Table 1.
Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics in Regular Force personnel, the CGP, and the restricted full-time employed population.
| Sociodemographic characteristic | CGP (n = 26 934 200) | Restricted full-time employed population (n = 11 717 540) | Regular Force (n = 64 360) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted population | Percentage (95% CI) | Weighted population | Percentage (95% CI) | Weighted population | Percentage (95% CI) | |
| Age, y | ||||||
| <25 | 3 076 640 | 11.42 (11.11 to 11.74) | 1 248 680 | 10.66 (9.89 to 11.42) | 8540 | 13.27 (12.37 to 14.17) |
| 25 to 34 | 4 504 680 | 16.72 (16.04 to 17.41) | 2 752 940 | 23.49 (22.12 to 24.87) | 24 220 | 37.63 (36.48 to 38.79) |
| 35 to 44 | 4 781 940 | 17.75 (17.05 to 18.46) | 3 064 920 | 26.16 (24.75 to 27.57) | 17 860 | 27.75 (26.67 to 28.83) |
| 45 to 54 | 5 213 920 | 19.36 (18.63 to 20.08) | 3 364 160 | 28.71 (27.24 to 30.18) | 12 740 | 19.79 (18.95 to 20.64) |
| ≥55 | 9 357 020 | 34.74 (34.00 to 35.49) | 1 286 840 | 10.98 (9.92 to 12.04) | 1020 | 1.58 (1.31 to 1.86) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 13 237 980 | 49.15 (48.99 to 49.31) | 6 676 660 | 56.98 (55.86 to 58.10) | 55 400 | 86.14 (85.30 to 86.98) |
| Female | 13 696 220 | 50.85 (50.69 to 51.01) | 5 040 880 | 43.02 (41.90 to 44.14) | 8920 | 13.86 (13.02 to 14.70) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/common law | 16 978 700 | 63.13 (62.12 to 64.15) | 7 689 580 | 65.62 (63.80 to 67.45) | 42 200 | 65.61 (64.47 to 66.75) |
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 3 649 280 | 13.57 (12.90 to 14.24) | 1 063 260 | 9.07 (7.94 to 10.21) | 4840 | 7.52 (6.88 to 8.17) |
| Single/never married | 6 264 840 | 23.30 (22.51 to 24.08) | 2 947 200 | 25.15 (23.64 to 26.66) | 17 280 | 26.87 (25.79 to 27.94) |
| Race | ||||||
| White origin | 20 691 120 | 79.70 (78.50 to 80.89) | 8 949 080 | 78.94 (77.09 to 80.78) | 57 880 | 90.10 (89.28 to 90.92) |
| Nonwhite origin | 4 936 220 | 19.01 (17.82 to 20.21) | 2 209 760 | 19.49 (17.69 to 21.29) | 3880 | 6.04 (5.39 to 6.69) |
| Multiple origins | 335 080 | 1.29 (1.04 to 1.55) | 178 420 | 1.57 (1.10 to 2.04) | 2460 | 3.83 (3.32 to 4.34) |
| Highest education | ||||||
| Less than secondary | 3 969 980 | 14.82 (14.10 to 15.55) | 937 560 | 8.00 (6.87 to 9.14) | 2620 | 4.08 (3.57 to 4.59) |
| Secondary graduation | 4 378 040 | 16.35 (15.58 to 17.11) | 1 810 540 | 15.46 (14.20 to 16.71) | 16 520 | 25.72 (24.60 to 26.83) |
| Some postsecondary | 1 825 480 | 6.82 (6.25 to 7.39) | 703 740 | 6.01 (5.09 to 6.93) | 5680 | 8.84 (8.14 to 9.55) |
| Postsecondary graduation | 16 605 600 | 62.01 (60.89 to 63.13) | 8 262 560 | 70.53 (68.77 to 72.30) | 39 400 | 61.33 (60.14 to 62.53) |
| Personal income, $ | ||||||
| <20 000 | 6 544 980 | 27.45 (26.53 to 28.37) | 959 700 | 8.85 (7.91 to 9.79) | 880 | 1.38 (1.12 to 1.63) |
| 20 000 to 39 999 | 6 482 220 | 27.19 (26.26 to 28.11) | 2 701 940 | 24.91 (23.42 to 26.40) | 2740 | 4.29 (3.69 to 4.90) |
| 40 000 to 59 999 | 4 773 380 | 20.02 (19.14 to 20.90) | 2 960 100 | 27.29 (25.61 to 28.98) | 12 760 | 19.99 (18.97 to 21.01) |
| 60 000 to 79 999 | 2 796 480 | 11.73 (11.00 to 12.45) | 1 903 500 | 17.55 (16.20 to 18.90) | 28 340 | 44.41 (43.17 to 45.64) |
| ≥80 000 | 3 246 160 | 13.61 (12.89 to 14.34) | 2 320 800 | 21.40 (19.95 to 22.85) | 19 100 | 29.93 (29.14 to 30.71) |
| Province of residence | ||||||
| Atlantic provinces | 1 857 460 | 6.90 (6.86 to 6.94) | 725 020 | 6.19 (5.85 to 6.52) | 14 480 | 22.50 (21.50 to 23.50) |
| Quebec | 6 349 820 | 23.58 (23.42 to 23.73) | 2 832 540 | 24.17 (23.06 to 25.29) | 9700 | 15.07 (14.23 to 15.91) |
| Ontario | 10 480 980 | 38.91 (38.74 to 39.09) | 4 570 340 | 39.00 (37.75 to 40.26) | 23 660 | 36.76 (35.53 to 38.00) |
| Prairie provinces | 4 604 780 | 17.10 (17.00 to 17.19) | 2 101 300 | 17.93 (17.11 to 18.76) | 11 060 | 17.18 (16.22 to 18.14) |
| British Columbia | 3 641 160 | 13.52 (13.40 to 13.64) | 1 488 360 | 12.70 (12.02 to 13.39) | 5460 | 8.48 (7.80 to 9.17) |
95% CI = 95% confidence interval; CGP = Canadians in the general population.