Percentage reporting a strong or very strong sense of community belonging, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 years or older, Canada 2008

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This is a vertical bar graph comparing percentages by age groups of males and females aged 12 or older who reported a strong or very strong sense of community belonging in 2008.

The Y axis is measured by percentages and increases by increments of 10 from 0 to 90.

On the X axis from left to right are all ages, and the following age groups: 12 to 17, 18 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to 64 and 65 or older.
The percentages of respondents who reported a strong or very strong sense of community belonging are the following:

• Total:  males 65.0%, females 64.9%,
  
  
• Age group 12 to 17: males 79.6%, females 80.2%,
  
  
• Age group 18 to 24: males 58.4%, females 56.7%,
  
  
• Age group 25 to 34: males 56.0%, females 56.1%,
  
  
• Age group 35 to 44: males 61.7%, females 63.6%,
  
  
• Age group 45 to 54: males 65.8%, females 61.4%,
  
  
• Age group 55 to 64: males 68.0%, females 68.5%,
  
  
• Age group 65 or older: males 72.3%, females 72.9%.

The age group 45 to 54 was the only age group in which the percentage of females who reported a strong or very strong sense of community belonging was significantly different than the percentage of males at p<0.05.

In all age groups except females 35 to 44 and males 45 to 54, the percentage of males or females who reported a strong or very strong sense of community belonging was significantly different from the overall estimate for the same sex at p<0.05.

Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2008.