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Table C
Demographic, socio-economic and geographic characteristics of in-scope (eligible) Registered Indian census respondents, compared with Registered Indian 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 76,900 100 24,600 100 1.00 93,500 100 32,100 100 1.00
Age group
25 to 34 31,000 40 10,100 41 1.02 37,600 40 14,100 44 1.09
35 to 44 20,000 26 6,800 28 1.06 24,800 27 8,800 28 1.04
45 to 54 12,100 16 4,000 16 1.02 14,600 16 4,800 15 0.96
55 to 64 7,500 10 2,100 9 0.89 8,800 9 2,500 8 0.83
65 to 74 4,000 5 1,100 5 0.86 5,000 5 1,300 4 0.75
75 or older 2,300 3 500 2 0.65 2,700 3 600 2 0.62
Marital status
Single (never married) 18,800 24 5,400 22 0.89 16,300 17 5,100 16 0.91
Common-law 13,200 17 4,400 18 1.04 15,100 16 5,400 17 1.05
Married 36,000 47 12,500 51 1.08 42,900 46 16,500 51 1.12
Previously married 8,900 12 2,400 10 0.83 19,200 21 5,100 16 0.77
Educational attainment
Less than high school graduation 45,500 59 14,700 60 1.01 51,900 55 18,000 56 1.01
High school graduation 24,200 31 7,900 32 1.02 26,800 29 9,100 28 0.99
Postsecondary diploma 5,400 7 1,700 7 0.95 11,900 13 4,100 13 0.99
University degree 1,700 2 400 2 0.67 2,900 3 900 3 0.91
Labour force status
Employed 37,900 49 12,300 50 1.02 36,400 39 12,900 40 1.04
Unemployed 14,600 19 5,200 21 1.12 10,100 11 3,500 11 1.02
Not in labour force 24,400 32 7,000 29 0.90 47,000 50 15,600 49 0.97
Income adequacy quintile
Quintile 1 (lowest) 31,900 41 9,700 40 0.95 42,200 45 13,600 42 0.94
Quintile 2 18,600 24 6,400 26 1.07 21,300 23 8,100 25 1.10
Quintile 3 12,400 16 4,300 17 1.07 14,500 15 5,400 17 1.08
Quintile 4 8,900 12 2,800 12 0.99 9,900 11 3,400 11 1.00
Quintile 5 (highest) 5,100 7 1,400 6 0.86 5,700 6 1,700 5 0.85
Major source of income
Wages and salaries 40,500 53 13,500 55 1.04 38,400 41 13,700 43 1.04
Self-employment 1,600 2 400 2 0.74 1,000 1 300 1 0.88
Government transfer payments 29,700 39 9,500 39 1.00 36,100 39 11,600 36 0.93
Investment 400 1 100 0 0.77 1,000 1 300 1 0.80
Other 2,100 3 600 2 0.88 5,700 6 2,800 9 1.41
Not applicable 2,500 3 500 2 0.60 11,200 12 3,400 11 0.89
Activity limitation
Not stated 3,300 4 300 1 0.27 3,200 3 300 1 0.31
No 61,700 80 21,100 86 1.07 75,800 81 27,600 86 1.06
Yes 11,800 15 3,200 13 0.85 14,500 15 4,200 13 0.84
Community size
1,000,000 or more 5,100 7 800 3 0.47 7,300 8 1,200 4 0.48
500,000 to 999,999 6,800 9 1,000 4 0.45 11,300 12 1,700 5 0.44
100,000 to 499,999 6,400 8 1,100 5 0.56 9,200 10 1,700 5 0.55
10,000 to 99,999 11,900 15 2,900 12 0.77 16,900 18 4,000 12 0.69
Less than 10,000 46,700 61 18,800 76 1.26 48,800 52 23,500 73 1.40
Region
Atlantic Canada 2,800 4 1,200 5 1.29 3,400 4 1,500 5 1.27
Quebec 8,200 11 2,200 9 0.85 9,600 10 3,400 10 1.02
Ontario 15,300 20 4,400 18 0.90 19,900 21 5,500 17 0.81
Prairies 30,400 39 10,100 41 1.04 36,900 39 13,500 42 1.07
British Columbia 17,100 22 5,200 21 0.95 20,200 22 6,400 20 0.92
Territories 3,100 4 1,500 6 1.47 3,400 4 1,800 6 1.50
Living on reserve
Yes 40,800 53 18,000 73 1.38 38,400 41 22,000 68 1.67
No 36,100 47 6,500 27 0.57 55,100 59 10,100 32 0.54
† weighted estimates
Note: 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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