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| Income quintile | Canada | United States | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | |||
| 1st (Poorest) | 23.3* |
19.8, |
26.8 | 31.0* |
27.4, |
34.4 |
| 2nd | 13.2 |
10.5, |
15.8 | 15.8 |
13.0, |
18.5 |
| 3rd | 7.9 |
5.4, |
10.4 | 9.3 |
6.9, |
11.6 |
| 4th | 8.6 |
6.0, |
11.2 | 6.4 |
4.6, |
8.2 |
| 5th (Richest) | 4.4E |
2.2, |
6.7 | 7.0E |
4.7, |
9.3 |
| Missing | 11.9* |
9.0, |
14.8 | 16.2* |
14.0, |
18.5 |
| Difference of Q1 and Q5 | 18.8 |
14.7, |
23.0 | 24.0 |
19.8, |
28.1 |
| Notes: i) Household population aged 18 and over. ii) Missing data ("I don't know", "not stated", "refusal") have been excluded from the analysis (except for income due to the high level of missing cases). |
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| a Household income adjusted for household size. | ||||||
| ‡ Age-adjusted percents calculated using the projected 2000 United States standard population. | ||||||
| * Statistically significant difference between Canada and United States (p<0.05). | ||||||
| E Interpret with caution (high sampling variability). | ||||||
| Source: Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health, 2002 to 2003. | ||||||