Table 1.
Sociodemographic Composition of the Sample.
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 18-29 | 54 (8.1) |
| 30-39 | 130 (19.4) |
| 40-49 | 157 (23.5) |
| 50-59 | 258 (38.6) |
| 60 and more | 65 (9.7) |
| Education level | |
| Less than high school diploma | 68 (10.2) |
| High school diploma | 139 (20.8) |
| Trade school diploma | 191 (28.6) |
| College diploma | 213 (31.8) |
| University diploma | 52 (7.8) |
| Perceived economic situation | |
| Sufficient income or financially comfortable | 601 (89.8) |
| Poor or very poor | 61 (9.1) |
| Born in Canada | |
| Yes | 641 (95.8) |
| No | 25 (3.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Married or in a relationship | 506 (75.6) |
| Widowed, separated, or divorced | 52 (7.8) |
| Single | 104 (15.5) |
| Paternity | |
| Yes | 475 (71.0) |
| No | 187 (28.0) |
| Body mass index | |
| Underweight | 6 (0.9) |
| Normal | 175 (26.2) |
| Overweight | 327 (48.9) |
| Obesity | 143 (21.4) |
| Number of health comorbidities | |
| 0 or 1 | 470 (70.3) |
| 2 or 3 | 150 (22.4) |
| 4 and more | 39 (5.8) |
| Unions | |
| Construction | 117 (17.5) |
| Metallurgy | 100 (14.9) |
| Police services | 114 (17.0) |
| Aerospace and transportation | 189 (28.3) |
| Other | 121 (22.3) |
| Material deprivation quintile | |
| 1 (least deprived) | 107 (16.0) |
| 2 | 160 (23.9) |
| 3 | 131 (19.6) |
| 4 | 134 (20.0) |
| 5 (most deprived) | 84 (12.6) |
| Social deprivation quintile | |
| 1 (least deprived) | 157 (23.5) |
| 2 | 137 (20.5) |
| 3 | 133 (19.9) |
| 4 | 104 (15.5) |
| 5 (most deprived) | 85 (12.7) |
| Level of rurality | |
| Rural area | 171 (25.6) |
| Metropolitan area | 389 (58.1) |
| Intermediate region | 74 (11.1) |
Note. For any variable, a sum less than the total N = 669 (100%) is due to missing values.