Appendix Table A1
Sports participation of children aged 5 to 14 by socio-demographic characteristics, 2005
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Gender of child aged 5 to 14 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Both sexes | Boys | Girls | |
(% of children aged 5 to 14 who regularly participated in organized sports during the last 12 months) | |||
All children aged 5 to 14 |
51
|
56
|
45
|
Age of child | |||
5 to 10 † |
47
|
52
|
43
|
11 to 14 |
55*
|
62*
|
48
|
Family type | |||
Intact † |
53
|
58
|
48
|
Step or blended |
46
|
54
|
37*
|
Lone-parent |
47
|
55
|
39*
|
Sports activity level of parents | |||
No interest in sports † |
24
|
27
|
22
|
Spectator only |
62*
|
73*
|
52*
|
Participant only |
46*
|
49*
|
44*
|
Participant & spectator |
69*
|
77*
|
63*
|
Administrator/referee/coach |
82*
|
86*
|
77*
|
Number of parents involved in sports | |||
Two-parent families |
52
|
57
|
46
|
Neither parent † |
22
|
26
|
19
|
One parent |
49*
|
55*
|
43*
|
Both parents |
75*
|
81*
|
70*
|
Lone-parent families |
47
|
55
|
39
|
Parent not involved in sports † |
27
|
29
|
26E
|
Parent involved in sports |
69*
|
82*
|
53*
|
Labour force activity of parents | |||
Two-parent families | |||
Both parents employed full-time |
58
|
64
|
52
|
Father employed full-time/Mother part-time † |
66
|
69
|
63
|
Father employed full-time/Mother not employed |
38*
|
42*
|
35*
|
Other two-parent families |
51*
|
49*
|
53
|
Lone-parent families | |||
Employed full-time |
53
|
65
|
40*
|
Employed part-time † |
57
|
52E
|
61
|
Lone parent not employed |
40
|
46
|
34*E
|
Adjusted household income quintiles | |||
Lowest † |
44
|
52
|
35
|
2nd |
44
|
50
|
38
|
3rd (middle) |
56*
|
62
|
50*
|
4th |
60*
|
64*
|
55*
|
Highest |
68*
|
75*
|
61*
|
Not reported |
39
|
43
|
36
|
Highest level of schooling of parents | |||
Some secondary/elementary/no schooling |
22*E
|
28*E
|
16*E
|
High school diploma |
42*
|
50
|
34*
|
Some university/community college |
49*
|
53
|
45*
|
Diploma/certificate from community college or trade/technical |
54
|
59
|
48*
|
Bachelor's degree |
57
|
66
|
48
|
Doctorate/master's/first professional † |
60
|
62
|
59
|
Age of mother | |||
Less than 30 † |
39
|
42
|
35
|
Thirties |
47*
|
52*
|
43*
|
Forties |
57*
|
64*
|
48*
|
50 and over |
50*
|
53*
|
46*
|
Period of immigration of parent | |||
Canadian-born † |
55
|
61
|
49
|
Before 1986 |
50
|
55
|
46
|
1986-1995 |
35*
|
33*E
|
37E
|
After 1995 |
32*
|
36*E
|
28*E
|
Not reported |
41*
|
51*
|
30*
|
Region | |||
Atlantic † |
61
|
67
|
55
|
Québec |
48*
|
57*
|
38*
|
Ontario |
52*
|
57*
|
47
|
Prairies |
53*
|
56*
|
48
|
British Columbia |
44*
|
49*
|
40*
|
Population size of Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) or Census Agglomeration (CA) | |||
Large CMAs (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver) † |
47
|
52
|
41
|
Mid-size CMAs (250,000+) |
51
|
56
|
46
|
Small CMAs & CAs (50,000-<250,000) |
57*
|
68*
|
44
|
Small cities and towns 10,000-<50,000 |
58*
|
64*
|
52*
|
Rural |
49
|
55
|
43
|
Relative Housing density of neighbourhood | |||
High † |
42
|
43
|
41
|
Medium |
45
|
55
|
35
|
Low |
52*
|
58*
|
47
|
Outside major urban centres |
54*
|
59*
|
48
|
E Use with caution. | |||
† Reference group. | |||
* Statistically significant difference from reference group at p<0.05. | |||
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2005. |
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