Table 1:

Characteristics of participants from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) COVID-19 Questionnaire Study

CharacteristicNo. (%) of participants
n = 23 785
Sex*
 Male11145 (47.5)
 Female12 640 (52.5)
Age group†, yr
 50–648269 (34.8)
 65–748705 (36.5)
 75–966811 (28.6)
Racial background*
 White23091 (97.2)
 Nonwhite668 (2.8)
 Missing26
Education*
 Secondary school graduation or less3426 (14.4)
 Some postsecondary education17106 (7.2)
 Postsecondary degree or diploma18609 (78.4)
 Missing44
Total household income‡, $
 < 50 0005663 (25.3)
 50 000–99 9998514 (37.9)
 100 000–149 9994554 (20.3)
 ≥ 150 0003726 (16.6)
 Missing1328
Region†
 Atlantic§4297 (18.1)
 Quebec4299 (18.1)
 Ontario5509 (23.2)
 Prairies5091 (21.4)
 British Columbia4589 (19.3)
Marital status‡
 Single (never married or never lived with partner)1992 (8.4)
 Married or common-law relationship16711 (70.3)
 Widowed2311 (9.7)
 Divorced or separated2757 (11.6)
 Missing14
Essential worker status†
 Does not work outside the home17244 (74.6)
 Essential worker2478 (10.7)
 Not essential worker3392 (14.7)
 Missing671
Urban or rural status†
 Urban19447 (82.2)
 Rural4214 (17.8)
 Missing124

  • ↵* Data collected at CLSA baseline (2011–2015).

  • ↵† Data collected at CLSA COVID-19 Questionnaire baseline survey (April–June 2020).

  • ↵‡ Data collected at CLSA follow-up 1 (2015–2018).

  • ↵§ Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island.

  • ↵ Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta.