Table 2.
Demographic characteristics comparing Ontario and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (n = 111,804)
| |
Overall (n = 111,804) |
Ontario (n = 102,554) |
WRHA (n = 9,250) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | ||||
|
Age | ||||
| Mean (SD) |
83.2 (7.6) |
83.2 (7.6) |
83.4 (7.4) |
0.003 |
| 65–74 |
15.7 (17,560) |
15.8 (16,224) |
14.4 (1,336) |
0.0007 |
| 75–84 |
40.2 (44,893) |
40.0 (41,058) |
41.5 (3,835) |
|
| 85+ |
44.1 (49,351) |
44.1 (45,2721) |
44.1 (4,079) |
|
|
Sex | ||||
| Female |
68.6 (76,738) |
68.3 (70,040) |
72.4 (6,698) |
<0.0001 |
|
Marital status | ||||
| Never married |
4.6 (5,146) |
4.3 (4,428) |
7.8 (718) |
<0.0001 |
| Married |
34.7 (38,844) |
35.3 (36,217) |
28.4 (2,627) |
|
| Widowed/ separated/divorced |
59.9 (66,974) |
59.6 (61,139) |
63.1 (5,835) |
|
| Other |
0.8 (840) |
0.8 (770) |
0.8 (70) |
|
|
Highest level of education | ||||
| No schooling |
2.0 (2,078) |
2.1 (1,976) |
1.1 (102) |
<0.0001 |
| Eighth grade or less |
23.8 (24,316) |
23.8 (22,028) |
24.7 (2,288) |
|
| Some high school/high school graduate |
33.2 (33,899) |
32.2 (29,841) |
43.9 (4,058) |
|
| Post-Secondary education |
21.5 (21,943) |
21.6 (19,993) |
21.1 (1,950) |
|
| Unknown | 19.4 (19,761) | 20.4 (18,909) | 9.2 (852) | |