Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the sample (n = 103,287)
| Variable | Unweighted | Weighted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Age group | ||||
| Youth, 12–17 years | 28,871 | 28.0 | 22,337 | 21.6 |
| Adults, 18+ years | 74,416 | 72.0 | 80,950 | 78.4 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 45,899 | 44.4 | 49,939 | 48.3 |
| Female | 57,388 | 55.6 | 53,348 | 51.7 |
| Household size | ||||
| 2 persons | 7167 | 6.9 | 4401 | 4.3 |
| 3 persons | 28,896 | 28.0 | 25,817 | 25.0 |
| 4 persons | 67,224 | 65.1 | 73,069 | 70.7 |
| Household income (quintile group) | ||||
| 1 (lowest) | 18,476 | 19.4 | 21,508 | 20.8 |
| 2 | 18,614 | 19.5 | 21,705 | 21.0 |
| 3 | 20,697 | 21.7 | 23,087 | 22.4 |
| 4 | 20,324 | 21.7 | 20,521 | 19.9 |
| 5 (highest) | 17,216 | 18.1 | 16,466 | 15.9 |
| Education | ||||
|
Less than secondary Secondary Post-secondary |
7541 11,444 84,302 |
7.3 11.1 81.6 |
5706 10,706 86,876 |
5.5 10.4 84.1 |
| High body mass | ||||
| No (BMI < 25) | 47,177 | 49.8 | 52,408 | 50.7 |
| Yes (BMI ≥ 25) | 47,529 | 50.2 | 50,879 | 49.3 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 77,796 | 78.6 | 73,294 | 71.0 |
| Non-white | 21,183 | 21.4 | 29,993 | 29.0 |
| Shielding status of household | ||||
| Food secure | 86,343 | 83.6 | 87461 | 84.7 |
| Food insecure, youth are shielded | 6777 | 6.6 | 6457 | 6.3 |
| Food insecure, youth are not shielded | 10,167 | 9.8 | 9369 | 9.1 |
Note: The CCHS uses two sampling frames for its sample selection: an area frame for the Canadian population aged 18 and over, and a frame of telephone numbers from Canada Child Benefit (CCB) records for the 12–17 population. Sample weights take this stratified, multistage sampling design into account and were applied to an ensure accurate representation of the Canadian population (Statistics Canada, n.d.).