TABLE 1.

Comparison of age and sex distribution of the 2001 Winnipeg census data and the Winnipeg Area Study (WAS) sample

	2001 Winnipeg census*	WAS
Age, years
20–24	9.5	8.3
25–54	60.2	58.3
55–64	11.9	15.4
65–74	9.3	10.2
≥75	9.2	7.8
Sex
Men	47.7	49.6
Women	52.3	50.4
Total, n	498,185	722

Data are presented as % unless indicated otherwise.

^*Data acquired from Statistics Canada