Characteristics of women aged 40 to 74 in the CCHS sample and in the Canadian population, 2012: Data for 18 312 women aged 40–74 in the CCHS data set were weighted to represent 7.6 million women in the Canadian population in the same age range in 2012.
| PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS | SAMPLE, N (%)* | WEIGHTED, N (%)* |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 18 312 (100.0) | 7 646 124 (100.0) |
| Age group, y | ||
| • 40–49 | 3859 (21.1) | 2 403 118 (31.4) |
| • 50–59 | 5895 (32.2) | 2 611 514 (34.2) |
| • 60–69 | 6310 (34.5) | 2 005 841 (26.2) |
| • 70–74 | 2248 (12.3) | 625 651 (8.2) |
| Marital status | ||
| • Single or never married | 2135 (11.7) | 721 087 (9.4) |
| • Widowed, separated, or divorced | 5083 (27.8) | 1 576 884 (20.6) |
| • Married or common law | 11 034 (60.3) | 5 327 502 (69.7) |
| • Missing | 60 (0.3) | 20 651 (0.3) |
| No. of years since immigration | ||
| • 0–9 y | 224 (1.2) | 237 976 (3.1) |
| • ≥ 10 y | 2411 (13.2) | 1 594 196 (20.9) |
| • Not an immigrant | 15 107 (82.5) | 5 506 743 (72.0) |
| • Missing | 570 (3.1) | 307 209 (4.0) |
| Educational attainment | ||
| • Less than secondary school | 2947 (16.1) | 1 039 957 (13.6) |
| • Secondary school graduation | 4141 (22.6) | 1 681 850 (22.0) |
| • Postsecondary graduation | 10 594 (57.9) | 4 633 508 (60.6) |
| • Missing | 630 (3.4) | 290 809 (3.8) |
| Household income | ||
| • < $20 000 | 2328 (12.7) | 692 930 (9.1) |
| • $20 000–$39 999 | 4492 (24.5) | 1 547 502 (20.2) |
| • $40 000–$59 999 | 3729 (20.4) | 1 449 498 (19.0) |
| • $60 000–$79 999 | 2591 (14.2) | 1 115 459 (14.6) |
| •≥ $80 000 | 5156 (28.2) | 2 838 410 (37.1) |
| • Missing | 16 (< 0.1) | 2325 (< 0.1) |
| Regular doctor | ||
| • No | 1512 (8.3) | 613 220 (8.0) |
| • Yes | 16 792 (91.7) | 7 031 661 (92.0) |
| • Missing | 8 (< 0.1) | 1243 (< 0.1) |
| No. of years since last physical checkup | ||
| • > 2 y | 2328 (12.7) | 1 374 036 (18.0) |
| • 1–2 y | 1255 (6.9) | 1 540 249 (20.1) |
| • < 1 y | 12 502 (68.3) | 3 871 929 (50.6) |
| • Missing | 2227 (12.2) | 859 910 (11.3) |
| No. of years since last Papanicolaou test | ||
| • > 5 y | 3952 (21.6) | 1 310 732 (17.1) |
| • 3–5 y | 1382 (7.6) | 503 794 (6.6) |
| • < 3 y | 11 275 (61.6) | 5 053 922 (66.1) |
| • Missing | 1703 (9.3) | 186 553 (10.2) |
| BMI category | ||
| • Obese (≥ 30.0 kg/m2) | 4198 (22.9) | 1 547 640 (20.2) |
| • Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2) | 5464 (29.8) | 2 166 713 (28.3) |
| • Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 7302 (39.9) | 3 378 774 (44.2) |
| • Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) | 367 (2.0) | 166 912 (2.2) |
| • Missing | 981 (5.4) | 386 085 (5.1) |
| Frequency of alcohol consumption | ||
| •≥ 4 times per wk | 3396 (18.5) | 903 859 (11.8) |
| • 1–3 times per wk | 4849 (26.5) | 2 012 753 (26.3) |
| • < 3 times per mo to < once per mo | 3717 (20.3) | 2 731 194 (35.7) |
| • Missing | 6350 (34.7) | 1 998 318 (26.1) |
| Smoking status | ||
| • Daily | 3016 (16.5) | 1 120 110 (14.7) |
| • Occasionally | 584 (3.2) | 270 329 (3.5) |
| • Not at all | 14 633 (79.9) | 6 209 718 (81.2) |
| • Missing | 79 (0.4) | 45 967 (0.6) |
BMI—body mass index, CCHS—Canadian Community Health Survey.
↵* Not all percentages add to 100 owing to rounding.