Table A
Cohort members aged 25 or older, person-years at risk, and deaths ascertained, by age group and educational attainment at baseline, by sex, Canada, 1991 to 2006

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Table A
Cohort members aged 25 or older, person-years at risk, and deaths ascertained, by age group and educational attainment at baseline, by sex, Canada, 1991 to 2006
Table summary
This table displays the results of cohort members aged 25 or older. The information is grouped by age group and educational attainment (appearing as row headers), men and women, calculated using cohort members, person-years at risk and number of deaths units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Age group and educational attainment Men Women
Cohort members Person-years at risk Number of deaths Cohort members Person-years at risk Number of deaths
Total 25 or older  
Less than secondary graduation 474,900 6,249,140 138,071 478,500 6,563,790 110,472
Secondary graduation 510,400 7,318,980 69,084 484,000 7,096,100 47,128
Postsecondary diploma 168,300 2,457,660 15,493 253,000 3,734,390 19,960
University degree 204,600 2,942,760 18,339 161,100 2,379,250 8,432
25 to 44  
Less than secondary graduation 175,000 2,616,330 8,066 176,200 2,651,730 5,243
Secondary graduation 309,800 4,649,830 9,981 307,200 4,649,350 6,010
Postsecondary diploma 113,700 1,708,250 2,690 164,600 2,487,060 2,654
University degree 127,000 1,868,330 2,330 117,100 1,749,410 1,516
45 to 64  
Less than secondary graduation 179,600 2,484,030 43,532 165,700 2,402,990 24,071
Secondary graduation 149,900 2,144,350 25,829 122,400 1,810,250 12,369
Postsecondary diploma 43,100 625,240 5,949 65,500 975,020 5,482
University degree 60,800 888,540 6,268 34,700 517,610 2,342
65 to 74  
Less than secondary graduation 78,700 851,130 48,956 80,800 1,015,830 35,470
Secondary graduation 36,500 415,050 20,772 35,300 459,080 13,749
Postsecondary diploma 8,400 99,940 4,213 14,300 189,510 5,051
University degree 12,100 147,970 5,649 5,900 79,360 1,986
75 or older  
Less than secondary graduation 41,500 297,650 37,517 55,700 493,230 45,688
Secondary graduation 14,200 109,760 12,502 19,000 177,410 15,000
Postsecondary diploma 3,100 24,220 2,641 8,700 82,800 6,773
University degree 4,800 37,930 4,092 3,400 32,880 2,588
Note: Cohort member counts rounded to nearest 100; person-years at risk to nearest 10.
Source: 1991 to 2006 Canadian census mortality and cancer follow-up study.