Table 2
Cohort followed and deaths ascertained, non-institutionalized population aged 25 or older at baseline, Canada, 1991 to 2001

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Category In-scope census respondents (A) Persons in cohort (B) (C)* Cohort as % of total (B/A) Persons not linked (D) (E)* Ratio (E/C) Deaths
number % number % number
Total 3,576,500 2,735,200 100 76 716,200 100 1.00 260,820
Sex
Men 1,738,000 1,358,400 50 78 317,700 44 0.89 153,522
Women 1,838,500 1,376,800 50 75 398,500 56 1.11 107,268
Age group
25 to 64 2,972,800 2,312,700 85 78 544,300 77 0.92 89,888
65 or older 603,700 422,500 15 70 161,900 23 1.46 170,932
Marital status
Married or common-law 2,544,900 2,030,500 74 80 421,700 59 0.79 154,513
Not married 1,031,600 704,700 26 68 294,600 41 1.60 106,307
Residence
Urban 2,682,600 2,085,400 76 78 501,600 70 0.92 194,652
Rural 893,900 649,700 24 73 214,600 30 1.26 66,168
Mobility
Non-mover in last year 2,974,600 2,342,500 86 79 524,900 73 0.86 234,325
Mover in last year 499,900 350,400 13 70 133,400 19 1.45 16,831
Not applicable 102,000 42,200 2 41 57,900 8 5.24 9,664
Education
Secondary graduation or more 2,225,300 1,781,700 65 80 362,200 51 0.78 105,222
Less than secondary graduation 1,351,200 953,500 35 71 354,100 49 1.42 155,598
Labour force participation
In labour force 2,421,500 1,955,600 72 81 376,800 53 0.74 68,554
Not in labour force 1,155,000 779,500 28 67 339,500 47 1.66 192,226
Income adequacy quintile
Quintile 1 - poorest 715,400 470,400 17 66 223,600 31 1.82 75,229
Quintile 2 715,500 531,100 19 74 159,900 22 1.15 66,402
Quintile 3 715,100 565,400 21 79 123,800 17 0.84 44,658
Quintile 4 715,300 580,800 21 81 108,100 15 0.71 37,938
Quintile 5 - richest 715,000 587,400 21 82 100,900 14 0.66 36,593
Aboriginal origins
No Aboriginal origins 3,392,500 2,624,300 96 77 648,000 90 0.94 253,225
Any Aboriginal origins 184,000 110,800 4 60 68,200 10 2.35 7,595
* percent distribution of characteristic within each category
Note: Census population counts rounded to nearest 100.
Source: Census mortality follow-up study, 1991 to 2001.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "The Canadian census mortality follow-up study, 1991 through 2001", Health Reports, September 2008, Catalogue number 82-003-X