Table 9
Canadians (15 years and older) who belong to sport
clubs,1 2005
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| Number belonging to clubs | Percentage of population belonging to clubs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| thousands | thousands | percentage | |||||
| Total | 26,106 | 4,558 | 2,264 | 2,294 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.3 |
| Age group | |||||||
| 15 to 18 | 1,796 | 475 | 266 | 209 | 26.5 | 28.9 | 23.9 |
| 19 to 24 | 2,567 | 472 | 251 | 221 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 17.6 |
| 25 to 34 | 4,365 | 781 | 370 | 411 | 17.9 | 16.8 | 19.0 |
| 35 to 54 | 9,942 | 2,004 | 923 | 1,080 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 21.7 |
| 55 and over | 7,436 | 826 | 453 | 372 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 9.4 |
| Level of education | |||||||
| Some secondary or less | 5,199 | 639 | 358 | 282 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 10.7 |
| Some college/trade/high school diploma | 6,682 | 994 | 499 | 495 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 14.5 |
| Postsecondary diploma/some university | 8,031 | 1,517 | 733 | 784 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 19.0 |
| University degree | 5,861 | 1,399 | 669 | 730 | 23.9 | 22.5 | 25.3 |
| Don't know/not stated | 334 | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Family income | |||||||
| Less than $20000 | 1,852 | 174 | 56 E | 118 | 9.4 | 8.3 E | 10.0 |
| $20000 to $29999 | 1,546 | 143 | 57 E | 86 E | 9.3 | 8.2 E | 10.1 E |
| $30000 to $49999 | 4,082 | 591 | 276 | 314 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.7 |
| $50000 to $79999 | 5,267 | 999 | 458 | 540 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 21.0 |
| $80000 or more | 6,351 | 1,713 | 963 | 749 | 27.0 | 25.7 | 28.8 |
| Don't know/not stated | 7,009 | 939 | 453 | 486 | 13.4 | 14.5 | 12.5 |
| Province of residence | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 431 | 60 | 27 E | 33 | 13.9 | 13.0 E | 14.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 112 | 26 | 11 E | 15 | 23.2 | 20.1 E | 26.1 E |
| Nova Scotia | 775 | 179 | 83 | 96 | 23.2 | 22.0 | 24.2 |
| New Brunswick | 620 | 120 | 71 | 49 | 19.4 | 23.5 | 15.4 |
| Quebec | 6,224 | 944 | 469 | 475 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.0 |
| Ontario | 10,128 | 1,760 | 895 | 864 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 16.8 |
| Manitoba | 930 | 148 | 65 | 83 | 15.9 | 14.2 | 17.7 |
| Saskatchewan | 784 | 167 | 97 | 70 | 21.3 | 24.9 | 17.7 |
| Alberta | 2,592 | 550 | 251 | 299 | 21.2 | 19.2 | 23.2 |
| British Columbia | 3,511 | 604 | 294 | 311 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.4 |
| Labour force status | |||||||
| Full time | 13,422 | 2,497 | 1,388 | 1,109 | 18.6 | 17.6 | 20.1 |
| Part time | 1,708 | 393 | 103 E | 290 | 23.0 | 19.5 E | 24.6 |
| Student with/without employment | 2,474 | 638 | 340 | 298 | 25.8 | 28.7 | 23.2 |
| Not employed | 8,153 | 974 | 401 | 573 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 11.3 |
| Don't know/not stated | 349 | 56 E | F | F | 16.0 E | F | F |
| Mother tongue | |||||||
| English only | 15,201 | 3,039 | 1,520 | 1,519 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 20.1 |
| French only | 5,871 | 892 | 453 | 440 | 15.2 | 15.8 | 14.7 |
| Other only | 4,393 | 541 | 273 | 268 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 11.7 |
| Multiple languages | 345 | 76 E | F | 59 E | 22.0 E | F | 28.5 E |
| Don't know/not stated | 296 | F | F | F | F | F | F |
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
1. Sports clubs include sports clubs, local cmmmunity leagues or to other local/regional amateur sport organizations.
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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