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Table 2 Home ownership is more probable among young adults over age 33, with household incomes over $80,000 and among those living in rural areas and small towns

Household income
	Odds ratios
Less than $30,000	0.2 *
$30,000 to $49,999	0.4 *
$50,000 to $79,999	1.0
$80,000 to $99,999	1.6 *
$100,000 or more	1.7 *
Highest level of educational attainment
Less than high school	0.6 *
High school diploma	0.8 *
College or trade diploma	1.1
University degree	1.0
Main activity during the previous 12 months
Permanent employment	1.0
Self-employed	1.5 *
Temporary employment	0.6 *
Looking for work	0.3 *
Student	0.4 *
Caring for children/keeping house	0.7 *
Other activity	0.6
Always lived with both parents until age 15
No	1.0
Yes	1.4 *
Place of residence¹
Toronto CMA	0.4 *
Montréal CMA	0.4 *
Vancouver CMA	0.5 *
Ottawa-Gatineau CMA	0.5 *
Calgary CMA	0.9
Edmonton CMA	0.6
CMA with population 250,000 to 750,000	0.6 *
CMA or CA with population 100,000 to 250,000	0.7
CA with population 10,000 to 100,000	0.9
Rural areas and small towns	1.0
Time since immigration
Less than 4 years	0.2 *
5 to 9 years	0.5 *
10 to 24 years	0.8
25 to 39 years	0.8
Born in Canada	1.0
Household living arrangements
Married without children	0.4 *
Common-law union without children	0.2 *
Married with children	1.0
Common-law union with children	0.4 *
Lone parent	0.2 *
Alone	0.2 *
Other	0.1 *
Age group
25 to 27 years	1.0
28 to 30 years	1.2
31 to 33 years	1.6 *
34 to 36 years	2.1 *
37 to 39 years	2.2 *
Sex
Women	1.0
Men	0.9
* Statistically signficant difference from the reference group shown in italics (p<0,05).
1. CMA=Census Metropolitan Area; CA=Census Agglomeration.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2006.
Table source: Turcotte, M. 2007. "Young people's access to home ownership, Canadian Social Trends, No. 84, Catalogue no. 11-008-XWE.