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Proportion who are women, Canada

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  2006 2001 1996
percentage of female
Police officers 20 17 13
Private security 24 23 20
Security guards 24 23 20
Private investigators 29 25 21
All occupations1 48 47 46
Note: Counts for police officers, private investigators and security guards are estimates from the Census of Population and represent persons aged 15 years and over who were employed in the week prior to Census Day.
1. Includes those employed as police officers, private investigators, security guards and all other occupations in Canada.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population.