Table 1
Distribution of selected demographic and health characteristics, household population aged 12 to 19 in Census Metropolitan Areas, Canada, 2007/2008

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Table 1
Distribution of selected demographic and health characteristics, household population aged 12 to 19 in Census Metropolitan Areas, Canada, 2007/2008
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of distribution of selected demographic and health characteristics. This information is grouped by characteristic (appearing as row headers), calculated using unweighted number, weighted % and 95% confidence interval as a unit of measure.
Characteristic Unweighted number Weighted % 95% confidence interval
from to
Total 7,017 100.0 ... ...
Sex  
Male 3,587 51.3 50.9 51.8
Female 3,430 48.7 48.3 49.1
Age group  
12 to 15 3,522 51.0 49.4 52.6
16 to 19 3,495 49.0 47.4 50.6
Highest household education  
Less than secondary graduation 180 2.8 2.3 3.4
Secondary graduation 659 9.0 8.0 10.0
Postsecondary graduation 4,666 68.6 67.1 70.1
Not stated 1,512 19.6 18.4 20.8
Household income decile  
1 to 3 1,729 27.4 25.9 28.9
4 to 6 1,747 24.3 22.9 25.6
7 to 10 1,890 23.7 22.4 25.0
Not stated 1,651 24.6 23.3 26.0
Season of survey interview  
Winter (December to February) 1,527 23.2 21.9 24.5
Spring (March to May) 1,955 27.4 25.9 28.9
Summer (June to August) 1,489 22.4 21.1 23.8
Fall (September to November) 2,046 27.0 25.6 28.4
Active transportation (30 or more minutes a day)  
Yes 1,669 22.2 20.9 23.5
No 4,715 68.6 67.1 70.1
Not stated 633 9.2 8.3 10.2
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (60 or more minutes a day)  
Yes 2,402 32.8 31.3 34.3
No 3,812 56.2 54.6 57.7
Not stated 803 11.0 10.0 12.0
Weight  
Not overweight 4,975 71.7 70.3 73.2
Overweight 933 12.1 11.2 13.0
Obese 307 4.2 3.5 4.9
Not stated 802 11.9 10.9 13.0
... not applicable
Source: 2007/2008 Canadian Community Health Survey.