Table 1.
Distribution of demographic characteristics of respondents by relationship status
| Variables | Married/cohabiting/partnered N (%) | Separated/divorced N (%) | Widowed N (%) | Single N (%) | Other N (%) | Overall N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 691 (70.60) | 52 (5.30) | 8 (0.80) | 222 (22.70) | 6 (0.60) | 979 (12.00) |
| Female | 5055 (71.20) | 565 (8.00) | 125 (1.80) | 1287 (18.10) | 72 (1.00) | 7104 (86.90) |
| Other | 45 (48.90) | 1 (1.10) | 1 (1.10) | 29 (31.50) | 16 (17.40) | 92 (1.10) |
| Age | ||||||
| ≤25 | 455 (50.30) | 11 (1.20) | 0 (0.00) | 426 (47.10) | 13 (1.40) | 905 (11.30) |
| 26–40 | 2251 (76.70) | 111 (3.80) | 5 (0.20) | 545 (18.60) | 24 (0.80) | 2936 (36.60) |
| 41–60 | 2513 (73.50) | 383 (11.20) | 49 (1.40) | 445 (13.0)0 | 31 (0.90) | 3421 (42.60) |
| >60 | 487 (64.10) | 103 (13.60) | 75 (9.90) | 83 (10.90) | 12 (1.60) | 760 (9.50) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Caucasian | 4820 (72.10) | 533 (8.00) | 117 (1.80) | 1167 (17.50) | 47 (0.70) | 6684 (82.00) |
| Indigenous | 178 (58.90) | 25 (8.30) | 4 (1.30) | 90 (29.80) | 5 (1.70) | 302 (3.70) |
| Asian | 276 (68.30) | 14 (3.50) | 1 (0.20) | 110 (27.20) | 3 (0.70) | 404 (5.00) |
| Other | 499 (65.80) | 43 (5.70) | 10 (1.30) | 168 (22.20) | 38 (5.00) | 758 (9.30) |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school diploma | 114 (34.90) | 23 (7.00) | 4 (1.20) | 177 (54.10) | 9 (2.80) | 327 (4.00) |
| High school diploma | 532 (65.80) | 58 (7.20) | 21 (2.60) | 190 (23.50) | 8 (1.00) | 809 (9.90) |
| Post-secondary education | 5097 (73.40) | 534 (7.70) | 105 (1.50) | 1158 (16.70) | 53 (0.80) | 6947 (85.00) |
| Other education | 47 (51.60) | 2 (2.20) | 4 (4.40) | 13 (14.30) | 25(27.50) | 91 (1.10) |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Employed | 4530 (75.70) | 443 (7.40) | 45 (0.80) | 924 (15.40) | 40 (0.70) | 5982 (73.20) |
| Unemployed | 534 (56.00) | 102 (10.70) | 24 (2.50) | 282 (29.60) | 12 (1.30) | 954 (11.70) |
| Retired | 384 (68.80) | 53 (9.50) | 62 (11.10) | 54 (9.70) | 5 (0.900) | 558 (6.80) |
| Students | 204 (45.40) | 7 (1.60) | 0 (0.00) | 233 (51.90) | 5 (1.10) | 449 (5.50) |
| Other | 137 (58.50) | 13 (5.60) | 5 (2.10) | 46 (19.70) | 33 (14.10) | 234 (2.90) |
| Housing status | ||||||
| Own home | 4314 (81.80) | 354 (6.70) | 106 (2.00) | 475 (9.00) | 28 (0.50) | 5277 (65.7) |
| Living with family | 300 (38.10) | 36 (4.60) | 2 (0.30) | 435 (55.30) | 14 (1.80) | 787 (9.8) |
| Renting | 1031 (54.80) | 214 (11.40) | 20 (1.10) | 589 (31.30) | 27 (1.40) | 1881 (23.4) |
| Other | 33 (40.70) | 5 (6.20) | 2 (2.50) | 18 (22.20) | 23 (28.40) | 81 (1.0) |