Table 13
Canadians (15 years and older) who participated in amateur sport as a referee, official or umpire, 2005

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  Population Participating as referee/official/umpire Percentage participating as referee/official/umpire
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
thousands thousands percentage
Total 26,106 12,867 13,239 800 466 334 3.1 3.6 2.5
Age group
15 to 18 1,796 919 877 113 E 56 E 57 E 6.3 E 6.1 E 6.5 E
19 to 24 2,567 1,314 1,253 107 E 82 E F 4.2 E 6.2 E F
25 to 34 4,365 2,198 2,167 127 E 78 E 49 E 2.9 E 3.5 E 2.3 E
35 to 54 9,942 4,965 4,977 354 189 165 3.6 3.8 3.3
55 and over 7,436 3,472 3,964 99 E 61 E F 1.3 E 1.8 E F
Level of education
Some secondary or less 5,199 2,570 2,629 121 E 74 E 47 E 2.3 E 2.9 E 1.8 E
Some college/trade/high school diploma 6,682 3,273 3,409 177 113 E 64 E 2.6 3.4 E 1.9 E
Postsecondary diploma/some university 8,031 3,906 4,125 257 155 102 E 3.2 4.0 2.5 E
University degree 5,861 2,980 2,880 245 125 E 120 E 4.2 4.2 E 4.2 E
Don't know/not stated 334 138 195 F F F F F F
Family income
Less than $20000 1,852 679 1,173 F F F F F F
$20000 to $29999 1,546 697 849 F F F F F F
$30000 to $49999 4,082 1,937 2,145 82 E 54 E 28 E 2.0 E 2.8 E 1.3 E
$50000 to $79999 5,267 2,695 2,571 169 85 E 84 E 3.2 3.1 E 3.3 E
$80000 or more 6,351 3,745 2,606 331 202 128 5.2 5.4 4.9
Don't know/not stated 7,009 3,115 3,894 166 90 E 76 E 2.4 2.9 E 2.0 E
Province of residence
Newfoundland and Labrador 431 211 220 20 E F 9 E 4.5 E F 4.2 E
Prince Edward Island 112 54 58 F F F F F F
Nova Scotia 775 377 398 34 E F F 4.4 E F F
New Brunswick 620 304 316 F F F F F F
Quebec 6,224 3,063 3,161 91 E F F 1.5 E F F
Ontario 10,128 4,977 5,151 271 143 E 129 E 2.7 2.9 2.5 E
Manitoba 930 459 471 51 E F F 5.5 E F F
Saskatchewan 784 387 397 41 E F F 5.2 E F F
Alberta 2,592 1,306 1,286 126 E 71 E 55 E 4.9 E 5.4 E 4.3 E
British Columbia 3,511 1,730 1,781 142 83 E 58 E 4.0 4.8 E 3.3 E
Labour force status
Full time 13,422 7,911 5,511 482 299 183 3.6 3.8 3.3
Part time 1,708 527 1,181 49 E F F 2.9 E F F
Student with/withoutemployment 2,474 1,187 1,286 145 E 82 E 63 E 5.9 E 6.9 E 4.9 E
Not employed 8,153 3,084 5,069 122 E 66 E 56 E 1.5 E 2.2 E 1.1 E
Don't know/not stated 349 158 191 F F F F F F
Mother tongue
English only 15,201 7,640 7,561 607 332 274 4.0 4.4 3.6
French only 5,871 2,875 2,996 124 E 91 E F 2.1 E 3.2 E F
Other only 4,393 2,107 2,286 62 E F F 1.4 E F F
Multiple languages 345 136 E 209 F F F F F F
Don't know/not stated 296 109 E 187 F F F F F F

E use with caution

F too unreliable to be published

Note: The percentage is calculated using the total Canadian population aged 15 years and older for each designated category.

Source: General Social Survey, 2005.