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Table 1 Prevalence of selected characteristics of sample, by sex, Canada 1994/1995
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| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Sample size | 5,014 | 100.0 | 5,934 | 100.0 |
| Household income | ||||
| Lower | 1,607 | 29.9 | 2,396 | 37.4 |
| Higher | 3,100 | 62.7 | 3,188 | 56.5 |
| Missing | 307 | 7.3 | 350 | 6.1 |
| Age (mean) | 42 | … | 43 | … |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 3,111 | 68.2 | 3,535 | 67.4 |
| Single | 1,330 | 24.4 | 1,109 | 17.0 |
| Divorced/Widowed/ Separated | 573 | 7.4 | 1,290 | 15.7 |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 3,692 | 81.7 | 4,565 | 83.7 |
| Rural | 1,322 | 18.3 | 1,369 | 16.3 |
| Birthplace | ||||
| Canada | 4,336 | 81.5 | 5,141 | 80.9 |
| Foreign-born | 678 | 18.5 | 793 | 19.1 |
| Labour force status | ||||
| Employed | 3,139 | 65.7 | 2,729 | 47.1 |
| Unemployed | 640 | 12.5 | 804 | 14.4 |
| Out of labour force | 1,235 | 21.8 | 2,401 | 38.6 |
| Children in household | ||||
| Children | 3,145 | 64.7 | 4,342 | 74.3 |
| Children younger than 12 | 1,128 | 28.1 | 1,701 | 32.7 |
| Stressors | ||||
| Personal stress | 2,641 | 55.9 | 3,566 | 61.5 |
| Financial problems | 1,986 | 39.6 | 2,139 | 35.0 |
| Neighborhood problems | 1,177 | 24.6 | 1,375 | 24.0 |
| Problems with children | 1,071 | 21.0 | 1,496 | 24.7 |
| Family health problems | 1,049 | 19.9 | 1,492 | 24.0 |
| Relationship problems | 509 | 11.2 | 712 | 14.1 |
| Job strain | 358 | 7.0 | 536 | 9.0 |
| Recent life events (mean number) | 0.47 | … | 0.49 | … |
| Source: 1994/1995 to 2006/2007 National Population Health Survey. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, "Income and psychological distress: The role of the social environment", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 1, catalogue number 82-003-X. |
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