Table 1.
Distribution of socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics among working-age individuals in Canada based on employment status; 2007/2008 Canadian Community Health Survey, ages 25-64
| |
Employment status |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| In labor force | Not currently employed | Out of the labor force | |
| Estimated number of individuals (1,000) |
14,830 |
2,236 |
504 |
| Prevalence (%) |
84.4 |
12.7 |
2.9 |
| Sex (%) |
|
|
|
| Male |
52.6 |
27.2 |
50.5 |
| Female |
47.4 |
72.8 |
49.5 |
| Age (%) |
|
|
|
| 25-34 |
26.3 |
16.9 |
7.0 |
| 35-44 |
28.4 |
16.9 |
15.2 |
| 45-54 |
28.9 |
18.9 |
32.7 |
| 55-64 |
16.4 |
47.3 |
45.0 |
| Education (%) |
|
|
|
| < Secondary grad |
8.5 |
22.5 |
34.5 |
| Secondary grad |
15.4 |
19.8 |
15.3 |
| Some post-secondary |
6.7 |
6.7 |
10.0 |
| Post-secondary grad |
69.5 |
51.0 |
40.3 |
| BMI (%) |
|
|
|
| Underweight/normal |
46.8 |
48.4 |
39.2 |
| Overweight |
35.6 |
31.1 |
32.6 |
| Obese |
17.6 |
20.5 |
28.2 |
| Living arrangement (%) |
|
|
|
| Single, with or without others |
17.7 |
16.3 |
35.5 |
| Living with partner/spouse |
25.2 |
34.4 |
28.2 |
| Living with children |
45.8 |
39.1 |
24.3 |
| Other |
11.3 |
10.3 |
12.0 |
| Smoking (%) |
|
|
|
| Never |
34.5 |
39.0 |
25.8 |
| Current |
25.0 |
22.4 |
42.5 |
| Former |
40.5 |
38.7 |
31.7 |
| Alcohol consumption (%) |
|
|
|
| Nondrinker |
14.3 |
31.0 |
42.3 |
| Regular |
70.6 |
50.0 |
36.7 |
| Occasional |
15.1 |
19.0 |
21.0 |
| Physical activity (%) |
|
|
|
| Active |
23.2 |
24.1 |
12.9 |
| Moderately active |
25.4 |
25.3 |
17.7 |
| Inactive | 51.4 | 50.6 | 69.3 |