Table 4
Age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) per 100,000 person-years at risk, showing rate ratios (RR) and rate differences (RD), by selected socio-economic characteristics, non-institutionalized men aged 25 or older at baseline, Canada, 1991 to 2001

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Characteristic Baseline population Deaths ASMR 95 % confidence interval RR 95 % confidence interval RD 95 % confidence interval
from to from to from to
Education
University degree 204,700 11,100 900.9 882.9 919.2 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Postsecondary diploma 168,300 9,279 1017.4 994.4 1040.9 1.13 1.10 1.16 116.5 87.0 146.0
Secondary graduation 510,500 42,378 1168.1 1156.4 1180.0 1.30 1.27 1.33 267.2 245.6 288.9
Less than secondary graduation 474,900 90,795 1392.0 1382.7 1401.4 1.55 1.51 1.58 491.1 470.7 511.5
Occupation: Boyd-NP socio-economic quintile
Quintile 5 - highest 255,200 9,879 877.6 847.7 908.6 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Quintile 4 242,400 10,814 940.2 910.5 970.8 1.07 1.02 1.12 62.5 19.7 105.3
Quintile 3 184,000 9,029 1037.6 1002.1 1074.4 1.18 1.13 1.24 160.0 112.7 207.2
Quintile 2 215,300 11,617 1083.6 1047.1 1121.4 1.23 1.18 1.30 206.0 158.0 254.0
Quintile 1 - lowest 218,400 15,658 1068.0 1046.0 1090.3 1.22 1.17 1.27 190.3 152.7 228.0
No occupation 243,000 96,555 1836.2 1813.4 1859.2 2.09 2.02 2.17 958.5 920.4 996.6
Occupation: skill-based categories
Professional 146,000 5,479 834.9 802.0 869.1 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Managerial 159,000 7,094 930.4 893.6 968.6 1.11 1.05 1.18 95.5 45.2 145.8
Skilled/Technical/Supervisory 391,600 20,386 979.4 959.7 999.5 1.17 1.12 1.23 144.5 105.5 183.5
Semi-skilled 303,400 16,028 1086.6 1057.1 1117.0 1.30 1.24 1.37 251.7 206.8 296.7
Unskilled 115,500 8,010 1141.1 1099.8 1183.9 1.37 1.29 1.44 306.2 252.5 359.9
No occupation 243,000 96,555 1836.2 1813.4 1859.2 2.20 2.11 2.29 1001.3 960.7 1041.9
Income adequacy quintile
Quintile 5 - richest 309,900 23,638 980.8 966.9 994.9 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Quintile 4 302,600 24,326 1099.5 1084.5 1114.7 1.12 1.10 1.14 118.7 98.0 139.3
Quintile 3 287,800 28,476 1183.5 1169.4 1197.8 1.21 1.18 1.23 202.7 182.7 222.6
Quintile 2 260,800 41,273 1334.3 1321.0 1347.7 1.36 1.34 1.38 353.5 334.1 372.8
Quintile 1 - poorest 197,300 35,839 1650.2 1633.0 1667.7 1.68 1.65 1.71 669.4 647.1 691.7
Visible minority status
Not visible minority 1,257,200 148,660 1251.9 1245.5 1258.4 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Black 16,900 873 975.7 902.7 1054.5 0.78 0.72 0.84 -276.3 -352.4 -200.2
Southwest Asian or Arab 12,700 659 895.9 825.2 972.6 0.72 0.66 0.78 -356.1 -430.0 -282.2
South Asian 21,800 872 720.8 665.1 781.2 0.58 0.53 0.62 -531.1 -589.5 -472.8
East Asian 33,000 1,897 791.9 755.1 830.4 0.63 0.60 0.66 -460.1 -498.3 -421.9
Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander 11,000 435 686.2 619.8 759.7 0.55 0.49 0.61 -565.8 -635.9 -495.6
Latin American 4,400 91 481.8 367.8 631.1 0.38 0.29 0.50 -770.1 -900.3 -639.9
Multiple visible minorities 1,500 65 785.0 565.7 1089.2 0.63 0.45 0.87 -467.0 -724.1 -209.8
Aboriginal origins
No Aboriginal origins 1,307,800 149,335 566.7 563.5 570.0 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Any Aboriginal origins 50,600 4,217 797.7 774.0 822.2 1.41 1.37 1.45 231.0 206.7 255.3
Registered Indian status
Not Registered Indian 1,333,800 151,175 569.6 566.3 572.8 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Registered Indian 24,600 2,377 886.5 851.5 923.1 1.56 1.49 1.62 317.0 281.0 352.9
Place of birth
Same province as residence 860,300 95,514 1322.1 1313.5 1330.7 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Different province 207,400 24,316 1238.8 1222.9 1254.9 0.94 0.92 0.95 -83.3 -101.5 -65.1
Foreign 290,700 33,722 1008.7 997.9 1019.7 0.76 0.75 0.77 -313.4 -327.2 -299.5
Year of immigration
Non-immigrant 1,070,700 120,185 1304.6 1297.0 1312.1 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Before 1971 160,900 27,762 1054.4 1041.1 1068.0 0.81 0.80 0.82 -250.1 -265.6 -234.7
1971 to 1980 63,200 3,429 914.1 881.3 948.0 0.70 0.68 0.73 -390.5 -424.7 -356.3
1981 to 1985 21,500 1,046 785.8 736.8 837.9 0.60 0.56 0.64 -518.8 -569.9 -467.7
1986 to 1991 34,600 873 651.5 597.7 710.2 0.50 0.46 0.54 -653.0 -709.7 -596.3
Non-permanent resident 7,400 257 982.7 855.5 1128.8 0.75 0.66 0.87 -321.9 -458.3 -185.5
Residence 1 year before
Same address 1,163,500 139,671 1215.1 1208.7 1221.6 1.00 .... ... 0.0 ... ...
