Table 1

Distribution of population according to baseline characteristics

	Men, %	Women, %
Age
Working age, 25–64 y	85.8	83.7
Post-working age, ≥65 y	14.2	16.3
Income inequality^*
Gini coefficient
Low	32.7	32.1
Moderate	34.2	34.3
High	33.2	33.6
Atkinson index
Low	31.7	31.3
Moderate	34.0	34.0
High	34.2	34.7
Coefficient of variation
Low	32.7	32.4
Moderate	32.1	32.3
High	35.2	35.3
Income
Low	14.2	19.8
Low-moderate	19.3	19.8
Moderate	21.2	20.1
Moderate-high	22.3	20.1
High	22.9	20.1
Education
No high-school graduation	30.8	32.1
High-school±trade certificate	38.0	35.6
Post-secondary non-university	13.5	19.0
University degree	17.7	13.3
Employment
Employed	72.8	59.0
Not employed	7.1	6.1
Not in labour force	20.2	34.9
Immigrant status
Non-immigrant	74.3	75.8
Immigrant, >10 y	19.7	18.4
Recent immigrant, ≤10 y	5.9	5.9
Visible minority
No	90.4	90.5
Yes	9.6	9.5
Marital status
Legally married	74.2	64.5
Common law	6.7	6.1
Not married	19.2	29.4
Mean area household income
Low	24.4	24.9
Moderate-low	25.2	24.8
Moderate-high	25.2	24.9
High	25.3	25.4
Region
British Columbia and Territories	13.5	13.4
Prairies	15.1	15.0
Ontario	39.9	39.8
Québec	25.8	26.1
Atlantic	5.8	5.7
Total population	1 019 000	1 058 100