Respondents’ descriptive sociodemographic characteristics (total weighted n = 1010)
| Characteristic | No. (%) of respondents | |
|---|---|---|
| Unweighted | Weighted* | |
| Age, yr | ||
| 18–24 | 34 (3.4) | 55 (5.4) |
| 25–34 | 131 (13.0) | 204 (20.2) |
| 35–44 | 136 (13.5) | 134 (13.3) |
| 45–54 | 204 (20.2) | 200 (19.8) |
| 55–64 | 231 (22.9) | 179 (17.7) |
| ≥ 65 | 274 (27.1) | 238 (23.6) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 492 (48.7) | 467 (46.2) |
| Female | 518 (51.3) | 543 (53.8) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 184 (18.2) | 214 (21.2) |
| Married/common-law | 662 (65.5) | 649 (64.2) |
| Separated/divorced | 101 (10.0) | 89 (8.8) |
| Widowed | 48 (4.8) | 42 (4.2) |
| Prefer not to answer | 15 (1.5) | 16 (1.6) |
| Member of household receiving home care | ||
| Yes | 79 (7.8) | 90 (8.9) |
| No | 922 (91.3) | 908 (89.9) |
| Prefer not to answer | 9 (0.9) | 12 (1.2) |
| Geographical area | ||
| Urban | 455 (45.0) | 476 (47.1) |
| Suburban | 356 (35.2) | 353 (35.0) |
| Rural | 190 (18.8) | 173 (17.1) |
| Do not know/prefer not to answer | 9 (0.9) | 9 (0.9) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 861 (85.2) | 793 (78.5) |
| Nonwhite | 139 (13.8) | 199 (19.7) |
| Declined to answer | 10 (1.0) | 18 (1.8) |
| Level of education | ||
| Elementary | 9 (0.9) | 20 (2.0) |
| High school | 191 (18.9) | 277 (27.4) |
| College | 335 (33.2) | 310 (30.7) |
| University certificate/diploma | 85 (8.4) | 68 (6.7) |
| University | 387 (38.3) | 328 (32.5) |
| Prefer not to answer | 3 (0.3) | 8 (0.8) |
| Occupation, weighted | ||
| Worker | 497 (49.2) | 516 (51.1) |
| Unemployed | 467 (46.2) | 429 (42.5) |
| Full-time studies | 30 (3.0) | 45 (4.4) |
| Prefer not to answer | 16 (1.6) | 19 (1.9) |
| Total family income, $ | ||
| ≤ 19 999 | 65 (6.4) | 85 (8.4) |
| 20 000–39 999 | 129 (12.8) | 132 (13.1) |
| 40 000–59 999 | 156 (15.4) | 169 (16.7) |
| 60 000–79 999 | 147 (14.6) | 141 (14.0) |
| 80 000–99 999 | 132 (13.1) | 131 (13.0) |
| 100 000–124 999 | 114 (11.3) | 97 (9.6) |
| 125 000–149 999 | 60 (5.9) | 54 (5.3) |
| ≥ 150 000 | 83 (8.2) | 83 (8.2) |
| Prefer not to answer | 124 (12.3) | 118 (11.7) |
| Province | ||
| British Columbia | 92 (9.1) | 142 (14.0) |
| Alberta | 69 (6.8) | 104 (10.3) |
| Manitoba/Saskatchewan | 68 (6.7) | 58 (5.7) |
| Ontario | 335 (33.2) | 335 (33.2) |
| Quebec | 383 (37.9) | 307 (30.4) |
| Atlantic provinces | 63 (6.2) | 65 (6.4) |
| First language | ||
| French | 375 (37.1) | 274 (27.1) |
| English | 524 (51.9) | 511 (50.6) |
| Other | 109 (10.8) | 221 (21.9) |
| Prefer not to answer | 2 (0.2) | 5 (0.5) |
↵* Weighted to Canadian census targets for age, sex, region and language based on distributions reported in the 2016 Canadian census. Numbers may not total 1010 in all cases as the weighting process involves approximations; the sum of approximations may lead to a difference of +1 or −1 in the total.