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| Age group | CMA | CA greater than 50,000 | CA 25,000 to 49,999 | CA less than 25,000 | Strong MIZ1,2 | Moderate MIZ3 | Weak MIZ4 | No MIZ5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||||||||
| 0 to 64 | 16,880,000 | 2,060,541 | 1,137,053 | 670,028 | 1,327,169 | 1,916,982 | 1,709,829 | 310,729 | 26,012,331 |
| 65 and over | 2,200,161 | 329,286 | 173,225 | 101,604 | 181,768 | 333,953 | 263,319 | 41,532 | 3,624,848 |
| 65 to 74 | 1,276,455 | 187,756 | 99,893 | 58,620 | 113,722 | 198,075 | 148,817 | 23,537 | 2,106,875 |
| 75 to 84 | 747,476 | 115,297 | 59,906 | 35,076 | 56,367 | 110,960 | 91,338 | 14,141 | 1,230,561 |
| 85 and over | 176,230 | 26,233 | 13,426 | 7,908 | 11,679 | 24,918 | 23,164 | 3,854 | 287,412 |
| percent | |||||||||
| 0 to 64 | 64.9 | 7.9 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 100.0 |
| 65 and over | 60.7 | 9.1 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 100.0 |
| 65 to 74 | 60.6 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 100.0 |
| 75 to 84 | 60.7 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 100.0 |
| 85 and over | 61.3 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 100.0 |
| 1. MIZ = Metropolitan influenced zone. | |||||||||
| 2. Strong MIZ - Rural areas where 30% or more of employed residents commute to work in a nearby urban centre. | |||||||||
| 3. Moderate MIZ - Rural areas where 5% to 29% of employed residents commute to work in a nearby urban centre. | |||||||||
| 4. Weak MIZ - Rural areas where 1% to 5% of employed resident commute to work in a nearby urban centre. | |||||||||
| 5. No MIZ - Rural areas where no employed resident commutes to work in a nearby urban centre. | |||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada. | |||||||||