Table 1
Descriptive characteristics of sample, by sex, household population aged 18 to 79, Canada excluding territories, 2007 through 2015

Table 1
Descriptive characteristics of sample, by sex, household population aged 18 to 79, Canada excluding territories, 2007 through 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Descriptive characteristics of sample. The information is grouped by Characteristics (appearing as row headers), Both sexes (n = 10,621), Men (n = 5,081), Women (n = 5,540), Mean and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics Both sexes (n = 10,621) Men (n = 5,081) Women (n = 5,540)
Mean 95% confidence interval Mean 95% confidence interval Mean 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
Age (years) 45.3 45.0 45.5 44.9 44.6 45.2 45.6 45.3 46.0
Annual household income ($) 83,275 79,306 87,245 90,762 85,546 95,979 75,840 71,767 79,913
Education (%)
Less than secondary school graduation 11.8 10.2 13.5 13.0 10.9 15.5 10.6 9.0 12.4
Secondary school graduation 20.1 18.3 21.9 20.0 17.9 22.4 20.1 18.0 22.4
Postsecondary degree/diploma 68.2 65.5 70.7 67.0 63.8 70.0 69.3 66.0 72.5
24-hour movement variables
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (min·d-1) 23.6 22.2 24.9 26.5 24.6 28.3 20.6 19.1 22.2
Light physical activity (min·d-1) 226.7 221.8 231.7 233.7 226.9 240.5 219.8 215.1 224.4
Sedentary time (min·d-1) 503.0 497.3 508.6 498.1 491.5 504.7 507.8 501.2 514.4
Sleep time (hr·d-1) 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.2
Obesity variables
Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg·m-2) 27.3 27.0 27.6 27.6 27.3 27.9 26.9 26.5 27.3
Waist circumference (inches) 36.7 36.4 37.0 38.2 37.8 38.5 35.2 34.8 35.6
Self-rated general health (%)
Excellent 14.4 13.2 15.7 15.0 13.4 16.8 13.8 12.1 15.7
Very good 38.9 37.1 40.7 38.7 36.6 40.9 39.0 36.4 41.7
Good 36.7 34.6 38.7 36.6 33.9 39.4 36.7 34.3 39.2
Poor/Fair 10.1 9.1 11.1 9.6 8.5 10.9 10.5 9.1 12.0
Self-rated mental health (%)
Excellent 33.6 31.8 35.4 35.4 32.7 38.1 31.8 29.6 34.0
Very good 38.9 37.1 40.7 38.8 36.4 41.2 38.9 36.5 41.4
Good 21.6 20.2 23.0 20.5 18.5 22.7 22.6 20.5 24.8
Poor/Fair 6.0 5.0 7.2 5.3 4.2 6.7 6.7 5.2 8.6
Source: Canadian Health Measures Survey, combined cycles 1 through 4 (2007 to 2015).

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