Different address in same province 154,400 9,097 1358.1 1327.7 1389.2 1.12 1.09 1.14 143.0 111.6 174.5
Different province 12,900 561 1111.0 1009.2 1223.2 0.91 0.83 1.01 -104.1 -211.1 3.0
Foreign 7,400 184 620.4 516.0 745.9 0.51 0.42 0.61 -594.7 -709.2 -480.2
Not applicable 20,100 4,039 1786.8 1731.1 1844.4 1.47 1.42 1.52 571.7 514.7 628.7
Marital status
Legally married 982,900 110,696 1135.6 1128.7 1142.6 1.00 .... ... 0.0 ... ...
Common-law 93,900 4,629 1352.7 1298.4 1409.3 1.19 1.14 1.24 217.1 161.2 272.9
Widowed 27,400 14,045 1670.3 1575.9 1770.2 1.47 1.39 1.56 534.6 437.3 632.0
Separated 26,200 3,592 1622.6 1568.1 1679.1 1.43 1.38 1.48 487.0 431.1 542.9
Divorced 45,800 6,452 1612.2 1566.6 1659.0 1.42 1.38 1.46 476.5 429.8 523.2
Never married 182,200 14,138 1620.0 1591.9 1648.7 1.43 1.40 1.45 484.4 455.2 513.7
Living arrangements
With relatives 1,179,500 123,110 1169.8 1163.1 1176.5 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
With non-relatives 40,700 4,012 1657.4 1604.9 1711.6 1.42 1.37 1.46 487.6 433.9 541.4
Alone 119,300 22,434 1629.5 1607.8 1651.5 1.39 1.37 1.41 459.7 436.9 482.6
Not applicable 18,900 3,996 1832.8 1774.9 1892.6 1.57 1.52 1.62 663.1 603.8 722.3
Mother tongue
English 776,100 87,637 1258.1 1249.7 1266.5 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
French 335,400 38,269 1350.4 1336.5 1364.5 1.07 1.06 1.09 92.3 76.0 108.7
English and French 4,200 653 1421.0 1314.1 1536.7 1.13 1.04 1.22 163.0 51.5 274.4
Neither English nor French 242,600 26,993 1020.8 1008.5 1033.3 0.81 0.80 0.82 -237.2 -252.2 -222.3
Knowledge of official languages
English only 921,600 106,013 1211.7 1204.4 1219.1 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
French only 170,000 21,275 1396.2 1377.2 1415.5 1.15 1.14 1.17 184.5 164.0 205.0
Both English and French 253,000 23,823 1210.0 1193.9 1226.3 1.00 0.98 1.01 -1.7 -19.5 16.1
Neither English nor French 13,800 2,441 976.1 934.8 1019.1 0.81 0.77 0.84 -235.7 -278.4 -192.9
Community size
1 million or more 411,300 42,962 1171.9 1160.7 1183.3 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
500,000 to 999,999 216,700 21,783 1208.0 1191.7 1224.6 1.03 1.01 1.05 36.1 16.2 56.1
100,000 to 499,999 205,200 24,093 1240.2 1224.5 1256.2 1.06 1.04 1.08 68.3 48.9 87.8
10,000 to 99,999 190,000 23,218 1301.5 1284.7 1318.6 1.11 1.09 1.13 129.6 109.3 150.0
Less than 10,000 (rural and small town) 335,200 41,496 1263.5 1251.4 1275.9 1.08 1.06 1.09 91.6 75.0 108.3
Metropolitan influence zone
CMA or CA 1,027,900 112,441 1218.1 1210.9 1225.3 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Rural and small town
Strong metropolitan influence 74,100 8,604 1234.4 1208.0 1261.2 1.01 0.99 1.04 16.3 -11.3 43.8
Moderate metropolitan influence 118,500 15,950 1269.6 1249.9 1289.6 1.04 1.02 1.06 51.5 30.3 72.6
Weak metropolitan influence 116,200 13,845 1264.0 1243.1 1285.4 1.04 1.02 1.06 45.9 23.6 68.3
No metropolitan influence 21,700 2,712 1352.9 1302.8 1405.0 1.11 1.07 1.15 134.9 83.3 186.4
Activity limitation
No activity limitation 1,204,900 102,474 1029.8 1023.3 1036.3 1.00 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Any activity limitation 146,700 49,760 2219.7 2197.6 2241.9 2.16 2.13 2.18 1189.9 1166.8 1213.0
Not applicable 6,800 1,318 1699.9 1608.7 1796.3 1.65 1.56 1.74 670.1 576.2 764.1
reference category.
Note: Reference population (person-years at risk) was taken from the total cohort age distribution for all variables except Aboriginal variables, for which the Aboriginal age distribution was used.
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