 43.5
19 to 24 2,567 1,314 1,253 1,095 613 482 42.7 46.7 38.4
25 to 34 4,365 2,198 2,167 1,459 731 729 33.4 33.2 33.6
35 to 54 9,942 4,965 4,977 3,905 2,029 1876 39.3 40.9 37.7
55 and over 7,436 3,472 3,964 1,971 994 978 26.5 28.6 24.7
Level of education
Some secondary or less 5,199 2,570 2,629 1,478 788 690 28.4 30.7 26.2
Some college/trade/high school diploma 6,682 3,273 3,409 2,186 1,231 955 32.7 37.6 28.0
Postsecondary diploma/some university 8,031 3,906 4,125 3,225 1,583 1642 40.2 40.5 39.8
University degree 5,861 2,980 2,880 2,310 1,153 1156 39.4 38.7 40.1
Don't know/not stated 334 138 195 F F F F F F
Family income
Less than $20000 1,852 679 1,173 402 160 242 21.7 23.6 20.7
$20000 to $29999 1,546 697 849 437 220 217 28.3 31.6 25.6
$30000 to $49999 4,082 1,937 2,145 1411 698 713 34.6 36.0 33.3
$50000 to $79999 5,267 2,695 2,571 2,089 1026 1063 39.7 38.1 41.4
$80000 or more 6,351 3,745 2,606 3,049 1,817 1231 48.0 48.5 47.3
Don't know/not stated 7,009 3,115 3,894 1,815 837 977 25.9 26.9 25.1
Province of residence
Newfoundland and Labrador 431 211 220 167 88 78 38.7 41.9 35.6
Prince Edward Island 112 54 58 56 24 31 49.7 45.0 54.2
Nova Scotia 775 377 398 348 172 176 44.9 45.5 44.2
New Brunswick 620 304 316 242 111 131 39.1 36.5 41.6
Quebec 6,224 3,063 3,161 2,044 1,153 892 32.8 37.6 28.2
Ontario 10,128 4,977 5,151 3,438 1,789 1,649 33.9 35.9 32.0
Manitoba 930 459 471 394 180 214 42.4 39.3 45.4
Saskatchewan 784 387 397 348 156 192 44.4 40.3 48.5
Alberta 2,592 1,306 1,286 1052 513 539 40.6 39.3 41.9
British Columbia 3,511 1,730 1,781 1115 573 541 31.7 33.1 30.4
Labour force status
Full time 13,422 7,911 5,511 5,166 3,140 2,027 38.5 39.7 36.8
Part time 1,708 527 1,181 680 207 473 39.8 39.3 40.0
Student with/withoutemployment 2,474 1,187 1,286 1,046 510 536 42.3 43.0 41.6
Not employed 8,153 3,084 5,069 2,215 861 1354 27.2 27.9 26.7
Don't know/not stated 349 158 191 96 E 40 E 56 E 27.6 E 25.3 E 29.5 E
Mother tongue
English only 15,201 7,640 7,561 6,056 3,050 3,006 39.8 39.9 39.8
French only 5,871 2,875 2,996 1,960 1,097 864 33.4 38.1 28.8
Other only 4,393 2,107 2,286 1047 554 493 23.8 26.3 21.5
Multiple languages 345 136 E 209 130 E 57 E 74 E 37.8 E 41.5 E 35.3 E
Don't know/not stated 296 109 E 187 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.