Table 1
Baseline characteristics, 1991 and 2001 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts

Table 1
Baseline characteristics, 1991 and 2001 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts
Table summary
This table displays the results of Baseline characteristics 1991 cohort, 2001 cohort, Men, Women, N , % and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Men				Women				Men				Women
	1991 cohort								2001 cohort
	N	%	95% confidence interval		N	%	95% confidence interval		N	%	95% confidence interval		N	%	95% confidence interval
	N	%	from	to	N	%	from	to	N	%	from	to	N	%	from	to
Total	1,308,200	100.0	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	1,329,700	100.0	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	1,554,500	100.0	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	1,654,700	100.0	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Age group
25 to 34	357,800	27.4	27.3	27.4	389,000	29.3	29.2	29.3	280,100	18.0	18.0	18.1	310,300	18.8	18.7	18.8
35 to 44	341,400	26.1	26.0	26.2	353,700	26.6	26.5	26.7	402,000	25.9	25.8	25.9	428,800	25.9	25.9	26.0
45 to 54	233,500	17.9	17.8	17.9	217,900	16.4	16.3	16.5	361,800	23.3	23.2	23.3	367,100	22.2	22.1	22.2
55 to 64	183,300	14.0	14.0	14.1	155,400	11.7	11.6	11.7	240,000	15.4	15.4	15.5	232,100	14.0	14.0	14.1
65 to 74	132,000	10.1	10.0	10.1	132,700	10.0	9.9	10.0	173,000	11.1	11.1	11.2	182,700	11.0	11.0	11.1
75 to 89	60,100	4.6	4.6	4.6	81,000	6.1	6.0	6.1	97,500	6.3	6.2	6.3	133,600	8.1	8.0	8.1
Marital status
Married or common-law	1,037,400	79.3	79.2	79.4	920,900	69.3	69.2	69.3	1,220,300	78.5	78.4	78.6	1,154,600	69.8	69.7	69.8
Separated, widowed or divorced	95,200	7.3	7.2	7.3	253,900	19.1	19.0	19.2	128,800	8.3	8.2	8.3	315,600	19.1	19.0	19.1
Single	175,600	13.4	13.4	13.5	155,000	11.7	11.6	11.7	205,400	13.2	13.2	13.3	184,500	11.2	11.1	11.2
Immigrant status
Not an immigrant	1,042,500	79.7	79.6	79.8	1,071,200	80.6	80.5	80.6	1,210,500	77.9	77.8	77.9	1,289,100	77.9	77.8	78.0
Immigrant, 10 years or less in Canada	47,400	3.6	3.6	3.7	49,700	3.7	3.7	3.8	74,100	4.8	4.7	4.8	84,000	5.1	5.0	5.1
Immigrant, more than 10 years in Canada	218,300	16.7	16.6	16.8	208,800	15.7	15.6	15.8	270,000	17.4	17.3	17.4	281,500	17.0	17.0	17.1
Ethnicity
Caucasian	1,165,400	89.1	89.0	89.1	1,175,600	88.4	88.4	88.5	1,321,200	85.0	84.9	85.0	1,398,400	84.5	84.5	84.6
Black	16,000	1.2	1.2	1.2	19,100	1.4	1.4	1.5	20,900	1.3	1.3	1.4	26,300	1.6	1.6	1.6
East Asian	31,200	2.4	2.4	2.4	32,200	2.4	2.4	2.4	54,900	3.5	3.5	3.6	61,100	3.7	3.7	3.7
Southeast Asian	10,100	0.8	0.8	0.8	14,000	1.0	1.0	1.1	19,300	1.2	1.2	1.3	26,300	1.6	1.6	1.6
South Asian	20,600	1.6	1.6	1.6	18,000	1.4	1.3	1.4	40,500	2.6	2.6	2.6	39,300	2.4	2.3	2.4
Other^{Table 1 Note †}	64,800	5.0	4.9	5.0	70,900	5.3	5.3	5.4	97,800	6.3	6.3	6.3	103,400	6.2	6.2	6.3
Highest level of education
Less than secondary graduation	455,400	34.8	34.7	34.9	458,000	34.4	34.4	34.5	448,100	28.8	28.8	28.9	472,700	28.6	28.5	28.6
Secondary graduation	491,600	37.6	37.5	37.7	468,600	35.2	35.2	35.3	579,300	37.3	37.2	37.3	545,900	33.0	32.9	33.1
Postsecondary diploma or certificate	162,700	12.4	12.4	12.5	246,000	18.5	18.4	18.6	244,900	15.8	15.7	15.8	366,200	22.1	22.1	22.2
University degree	198,500	15.2	15.1	15.2	157,100	11.8	11.8	11.9	282,200	18.2	18.1	18.2	269,900	16.3	16.3	16.4
Economic family income adequacy quintile
1 - lowest	188,300	14.4	14.3	14.5	261,500	19.7	19.6	19.7	226,500	14.6	14.5	14.6	310,900	18.8	18.7	18.8
2	250,400	19.1	19.1	19.2	260,300	19.6	19.5	19.6	300,000	19.3	19.2	19.4	338,400	20.5	20.4	20.5
3	277,200	21.2	21.1	21.3	268,600	20.2	20.1	20.3	327,700	21.1	21.0	21.1	336,700	20.3	20.3	20.4
4	292,000	22.3	22.3	22.4	269,700	20.3	20.2	20.4	343,600	22.1	22.0	22.2	334,100	20.2	20.1	20.3
5 - highest	300,200	22.9	22.9	23.0	269,600	20.3	20.2	20.3	356,700	22.9	22.9	23.0	334,500	20.2	20.2	20.3
... not applicable Note † all respondents who were not included in the listed categories Return to note † referrer Notes: Counts are rounded to the nearest 100. Percentage estimates are based on unrounded data. Source: 1991 and 2001 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts.

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