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Trip characteristics of non-residents entering Canada and staying one or more nights

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Trip characteristics of non-residents entering Canada and staying one or more nights
	2004		2005		2006		2007
	thousands	percent	thousands	percent	thousands	percent	thousands	percent
Number and percentage of person-trips
Quarter of entry	19,031	100.0	18,612	100.0	18,128	100.0	17,768	100.0
First	2,597	13.6	2,720	14.6	2,528	13.9	2,452	13.8
Second	4,892	25.7	4,817	25.9	4,853	26.8	4,745	26.7
Third	8,147	42.8	7,826	42.0	7,499	41.4	7,361	41.4
Fourth	3,395	17.8	3,248	17.5	3,249	17.9	3,210	18.1
Country of residence	19,031	100.0	18,612	100.0	18,128	100.0	17,768	100.0
Australia	174	0.9	179	1.0	178	1.0	208	1.2
China ¹	95	0.5	113	0.6	139	0.8	151	0.9
France ²	337	1.8	351	1.9	361	2.0	359	2.0
Germany	296	1.6	311	1.7	298	1.6	298	1.7
Hong Kong	115	0.6	109	0.6	107	0.6	111	0.6
India ³	73	0.4	94	0.5	108	0.6	120	0.7
Italy ⁴	86	0.5	91	0.5	88	0.5	93	0.5
Japan	391	2.1	398	2.1	364	2.0	310	1.7
Mexico	169	0.9	179	1.0	202	1.1	230	1.3
Netherlands	114	0.6	118	0.6	118	0.7	116	0.7
South Korea	164	0.9	173	0.9	189	1.0	188	1.1
Switzerland ⁵	89	0.5	97	0.5	92	0.5	94	0.5
Taiwan	106	0.6	98	0.5	93	0.5	79	0.4
United Kingdom ⁶	801	4.2	888	4.8	842	4.6	891	5.0
United States	15,088	79.3	14,390	77.3	13,856	76.4	13,371	75.3
Other countries	933	4.9	1,024	5.5	1,094	6.0	1,148	6.5
Purpose of trip	19,031	100.0	18,612	100.0	18,128	100.0	17,768	100.0
Business, convention or employment	2,571	13.5	2,622	14.1	2,650	14.6	2,587	14.6
Visiting friends or relatives	3,993	21.0	4,161	22.4	4,133	22.8	4,116	23.2
Other pleasure, recreation or holiday	10,595	55.7	9,951	53.5	9,744	53.8	9,604	54.1
Other	1,872	9.8	1,877	10.1	1,600	8.8	1,461	8.2
Sex	19,031	100.0	18,612	100.0	18,128	100.0	17,768	100.0
Male	9,009	47.3	8,757	47.0	8,415	46.4	8,470	47.7
Female	8,645	45.4	8,446	45.4	8,203	45.2	8,076	45.5
Not stated	1,377	7.2	1,409	7.6	1,510	8.3	1,222	6.9
Age group	19,031	100.0	18,612	100.0	18,128	100.0	17,768	100.0
Under 12 years	967	5.1	928	5.0	890	4.9	877	4.9
12 to 19 years	1,001	5.3	950	5.1	913	5.0	879	4.9
20 to 24 years	762	4.0	746	4.0	684	3.8	653	3.7
25 to 34 years	2,157	11.3	2,174	11.7	1,923	10.6	1,866	10.5
35 to 44 years	2,927	15.4	2,797	15.0	2,634	14.5	2,669	15.0
45 to 54 years	3,564	18.7	3,371	18.1	3,304	18.2	3,242	18.2
55 to 64 years	3,462	18.2	3,456	18.6	3,476	19.2	3,517	19.8
65 years and over	2,813	14.8	2,781	14.9	2,794	15.4	2,843	16.0
Not stated	1,377	7.2	1,409	7.6	1,510	8.3	1,222	6.9
Length of stay	19,031	100.0	18,612	100.0	18,128	100.0	17,768	100.0
1 night	3,018	15.9	2,913	15.7	2,794	15.4	2,670	15.0
2 to 6 nights	10,801	56.8	10,510	56.5	10,218	56.4	9,957	56.0
7 to 13 nights	3,276	17.2	3,177	17.1	3,098	17.1	3,118	17.5
14 nights and over	1,936	10.2	2,012	10.8	2,018	11.1	2,023	11.4

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