Table 1
Selected characteristics of sample, household population aged 6 to 17, Canada, 2007/2009 and 2009/2011 (combined)
Table 1.
Selected characteristics of sample, household population aged 6 to 17, Canada, 2007/2009 and 2009/2011 (combined)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected characteristics of sample. The information is grouped by Characteristics (appearing as row headers), Weighted % and 95% confidence interval (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics
Weighted %
95% confidence interval
from
to
Age group
6 to 8
21.6
19.4
23.9
9 to 11
24.7
22.5
27.2
12 to 14
24.9
22.5
27.5
15 to 17
28.8
26.5
31.2
Sex
Male
52.4
51.3
53.5
Female
47.6
46.5
48.7
Ethnicity
White
75.1
64.0
83.7
Non-white
24.9
16.3
36.0
Exposure to second-hand smoke
Once a week or less
79.9
75.9
83.3
Every day or almost every day
20.1
16.7
24.1
Household income
Low/Lower-middle
23.0
19.7
26.8
Upper-middle
26.7
22.8
31.1
Highest
50.3
44.9
55.6
Household education
Secondary school graduation or less
13.8
10.9
17.3
At least some postsecondary
86.2
82.7
89.1
Body Mass Index
Neither overweight nor obese
73.3
69.5
76.9
Overweight
13.9
11.4
16.8
Obese
12.8
10.9
14.9
Behavioural outcomes
Total behavioural problems
11.4
9.2
14.0
Conduct problems
12.8
11.1
14.7
Emotion/Anxiety
14.3
12.1
16.9
Hyperactivity
12.6
10.2
15.5
Low prosocial behaviour
15.6
13.4
18.2
Peer problems
15.4
13.4
17.6
Source: 2007/2009 and 2009/2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey (combined).
