Table 1
Selected characteristics of study sample, by language of interview, household population aged 55 or older, Canada excluding territories, 1998/1999

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  Language of interview
English (n = 2,642) French (n = 489)
Number Percent† Number Percent†
Sex
Men 1,020 43.6 198 40.3
Women 1,622 56.5 291 59.7
Marital status*
Married/Common-law/Living with partner 1,383 65.1 258 58.1
Single 160 4.4 37 6.5
Widowed/Separated/Divorced 1,099 30.5 194 35.4
Income*
Lowest 131 3.7 23 4.4
Lower-middle 477 12.9 125 23.5
Middle income 945 35.4 198 41.8
Upper-middle 677 33.5 88 24.0
Highest 236 14.6 19 6.3
Education*
Less than secondary graduation 1,195 39.6 301 59.4
Secondary graduation 328 13.0 55 11.8
Some postsecondary 539 21.7 56 11.9
Postsecondary graduation 578 25.8 77 16.9
† weighted estimates
* significant differences between English- and French-speaking respondents
Source: 1998/1999 National Population Health Suvey, household component.