Table 1 Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leaving home for the first time

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Table 1
Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leaving home for the first time

Table 1a
Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leaving home for the first time;
Birth Cohort
Respondent characteristics	Risk Ratios Men	Risk Ratios Women
War/Depression	1.00	1.00
Wave 1 Boomers	0.99	1.09
Wave 2 Boomers	0.92*	0.95
Generation X	0.84*	0.88*
Generation Y	0.57*	0.58*
* Statistically significant from benchmark group shown in italics, at the 95% confidence level Note: Risk ratios were generated with a proportional hazard model. Risk ratios over 1.0 indicate a higher risk associated with that characteristic, compared to the reference group; a risk ratio less than 1.0 indicates a lower risk. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001.

Table 1b
Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leaving home for the first time;
Family Structure while growing up
Respondent characteristics	Risk Ratios Men	Risk Ratios Women
Two-parent intact family	1.00	1.00
Step-parent	1.30*	1.57*
Lone-parent	1.16*	1.22*
Other	1.13	1.69*
* Statistically significant from benchmark group shown in italics, at the 95% confidence level Note: Risk ratios were generated with a proportional hazard model. Risk ratios over 1.0 indicate a higher risk associated with that characteristic, compared to the reference group; a risk ratio less than 1.0 indicates a lower risk. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001.

Table 1c
Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leaving home for the first time;
Number of siblings
Respondent characteristics	Risk Ratios Men	Risk Ratios Women
Only child	0.93	1.01
One sibling	1.00	1.00
Two siblings	1.06	1.07
Three siblings	1.20*	1.13*
Four siblings or more	1.26*	1.22*
* Statistically significant from benchmark group shown in italics, at the 95% confidence level Note: Risk ratios were generated with a proportional hazard model. Risk ratios over 1.0 indicate a higher risk associated with that characteristic, compared to the reference group; a risk ratio less than 1.0 indicates a lower risk. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001.

Table 1d
Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leaving home for the first time;
Main activity of mother when respondent was age 15
Respondent characteristics	Risk Ratios Men	Risk Ratios Women
Mother worked	1.00	1.00
Did not work	0.88*	0.92*
* Statistically significant from benchmark group shown in italics, at the 95% confidence level Note: Risk ratios were generated with a proportional hazard model. Risk ratios over 1.0 indicate a higher risk associated with that characteristic, compared to the reference group; a risk ratio less than 1.0 indicates a lower risk. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001.

Table 1e
Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leaving home for the first time;
Main activity of father when respondent was age 15
Respondent characteristics	Risk Ratios Men	Risk Ratios Women
Father worked	1.00	1.00
Did not work	1.34	1.32
* Statistically significant from benchmark group shown in italics, at the 95% confidence level Note: Risk ratios were generated with a proportional hazard model. Risk ratios over 1.0 indicate a higher risk associated with that characteristic, compared to the reference group; a risk ratio less than 1.0 indicates a lower risk. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001.

Table 1f
Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leaving home for the first time;
Birth place of mother
Respondent characteristics	Risk Ratios Men	Risk Ratios Women
Mother born in Canada	1.00	1.00
Born outside Canada	0.69*	0.77*
* Statistically significant from benchmark group shown in italics, at the 95% confidence level Note: Risk ratios were generated with a proportional hazard model. Risk ratios over 1.0 indicate a higher risk associated with that characteristic, compared to the reference group; a risk ratio less than 1.0 indicates a lower risk. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001.

Table 1g
Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leaving home for the first time;
Religious attendance at age 15
Respondent characteristics	Risk Ratios Men	Risk Ratios Women
Weekly	1.00	1.00
Sometimes	1.06	1.11*
Never	1.22*	1.27*
* Statistically significant from benchmark group shown in italics, at the 95% confidence level Note: Risk ratios were generated with a proportional hazard model. Risk ratios over 1.0 indicate a higher risk associated with that characteristic, compared to the reference group; a risk ratio less than 1.0 indicates a lower risk. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001.

Table 1h
Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leaving home for the first time;
Region of residence at age 15
Respondent characteristics	Risk Ratios Men	Risk Ratios Women
Atlantic	1.10*	1.18*
Quebec	1	1
Ontario	1.15*	1.10*
Prairies	1.54*	1.64*
British Columbia	1.42*	1.50*
Outside Canada	1.09	1.06
* Statistically significant from benchmark group shown in italics, at the 95% confidence level Note: Risk ratios were generated with a proportional hazard model. Risk ratios over 1.0 indicate a higher risk associated with that characteristic, compared to the reference group; a risk ratio less than 1.0 indicates a lower risk. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001.

Table 1i
Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leaving home for the first time;
Size of city where respondent lived at age 15
Respondent characteristics	Risk Ratios Men	Risk Ratios Women
Less than 5,000	1.44*	1.80*
5,000 to 24,999	1.36*	1.60*
25,000 to 99,999	1.27*	1.39*
100,000 to 999,999	1.10*	1.17*
1,000,000 or more	1.00	1.00
* Statistically significant from benchmark group shown in italics, at the 95% confidence level Note: Risk ratios were generated with a proportional hazard model. Risk ratios over 1.0 indicate a higher risk associated with that characteristic, compared to the reference group; a risk ratio less than 1.0 indicates a lower risk. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001.

Table 1j
Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leaving home for the first time;
Level of schooling when respondent left home
Respondent characteristics	Risk Ratios Men	Risk Ratios Women
Less than secondary	0.92	1.12*
Had secondary diploma	1.00	1.00
Postsecondary degree, certificate or diploma	1.12*	0.94
* Statistically significant from benchmark group shown in italics, at the 95% confidence level Note: Risk ratios were generated with a proportional hazard model. Risk ratios over 1.0 indicate a higher risk associated with that characteristic, compared to the reference group; a risk ratio less than 1.0 indicates a lower risk. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001.

Table 1k
Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leaving home for the first time;
Employment status when respondent left home
Respondent characteristics	Risk Ratios Men	Risk Ratios Women
Did not work	1.00	1.00
Did work	1.13*	1.03
* Statistically significant from benchmark group shown in italics, at the 95% confidence level Note: Risk ratios were generated with a proportional hazard model. Risk ratios over 1.0 indicate a higher risk associated with that characteristic, compared to the reference group; a risk ratio less than 1.0 indicates a lower risk. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001.