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Table 2 Characteristics of workers

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	1992	2008	1992	2008
	Gambling¹		Non-gambling
	thousand
Total employed	11	41	12,720	17,084
	%
Sex
Men	35	51	55	53
Women	65	49	45	47
Age
15 to 34	57	42	45	37
35 and over	43	58	55	63
Education
High school or less	66	47	57	41
Postsecondary certificate or diploma	21	34	27	35
University degree	13	19	16	24
Work status
Full-time	60	84	81	82
Part-time	40	16	19	18
Provinces
Atlantic provinces	8	3	7	6
Quebec	F	16	24	23
Ontario	28	39	39	39
Prairie provinces	30	20	17	18
British Columbia	25	22	13	13
Class of worker
Employee	99	98	85	85
Self-employed	F	F	15	15
1. Employment at racetracks and 'racinos' (racetracks with slots and/or other gaming activities) is excluded. These activities are coded under 'spectator sports'. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.