Table 28
Profile of Canadians (15 years and older) who participated in
structured sport, 2005
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Total | Total | Total | |||||||
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Population | Participation | Population | Participation | Population | Participation | ||||
thousands | thousands | percentage | thousands | thousands | percentage | thousands | thousands | percentage | |
Total | 26,106 | 4,335 | 16.6 | 12,867 | 2,711 | 21.1 | 13,239 | 1,625 | 12.3 |
Age group | |||||||||
15 to 18 | 1,796 | 836 | 46.5 | 919 | 466 | 50.7 | 877 | 370 | 42.2 |
19 to 24 | 2,567 | 765 | 29.8 | 1,314 | 493 | 37.5 | 1,253 | 272 | 21.7 |
25 to 34 | 4,365 | 773 | 17.7 | 2,198 | 525 | 23.9 | 2,167 | 248 | 11.4 |
35 to 54 | 9,942 | 1,317 | 13.2 | 4,964 | 831 | 16.7 | 4,977 | 485 | 9.8 |
55 and over | 7,436 | 644 | 8.7 | 3,472 | 395 | 11.4 | 3,964 | 249 | 6.3 |
Level of education | |||||||||
Some secondary or less | 5,199 | 943 | 18.1 | 2,570 | 558 | 21.7 | 2,629 | 385 | 14.6 |
Some college/trade/high school diploma | 6,682 | 1,018 | 15.2 | 3,273 | 688 | 21.0 | 3,409 | 330 | 9.7 |
Postsecondary diploma/some university | 8,031 | 1,336 | 16.6 | 3,906 | 825 | 21.1 | 4,125 | 511 | 12.4 |
University degree | 5,861 | 1,037 | 17.7 | 2,980 | 640 | 21.5 | 2,880 | 397 | 13.8 |
Don't know/not stated | 334 | F | F | 138 | F | F | 195 | F | F |
Family income | |||||||||
Less than $20,000 | 1,852 | 203 | 11.0 | 679 | 107 E | 15.8 E | 1,173 | 96 E | 8.2 E |
$20,000 to $29,999 | 1,546 | 145 | 9.4 | 697 | 73 E | 10.5 E | 849 | 71 E | 8.4 E |
$30,000 to $49,999 | 4,082 | 556 | 13.6 | 1,937 | 323 | 16.7 | 2,145 | 233 | 10.9 |
$50,000 to $79,999 | 5,267 | 890 | 16.9 | 2,695 | 534 | 19.8 | 2,571 | 356 | 13.8 |
$80,000 or more | 6,351 | 1,519 | 23.9 | 3,745 | 1,083 | 28.9 | 2,606 | 436 | 16.7 |
Don't know/not stated | 7,009 | 1,022 | 14.6 | 3,115 | 590 | 18.9 | 3,894 | 432 | 11.1 |
Province of residence | |||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 431 | 65 | 15.1 | 211 | 43 | 20.6 | 220 | 22 | 9.8 |
Prince Edward Island | 112 | 21 | 18.5 | 54 | 13 E | 23.2 E | 58 | 8 E | 14.2 E |
Nova Scotia | 775 | 153 | 19.8 | 377 | 97 | 25.7 | 398 | 56 | 14.1 |
New Brunswick | 620 | 95 | 15.3 | 304 | 61 | 20.1 | 316 | 34 | 10.7 |
Quebec | 6,224 | 928 | 14.9 | 3,063 | 572 | 18.7 | 3,161 | 356 | 11.3 |
Ontario | 10,128 | 1,737 | 17.1 | 4,977 | 1,110 | 22.3 | 5,151 | 626 | 12.2 |
Manitoba | 930 | 172 | 18.5 | 459 | 93 | 20.3 | 471 | 79 | 16.7 |
Saskatchewan | 784 | 144 | 18.4 | 387 | 84 | 21.7 | 397 | 60 | 15.2 |
Alberta | 2,592 | 463 | 17.9 | 1,306 | 274 | 21.0 | 1,286 | 189 | 14.7 |
British Columbia | 3,511 | 558 | 15.9 | 1,730 | 363 | 21.0 | 1,781 | 195 | 10.9 |
Labour force participation | |||||||||
Full time | 13,422 | 2,336 | 17.4 | 7,911 | 1,687 | 21.3 | 5,511 | 650 | 11.8 |
Part time | 1,708 | 300 | 17.6 | 527 | 118 E | 22.5 E | 1,181 | 182 | 15.4 |
Student with/without | |||||||||
employment | 2,474 | 973 | 39.3 | 1,187 | 545 | 45.9 | 1,286 | 428 | 33.3 |
Not employed | 8,153 | 696 | 8.5 | 3,084 | 347 | 11.2 | 5,069 | 349 | 6.9 |
Don't know/not stated | 349 | F | F | 158 | F | F | 191 | F | F |
Mother tongue | |||||||||
English only | 15,201 | 2,824 | 18.6 | 7,640 | 1,822 | 23.8 | 7,561 | 1,003 | 13.3 |
French only | 5,871 | 975 | 16.6 | 2,875 | 578 | 20.1 | 2,996 | 397 | 13.3 |
Other only | 4,393 | 472 | 10.8 | 2,107 | 282 | 13.4 | 2,286 | 191 | 8.3 |
Multiple languages | 345 | 59 E | 17.1 E | 136 E | F | F | 209 | F | F |
Don't know/not stated | 296 | F | F | 109 E | F | F | 187 | F | F |
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note: The participation rate is calculated using the total Canadian population 15 years and older for each designated category.
Sources: General Social Survey, 1992, 1998, 2005.
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