Table 4.1
Sense of belonging to Canada, province and local community, by age group and sex, Canada, 2008

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Age group Both sexes Male Female
('000) % ('000) % ('000) %
Total all age groups 27,268 100.0 13,448 100.0 13,819 100.0
Sense of belonging to Canada
Very strong 15,837 58.1 7,763 57.7 8,075 58.4
Somewhat strong 8,228 30.2 4,038 30.0 4,191 30.3
Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion 2,675 9.8 1,390 10.3 1,285 9.3
Sense of belonging to province
Very strong 10,095 37.0 4,793 35.6 5,302 38.4
Somewhat strong 12,301 45.1 6,162 45.8 6,138 44.4
Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion 4,262 15.6 2,187 16.3 2,075 15.0
Sense of belonging to local community
Very strong 5,831 21.4 2,782 20.7 3,049 22.1
Somewhat strong 13,816 50.7 6,809 50.6 7,007 50.7
Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion 7,033 25.8 3,564 26.5 3,469 25.1
15 to 24 4,462 100.0 2,282 100.0 2,180 100.0
Sense of belonging to Canada
Very strong 2,098 47.0 1,109 48.6 988 45.3
Somewhat strong 1,619 36.3 772 33.8 847 38.9
Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion 667 14.9 357 15.6 311 14.3
Sense of belonging to province
Very strong 1,223 27.4 658 28.8 566 26.0
Somewhat strong 2,218 49.7 1,105 48.4 1,112 51.0
Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion 944 21.2 478 20.9 466 21.4
Sense of belonging to local community
Very strong 613 13.7 323 14.2 290 13.3
Somewhat strong 2,257 50.6 1,113 48.8 1,144 52.5
Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion 1,521 34.1 802 35.1 719 33.0
25 to 54 14,625 100.0 7,324 100.0 7,301 100.0
Sense of belonging to Canada
Very strong 8,118 55.5 4,123 56.3 3,995 54.7
Somewhat strong 4,735 32.4 2,312 31.6 2,423 33.2
Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion 1,493 10.2 755 10.3 738 10.1
Sense of belonging to province
Very strong 5,012 34.3 2,422 33.1 2,590 35.5
Somewhat strong 6,835 46.7 3,457 47.2 3,378 46.3
Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion 2,454 16.8 1,281 17.5 1,174 16.1
Sense of belonging to local community
Very strong 2,798 19.1 1,336 18.2 1,462 20.0
Somewhat strong 7,536 51.5 3,781 51.6 3,755 51.4
Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion 3,977 27.2 2,049 28.0 1,928 26.4
55 and over 8,181 100.0 3,842 100.0 4,339 100.0
Sense of belonging to Canada
Very strong 5,622 68.7 2,530 65.9 3,092 71.3
Somewhat strong 1,875 22.9 954 24.8 921 21.2
Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion 514 6.3 278 7.2 237 5.5
Sense of belonging to province
Very strong 3,860 47.2 1,714 44.6 2,146 49.5
Somewhat strong 3,248 39.7 1,600 41.6 1,648 38.0
Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion 864 10.6 429 11.2 435 10.0
Sense of belonging to local community
Very strong 2,419 29.6 1,122 29.2 1,297 29.9
Somewhat strong 4,023 49.2 1,915 49.8 2,108 48.6
Somewhat weak, very weak or no opinion 1,535 18.8 712 18.5 823 19.0
Note(s):
The sum of the values for each category will differ from the total due to rounding.
Values for "Don't know" and "Not stated" are included in the total but are not shown separately.
Source(s): Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008.
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