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Table A-2.3
Percentage distribution of estimated probabilities of changing place-of-residence category for a selection of socio-demographic characteristics, by type of destination, 2005 to 2006

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Demographic characteristic 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 Total
  percentage
Sex Male 12.75 19.14 26.25 17.47 8.34 16.06 100.00
Female 12.61 18.52 26.11 17.90 8.40 16.46 100.00
Age group 15 to 19 years 10.98 15.98 32.23 19.68 7.96 13.17 100.00
20 to 29 years 13.57 16.58 27.70 19.00 8.00 15.14 100.00
30 to 44 years 12.01 21.10 25.66 17.27 8.95 15.01 100.00
45 to 59 years 10.28 18.67 22.37 17.34 10.66 20.68 100.00
60 years and over 8.78 19.81 24.14 19.09 8.86 19.32 100.00
Marital status Married/common law 10.66 19.62 24.79 17.74 9.94 17.25 100.00
Single 15.34 17.31 28.46 17.45 6.08 15.37 100.00
Divorced, separated 14.30 16.60 27.48 19.25 7.58 14.80 100.00
Widowed 14.46 21.76 28.17 16.78 6.73 12.11 100.00
Presence of children No children 13.92 18.55 25.93 17.38 8.19 16.03 100.00
Children, all aged 2 and over 9.19 21.44 26.42 17.91 9.16 15.87 100.00
Recent birth of first child 6.86 23.04 23.83 19.27 9.17 17.84 100.00
Recent birth of second child 6.16 20.04 26.78 18.59 10.00 18.44 100.00
Recent birth of third child (or over)  6.18 15.03 25.04 19.17 12.12 22.45 100.00
Education level Less than high school diploma 8.53 18.71 21.08 17.81 11.59 22.28 100.00
High school 10.91 17.25 28.01 18.82 8.74 16.26 100.00
Trade school 9.97 18.25 23.45 18.13 10.81 19.40 100.00
College 12.29 17.91 27.49 18.43 7.99 15.88 100.00
University (less than bachelor's) 13.45 20.18 25.47 18.37 8.26 14.26 100.00
University (bachelor's or higher) 17.88 19.73 30.85 16.02 4.68 10.84 100.00
Aboriginal identity Aboriginal 8.06 10.46 25.62 18.07 5.28 32.52 100.00
Non-Aboriginal 12.89 19.18 26.22 17.63 8.55 15.54 100.00
Immigrant status and visible minority status Non-immigrant, non-visible 11.07 14.05 26.17 19.13 9.98 19.60 100.00
Immigrant before 1996, non-visible 13.82 19.70 30.25 17.85 7.01 11.36 100.00
Recent immigrant, non-visible 17.59 37.57 24.26 10.57 4.22 5.79 100.00
Non-immigrant, visible minority 19.76 36.09 26.34 9.78 2.87 5.16 100.00
Immigrant before 1996, visible minority 22.72 45.09 23.05 5.84 1.18 2.12 100.00
Recent immigrant, visible minority 19.05 40.38 29.74 8.09 0.41 2.33 100.00
Census sub-division of origin (2005) Urban 14.33 21.06 21.18 13.00 9.68 20.75 100.00
Rural 6.24 10.34 43.76 30.32 4.60 4.73 100.00
Note:  Calculated according to estimated probabilities of migrating shown in table A-2.2. Ratio of the probability of migrating for a specific type of destination to the total probability of migrating.
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.

 

Date Modified: 2009-11-18

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