Table 1.
Demographic features of the study samplesa.
| Variable | 2012 CCHS % (95% CI)b | 2002 CCHS % (95% CI)b | |
| Female, sex | 50.7 (50.7 to 50.7) | 50.8 (50.8 to 50.8) | |
| Age, mean | 45.7 (45.5 to 45.8) | 44.0 (43.9 to 44.0) | |
| Marital status | Married or common law | 60.1 (59.2 to 61.0) | 61.7 (61.2 to 62.3) |
| Single | 27.0 (26.3 to 27.7) | 25.4 (25.0 to 25.9) | |
| Widowed, separated, or divorced | 12.9 (12.3 to 13.6) | 12.8 (12.5 to 13.2) | |
| Low education, no secondary education | 17.8 (17.0 to 18.6) | 24.8 (24.1 to 25.4) | |
| Employment | Working and (or) absent from job | 68.5 (67.5 to 69.4) | 68.5 (67.8 to 69.2) |
| Permanently unable to work | 2.7 (2.4 to 3.0) | 2.1 (1.9 to 2.3) | |
| Not working | 28.8 (27.9 to 29.7) | 29.4 (28.7 to 30.0) | |
an = 25 113 for the 2012 CCHS and 36 984 for the 2002 CCHS.
bUnless otherwise specified.