Table 1
Proportion of people aged 65 and over with a driver's licence, who drove a vehicle in the previous month and for whom driving was the main form of transportation, by selected characteristics, 2009
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Had a valid driver's licence | Drove in the previous month | Driving was the main form of transportation | |||||||
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Total population | Both sexes | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
number | percentage | ||||||||
Total | 4,344,500 | 3,254,500 | 74.9 | 88.8 | 63.4 | 86.3 | 56.1 | 79.2 | 43.8 |
Men | 1,962,500 | 1,743,200 | 88.8* | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Women† | 2,381,900 | 1,511,300 | 63.4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Age group | |||||||||
65 to 74 years† | 2,396,500 | 2,032,600 | 84.8 | 93.6 | 76.8 | 91.6 | 69.2‡ | 83.7 | 53.3‡ |
75 to 79 years | 865,900 | 659,100 | 76.1* | 90.1* | 64.9*‡ | 86.9 | 54.4*‡ | 80.0 | 41.9*‡ |
80 to 84 years | 596,700 | 365,500 | 61.3* | 80.7* | 46.3*‡ | 78.0* | 42.2*‡ | 73.4* | 34.7*‡ |
85 to 89 years | 375,800 | 169,600 | 45.1* | 72.0* | 29.6*‡ | 68.2* | 23.9*‡ | 61.9* | 20.1*‡ |
90 years and over | 109,600 | 27,800 | 25.3* | 45.5* | 16.0*‡ | 36.8* | 11.3*‡ | 31.7* | 8.8E*‡ |
Province | |||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 70,400 | 48,800 | 69.3 | 86.4 | 54.8*‡ | 84.4 | 49.5‡ | 77.5 | 37.6*‡ |
Prince Edward Island | 19,500 | 15,800 | 80.9* | 91.3 | 72.3*‡ | 87.4 | 65.2*‡ | 81.7 | 49.4‡ |
Nova Scotia | 136,800 | 104,900 | 76.7 | 90.7 | 65.4‡ | 87.6 | 56.3‡ | 77.5 | 44.2‡ |
New Brunswick | 106,900 | 84,600 | 79.2* | 92.2* | 68.8*‡ | 87.7 | 62.0*‡ | 83.3 | 46.3‡ |
Quebec | 1,088,400 | 776,000 | 71.3 | 88.7 | 57.5*‡ | 86.7 | 50.4*‡ | 80.1 | 39.7*‡ |
Ontario† | 1,673,000 | 1,226,000 | 73.3 | 86.9 | 62.1‡ | 84.9 | 55.4‡ | 78.8 | 45.0‡ |
Manitoba | 149,400 | 116,100 | 77.7* | 92.7* | 65.7‡ | 90.4* | 55.3‡ | 82.7 | 41.8‡ |
Saskatchewan | 137,200 | 115,200 | 84.0* | 94.8* | 75.2*‡ | 92.4* | 64.3*‡ | 86.8* | 48.9‡ |
Alberta | 349,900 | 290,500 | 83.0* | 91.1* | 76.0*‡ | 88.4 | 68.8*‡ | 77.8 | 44.5‡ |
British Columbia | 613,100 | 476,600 | 77.7* | 90.0 | 67.0‡ | 85.5 | 58.8‡ | 77.1 | 47.0‡ |
Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence | |||||||||
Toronto† | 618,100 | 388,700 | 62.9 | 79.5 | 48.9‡ | 76.5 | 42.3‡ | 67.3 | 33.3‡ |
Montréal | 492,700 | 313,700 | 63.7 | 83.2 | 49.1‡ | 80.6 | 41.1‡ | 70.7 | 32.0‡ |
Vancouver | 303,000 | 219,800 | 72.5* | 88.1* | 59.8*‡ | 81.9 | 50.9*‡ | 72.6 | 42.0*‡ |
Ottawa–Gatineau | 132,200E | 105,200E | 79.6* | 88.6 | 72.1*‡ | 87.0* | 65.3*‡ | 73.7 | 49.7*‡ |
Calgary | 99,200 | 78,400 | 79.0* | 85.2 | 72.6*‡ | 81.8 | 64.2*‡ | 75.8 | 49.9*‡ |
