Demographic characteristics of survey respondents by cycle of the Canadian Community Health Survey
| Characteristic | No. (%) of survey respondents | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 n = 115 787 | 2007/08 n = 113 322 | 2009/10 n = 106 950 | 2011/12 n = 107 691 | 2013/14 n = 110 349 | 2015/16 n = 94 316 | 2017/18 n = 97 993 | |
| Sex | |||||||
| Female | 61 970 (49.7) | 61 492 (50.0) | 57 993 (49.7) | 59 078 (49.9) | 60 648 (49.8) | 50 158 (49.7) | 52 243 (49.8) |
| Male | 53 817 (50.3) | 51 830 (50.0) | 48 957 (50.3) | 48 613 (50.1) | 49 701 (50.2) | 44 158 (50.3) | 45 750 (50.2) |
| Age category, yr | |||||||
| 18–19 | 3840 (3.3) | 3223 (3.2) | 3319 (3.2) | 3084 (3.0) | 2973 (3.0) | 1976 (3.1) | 1756 (3.0) |
| 20–29 | 15 961 (17.4) | 13 851 (17.4) | 13 934 (17.4) | 13 653 (17.5) | 12 703 (17.1) | 10 818 (16.1) | 11 174 (16.1) |
| 30–39 | 19 321 (17.4) | 17 856 (17.5) | 15 438 (16.6) | 14 304 (16.6) | 13 752 (16.7) | 14 235 (17.5) | 14 802 (17.9) |
| 40–49 | 19 756 (21.8) | 18 688 (20.8) | 15 680 (20.2) | 14 539 (18.4) | 13 116 (17.6) | 13 739 (17.4) | 13 757 (16.6) |
| 50–59 | 20 487 (17.4) | 21 638 (18.5) | 20 124 (18.9) | 20 309 (19.1) | 20 835 (19.5) | 17 388 (18.8) | 17 250 (18.0) |
| 60–69 | 16 788 (11.5) | 18 227 (12.0) | 18 927 (13.0) | 21 186 (14.3) | 23 596 (14.7) | 18 579 (15.5) | 19 877 (15.8) |
| 70–79 | 12 758 (7.6) | 12 879 (7.4) | 12 521 (7.2) | 13 079 (7.4) | 15 186 (8.0) | 11 829 (8.3) | 13 069 (9.0) |
| ≥ 80 | 6876 (3.5) | 6960 (3.2) | 7007 (3.4) | 7537 (3.6) | 8188 (3.6) | 5752 (3.3) | 6308 (3.6) |
| Province or territory | |||||||
| Alberta | 10 151 (9.7) | 10 215 (10.3) | 9924 (10.5) | 9760 (10.9) | 10 434 (11.3) | 11 381 (11.6) | 11 732 (11.5) |
| British Columbia | 13 570 (13.3) | 13 718 (13.3) | 12 995 (13.4) | 13 418 (13.5) | 13 387 (13.3) | 12 419 (13.2) | 13 338 (13.2) |
| Manitoba | 6353 (3.4) | 6433 (3.3) | 5837 (3.3) | 5905 (3.4) | 6337 (3.3) | 4631 (3.3) | 4719 (3.4) |
| New Brunswick | 4512 (2.4) | 4746 (2.3) | 4215 (2.2) | 4207 (2.2) | 4279 (2.1) | 2841 (2.1) | 3182 (2.1) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 3587 (1.7) | 3481 (1.6) | 3243 (1.5) | 3074 (1.5) | 3410 (1.5) | 2729 (1.5) | 2804 (1.5) |
| Nova Scotia | 4442 (2.9) | 4486 (2.9) | 4048 (2.8) | 4011 (2.8) | 4548 (2.7) | 4105 (2.7) | 4174 (2.6) |
| Ontario | 36 578 (38.8) | 38 137 (39.0) | 36 418 (38.9) | 36 640 (38.7) | 36 566 (38.4) | 28 024 (38.3) | 28 585 (38.5) |
| Prince Edward Island | 1751 (0.4) | 2029 (0.4) | 1612 (0.4) | 1513 (0.4) | 1695 (0.4) | 1511 (0.4) | 1653 (0.4) |
| Quebec | 25 980 (24.2) | 20 742 (23.9) | 19 862 (23.7) | 20 495 (23.6) | 20 675 (23.7) | 20 487 (23.8) | 21 447 (23.5) |
| Saskatchewan | 6706 (2.9) | 6633 (2.8) | 6328 (2.8) | 6132 (2.8) | 6338 (2.9) | 3970 (2.9) | 4172 (2.9) |
| Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut | 2157 (0.3) | 2702 (0.3) | 2468 (0.3) | 2536 (0.3) | 2680 (0.3) | 2218 (0.3) | 2187 (0.3) |