Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (weighted data)

Gender

male

53,578 (48.7%)

female

56,389 (51.3)

Marital status

married

68,255 (62.2%)

living common-law

10,356 (9.4)

widowed

6,916 (6.3)

separated

3,048 (2.8)

divorced

6,049 (5.5)

single (never married)

15,135 (13.8)

Age

aged 25 - 34

21,639 (19.7%)

aged 35 - 44

27,611 (25.1)

aged 45 -54

23,839 (21.7)

aged 55 - 64

17,155 (15.6)

aged 65 and older

19,732 (17.9)

Sexual orientation

heterosexual

100,803 (98.5%)

homosexual

945 (0.9)

bisexual

543 (0.5)

Educational attainment

less than secondary

21,582 (20.1%)

secondary graduate

26,463 (24.7)

community college; technical school; some university (no degree)

bachelor's degree

15,466 (14.4)

post-bachelor degree

7,237 (6.7)

Household income

< $10,000

2,291 (2.4%)

$10,000 - 19,999

8,130 (8.6)

$20,000 - 29,999

9,664 (8.8)

$30,000 - 39,999

10,409 (11.0)

$40,000 - 49,999

9,862 (10.4)

$50,000 - 59,999

9,708 (10.3)

$60,000 - 79,999

16,108 (17.0)

$80,000 or more

28,313 (30.0)

Race

White

90,864 (85.5%)

Chinese

3,676 (3.5)

South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)

2,758 (2.6)

Black

1,617 (1.5)

Aboriginal (North American Indian, Métis and Inuit)

1,028 (1.0)

Filipino

998 (0.9)

Latin American

848 (0.8)

Southeast Asian (e.g., Cambodian, Indonesian, Laotian, Vietnamese)

594 (0.6)

Arab

523 (0.5)

West Asian (e.g., Afghan, Iranian)

311 (0.3)

Korean

284 (0.3)

Japanese

204 (0.2)

other

1,509 (1.4)

multiple origins

1,108 (1.0)

Immigrant status

immigrated to Canada as adult (aged 18 and older)

18,260 (17.2%)

immigrated to Canada as child (under 18)

6,204 (5.8)

born in Canada

81,834 (77.0)

Self-rated health

poor

3,361 (3.1%)

fair

10,865 (9.9)

good

33,919 (30.9)

very good

38,138 (34.7)

excellent

23,600 (21.5)