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Table 1
Selected characteristics of study sample,† female household population aged 50 to 69, Canada, 2008
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| Variable | Sample size | Estimated number (weighted) ’000 | Estimated percentage‡ (weighted) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,441 | 3,829 | 100.0 |
| Age group | |||
| 50 to 54 | 2,932 | 1,202 | 31.4 |
| 55 to 59 | 3,207 | 1,079 | 28.2 |
| 60 to 64 | 2,978 | 875 | 22.9 |
| 65 to 69 | 2,324 | 673 | 17.6 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/Common-law | 7,059 | 2,708 | 70.8 |
| Widowed | 1,346 | 295 | 7.7 |
| Divorced/Separated | 2,009 | 556 | 14.6 |
| Never married | 998 | 263 | 6.9 |
| Missing | 29 | ... | ... |
| Resides in Census Metropolitan Area | |||
| Yes | 4,967 | 2,531 | 66.1 |
| No | 6,474 | 1,299 | 33.9 |
| Place of birth | |||
| North America | 9,694 | 2,862 | 76.2 |
| Europe | 978 | 411 | 11.0 |
| Asia | 338 | 320 | 8.5 |
| Other | 235 | 163 | 4.3 |
| Missing | 196 | ... | ... |
| Years since immigration | |||
| 0 to 9 | 85 | 69E | 1.9E |
| 10 to 19 | 183 | 166 | 4.4 |
| 20 or more | 1,383 | 698 | 18.6 |
| Non-immigrant | 9,581 | 2,814 | 75.1 |
| Missing | 209 | ... | ... |
| Household income quintile | |||
| 1 (lowest) | 2,259 | 624 | 19.6 |
| 2 | 2,131 | 653 | 20.5 |
| 3 | 1,897 | 656 | 20.6 |
| 4 | 1,613 | 564 | 17.7 |
| 5 (highest) | 1,688 | 692 | 21.7 |
| Missing | 1,853 | ... | ... |
| Education | |||
| Less than secondary graduation | 2,330 | 706 | 18.9 |
| Secondary graduation | 2,753 | 974 | 26.1 |
| Postsecondary graduation | 6,090 | 2,057 | 55.0 |
| Missing | 268 | ... | ... |
| Has regular MD?—Contacted GP/family doctor in past year? | |||
| Yes—Yes | 9,266 | 3,147 | 82.2 |
| Yes—No | 1,211 | 378 | 9.9 |
| No—Yes | 481 | 157 | 4.1 |
| No—No | 474 | 146 | 3.8 |
| Missing | 9 | ... | ... |
| Self-perceived general health | |||
| Excellent/Very good | 5,985 | 2,050 | 53.6 |
| Good | 3,546 | 1,178 | 30.8 |
| Fair/Poor | 1,890 | 594 | 15.5 |
| Missing | 20 | ... | ... |
| † excludes 174 respondents with missing value for mammogram in past two years ‡ records with missing values excluded from denominators E use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%) Source: 2008 Canadian Community Health Survey. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, "An update on mammography use in Canada", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 3, catalogue number 82-003-X. |
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