TABLE 1.
Toronto demographic characteristics, by neighbourhood education quintilea
| Quintile 1 (lowest education) | Quintile 2 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 4 | Quintile 5 (highest education) | Toronto | Province of Ontarioc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number in cohortb | 286,323 | 290,732 | 290,723 | 291,723 | 289,650 | 1,448,820 | — |
| Age (mean with SD)b | 44.4 (18.0) | 44.6 (17.5) | 45.0 (17.4) | 45.3 (17.3) | 46.0 (17.4) | 45.1 (17.6) | 35.8 |
| Sex (% female)b | 50.7 | 50.7 | 51.0 | 51.4 | 52.2 | 51.2 | 51.0 |
| No high school education (average % with SD)a,c | 55.5 (9.5) | 39.7 (2.6) | 31.9 (2.0) | 24.1 (2.6) | 13.1 (4.4) | 32.6 (16.1) | 32.6 |
| Mean household income (mean $ with SD)c | 36,994 (13,758) | 43,171 (13,347) | 49,428 (15,472) | 55,924 (21,366) | 73,505 (41,741) | 52,236 (27,695) | 54,291 |
| Recent immigration (mean % with SD)c | 14.3 (12.3) | 14.6 (11.9) | 14.6 (12.2) | 13.5 (12.4) | 10.7 (12.4) | 13.5 (12.4) | 5.0 |
| Unemployed (mean % with SD)c | 16.6 (13.0) | 13.2 (8.0) | 11.3 (6.8) | 9.9 (6.7) | 6.9 (5.4) | 11.5 (9.2) | 9.1 |
| Visible minorityc (mean % with SD)c | 42.8 (26.9) | 41.6 (25.1) | 39.6 (26.5) | 36.3 (25.9) | 22.8 (20.4) | 36.3 (26.1) | 15.8 |
a
Based on proportion of individuals in an enumeration area who are over age 15 and who do not have a high school diploma.
b
Toronto statistics derived from individual level health insurance data.
c
Derived from 1996 Canadian census data (unweighted mean using non-missing, non-suppressed enumeration areas).