Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample
| Unweighted total (n = 2433) |
Weighted totala
(n = 2432.37) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Gender (%) | ||
| Female | 61.78 | 51.71 |
| Male | 38.22 | 48.29 |
| Age (mean, SD) | 41.39, 13.34 | 40.73, 14.09 |
| Age (%) | ||
| 15–24 | 12.00 | 16.12 |
| 25–34 | 21.58 | 20.66 |
| 35–44 | 23.59 | 20.84 |
| 45–54 | 22.44 | 20.92 |
| 55+ | 20.39 | 21.46 |
| Marital status (%) | ||
| Single | 36.48 | 37.95 |
| Married | 29.81 | 29.37 |
| Separated | 3.05 | 2.82 |
| Common-law | 15.81 | 15.86 |
| Divorced | 13.13 | 12.39 |
| Widowed | 1.73 | 1.61 |
| Education (%) | ||
| Less high school | 15.30 | 15.99 |
| High school | 11.51 | 12.13 |
| Post-high school | 73.19 | 71.88 |
| Immigrant (%) | ||
| No | 75.02 | 75.14 |
| Yes | 24.98 | 24.86 |
| Primary language (%) | ||
| English | 21.90 | 20.59 |
| French | 54.25 | 55.36 |
| English + French | 6.59 | 6.56 |
| Neither English nor French | 17.25 | 17.50 |
| Caucasian (%) | ||
| No | 18.69 | 18.46 |
| Yes | 81.31 | 81.54 |
| Dwelling owned by a household member (%) | ||
| No | 61.47 | 61.15 |
| Yes | 38.53 | 38.85 |
| Held a job in the past 12 months (%) | ||
| No | 22.60 | 21.41 |
| Yes | 77.40 | 78.59 |
| Household size (mean, SD) | 2.50, 1.39 | 2.49, 1.36 |
| Household income (mean, SD) | $57,68, $49,72 | $59,06, $49,85 |
| Personal income (mean, SD) | $32,53, $31,20 | $33,19, $33,15 |
aThe data was weighted for sex and age