Table 1.

Characteristics of survey participants: N = 384.

CHARACTERISTIC%*
Place of birth
 • Born in Canada77.1
 • Lived in Canada < 12 y21.6
Marital status
 • Married or common law76.6
 • Widowed, separated, or divorced16.7
 • Single (never married)4.9
Education
 • Some high school or elementary school20.3
 • High school graduate23.3
 • Community college graduate25.3
 • University graduate18.2
Employment
 • Full-time37.8
 • Part-time20.1
 • Not employed39.8
Income
 • Enough to easily meet needs19.5
 • Meets needs57.6
 • Not enough to meet needs19.3
Self-rated health status
 • Excellent6.7
 • Very good39.3
 • Good32.0
 • Fair9.6
 • Poor1.0

  • ↵* Percentages might not add to 100% owing to rounding or missing data.