Table 28
Profile of Canadians (15 years and older) who participated in structured sport, 2005

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  Total Total Total
Population Participation Population Participation Population Participation
thousands thousands percentage thousands thousands percentage thousands thousands percentage
Total 26,106 4,335 16.6 12,867 2,711 21.1 13,239 1,625 12.3
Age group
15 to 18 1,796 836 46.5 919 466 50.7 877 370 42.2
19 to 24 2,567 765 29.8 1,314 493 37.5 1,253 272 21.7
25 to 34 4,365 773 17.7 2,198 525 23.9 2,167 248 11.4
35 to 54 9,942 1,317 13.2 4,964 831 16.7 4,977 485 9.8
55 and over 7,436 644 8.7 3,472 395 11.4 3,964 249 6.3
Level of education
Some secondary or less 5,199 943 18.1 2,570 558 21.7 2,629 385 14.6
Some college/trade/high school diploma 6,682 1,018 15.2 3,273 688 21.0 3,409 330 9.7
Postsecondary diploma/some university 8,031 1,336 16.6 3,906 825 21.1 4,125 511 12.4
University degree 5,861 1,037 17.7 2,980 640 21.5 2,880 397 13.8
Don't know/not stated 334 F F 138 F F 195 F F
Family income
Less than $20,000 1,852 203 11.0 679 107 E 15.8 E 1,173 96 E 8.2 E
$20,000 to $29,999 1,546 145 9.4 697 73 E 10.5 E 849 71 E 8.4 E
$30,000 to $49,999 4,082 556 13.6 1,937 323 16.7 2,145 233 10.9
$50,000 to $79,999 5,267 890 16.9 2,695 534 19.8 2,571 356 13.8
$80,000 or more 6,351 1,519 23.9 3,745 1,083 28.9 2,606 436 16.7
Don't know/not stated 7,009 1,022 14.6 3,115 590 18.9 3,894 432 11.1
Province of residence
Newfoundland and Labrador 431 65 15.1 211 43 20.6 220 22 9.8
Prince Edward Island 112 21 18.5 54 13 E 23.2 E 58 8 E 14.2 E
Nova Scotia 775 153 19.8 377 97 25.7 398 56 14.1
New Brunswick 620 95 15.3 304 61 20.1 316 34 10.7
Quebec 6,224 928 14.9 3,063 572 18.7 3,161 356 11.3
Ontario 10,128 1,737 17.1 4,977 1,110 22.3 5,151 626 12.2
Manitoba 930 172 18.5 459 93 20.3 471 79 16.7
Saskatchewan 784 144 18.4 387 84 21.7 397 60 15.2
Alberta 2,592 463 17.9 1,306 274 21.0 1,286 189 14.7
British Columbia 3,511 558 15.9 1,730 363 21.0 1,781 195 10.9
Labour force participation
Full time 13,422 2,336 17.4 7,911 1,687 21.3 5,511 650 11.8
Part time 1,708 300 17.6 527 118 E 22.5 E 1,181 182 15.4
Student with/without
employment 2,474 973 39.3 1,187 545 45.9 1,286 428 33.3
Not employed 8,153 696 8.5 3,084 347 11.2 5,069 349 6.9
Don't know/not stated 349 F F 158 F F 191 F F
Mother tongue
English only 15,201 2,824 18.6 7,640 1,822 23.8 7,561 1,003 13.3
French only 5,871 975 16.6 2,875 578 20.1 2,996 397 13.3
Other only 4,393 472 10.8 2,107 282 13.4 2,286 191 8.3
Multiple languages 345 59 E 17.1 E 136 E F F 209 F F
Don't know/not stated 296 F F 109 E F F 187 F F

E use with caution

F too unreliable to be published

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

Sources: General Social Survey, 1992, 1998, 2005.