Table 1
Physical activity, health and socio-demographic characteristics, by Aboriginal identity, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2005

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Characteristics First Nations off reserve (n=1,522) Métis (n=1,533) Inuit (n=359) Non- Aboriginal (n=129,494)
% Mean se % Mean se % Mean se % Mean se
Physical activity
Active 37.0* ... ... 38.5* ... ... 30.7 ... ... 29.9 ... ...
Moderately active 22.1 ... ... 21.8 ... ... 24.5 ... ... 25.0 ... ...
Inactive 40.9 ... ... 39.7 ... ... 44.9 ... ... 45.2 ... ...
Health
Self-rated health
Good/Fair/Poor
48.3* ... ... 45.8* ... ... 51.3* ... ... 36.2 ... ...
Excellent/Very good
51.7 ... ... 54.2 ... ... 48.7 ... ... 63.8 ... ...
Self-rated mental health
Good/Fair/Poor
32.7* ... ... 30.0* ... ... 38.2* ... ... 24.5 ... ...
Excellent/Very good
67.3 ... ... 70.0 ... ... 61.8 ... ... 75.5 ... ...
Chronic condition
No
28.8* ... ... 26.1* ... ... 34.9 ... ... 35.9 ... ...
Yes
71.2 ... ... 73.9 ... ... 65.1 ... ... 64.1 ... ...
Socio-demographic
Sex
Male
51.9 ... ... 50.6 ... ... 56.4 ... ... 49.3 ... ...
Female
48.1 ... ... 49.4 ... ... 43.6 ... ... 50.8 ... ...
Age
... 35.2* 0.6 ... 36.6* 0.7 ... 33.3* 1.5 ... 43.0 0.0
Marital status
Married/Common-law
47.0* ... ... 52.8* ... ... 44.3* ... ... 59.0 ... ...
Single/Widowed/Divorced/Separated
53.1 ... ... 47.2 ... ... 55.7 ... ... 41.0 ... ...
Number of children in household
... 0.9* 0.1 ... 0.8* 0.1 ... 1.3* 0.2 ... 0.6 0.0
Education
Less than secondary graduation
36.2* ... ... 36.0* ... ... 54.1* ... ... 23.7 ... ...
Secondary graduation
15.5 ... ... 14.8 ... ... 7.1E ... ... 15.2 ... ...
Some postsecondary
12.5 ... ... 10.0 ... ... 7.1E ... ... 8.8 ... ...
Postsecondary graduation
35.9 ... ... 39.3 ... ... 31.8E ... ... 52.4 ... ...
Employment
Currently working
65.2* ... ... 68.4 ... ... 60.1 ... ... 69.2 ... ...
Not working
34.8 ... ... 31.6 ... ... 39.9 ... ... 30.9 ... ...
Household income
Less than $20,000
18.5* ... ... 14.5* ... ... 18.0*E ... ... 9.4 ... ...
$20,000 to $39,999
25.8 ... ... 21.2 ... ... 23.6E ... ... 18.9 ... ...
More than $40,000
55.8 ... ... 64.3 ... ... 58.4 ... ... 71.7 ... ...
* significantly different distribution from non-Aboriginal population (p<0.05)
population aged 18 or older
se = standard error
... not applicable
Note: Chi-square comparisons have been age-standardized to Aboriginal population.
Source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey.