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Table 22
Satisfaction with life, by sex, household population aged 15 and over, Canada and provinces, 2002

Satisfaction with life                         Total population for the variable satisfaction with life Very satisfied with life Satisfied with life Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with life Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with life Satisfaction with life, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2002  
Canada 24,996,593 8,144,190 32.6 13,185,310 52.7 2,503,548 10.0 1,152,720 4.6 10,825 E 0.0 E
Men 12,286,109 4,003,540 32.6 6,545,019 53.3 1,181,788 9.6 550,013 4.5 F F
Women 12,710,483 4,140,649 32.6 6,640,291 52.2 1,321,760 10.4 602,707 4.7 5,075 E 0.0 E
Newfoundland and Labrador 438,805 162,907 37.1 230,525 52.5 27,509 6.3 17,363 4.0 F F
Men 215,443 78,734 36.5 117,981 54.8 11,201 E 5.2 E 7,165 E 3.3 E F F
Women 223,362 84,172 37.7 112,544 50.4 16,308 7.3 10,198 E 4.6 E F F
Prince Edward Island 112,041 43,633 38.9 58,832 52.5 7,103 6.3 2,473 E 2.2 E F F
Men 54,557 19,447 35.6 30,096 55.2 3,202 E 5.9 E 1,811 E 3.3 E F F
Women 57,485 24,186 42.1 28,736 50.0 3,901 E 6.8 E 661 E 1.2 E F F
Nova Scotia 756,387 261,301 34.5 380,739 50.3 76,586 10.1 37,716 5.0 F F
Men 364,357 123,443 33.9 183,520 50.4 36,583 10.0 20,811 5.7 F F
Women 392,030 137,858 35.2 197,220 50.3 40,003 10.2 16,904 4.3 F F
New Brunswick 608,013 196,681 32.3 339,798 55.9 41,892 6.9 29,642 4.9 F F
Men 296,674 95,962 32.3 169,110 57.0 16,856 5.7 14,746 E 5.0 E F F
Women 311,339 100,719 32.4 170,688 54.8 25,036 8.0 14,897 4.8 F F
Quebec 6,040,976 2,064,405 34.2 3,294,290 54.5 529,892 8.8 152,389 2.5 F F
Men 2,967,395 1,052,048 35.5 1,581,714 53.3 260,013 8.8 73,620 E 2.5 E F F
Women 3,073,580 1,012,357 32.9 1,712,576 55.7 269,879 8.8 78,768 2.6 F F
Ontario 9,655,880 3,076,772 31.9 5,030,299 52.1 1,024,103 10.6 519,125 5.4 F F
Men 4,730,385 1,516,704 32.1 2,523,053 53.3 452,115 9.6 235,166 5.0 F F
Women 4,925,495 1,560,068 31.7 2,507,246 50.9 571,989 11.6 283,958 5.8 F F
Manitoba 864,873 304,362 35.2 448,416 51.8 73,487 8.5 37,362 4.3 F F
Men 425,448 149,271 35.1 213,803 50.3 43,771 10.3 17,844 E 4.2 E F F
Women 439,425 155,091 35.3 234,612 53.4 29,715 6.8 19,518 4.4 F F
Saskatchewan 758,799 234,192 30.9 417,211 55.0 70,944 9.3 36,453 4.8 F F
Men 374,236 116,636 31.2 208,657 55.8 31,035 8.3 17,908 4.8 F F
Women 384,563 117,556 30.6 208,554 54.2 39,909 10.4 18,544 4.8 F F
Alberta 2,428,827 768,537 31.6 1,310,216 53.9 218,078 9.0 131,325 5.4 F F
Men 1,220,792 359,809 29.5 671,304 55.0 118,405 9.7 71,177 5.8 F F
Women 1,208,035 408,728 33.8 638,912 52.9 99,673 8.3 60,147 5.0 F F
British Columbia 3,331,991 1,031,399 31.0 1,674,984 50.3 433,955 13.0 188,874 5.7 F F
Men 1,636,823 491,485 30.0 845,780 51.7 208,608 12.7 89,763 5.5 F F
Women 1,695,168 539,915 31.9 829,204 48.9 225,347 13.3 99,111 5.8 F F
1. Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, Mental Health and Well-being, 2002 (updated in September 2004)
2. The survey excludes from its target population those living in the three territories, individuals living on Indian Reserves and on Crown Lands, residents of institutions, full-time members of the Canadian Armed Forces, and residents of certain remote regions.
3. Population aged 15 and over who rate their own satisfaction with life in general as being either very satisfied, satisfied, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, dissatisfied or very dissatisfied.
4. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
5. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
6. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability.
7. The following standard symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available for a specific reference period and (...) for figures not applicable.
8. CANSIM table number 01051100.
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