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Table A.2
Informational resources of near-retirees, by demographic characteristics, Canada 2007

  Typically receive financial information from… Understand public retirement income programs… Gathered retirement information during past 5 years1
Any source Financial industry Not at all somewhat or very well
percentage
Total
70.9
49.5
25.3
74.7
44.9
Gender
Men †
69.1
49.4
23.4
76.6
45.8
Women
72.9*
49.5
27.5*
72.5*
43.9
Age group
45 to 49 years †
69.8
47.2
27.7
72.3
41.3
50 to 54 years
72.1
52.6*
24.6
75.4
45.3
55 to 59 years
71.1
48.8
22.2*
77.8*
50.9*
Marital status
Married / Common-law †
72.9
51.6
23.8
76.2
46.2
Other
63.4*
41.4*
30.8*
69.2*
39.8*
Education
High school or less †
65.7
44.7
29.1
70.9
39.3
Certificate or diploma from a college or a trade school
74.1*
51.8*
24.6*
75.4*
47.7*
University degree
75.0*
53.6*
20.7*
79.3*
49.5*
Immigration status
Canadian-born †
73.2
52.8
22.9
77.1
47.4
Immigrated before 1975
71.6
47.0*
25.0
75.0
43.8
Immigrated between 1975 and 1989
64.3*
37.2*
33.0*
67.0*
34.2*
Immigrated since 1990
50.0*
26.6*
46.1*
53.9*
25.5*
Self-assessed health
Excellent †
76.5
57.0
22.3
77.7
49.0
Very good
74.1
52.1
22.7
77.3
45.6
Good
63.7*
41.8
29.9*
70.1*
40.1*
Fair or poor
58.5*
35.1
34.5*
65.5*
42.6
Province of residence
Newfoundland
55.8*
34.3
22.0
78.0
36.8*
Prince Edward Island
67.7
45.1
24.3
75.7
41.0
Nova Scotia
69.8
49.5
25.8
74.2
48.0
New Brunswick
70.5
45.7
24.8
75.2
45.0
Quebec
68.9
47.7
23.8
76.2
39.7*
Ontario †
72.1
50.2
26.7
73.3
46.0
Manitoba
72.2
49.7
27.3
72.7
45.6
Saskatchewan
72.6
55.9
24.3
75.7
53.1
Alberta
73.1
53.5
23.9
76.1
51.8
British Columbia
70.8
48.7
25.5
74.5
44.9
† Reference group.
* Statistically significant difference from reference group at p < 0.05.
1 Only includes persons who stated a planned age of retirement.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2007
Date Modified: 2008-11-21

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