Table 6
Factors associated with the probability of having voted in the last federal election, people 25 years and older who were eligible to vote, 2013

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Table 6
Factors associated with the probability of having voted in the last federal election, people 25 years and older who were eligible to vote, 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Factors associated with the probability of having voted in the last federal election Electoral participation, calculated using percentage and predicted probability units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Electoral participation
percentage predicted probability
Sex  
Men (ref.) 83 0.83
Women 83 0.83
Age group  
25 to 34 years 70Note * 0.75Note *
35 to 44 years (ref.) 79 0.80
45 to 54 years 83Note * 0.82
55 to 64 years 89Note * 0.87Note *
65 to 74 years 92Note * 0.91Note *
75 years and older 92Note * 0.93Note *
Highest level of education  
Less than high school diploma 77Note * 0.77Note *
High school diploma (ref.) 79 0.81
Postsecondary diploma or certificate 83Note * 0.83Note *
University diploma 89Note * 0.88Note *
Personal income  
Less than $20,000 (ref.) 78 0.81
$20,000 to $39,999 82Note * 0.84Note *
$40,000 to $79,999 85Note * 0.85
$80,000 or more 87Note * 0.82
Missing income value 82Note * 0.82
Homeowner  
No (ref.) 74 0.79
Yes 85Note * 0.84Note *
Married or common law  
No (ref.) 77 0.80
Yes 85Note * 0.84Note *
Respondent’s children under age five in household  
No (ref.) 84 0.83
Yes 78Note * 0.83
Immigrant status  
Non-immigrant (ref.) 84 0.84
Established immigrant (immigrated before 2000) 83 0.80Note *
Recent immigrant (immigrated between 2000 and 2013) 71Note * 0.74Note *
Aboriginal identity  
No (ref.) 83 0.83
Yes 70Note * 0.78Note *
Province  
Newfoundland and Labrador 80 0.80
Prince Edward Island 87Note * 0.86
Nova Scotia 83 0.83
New Brunswick 85Note * 0.86Note *
Quebec 88Note * 0.88Note *
Ontario (ref.) 81 0.82
Manitoba 80 0.80
Saskatchewan 80 0.81
Alberta 80 0.81
British Columbia 83 0.82
Interest in politics  
Not very or not at all interested (ref.) 65 0.71
Somewhat interested 90Note * 0.89Note *
Very interested 95Note * 0.93Note *
Frequency of keeping up with news and current affairs  
Every day (ref.) 88 0.85
Several times a week 79Note * 0.82Note *
Several times a month 75Note * 0.82
Rarely or never 63Note * 0.80Note *
Frequency of participation in group activities or meetings  
No participation (ref.) 78 0.82
Less than once a month 83Note * 0.83
Once a month or more 87Note * 0.84
Volunteered in the past 12 months  
No (ref.) 81 0.82
Yes 88Note * 0.85Note *
Generalized trust: in general, most people can be trusted  
No (ref.) 79 0.82
Yes 87Note * 0.85Note *
Strong sense of belonging to Canada  
No (ref.) 79 0.82
Yes 85Note * 0.84Note *
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