Table 3.
Characteristics of the study sample
| Sample | Ontario Populationa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1622 | ||||
| Variable | N | % | N | % |
| Child gender | ||||
| Male | 830 | 51.2 | 1,381,630 | 51.3 |
| Female | 792 | 48.8 | 1,312,220 | 48.7 |
| Child age category (years)b | ||||
| 5 to 9 | 619 | 38.2 | 712,755 | 35.8 |
| 10 to 17 | 1003 | 61.8 | 1,276,840 | 64.2 |
| Parent gender | ||||
| Male | 447 | 27.6 | -- | -- |
| Female | 1174 | 72.4 | -- | -- |
| Parent age (Mean ± SD) | 44.4 ± 7.3 | -- | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Not living with partner | 260 | 16.2 | 604,645 | 16.7 |
| Living with partner | 1349 | 83.8 | 3,007,560 | 83.3 |
| Time since immigration | ||||
| Canadian-born | 1247 | 78.0 | 8,906,000 | 71.1 |
| 10+ years | 277 | 17.3 | 2,591,915 | 20.7 |
| 0–9 years | 75 | 4.7 | 1,019,460 | 8.1 |
| Education, highest level completed | ||||
| Below secondary school | 46 | 2.9 | 769,575 | 11.0 |
| Secondary school diploma | 187 | 11.6 | 1,702,160 | 24.3 |
| Post-secondary school | 1379 | 85.6 | 4,547,145 | 64.8 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 1309 | 81.4 | 16,595,030 | 60.9 |
| Unemployed | 70 | 4.4 | 1,395,050 | 5.1 |
| Other | 230 | 14.3 | 9,269,445 | 34.0 |
| Total household incomec | ||||
| Respondents | 1309 | 100 | 4,886,655 | 100 |
| < $20,000 | 51 | 3.1 | 556,305 | 11.4 |
| $20,000 -$39,000 | 103 | 6.4 | 831,135 | 17.0 |
| $40,000 -$59,000 | 162 | 10.0 | 824,425 | 16.9 |
| $60,000–$79,000 | 167 | 10.3 | 680,850 | 13.9 |
| $80,000–$99,000 | 213 | 13.1 | 552,660 | 11.3 |
| ≥ $100,000 | 613 | 37.8 | 1,441,280 | 29.5 |
aAll Ontario data retrieved from: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population
bChild age categories presented are based on available census data
cTotal household income, before taxes and deduction, from all sources in the past 12 months. Note that 21.1% of the study sample did not provide their total household income
-- Comparable data for the Ontario population not available (e.g., Census does not differentiate between adults and parents; thus, parent-related data cannot be retrieved).