Table 1
Descriptive statistics of individual-level variables
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| Pooled sample | General Social Survey sample | Canadian Community Health Survey sample | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mean | |||
| Life satisfaction (points) | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Age | 44.2 | 44.1 | 44.3 |
| Number of children under age 18 | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.62 |
| Household size (square root) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Self-reported health | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| percent | |||
| Women | 51 | 51 | 51 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married (reference) | 50 | 51 | 49 |
| Living common-law | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Widowed | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Divorced or separated | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Single | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Education | |||
| University degree (reference) | 27 | 29 | 26 |
| Some postsecondary | 41 | 42 | 41 |
| High school graduate | 15 | 13 | 16 |
| Less than high school | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Level not reported | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Immigration status | |||
| Canadian-born (reference) | 73 | 74 | 72 |
| Immigrant | 27 | 26 | 28 |
| Household income | |||
| Lowest: less than $30,000 | 12 | 10 | 14 |
| Lower middle: $30,000 to $59,999 | 21 | 19 | 22 |
| Middle: $60,000 to $99,999 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
| Higher middle: $100,00 to $150,000 (reference) | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Highest: more than $150,000 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Not reported | 15 | 20 | 12 |
| Population group | |||
| White (reference) | 77 | 79 | 76 |
| Visible minority | 21 | 18 | 22 |
| Aboriginal | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed (reference) | 64 | 65 | 64 |
| Unemployed | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Not in labour force | 30 | 29 | 31 |
| Home ownership | |||
| Renter (reference) | 28 | 23 | 30 |
| Owner | 72 | 77 | 70 |
| Home language | |||
| English only (reference) | 62 | 65 | 60 |
| French only | 17 | 19 | 17 |
| Bilingual | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Other: non English/French | 19 | 15 | 22 |
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, 2008-to-2011 General Social Survey and 2009-to-2011 Canadian Community Health Survey.
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