Table A
Selected characteristics of Métis, non-Status Indians and non-Aboriginal men and women, non-institutional cohort members aged 25 to 74, Canada, 1991

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  Men Women
Métis Non- Status Indians Non-Aboriginal Métis Non- Status Indians Non-Aboriginal
Total number 5,600 2,600 1,245,100 6,000 2,800 1,230,600
  Percentage
Percentage 100 100 100 100 100 100
Age group
25 to 34 39 41 28 44 44 30
35 to 44 29 30 27 29 31 28
45 to 54 18 16 19 15 14 18
55 to 64 11 8 15 8 8 13
65 to 74 4 5 11 5 4 11
Marital status
Single (never married) 20 19 14 16 16 11
Common-law 20 19 7 17 17 6
Married 51 54 73 49 50 66
Previously married 9 8 7 18 18 16
Single parent 3 2 2 20 16 8
Homeowner 55 54 75 51 52 72
Overcrowding 13 9 2 14 10 2
Dwelling in need of major repairs 25 20 7 25 17 7
Educational attainment
Less than secondary graduation 53 51 33 50 46 32
Secondary graduation 35 39 38 31 37 36
Postsecondary diploma 8 7 13 14 13 19
University degree 4 3 16 5 3 13
Income adequacy quintile
1 (lowest) 29 27 13 36 33 17
2 23 23 18 22 22 19
3 20 23 21 18 19 21
4 18 17 23 15 16 21
5 (highest) 11 10 24 9 10 21
Labour force status
Employed 62 65 76 48 52 63
Unemployed 18 15 7 11 9 6
Not in labour force 19 20 17 42 39 32
Region
Atlantic 2 7 8 2 7 8
Quebec 8 38 26 7 40 26
Ontario 8 19 37 8 18 37
Manitoba 24 6 4 24 5 4
Saskatchewan 22 8 3 23 8 3
Alberta 22 8 9 22 7 9
British Columbia 6 11 12 5 10 12
Territories 8 3 1 8 3 1
Community size
1,000,000 or more 6 20 31 5 22 33
500,000 to 999,999 15 14 16 15 15 17
100,000 to 499,999 5 9 15 6 9 16
10,000 to 99,999 15 14 14 16 15 14
Less than 10,000 59 42 23 58 39 21
Living in First Nations community 7 7 0 8 5 0
Source: 1991 to 2001 Canadian census mortality follow-up study.