Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of Canadian adults prioritizing new government spending
Characteristics | First priority ranking for new government spending | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child care (%) | Pharmacare (%) | Dental care (%) | Home care (%) | Vision care (%) | |
Age | |||||
18–29 | 34.7 | 11.3 | 22.1 | 10.6 | 20.8 |
30–44 | 38.6 | 25.9 | 26.3 | 21.3 | 29.1 |
45–64 | 23.1 | 47.2 | 37.9 | 40.6 | 36.3 |
65+ | 3.6 | 15.6 | 13.7 | 27.5 | 13.8 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 54.5 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 43.5 | 49.1 |
Female | 45.5 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 56.5 | 50.9 |
Male by age group | |||||
18–29 | 39.0 | 10.0 | 13.6 | 7.1 | 28.8 |
30–44 | 36.0 | 26.0 | 33.0 | 22.9 | 15.4 |
45–64 | 21.3 | 49.0 | 42.0 | 48.6 | 42.3 |
65+ | 3.7 | 15.0 | 11.4 | 21.4 | 13.5 |
Female by age group | |||||
18–29 | 29.6 | 12.6 | 29.1 | 12.4 | 19.7 |
30–44 | 41.7 | 26.1 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 28.8 |
45–64 | 25.2 | 45.0 | 35.0 | 34.8 | 34.8 |
65+ | 3.5 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 32.6 | 16.7 |
Household Income | |||||
<$20-000 | 8.0 | 11.8 | 19.3 | 8.8 | 11.9 |
$20,000-<$40,000 | 20.5 | 19.3 | 25.5 | 25.7 | 22.5 |
$40,000-<$60,000 | 18.8 | 22.5 | 19.9 | 27.9 | 21.8 |
$60,000-<$80,000 | 15.6 | 17.6 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 13.7 |
$80,000+ | 37.1 | 28.9 | 24.8 | 27.9 | 30.2 |
Educational attainment | |||||
<High-school | 33.9 | 34.3 | 29.0 | 31.2 | 32.3 |
College | 28.6 | 26.3 | 36.1 | 22.7 | 28.6 |
University/Post-grad | 37.4 | 39.4 | 35.0 | 46.1 | 39.1 |
Residence status | |||||
Rural | 16.5 | 16.0 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 17.5 |
Urban | 33.5 | 84.0 | 81.3 | 81.0 | 82.5 |
Parenthood | |||||
Children <6 years of age | 64.5 | 29.4 | 37.7 | 39.7 | 41.8 |
No children <6 years of age | 36.0 | 70.6 | 62.3 | 60.3 | 58.2 |
Private health insurance coverage | |||||
Insured | 79.5 | 65.5 | 43.8 | 54.0 | 66.9 |
Non-insured | 20.5 | 34.5 | 56.2 | 46.0 | 33.1 |