Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of CCHS-CF survey participants
| Variable | % | CV | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Force | |||
| Regular | 70.9 | 0.1 | 70.7 to 71.1 |
| Reserve | 29.1 | 0.3 | 28.9 to 29.3 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 85.3 | 0.1 | 85.1 to 85.5 |
| Female | 14.7 | 0.6 | 14.5 to 14.9 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian | 93.5 | 0.3 | 92.9 to 94.1 |
| Non-Caucasian | 6.5 | 4.8 | 5.9 to 7.1 |
| Education | |||
| <Secondary | 8.3 | 4.5 | 7.6 to 9.0 |
| Secondary graduate | 29.3 | 1.9 | 28.2 to 30.4 |
| Some post-secondary | 40.9 | 1.5 | 39.8 to 42.1 |
| University certificate or bachelor | 16.8 | 2.0 | 16.1 to 17.4 |
| University master or doctorate | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 to 5.0 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married or common law | 62.9 | 0.9 | 61.9 to 64.0 |
| Widowed, separated, or divorced | 7.4 | 4.3 | 6.8 to 8.0 |
| Single | 29.6 | 1.8 | 28.6 to 30.6 |
| Family income, Can$ | |||
| 0 to 19 999 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 2.4 to 3.3 |
| 20 000 to 39 999 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 7.5 to 8.9 |
| 40 000 to 59 999 | 25.6 | 2.2 | 24.5 to 26.7 |
| ≥60 000 | 61.5 | 1.0 | 60.3 to 62.6 |
| Age, years | |||
| 16 to 24 | 19.3 | 2.4 | 18.3 to 20.2 |
| 25 to 34 | 30.7 | 1.9 | 29.5 to 31.8 |
| 35 to 44 | 37.5 | 1.5 | 36.4 to 38.6 |
| ≥45 | 12.6 | 2.6 | 11.9 to 13.2 |
CV = coefficient of variation