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Table A
Distribution of selected characteristics, household population aged 12 or older, 2005

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  Sample size Estimated population
thousands percent
Total 132,947 27,132 100.0
Males 60,910 13,372 49.3
Females 72,037 13,760 50.7
Age group
12 to 49 74,359 17,397 64.1
12 to 19 16,397 3,354 12.4
20 to 49 57,962 14,043 51.8
50 to 64 30,391 5,807 21.4
65 or older 28,197 3,928 14.5
65 to 74 15,032 2,245 8.3
75 to 84 10,332 1,356 5.0
85 or older 2,833 327 1.2
Education
Less than secondary graduation 37,391 6,282 23.9
Secondary graduation 19,315 3,998 15.2
At least some postsecondary 72,839 16,054 61.0
Household income
Lowest 12,812 1,752 7.6
Lower-middle 24,175 4,057 17.7
Upper-middle 39,205 7,748 33.8
Highest 37,356 9,392 40.9
Smoking status
Never 48,349 10,683 39.6
Former 53,043 10,424 38.6
Daily or occasional 30,957 5,875 21.8
Has regular doctor
Yes 112,732 23,232 85.7
No 20,042 3,868 14.3
Self-reported health
Poor or fair 18,344 3,028 11.2
Good or very good or excellent 114,438 24,077 88.8
Chronic conditions1
One or more 29,883 5,174 19.1
Heart disease 8,561 1,288 4.8
Effects of stroke 2,003 299 1.1
Diabetes 8,200 1,325 4.9
Cancer 2,293 371 1.4
Asthma 11,766 2,250 8.3
Emphysema or chronic bronchitis 5,752 908 3.4
No conditions 102,688 21,886 80.9
Province or territory
Newfoundland and Labrador 4,111 449 1.7
Prince Edward Island 2,031 117 0.4
Nova Scotia 5,066 796 2.9
New Brunswick 5,100 638 2.4
Quebec 29,891 6,473 23.9
Ontario 41,766 10,570 39.0
Manitoba 7,352 935 3.4
Saskatchewan 7,765 788 2.9
Alberta 11,800 2,686 9.9
British Columbia 15,407 3,602 13.3
Yukon 868 27 0.1
Northwest Territories 1,007 35 0.1
Nunavut 783 15 0.1
Had flu shot in past year
Yes 47,333 8,881 33.8
No 82,126 17,430 64.2
1. heart disease, effects of stroke, diabetes, cancer, asthma, emphysema or chronic bronchitis
Data source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 3.1.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, "Trends in influenza vaccination in Canada, 1996/1997 to 2005," Health Reports, Vol. 1, No. 4, catalogue number 82-003-XWE.
Date Modified: 2007-10-02

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