Edmonton | 104,800 | 83,600 | 79.8* | 92.6* | 68.0*‡ | 89.9* | 64.9*‡ | 76.5 | 42.6‡ |
Québec | 84,900E | 64,200E | 75.7* | 91.1* | 63.4*‡ | 88.3* | 53.9‡ | 83.0* | 39.0E‡ |
Winnipeg | 97,600 | 74,100 | 75.9* | 91.6* | 62.7*‡ | 88.4* | 50.6‡ | 81.0* | 40.1‡ |
Other census metropolitan area (CMA) | 793,200 | 621,000 | 78.3* | 90.5* | 68.8*‡ | 88.9* | 61.1*‡ | 84.7* | 50.9*‡ |
Census agglomeration (CA) | 674,600 | 535,100 | 79.3* | 91.2* | 70.0*‡ | 89.1* | 61.2*‡ | 82.5* | 47.6*‡ |
Outside CMAs and CAs | 937,700 | 765,800 | 81.7* | 94.2* | 70.2*‡ | 92.2* | 64.9*‡ | 87.3* | 48.3*‡ |
Income quintile | |||||||||
Lowest quintile† | 1,186,200 | 705,200 | 59.5 | 78.3 | 47.8‡ | 75.2 | 41.1‡ | 68.5 | 33.6‡ |
Second quintile | 968,800 | 767,400 | 79.2* | 91.3* | 68.5*‡ | 88.3* | 60.4*‡ | 82.5* | 45.3*‡ |
Third quintile | 615,300 | 526,700 | 85.6* | 93.5* | 77.1*‡ | 91.8* | 69.6*‡ | 85.7* | 50.3*‡ |
Forth and fifth quintiles | 727,800 | 656,800 | 90.2* | 95.3* | 82.9*‡ | 93.2* | 76.6*‡ | 85.9* | 62.1*‡ |
Residential density of neighbourhood of residence1 | |||||||||
Lowest level† | 801,900 | 659,400 | 82.2 | 92.4 | 71.2‡ | 90.0 | 65.9‡ | 83.6 | 47.5‡ |
Level 2 | 736,900 | 596,800 | 81.0 | 92.3 | 70.7‡ | 90.9 | 62.9‡ | 83.7 | 47.7‡ |
Level 3 | 867,300 | 686,200 | 79.1 | 90.9 | 69.8‡ | 88.7 | 62.8‡ | 80.9 | 49.3‡ |
Level 4 | 933,500 | 697,500 | 74.7* | 88.2* | 63.8*‡ | 85.6* | 55.6*‡ | 79.7 | 47.0‡ |
Level 5 | 507,900 | 339,100 | 66.8* | 87.4* | 51.8*‡ | 84.8* | 45.3*‡ | 78.5 | 38.3*‡ |
Highest level | 494,000 | 273,000 | 55.3* | 72.5* | 45.6*‡ | 66.9* | 36.1*‡ | 56.3* | 25.8*‡ |
Type of housing | |||||||||
Single-detached house† | 2,825,300 | 2,282,200 | 80.8 | 92.1 | 69.6‡ | 90.2 | 63.0‡ | 83.9 | 48.8‡ |
Semi-detached or row house | 389,100 | 284,700 | 73.2* | 84.3* | 63.7*‡ | 81.9* | 56.3*‡ | 73.0* | 44.2‡ |
Apartment or duplex | 1,128,600 | 687,600 | 60.9* | 78.9* | 51.6*‡ | 74.2* | 42.7*‡ | 65.2* | 34.1*‡ |
... not applicable E use with caution † reference group * statistically significant difference from the reference group at p < 0.05 ‡ statistically significant difference between men and women at p < 0.05 1. Residential density of a neighbourhood is calculated according to the percentage of people living in apartments. The neighbourhood corresponds to the census tract for people living in a census metropolitan area or a census agglomeration. For the others, the neighbourhood corresponds to the municipality. Note: The total of each characteristic may not equal the total population due to missing values. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey – Healthy Aging, 2009. |
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