Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study subjects
From: Comparison of indicators of material circumstances in the context of an epidemiological study
Characteristic | Males N = 177 (%) | Females N = 499 (%) | Total N = 676 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||
29-49 | 5.6 | 12.8 | 10.9 |
50-59 | 12.4 | 30.9 | 26.0 |
60-69 | 57.1 | 37.5 | 42.6 |
≥ 70 | 24.9 | 18.8 | 20.4 |
Marital status | |||
Married/cohabitating | 75.1 | 52.3 | 58.3 |
Single | 7.9 | 12.4 | 11.2 |
Separated/divorced | 13.0 | 17.4 | 16.3 |
Widowed | 4.0 | 17.8 | 14.2 |
Level of education | |||
Primary | 38.4 | 27.5 | 30.3 |
High-school | 41.8 | 47.1 | 45.7 |
Post-secondary | 19.8 | 25.5 | 24.0 |
Ancestry | |||
French | 69.5 | 70.9 | 70.6 |
Other | 30.5 | 29.1 | 29.4 |
Respondent | |||
Self | 88.1 | 86.6 | 87.0 |
Other | 11.9 | 13.4 | 13.0 |
Country of origin | |||
Canada | 78.5 | 80.4 | 79.9 |
Other | 21.5 | 19.6 | 20.1 |
Smoking status | |||
Never | 11.3 | 31.6 | 26.5 |
Ex-smoker | 62.1 | 44.1 | 48.8 |
Current smoker | 26.6 | 24.0 | 24.7 |