Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Canadian Veterans in Ontario at Entry into the Provincial Health Care System (n = 23,818).
| Demographic Characteristics | % |
|---|---|
| Age at transition from the CAF/RCMP | |
| <30 | 15.7 |
| 30-39 | 22.8 |
| 40-49 | 36.0 |
| 50+ | 25.6 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 14.3 |
| Median community income | |
| Lowest | 10.4 |
| 2 | 17.1 |
| 3 | 20.8 |
| 4 | 25.5 |
| Highest | 21.8 |
| Missing | 4.5 |
| Local Health Integration Network | |
| Erie St. Clair | 1.5 |
| South West | 3.9 |
| Waterloo Wellington | 1.5 |
| Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant | 2.8 |
| Central West | 0.7 |
| Mississauga Halton | 1.2 |
| Toronto Central | 0.8 |
| Central | 2.0 |
| Central East | 2.4 |
| South East | 19.9 |
| Champlain | 47.0 |
| North Simcoe Muskoka | 7.9 |
| North East | 3.9 |
| North West | 0.5 |
| Missing | 4.1 |
| Rurality | |
| Urban | 82.0 |
| Rural | 9.4 |
| Rural—remote | 6.1 |
| Rural—very remote | 1.0 |
| Rural—unknown | 1.4 |
| Year of transition from the CAF/RCMP | |
| 1990-1995 | 23.2 |
| 1996-2000 | 24.8 |
| 2001-2005 | 20.0 |
| 2006-2010 | 22.9 |
| 2011-2013 | 9.1 |
| Length of service (years) | |
| 0-4 | 20.0 |
| 5-9 | 12.8 |
| 10-19 | 15.3 |
| 20-29 | 33.1 |
| 30+ | 18.8 |
CAF, Canadian Armed Forces; RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police.