Characteristic | Overall (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) |
Represented population* | n=20 282; 7 494 556 | n=9042; 3 712 081 | n=11 240; 3 782 475 |
Age group | |||
20–34 years | 31.0 | 32.0 | 30.0 |
35–44 years | 18.0 | 19.0 | 17.0 |
45–54 years | 19.0 | 19.0 | 18.0 |
55–64 years | 17.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 |
65–74 years | 10.0 | 8.80 | 11.0 |
75–84 years | 2.40 | 2.10 | 2.60 |
85+ years | 2.90 | 2.40 | 3.40 |
Ethnicity | |||
Non-white | 26.0 | 29.0 | 23.0 |
White | 74.0 | 71.0 | 77.0 |
Household income | |||
Q1 | 16.1 | 15.0 | 17.0 |
Q2 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
Q3 | 20.1 | 21.0 | 19.0 |
Q4 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 21.0 |
Q5 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 25.0 |
Education | |||
Less than secondary | 7.20 | 7.90 | 6.40 |
Secondary graduate | 92.8 | 92.1 | 93.7 |
Workplace stress | |||
None | 8.20 | 8.97 | 7.35 |
Minimal stress | 19.6 | 20.4 | 18.8 |
A bit of stress | 44.0 | 45.3 | 42.6 |
Quite a bit | 22.9 | 20.7 | 25.3 |
Extreme stress | 5.28 | 4.67 | 5.96 |
Food security | |||
Severely food insecure | 2.48 | 2.09 | 2.79 |
Moderately food insecure | 4.86 | 4.28 | 5.39 |
Food secure | 92.7 | 93.6 | 91.8 |
Household size | |||
One person | 14.7 | 14.0 | 15.0 |
Two persons | 33.0 | 31.0 | 35.0 |
Three persons | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
Four persons | 20.6 | 22.0 | 19.0 |
Five or more persons | 11.9 | 13.0 | 11.0 |
Immigrant status | |||
Canadian born | 67.5 | 67.2 | 67.9 |
Immigrant (0–9 years) | 6.43 | 6.72 | 6.19 |
Immigrant (10+ years) | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.0 |
Marital status | |||
Married or common law | 63.4 | 65.5 | 61.3 |
Single | 25.0 | 27.0 | 23.1 |
Widowed, separated or divorced | 11.7 | 7.52 | 15.7 |
*The number of respondents and the estimated represented population using the Canadian Community Health Survey sampling weights were presented for overall, male and female populations. Percentages may not total 100% because of missing observations and rounding.
Q1, low; Q2, low-middle; Q3, middle; Q4, middle-high; Q5, highest.