Table 2
Persons reporting very good or excellent health, by household income and education level, Canada, 2009

Table 2
Persons reporting very good or excellent health, by household income and education level, Canada, 2009
Table summary
 This table displays the results of persons reporting very good or excellent health. This information is grouped by household income and education level appearing as row headers and by females, males, 25 to 44, 45 to 64, 65 and over appearing as column headers, calculated using percentage as a unit of measure.
Household income
and education level		 Females Males
25 to 44 45 to 64 65 and
over 		25 to 44 45 to 64 65 and
over
percentage
Household income
Lowest quintile 57.7 37.8 30.5 55.9 33.0 30.3
Second quintile 63.1 50.9 42.4 62.2 49.4 38.8
Third quintile 71.5 60.6 48.2 73.1 52.9 46.4
Fourth quintile 75.6 68.5 54.7 69.2 64.0 53.4
Highest quintile 79.1 72.5 59.8 77.2 63.0 60.7
Education level
Less than secondary school 48.1 38.7 30.6 53.2 41.1 35.1
Secondary school diploma 62.5 56.9 43.3 68.0 52.7 42.0
College diploma or trade certificate 67.7 59.6 46.1 68.4 57.1 41.7
University degree 75.9 73.1 55.6 73.5 63.9 55.5
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2009.
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