Descriptive statistics. Housing and quality of life in Vancouver
| *23.5% of sample respondents refused or did not know their household annual income; †this figure is calculated with only those persons who reported their annual income. | |||
| Gender | Household characteristics | ||
| % female | 54.3 | Mean number of people per household | 2.53 |
| Median number of people per household | 2.0 | ||
| Age distribution of sample respondents | |||
| 18–34 | 39.3 | Mean crowding index (bedrooms per person) | 1.04 |
| 35–54 | 42.0 | ||
| 55–64 | 7.2 | Mean length of residence in current dwelling (years) | 7.18 |
| 65 or older | 10.5 | Median length of residence in current dwelling (years) | 3.04 |
| Marital status | Mean length of residence in current neighbourhood (years) | 10.1 | |
| % married or common law | 50.3 | Median length of residence in current neighbourhood (years) | 5.0 |
| % single | 34.2 | ||
| % of respondents spending >30% of income on housing† | 41.9 | ||
| Education | % of respondents who find it somewhat or extremely difficult to meet monthly housing costs | 42.0 | |
| % with less than high school education | 6.0 | ||
| % completed high school | 18.5 | Housing demand / control / meaning | |
| % completed university | 35.2 | % agree or strongly agree | |
| I feel like I belong in neighbourhood | 85.2 | ||
| Income* | I feel proud to live in my neighbourhood | 84.5 | |
| % with income less than $25000 | 19.1 | I am proud to show my home to visitors | 81.1 |
| % with income between $25000 and $59999 | 30.6 | I can't stand to be at home sometimes | 22.2 |
| % with income greater than $60000 | 26.8 | My home provides a good place to live my life | 90.3 |
| I often worry about being forced to move | 12.6 | ||
| Dwelling characteristics | My home is a good reflection of who I am | 80.6 | |
| % living in single house | 38.5 | ||
| % living in semi-detached house | 10.2 | Respondents' health status | |
| % living in self contained apartment in a house | 8.8 | % reporting fair / poor health | 10.5 |
| % living in low rise apartment | 26.5 | % reporting feeling downhearted and blue `a good bit of the time' or more in past 2 weeks | 11.2 |
| % living in high rise apartment | 15.8 | % reporting feeling constantly under stress `fairly often' or more in past 2 weeks | 26.3 |
| Housing tenure | % of households with resident with a physical disability | 7.8 | |
| % who own their home | 45.4 | ||