Table 4.4
Sense of belonging to Canada, province and local community, by age group and sex, Ontario, 2008
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| Age group | Both sexes | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ('000) | % | ('000) | % | ('000) | % | |
| Total all age groups | 10,580 | 100.0 | 5,191 | 100.0 | 5,389 | 100.0 |
| Sense of belonging to Canada | ||||||
| Very strong | 6,926 | 65.5 | 3,415 | 65.8 | 3,511 | 65.2 |
| Somewhat strong | 2,685 | 25.4 | 1,261 | 24.3 | 1,424 | 26.4 |
| Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion | 690 | 6.5 | 359 | 6.9 | 331 | 6.1 |
| Sense of belonging to province | ||||||
| Very strong | 3,414 | 32.3 | 1,596 | 30.7 | 1,818 | 33.7 |
| Somewhat strong | 4,909 | 46.4 | 2,425 | 46.7 | 2,485 | 46.1 |
| Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion | 1,923 | 18.2 | 984 | 19.0 | 939 | 17.4 |
| Sense of belonging to local community | ||||||
| Very strong | 2,118 | 20.0 | 1,032 | 19.9 | 1,086 | 20.2 |
| Somewhat strong | 5,353 | 50.6 | 2,572 | 49.5 | 2,781 | 51.6 |
| Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion | 2,793 | 26.4 | 1,412 | 27.2 | 1,381 | 25.6 |
| 15 to 24 | 1,749 | 100.0 | 892 | 100.0 | 857 | 100.0 |
| Sense of belonging to Canada | ||||||
| Very strong | 936 | 53.5 | 513 | 57.5 | 423 | 49.4 |
| Somewhat strong | 576 | 32.9 | 251 | 28.1 | 325 | 37.9 |
| Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion | 193 | 11.0 | 92E | 10.3E | 101 | 11.8 |
| Sense of belonging to province | ||||||
| Very strong | 383 | 21.9 | 215 | 24.1 | 167 | 19.5 |
| Somewhat strong | 916 | 52.4 | 451 | 50.6 | 465 | 54.3 |
| Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion | 408 | 23.3 | 190 | 21.3 | 218 | 25.4 |
| Sense of belonging to local community | ||||||
| Very strong | 217 | 12.4 | 103 | 11.5 | 114 | 13.3 |
| Somewhat strong | 899 | 51.4 | 437 | 49.0 | 462 | 53.9 |
| Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion | 597 | 34.1 | 316 | 35.4 | 281 | 32.8 |
| 25 to 54 | 5,737 | 100.0 | 2,852 | 100.0 | 2,886 | 100.0 |
| Sense of belonging to Canada | ||||||
| Very strong | 3,570 | 62.2 | 1,799 | 63.1 | 1,771 | 61.4 |
| Somewhat strong | 1,612 | 28.1 | 762 | 26.7 | 851 | 29.5 |
| Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion | 389 | 6.8 | 210 | 7.4 | 180 | 6.2 |
| Sense of belonging to province | ||||||
| Very strong | 1,667 | 29.1 | 794 | 27.8 | 873 | 30.2 |
| Somewhat strong | 2,728 | 47.6 | 1,340 | 47.0 | 1,388 | 48.1 |
| Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion | 1,151 | 20.1 | 620 | 21.7 | 531 | 18.4 |
| Sense of belonging to local community | ||||||
| Very strong | 1,020 | 17.8 | 514 | 18.0 | 506 | 17.5 |
| Somewhat strong | 2,955 | 51.5 | 1,427 | 50.0 | 1,528 | 52.9 |
| Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion | 1,569 | 27.3 | 809 | 28.4 | 759 | 26.3 |
| 55 and over | 3,094 | 100.0 | 1,447 | 100.0 | 1,647 | 100.0 |
| Sense of belonging to Canada | ||||||
| Very strong | 2,420 | 78.2 | 1,104 | 76.3 | 1,316 | 79.9 |
| Somewhat strong | 496 | 16.0 | 248 | 17.1 | 248 | 15.1 |
| Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion | 107 | 3.5 | 57E | 3.9E | 50E | 3.0E |
| Sense of belonging to province | ||||||
| Very strong | 1,364 | 44.1 | 586 | 40.5 | 778 | 47.2 |
| Somewhat strong | 1,265 | 40.9 | 634 | 43.8 | 631 | 38.3 |
| Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion | 364 | 11.8 | 174 | 12.0 | 190 | 11.5 |
| Sense of belonging to local community | ||||||
| Very strong | 881 | 28.5 | 415 | 28.7 | 466 | 28.3 |
| Somewhat strong | 1,499 | 48.4 | 708 | 48.9 | 791 | 48.0 |
| Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion | 628 | 20.3 | 287 | 19.8 | 341 | 20.7 |
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Note(s):
The sum of the values for each category will differ from the total due to rounding. Values for "Don't know" and "Not stated" are included in the total but are not shown separately. Source(s): Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008. |
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