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Table 2.1
Estimated probabilities of migrating by type of destination and a selection of socio-demographic characteristics, 2005 to 2006

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Demographic characteristic		Migration		Destination
Demographic characteristic		Not migrate	Migrate (any type of destination)	Central municipalities (Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver)	Peripheral municipalities (Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver)	Other census metropolitan areas	Mid-size urban centres	Rural areas near urban centres	Remote rural areas/ territories
		percentage
Sex	Male	95.06	4.94	0.43	1.09	1.54	0.76	0.29	0.83
Sex	Female	95.03	4.97	0.42	1.08	1.53	0.78	0.29	0.88
Age group	15 to 19 years	93.23	6.77	0.48	1.33	2.39	1.17	0.38	1.02
	20 to 29 years	88.93	11.08	0.97	2.19	3.64	1.79	0.62	1.86
	30 to 44 years	94.10	5.90	0.47	1.42	1.78	0.86	0.37	0.99
	45 to 59 years	97.01	2.99	0.21	0.67	0.82	0.46	0.22	0.62
	60 years and over	98.08	1.92	0.12	0.43	0.52	0.33	0.12	0.40
Marital status	Married/common law	94.51	5.49	0.38	1.28	1.68	0.86	0.36	0.94
	Single	96.19	3.81	0.42	0.74	1.24	0.58	0.18	0.66
	Divorced, separated	92.28	7.72	0.71	1.53	2.44	1.28	0.42	1.34
	Widowed	93.63	6.37	0.59	1.55	2.10	0.89	0.30	0.94
Presence of children	No children	94.04	5.96	0.57	1.29	1.85	0.90	0.35	1.01
	Children, all aged 2 and over	96.85	3.15	0.18	0.77	0.95	0.49	0.20	0.56
	Recent birth of first child	94.69	5.31	0.25	1.35	1.49	0.86	0.35	1.01
	Recent birth of second child	95.81	4.19	0.17	0.98	1.31	0.68	0.28	0.78
	Recent birth of third child (or over)	96.15	3.85	0.15	0.71	1.19	0.68	0.30	0.83
Education level	Less than high school diploma	95.74	4.26	0.23	0.94	1.11	0.70	0.33	0.93
	High school	95.37	4.64	0.33	0.97	1.50	0.76	0.28	0.79
	Trade school	94.84	5.16	0.33	1.20	1.41	0.85	0.38	0.99
	College	94.78	5.22	0.43	1.11	1.68	0.83	0.30	0.86
	University (less than bachelor's)	95.05	4.95	0.46	1.21	1.44	0.77	0.29	0.78
	University (bachelor's or higher)	94.34	5.66	0.75	1.23	2.01	0.73	0.20	0.74
Aboriginal identity	Aboriginal	94.18	5.82	0.33	0.75	1.90	1.12	0.20	1.52
Aboriginal identity	Non-Aboriginal	95.10	4.90	0.43	1.09	1.52	0.75	0.30	0.81
Immigrant status and visible minority status	Non-immigrant, non-visible	94.86	5.14	0.37	0.91	1.67	0.88	0.35	0.97
	Immigrant before 1996, non-visible	95.66	4.34	0.42	1.02	1.46	0.62	0.23	0.60
	Recent immigrant, non-visible	95.00	5.00	0.68	1.83	1.28	0.45	0.18	0.59
	Non-immigrant, visible minority	96.82	3.18	0.48	1.30	0.86	0.25	0.07	0.21
	Immigrant before 1996, visible minority	96.67	3.33	0.60	1.71	0.74	0.14	0.03	0.11
	Recent immigrant, visible minority	95.47	4.53	0.74	2.12	1.25	0.26	0.02	0.15
Census sub-division of origin (2005)	Urban	95.32	4.68	0.45	1.21	1.50	0.66	0.28	0.59
Census sub-division of origin (2005)	Rural	94.33	5.67	0.27	0.39	1.70	1.20	0.34	1.78
Note: Probability of migrating for individuals with a specific characteristic, controlling for all other characteristics. Estimated probabilities measure the strength of the association between two variables, once the effect of the other variables included in the model has been neutralized. Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada: 2005 and 2006, catalogue number 91-209-X.

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Table 2.1 Estimated probabilities of migrating by type of destination and a selection of socio-demographic characteristics, 2005 to 2006

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Table 2.1
Estimated probabilities of migrating by type of destination and a selection of socio-demographic characteristics, 2005 to 2006