TABLE 1. Demographic characteristics of seniors, ≥ 65 years, by fall-related injury status, Canada, CCHS 2005, 2009/2010, 2013 .

Characteristics	CCHS 2005				CCHS 2009/2010				CCHS 2013
	Without a fall-related Injury		With a fall-related Injury		Without a fall-related Injury		With a fall-related Injury		Without a fall-related Injury		With a fall-related Injury
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Total sample (unweighted)	24 809		1379		26 743		1636		16 303		987
Total population (weighted)	3 734 171		194 135		4 198 003		256 011		4 797 658		299 769
Sex*
Male	1 686 873	45.2	61 034	31.4	1 918 788	45.7	93 090	36.4	2 231 422	46.5	99 435	33.2
Female	2 047 298	54.8	133 102	68.6	2 279 215	54.3	162 921	63.6	2 566 236	53.5	200 334	66.8
Age, years*
65–69	1 162 501	31.1	49 181	25.3	1 415 712	33.7	74 185	29.0	1 672 895	34.9	98 187	32.8
70–74	987 761	26.5	41 277	21.3	1 005 525	24.0	47 348	18.5	1 165 446	24.3	68 557	22.9
75–79	768 719	20.6	46 186	23.8	841 906	20.1	55 126	21.5	907 011	18.9	47 693	15.9
80–84	519 888	13.9	29 353	15.1	570 275	13.6	36 653	14.3	613 432	12.8	44 021	14.7
85–89	225 167	6.0	20 099	10.4	273 249	6.5	32 484	12.7	320 060	6.7	30 437	10.2
≥ 90	70 134	1.9	8040	4.1E	91 336	2.2	10 215	4.0E	118 815	2.5	10 874	3.6E
Marital status*
Married/common-law	2 334 287	62.5	100 592	51.8	2 670 783	63.6	143 006	55.9	3 112 314	64.9	160 737	53.6
Widowed	980 197	26.2	69 984	36.0	989 597	23.6	79 415	31.0	999 912	20.8	82 685	27.6
Separated/divorced	240 658	6.4	14 570	7.5	342 082	8.1	23 245	9.1	446 792	9.3	38 582	12.9
Single, never married	176 653	4.7	8907	4.6	185 020	4.4	10 344	4.0	232 313	4.8	17 766	5.9E
Not stateda	2376	0.1E	x	x	10 521	0.3E	0	0.0	x	x	0	0.0
Education
< Secondary school graduation	1 522 865	40.8	76 403	39.4	1 433 432	34.1	76 714	30.0	1 476 635	30.8	89 869	30.0
Secondary school graduation	495 206	13.3	28 856	14.9	618 242	14.7	41 275	16.1	896 124	18.7	53 225	17.8
Some post-secondary	186 005	5.0	11 481	5.9	227 552	5.4	15 901	6.2	158 172	3.3	8962	3.0E
Post-secondary graduation	1 395 142	37.4	72 526	37.4	1 763 707	42.0	112 140	43.8	2 152 020	44.9	137 858	46.0
Not stateda	134 952	3.6	x	x	155 070	3.7	9981	3.9E	114 707	2.4	9855	3.3E
Household income, $ b
< 15 000	405 814	10.9	28 492	14.7	279 721	6.7	19 440	7.6	213 042	4.4	18 142	6.1E
15 000–29 999	1 243 428	33.3	60 838	31.3	1 114 828	26.6	66 769	26.1	1 239 972	25.8	82 199	27.4
30 000–49 999	1 031 015	27.6	50 514	26.0	1 237 856	29.5	74 692	29.2	1 310 159	27.3	79 782	26.6
50 000–79 999	691 384	18.5	34 917	18.0	916 035	21.8	55 819	21.8	1 109 802	23.1	75 191	25.1
≥ 80 000	362 531	9.7	19 375	10.0	649 564	15.5	39 291	15.3	924 683	19.3	44 455	14.8

Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (2005, 2009/2010, 2013), Statistics Canada.

Abbreviation: CCHS, Canadian Community Health Survey.

Notes: Unless otherwise specified, all estimates (numbers and percentages) were weighted using sampling weights provided by Statistics Canada. Due to rounding, numbers may not sum up to the total population and percentages may not sum up to 100%.

^a“Not stated” includes all responses categorized as “don’t know,” “refusal,” or “not stated”.

^bMissing data on household income were imputed using a nearest neighbour imputation method.²⁵

^EEstimate is associated with high sampling variability (i.e. coefficient of variation is between 16.6% and 33.3%) – interpret with caution.

“x” indicates that the data do not meet standards for reportability due to extreme variability (coefficient of variation > 33.3%).

^*Significant difference (p < .05) in the distribution of the characteristic between those with a fall-related injury and those without a fall-related injury for all 3 survey samples.