Table 1.
Weighted Sample Characteristics, Canadian General Social Survey 2007, Ages 45 and Older, N = 22,105
| Dependent variables | % or Mean (SD) | Independent variables | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical and mental health | Family structure | ||
| Self-rated physical health | Has partner and child(ren) | 65.4 | |
| Excellent | 22.3 | Has partner, no child(ren) | 7.9 |
| Very good | 34.4 | No partner, has child(ren) | 19.5 |
| Good | 28.4 | No partner, no child(ren) | 7.2 |
| Fair | 10.8 | % Male | 47.9 |
| Poor | 4.1 | Age group | |
| Self-rated mental health | 45–49 | 21.2 | |
| Excellent | 39.0 | 50–54 | 19.0 |
| Very good | 33.7 | 55–59 | 16.4 |
| Good | 22.2 | 60–64 | 13.0 |
| Fair | 3.9 | 65–69 | 9.6 |
| Poor | 1.1 | 70–74 | 7.5 |
| Social health | 75–79 | 6.2 | |
| Frequency of communicating with relatives | 80+ | 7.1 | |
| Every day | 17.6 | Education | |
| Few times/week | 40.5 | Less than high school | 23.1 |
| Few times/month | 26.3 | High school degree | 17.2 |
| Once a month | 9.2 | Some university/college/trades | 34.9 |
| Not in the past month | 6.4 | University degree | 23.6 |
| Frequency of communicating with friends | Missing | 1.2 | |
| Every day | 13.5 | % Native-born | 77.2 |
| Few times/week | 41.2 | % Work is main activity | 53.2 |
| Few times/month | 27.9 | Province | |
| Once a month | 8.4 | Ontario | 38.4 |
| Not in the past month | 9.0 | Quebec | 24.6 |
| % Communicates with relatives or friends every day | 27.1 | Manitoba | 3.5 |
| % Civically engaged | 42.9 | Saskatchewan | 3.0 |
| Mean (SD) loneliness (six-item scale, 0–6) | 1.3 (1.4) | Alberta | 9.0 |
| British Columbia | 13.7 | ||
| Eastern Provinces | 7.9 |