Table 2
Prevalence of and adjusted odds ratios for using computers 11 or more hours per week, by selected characteristics, household population aged 20 years or older, Canada, 2007

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  Use computers 11 or more hours per week
% 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval
Total 14.8 14.3 to 15.3 ... ...
Sex
Male 17.4* 16.7 to 18.1 1.5* 1.4 to 1.6
Female† 12.3 11.7 to 12.9 1.0 …
Age group
20 to 24 29.9* 27.6 to 32.3 2.1* 1.8 to 2.5
25 to 34 21.1* 19.8 to 22.4 1.7* 1.5 to 1.9
35 to 44 13.8* 12.8 to 14.8 1.1 1.0 to 1.3
45 to 54† 11.3 10.3 to 12.3 1.0 …
55 to 64 10.6 9.7 to 11.5 1.0 0.9 to 1.2
65 to 74 11.2 10.2 to 12.3 1.3* 1.1 to 1.5
75 or older 5.9* 5.1 to 6.8 0.7* 0.6 to 0.8
Marital status (aged 25 to 54 years)
Married/Common-law† 12.9 12.2 to 13.6 1.0 …
Divorced/Separated/Widowed 14.1 12.3 to 15.9 1.1* 1.0 to 1.3
Never married 23.9* 22.2 to 25.6 1.7* 1.5 to 1.9
Education
Less than secondary graduation 6.8* 6.1 to 7.5 0.5* 0.4 to 0.5
Secondary graduation 11.7* 10.6 to 12.8 0.7* 0.6 to 0.8
Some postsecondary 18.1 16.3 to 19.9 1.0 0.9 to 1.2
Postsecondary graduation† 17.1 16.4 to 17.7 1.0 …
Household income quintile
1 (lowest) 15.7 14.6 to 16.9 1.2* 1.0 to 1.3
2 15.3 14.0 to 16.5 1.1 1.0 to 1.3
3† 14.0 13.0 to 15.1 1.0 …
4 15.9 14.7 to 17.0 1.1 1.0 to 1.3
5 (highest) 14.1 12.9 to 15.3 1.0 0.9 to 1.2
Urban/Rural status
Rural† 10.1 9.3 to 10.8 1.0 …
Urban: population less than 30,000 12.4* 11.5 to 13.3 1.2* 1.1 to 1.4
Urban: population 30,000 to 99,999 15.0* 13.8 to 16.2 1.4* 1.2 to 1.6
Urban: population 100,000 to 499,999 15.7* 14.8 to 16.7 1.4* 1.3 to 1.6
Urban: population 500,000 or more 16.6* 15.8 to 17.4 1.4* 1.2 to 1.5
Immigrant status
Immigrant: 0 to 9 years in Canada 27.7* 24.9 to 30.5 2.0* 1.7 to 2.3
Immigrant: 10 to 19 years in Canada 21.1* 18.0 to 24.3 1.5* 1.2 to 1.8
Immigrant: 20 or more years in Canada 10.5* 9.3 to 11.8 0.9 0.8 to 1.0
Canadian-born† 14.1 13.6 to 14.6 1.0 …
Employment status (aged 25 to 54 years)
Employment full-time 13.8* 13.1 to 14.5 0.5* 0.4 to 0.5
Employment part-time 16.6* 14.1 to 19.1 0.7* 0.6 to 0.9
Not employed† 22.5 20.5 to 24.4 1.0 …
† reference category
* significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05)
Notes: The odds ratios for employment status are based on a model including all variables in the table for the population aged 25 to 54 years. All other odds ratios are based on a model for the population aged 20 years or older and exclude employment status.
Source: 2007 Canadian Community Health Survey.