Table 4
Level of satisfaction with life, Canada, 2009

Table 4
Level of satisfaction with life, Canada, 2009
Table summary
This table displays the results of level of satisfaction with life. This information is grouped by age group, household income and perceived health appearing as row headers and by females, males appearing as column headers, calculated using average score on satisfaction scale as a unit of measure.
Age group, household income and perceived health	Females	Males
Age group, household income and perceived health	average score on satisfaction scale
Total—Age groups	8.0	8.0
12 to 24	8.3	8.2
25 to 44	8.0	8.0
45 to 64	8.0	7.8
65 and over	8.0	8.0
Household income
Lowest quintile	7.6	7.5
Second quintile	8.0	7.8
Third quintile	8.2	8.0
Fourth quintile	8.2	8.2
Highest quintile	8.4	8.3
Perceived health
Fair or poor	6.5	6.5
Good	7.7	7.6
Very good or excellent	8.5	8.4
Notes: Respondents were asked to rate their level of satisfaction with life using a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means very unsatisfied and 10 means very satisfied. The scores shown represent average responses. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2009.

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