Table 1.

Comparison of demographic characteristics between survey respondents (n = 618; collected March-April 2007) and residents of Newfoundland & Labrador (Statistics Canada, 2006)

Variable		Study population # (%)	Census population # (%)	Chi-square statistic
Gender (p < 0.0001)	Male	243 (39.3)	245 735 (48.6)
	Female	375 (60.7)	259 735 (51.4)	21.4
Age (years) (p < 0.0001)	20 to 29*	14 (2.3)	58 615 (14.9)
	30 to 39	87 (14.1)	67 475 (17.2)
	40 to 49	145 (23.5)	84 440 (21.5)
	50 to 59	174 (28.1)	82 175 (20.9)
	60 to 69	136 (22.0)	52 320 (13.3)
	>70	59 (9.5)	48 110 (12.2)
	Unknown	3 (0.5)		125.6
Education level (p < 0.0001)	Grade school	173 (28.0)	141 575 (34.4)
	High school graduate	193 (31.2)	93 300 (22.6)
	College/technical school graduate	155 (25.1)	125 480 (30.5)
	University graduate	67 (10.8)	47 690 (11.6)
	Post-graduate degree	17 (2.8)	3 615 (0.9)
	Other	7 (1.1)
	Unknown	6 (1.0)		59.0
Household income ($ CAD) (p < 0.0001)	< $10,000	26 (4.2)	9 690 (4.9)
	$10,000 to $14,999	35 (5.7)	12 465 (6.3)
	$15,000 to $19,999	44 (7.1)	15 015 (7.6)
	$20,000 to $29,999	81 (13.1)	26 985 (13.7)
	$30,000 to $39,999	95 (15.4)	25 050 (12.7)
	$40,000 to $49,999	58 (9.4)	21 190 (10.8)
	$50,000 to $59,999	45 (7.3)	18 970 (9.6)
	$60,000 to $69,999	23 (3.7)	15 005 (7.6)
	> $70,000	82 (13.3)	52 810 (26.8)
	Unknown	129 (20.9)		46.6
Number of people in household (p < 0.0001)	1	82 (13.3)	39 830 (20.2)
	2	271 (44.1)	73 295 (37.2)
	3	124 (20.2)	39 835 (20.2)
	4	112 (18.2)	31 985 (16.2)
	5	17 (2.8)	9 370 (4.8)
	6+	9 (1.4)	2 875 (1.5)	28.8
Mean number of people in household		2.6	2.5

*Age range of comparison groups differ; census: 20 – 29 years versus sample: 18 – 29 years.