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Table B
Demographic, socio-economic and geographic characteristics of in-scope (eligible) Métis census respondents, compared with Métis cohort members, by sex, non-institutional population aged 25 or older at baseline, 1991

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Characteristic Men Women
In-scope† Cohort Ratio In-scope† Cohort Ratio
Number % Number % Number % Number %
Total 25,300 100 5,700 100 1.00 26,600 100 6,100 100 1.00
Age group
25 to 34 9,400 37 2,200 38 1.02 10,400 39 2,600 43 1.10
35 to 44 7,000 28 1,600 28 1.00 7,700 29 1,700 28 0.99
45 to 54 4,500 18 1,000 18 1.00 4,000 15 900 14 0.98
55 to 64 2,600 10 600 10 1.01 2,400 9 500 8 0.84
65 to 74 1,200 5 200 4 0.84 1,500 6 300 5 0.81
75 or older 600 3 100 2 0.93 700 3 100 2 0.75
Marital status
Single (never married) 5,900 23 1,100 20 0.85 4,500 17 1,000 16 0.95
Common-law 4,400 17 1,100 19 1.11 4,000 15 1,000 17 1.14
Married 12,000 47 2,900 51 1.08 12,000 45 2,900 48 1.07
Previously married 3,000 12 500 9 0.79 6,200 23 1,200 19 0.81
Educational attainment
Less than high school graduation 13,600 54 3,100 54 1.00 14,100 53 3,100 51 0.96
High school graduation 8,500 34 2,000 34 1.02 7,800 29 1,900 31 1.04
Postsecondary diploma 2,100 8 500 8 0.99 3,400 13 900 14 1.10
University degree 1,100 4 200 4 0.83 1,200 5 300 4 0.96
Labour force status
Employed 15,400 61 3,500 61 1.01 11,900 45 2,900 47 1.05
Unemployed 4,200 16 1,000 18 1.10 2,700 10 600 10 1.01
Not in labour force 5,800 23 1,200 21 0.91 12,000 45 2,600 43 0.95
Income adequacy quintile
Quintile 1 (lowest) 8,200 32 1,700 29 0.90 10,700 40 2,200 36 0.89
Quintile 2 5,700 23 1,400 24 1.05 5,700 21 1,400 22 1.05
Quintile 3 4,700 19 1,100 19 1.04 4,300 16 1,100 18 1.10
Quintile 4 4,200 16 1,000 17 1.05 3,500 13 900 14 1.08
Quintile 5 (highest) 2,500 10 600 11 1.04 2,300 9 600 9 1.08
Major source of income
Wages and salaries 15,700 62 3,700 64 1.03 12,300 46 3,000 50 1.07
Self-employment 900 4 200 4 0.98 400 2 100 1 0.79
Government transfer payments 7,000 28 1,600 27 0.98 9,500 36 2,000 33 0.92
Investment 100 1 0 0 0.80 400 1 100 1 0.66
Other 500 2 100 2 0.98 700 3 200 3 1.33
Not applicable 1,000 4 200 3 0.72 3,400 13 700 12 0.96
Activity limitation
Not stated 300 1 0 1 0.44 200 1 0 0 0.47
No 20,600 81 4,900 85 1.04 22,000 83 5,300 87 1.05
Yes 4,400 17 800 14 0.83 4,400 16 800 13 0.80
Community size
1,000,000 or more 2,400 9 300 6 0.61 2,200 8 300 5 0.62
500,000 to 999,999 5,900 23 800 14 0.62 6,900 26 900 15 0.59
100,000 to 499,999 2,000 8 300 5 0.67 2,300 9 300 6 0.66
10,000 to 99,999 4,300 17 900 15 0.90 4,700 18 1,000 16 0.88
Less than 10,000 10,800 43 3,400 59 1.39 10,500 40 3,600 58 1.48
Region
Atlantic Canada 400 2 100 2 1.07 500 2 100 2 1.00
Quebec 3,100 12 500 8 0.69 3,000 11 500 7 0.65
Ontario 2,700 11 500 8 0.74 3,000 11 500 8 0.71
Prairies 15,900 63 3,900 69 1.09 17,000 64 4,200 69 1.08
British Columbia 2,400 9 300 6 0.59 2,300 9 300 5 0.62
Territories 800 3 400 8 2.40 800 3 500 8 2.83
Living on reserve
Yes 800 3 400 7 2.19 800 3 500 8 2.82
No 24,500 97 5,300 93 0.96 25,800 97 5,600 92 0.94
† weighted estimates
Notes: Métis were defined based on the ancestry responses (see “Derivation of Métis within the cohort”). A total of 2,200 cohort members (800 men and 1,300 women) were classified both Métis and Registered Indians.
Source: 1991 to 2001 Canadian census mortality follow-up study.
Date Modified: 2015-07-17

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