Table 1
Percentage distribution (weighted) of selected characteristics of study sample, household population aged 25 or older, Canada, 2000/2001
Selected characteristics | Percent | 95% confidence interval | |
---|---|---|---|
from | to | ||
Smoking status | |||
Never smoker | 41.4 | 41.0 | 41.9 |
Current daily smoker | 26.1 | 25.7 | 26.5 |
Other | 32.5 | 32.0 | 32.9 |
Sex | |||
Women | 51.2 | 51.1 | 51.4 |
Men | 48.8 | 48.6 | 48.9 |
Age group | |||
25 to 44 | 46.4 | 46.3 | 46.6 |
45 to 64 | 35.7 | 35.6 | 35.8 |
65 or older | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.9 |
Marital status | |||
Single, never married | 13.7 | 13.5 | 14.1 |
Married/Common-law | 71.0 | 70.4 | 71.3 |
Separated | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
Divorced | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
Windowed | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
Education | |||
Less than secondary graduation | 23.4 | 23.0 | 23.8 |
Secondary graduation | 37.9 | 37.4 | 38.3 |
A least some postsecondary | 19.8 | 19.4 | 20.2 |
University degree | 19.0 | 18.5 | 19.4 |
Income quintile | |||
Lowest | 17.4 | 16.9 | 17.7 |
Lower-middle | 17.9 | 17.5 | 18.2 |
Middle | 18.1 | 17.8 | 18.5 |
Upper-middle | 18.1 | 17.7 | 18.4 |
Highest | 18.9 | 18.5 | 19.3 |
Missing | 9.7 | 9.5 | 10.0 |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 63.9 | 63.6 | 64.3 |
Not in labour force | 32.6 | 32.3 | 33.0 |
Unemployed | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
Dwelling ownership | |||
No | 27.5 | 27.1 | 28.1 |
Yes | 72.5 | 71.9 | 72.9 |
Household size | |||
One | 14.8 | 14.6 | 15.2 |
Two | 34.8 | 34.5 | 35.3 |
Three | 18.8 | 18.4 | 19.2 |
Four | 19.4 | 19.0 | 19.8 |
Five | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.2 |
Six or more | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
Aboriginal ancestry | |||
No | 97.2 | 97.1 | 97.4 |
Yes | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
Visible minority status | |||
Non-White | 14.1 | 13.6 | 14.5 |
White | 85.9 | 85.5 | 86.4 |
Region of birth | |||
Canada | 76.2 | 75.9 | 76.8 |
Other North America | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
South/Central America/Caribbean | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
Europe and Oceania | 11.0 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
Africa | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
Asia | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.0 |
Rural/Urban indicator | |||
Rural area (farm and non-farm) | 18.3 | 17.7 | 18.8 |
Small urban area (less than 30,000) | 15.0 | 14.7 | 15.5 |
Urban area (30,000 to 99,999) | 9.7 | 9.3 | 10.0 |
Urban area (100,000 to 499,999) | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.7 |
Urban area (500,000 or more) | 45.6 | 45.0 | 46.1 |
Source: 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey. |
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