Table 1.
Characteristics of the target and study populations.
| Target populationa | Study population: interview (±examination)c | Study population: interview and examinationc | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45–64 yearsb | ≥65 years | 45–64 years (N = 629) | ≥65 years (N = 502) | 45–64 years (N = 411) | ≥65 years (N = 336) | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||||
| Female | 137 795 (51.3) | 78 810 (57.0) | 405 (64.4) | 306 (61.0) | 266 (64.7) | 198 (58.9) |
| Male | 130 925 (48.7) | 59 420 (43.0) | 224 (35.6) | 196 (39.0) | 145 (35.3) | 138 (41.1) |
| Location, n (%) | ||||||
| Rural | 100 875 (37.5) | 57 230 (41.4) | 255 (40.5) | 207 (41.2) | 165 (40.1) | 146 (43.5) |
| Urban | 167 835 (62.5) | 80 980 (58.6) | 374 (59.5) | 295 (58.8) | 246 (59.9) | 190 (56.5) |
| Education, n (%) | ||||||
| Less than high school | 61 210 (22.9) | 57 325 (43.7) | 179 (28.5) | 174 (34.9) | 101 (24.6) | 103 (30.7) |
| Completed high school | 55 170 (20.7) | 25 100 (19.2) | 60 (9.6) | 65 (13.0) | 38 (9.3) | 39 (11.6) |
| Post-secondary | 150 575 (56.4) | 48 640 (37.1) | 389 (61.9) missing, n = 1 | 260 (52.1) missing, n = 3 | 271 (66.1) missing, n = 1 | 193 (57.6) missing, n = 1 |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||||
| Married | 211 376 (77.1) | 79 853 (57.1) | 498 (79.2) | 306 (61.0) | 331 (80.5) | 217 (64.6) |
| Widowed | 8738 (3.2) | 42 372 (30.6) | 23 (3.7) | 133 (26.5) | 15 (3.6) | 77 (22.9) |
| Divorced | 27 286 (10.0) | 8889 (6.4) | 43 (6.8) | 33 (6.6) | 28 (6.8) | 18 (5.4) |
| Single, never married | 26 628 (9.7) | 8154 (5.9) | 65 (10.3) | 30 (6.0) | 37 (9.0) | 24 (7.1) |
| Country of birth, n (%) | ||||||
| Canada | 249 375 (93.4) | 119 825 (91.4) | 578 (92.0) | 440 (88.2) | 378 (92.2) | 291 (87.1) |
| Other | 17 585 (6.6) | 11 245 (8.6) | 50 (8.0) missing, n = 1 | 59 (11.8) missing, n = 3 | 32 (7.8) missing, n = 1 | 43 (12.9) missing, n = 2 |
| Employment, n (%) | ||||||
| Full-time/Part- time | 169 285 (63.6) | 9445 (7.0) | 299 (47.7) | 39 (7.8) | 180 (43.9) | 23 (6.9) |
| Unemployed | 12 745 (4.8) | 800 (1.0) | 82 (13.1) | 5 (1.0) | 55 (13.4) | 4 (1.2) |
| Not in labour force | 84 130 (31.6) | 119 515 (92.0) | 246 (39.2) missing, n = 2 | 456 (91.2) missing, n = 2 | 175 (42.7) missing, n = 1 | 308 (91.9) missing, n = 1 |
| Median household income | ||||||
| Sole adult | 15–65 years: $25 813 (n = 61 995) | $19 202 (n = 37 950) | $30 000–$40 000 (n = 117; missing, n = 32) | $20 000–$30 000 (n = 147; missing, n = 58) | $30 000–$40 000 (n = 74; missing, n = 14) | $20 000–$30 000 (n = 93; missing, n = 33) |
| Couple | both 15–65 years: $61 795 (n = 205 010)one ≥65 years: $49 668 (n = 26 895) both ≥65 years: $46 256 (n = 30 550) | $60 000–$80 000 (n = 374; missing, n = 106) | $40 000–$50 000 (n = 220; missing, n = 77) | $60 000–$80 000 (n = 249; missing, n = 74) | $40 000–$50 000 (n = 162; missing, n = 48) | |