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Percentage | 95% confidence interval | ||
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from | to | ||
Total | 39.8 | 38.8 | 40.8 |
Sex | |||
Male | 40.2 | 38.8 | 41.6 |
Female† | 39.5 | 38.2 | 40.7 |
Age group | |||
50 to 64† | 36.5 | 35.2 | 37.8 |
65 to 74 | 48.6* | 47.0 | 50.3 |
75 or older | 40.2* | 38.2 | 42.1 |
Marital status | |||
Married/Common-law† | 41.3 | 40.2 | 42.5 |
Widowed | 37.0* | 34.9 | 39.2 |
Divorced/Separated | 37.1* | 34.3 | 39.9 |
Never married | 32.8* | 29.7 | 35.8 |
Resides in Census Metropolitan Area | |||
Yes† | 40.4* | 39.0 | 41.7 |
No | 38.7 | 37.6 | 39.7 |
Place of birth | |||
North America† | 40.1 | 39.1 | 41.1 |
Europe | 44.3* | 41.7 | 46.9 |
Africa | 46.2 | 34.9 | 57.5 |
Asia | 29.6* | 24.5 | 34.6 |
Other | 37.5 | 28.7 | 46.4 |
Years since immigration | |||
0 to 9 | 22.2* E | 12.1 | 32.3 |
10 to 19 | 32.2* | 24.9 | 39.5 |
20 or more | 42.8 | 40.0 | 45.5 |
Non-immigrant† | 39.9 | 39.0 | 40.9 |
Household income quintile | |||
1 (lowest) | 35.1* | 33.0 | 37.2 |
2 | 38.4* | 36.2 | 40.6 |
3† | 42.4 | 40.0 | 44.8 |
4 | 42.1 | 39.7 | 44.6 |
5 (highest) | 43.3 | 40.7 | 45.8 |
Has regular MD?–Contacted GP/family doctor in past year? | |||
Yes–Yes | 43.7* | 42.6 | 44.8 |
Yes–No | 29.3* | 26.5 | 32.1 |
No–Yes | 21.0* | 17.0 | 24.9 |
No–No† | 9.5 | 6.7 | 12.3 |
Self-perceived general health | |||
Excellent/Very good† | 39.5 | 38.1 | 40.9 |
Good | 38.1 | 36.4 | 39.8 |
Fair/Poor | 43.6* | 41.4 | 45.9 |
Smoking status | |||
Daily smoker | 30.1* | 27.9 | 32.3 |
Occasional smoker | 37.5 | 30.9 | 44.0 |
Non-smoker† | 41.6 | 40.5 | 42.7 |
Leisure-time physical activity level | |||
Active (3 or more KKD)† | 44.0 | 41.8 | 46.1 |
Moderately active (1.5 to 2.9 KKD) | 43.4 | 41.6 | 45.3 |
Inactive (less than 1.5 KKD) | 36.6* | 35.3 | 37.9 |
BMI category | |||
Underweight (less than 18.5) | 32.2* | 25.7 | 38.6 |
Normal weight (18.5 to less than 25.0)† | 39.0 | 37.5 | 40.6 |
Overweight (25.0 to less than 30.0) | 40.5 | 38.9 | 42.0 |
Obese class I (30.0 to less than 35.0) | 42.7* | 40.0 | 45.4 |
Obese class II (35.0 to less than 40.0) | 43.0 | 38.1 | 47.8 |
Obese class III (40.0 or more) | 32.5* | 26.7 | 38.3 |
† reference category * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) E use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%) KKD: kilocalories per kilogram per day Source: 2008 Canadian Community Health Survey. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, "Colorectal cancer testing in Canada–2008", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 3, catalogue number 82-003-X. |