Table 2.
Description of Canadian Community Health Survey 3.1 subsample 1 respondents aged 60 and over.
| Population estimates | Walk (n = 7217) | Walk with assistance (n = 935) | Wheelchair user (n = 149) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4738248 | 523577 | 99992 | |
| (88.4%) | (11.3%) | (1.9%) | |
| Sociodemographic variables | |||
| Age mean (SD), range | 69.6 (7.4), 60–100 | 76.8 (8.7), 60–98 | 76.4 (9.5), 60–93 |
| Sex (%) | |||
| Male | 47.4 | 34.9 | 38 |
| Female | 52.6 | 65.1 | 62 |
| Marital status (%) | |||
| Married/common law | 68.5 | 45.6 | 49.2 |
| Single/widowed/divorced | 31.5 | 54.4 | 50.8 |
| Graduated high school (%) | |||
| Yes | 51.7 | 38.3 | 46.7 |
| No | 48.3 | 61.2 | 53.3 |
| Income (%) | |||
| CAD < 14999 | 8.3 | 85 | 81.4 |
| CAD > 15000 | 91.7 | 15 | 18.6 |
| Health-related variables | |||
| BMI† (m/Kg2), mean (SD) | 26.1 (4.3) | 27.4 (5.9) | 26.6 (5.9) |
| Smoker type (%) | |||
| Daily/occasionally | 12.6 | 12.6 | 15.1 |
| Never | 87.3 | 87.4 | 84.9 |
| Alcohol consumption (%) | |||
| Regular/occasional | 72.8 | 56.4 | 57.4 |
| Former/never | 27.2 | 43.6 | 42.6 |
| Has a chronic condition (%) | |||
| Yes | 88 | 97.9 | 100 |
| No | 12 | 2.1 | — |
| Dependent variables | |||
| Physical activity index (%) | |||
| Active/moderately active | 48.4 | 16.5 | 8.3 |
| Inactive | 51.6 | 83.5 | 91.7 |
| Participate leisure activity (%) | |||
| Yes | 88.9 | 64.6 | 41.3 |
| No | 11.1 | 35.4 | 58.7 |
| Self rated health (%) | |||
| Poor/fair | 18.1 | 56.8 | 74.2 |
| Good/very Good/excellent | 81.9 | 43.2 | 25.8 |
Note: results are weighted to provide proportional representation of the Canadian population.
†Body mass index.