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Table A
Distribution of selected characteristics, household population aged 12 or older, 2005
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| Sample size | Estimated population | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | percent | ||
| Total | 132,947 | 27,132 | 100.0 |
| Males | 60,910 | 13,372 | 49.3 |
| Females | 72,037 | 13,760 | 50.7 |
| Age group | |||
| 12 to 49 | 74,359 | 17,397 | 64.1 |
| 12 to 19 | 16,397 | 3,354 | 12.4 |
| 20 to 49 | 57,962 | 14,043 | 51.8 |
| 50 to 64 | 30,391 | 5,807 | 21.4 |
| 65 or older | 28,197 | 3,928 | 14.5 |
| 65 to 74 | 15,032 | 2,245 | 8.3 |
| 75 to 84 | 10,332 | 1,356 | 5.0 |
| 85 or older | 2,833 | 327 | 1.2 |
| Education | |||
| Less than secondary graduation | 37,391 | 6,282 | 23.9 |
| Secondary graduation | 19,315 | 3,998 | 15.2 |
| At least some postsecondary | 72,839 | 16,054 | 61.0 |
| Household income | |||
| Lowest | 12,812 | 1,752 | 7.6 |
| Lower-middle | 24,175 | 4,057 | 17.7 |
| Upper-middle | 39,205 | 7,748 | 33.8 |
| Highest | 37,356 | 9,392 | 40.9 |
| Smoking status | |||
| Never | 48,349 | 10,683 | 39.6 |
| Former | 53,043 | 10,424 | 38.6 |
| Daily or occasional | 30,957 | 5,875 | 21.8 |
| Has regular doctor | |||
| Yes | 112,732 | 23,232 | 85.7 |
| No | 20,042 | 3,868 | 14.3 |
| Self-reported health | |||
| Poor or fair | 18,344 | 3,028 | 11.2 |
| Good or very good or excellent | 114,438 | 24,077 | 88.8 |
| Chronic conditions1 | |||
| One or more | 29,883 | 5,174 | 19.1 |
| Heart disease | 8,561 | 1,288 | 4.8 |
| Effects of stroke | 2,003 | 299 | 1.1 |
| Diabetes | 8,200 | 1,325 | 4.9 |
| Cancer | 2,293 | 371 | 1.4 |
| Asthma | 11,766 | 2,250 | 8.3 |
| Emphysema or chronic bronchitis | 5,752 | 908 | 3.4 |
| No conditions | 102,688 | 21,886 | 80.9 |
| Province or territory | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 4,111 | 449 | 1.7 |
| Prince Edward Island | 2,031 | 117 | 0.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 5,066 | 796 | 2.9 |
| New Brunswick | 5,100 | 638 | 2.4 |
| Quebec | 29,891 | 6,473 | 23.9 |
| Ontario | 41,766 | 10,570 | 39.0 |
| Manitoba | 7,352 | 935 | 3.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 7,765 | 788 | 2.9 |
| Alberta | 11,800 | 2,686 | 9.9 |
| British Columbia | 15,407 | 3,602 | 13.3 |
| Yukon | 868 | 27 | 0.1 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,007 | 35 | 0.1 |
| Nunavut | 783 | 15 | 0.1 |
| Had flu shot in past year | |||
| Yes | 47,333 | 8,881 | 33.8 |
| No | 82,126 | 17,430 | 64.2 |
| 1. heart disease, effects of stroke, diabetes, cancer, asthma, emphysema or chronic bronchitis Data source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 3.1. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, "Trends in influenza vaccination in Canada, 1996/1997 to 2005," Health Reports, Vol. 1, No. 4, catalogue number 82-003-XWE. |
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