Sociodemographic characteristics |
Age, y |
• 50 to 54 | 24.6 | 25.4 | 3757 | 82.9 |
• 55 to 59 | 29.3 | 25.9 | 4366 | 84.6 |
• 60 to 64 | 25.3 | 24.9 | 3836 | 83.8 |
• 65 to 69 | 20.8 | 23.8 | 3236 | 81.7 |
Marital status |
• Single or never married | 7.2 | 9.2 | 1150 | 80.0 |
• Common law | 5.4 | 5.6 | 825 | 81.1 |
• Married | 58.2 | 49.0 | 8610 | 85.2 |
• Widowed, separated, or divorced | 29.0 | 36.1 | 4591 | 79.4 |
• Not stated | 0.1 | 0.2 | 19 | 84.3 |
Income, $ |
• < 15 000 | 8.8 | 14.9 | 1495 | 76.1 |
• 15 000 to 29 999 | 17.4 | 19.0 | 2686 | 81.2 |
• 30 000 to 49 999 | 21.9 | 20.9 | 3296 | 83.8 |
• 50 000 to 79 999 | 20.6 | 16.0 | 3014 | 86.2 |
• 80 000 or more | 15.6 | 12.7 | 2301 | 84.5 |
• Not stated | 15.7 | 16.6 | 2403 | 82.1 |
Education |
• Some secondary school or less | 23.0 | 28.1 | 3622 | 80.0 |
• Secondary school graduation | 18.1 | 16.1 | 2695 | 85.0 |
• Some postsecondary | 6.0 | 6.2 | 912 | 82.7 |
• Postsecondary graduation | 51.0 | 46.6 | 7636 | 84.5 |
• Not stated | 2.0 | 2.9 | 330 | 78.1 |
Province of residence |
• British Columbia | 10.8 | 13.9 | 1722 | 80.2 |
• Alberta | 7.6 | 8.5 | 1177 | 82.1 |
• Saskatchewan | 5.5 | 4.4 | 814 | 84.2 |
• Manitoba | 5.1 | 5.3 | 776 | 80.7 |
• Ontario | 32.3 | 30.4 | 4853 | 84.9 |
• Quebec | 24.7 | 23.3 | 3715 | 83.4 |
• New Brunswick | 4.7 | 4.6 | 706 | 83.6 |
• Nova Scotia | 3.8 | 3.2 | 557 | 85.2 |
• Prince Edward Island | 1.4 | 1.5 | 215 | 80.2 |
• Newfoundland and Labrador | 3.2 | 3.2 | 488 | 83.6 |
• Territories | 1.0 | 1.7 | 172 | 79.3 |
Immigrant status |
• Nonimmigrant | 83.5 | 83.1 | 12 678 | 83.2 |
• < 10 y | 0.5 | 0.5 | 81 | 86.1 |
• ≥ 10 y | 14.3 | 13.9 | 2165 | 84.6 |
• Not stated | 1.6 | 2.5 | 271 | 78.1 |
Cancer screening behaviour |
Breast self-examination† |
• Yes | 84.0 | 79.5 | 887 | 84.4 |
• No | 16.0 | 20.5 | 178 | 88.2 |
Papanicolaou test |
• None in past 3 y | 25.0 | 55.7 | 4600 | 69.1 |
• Within past 3 y | 75.0 | 44.3 | 10 595 | 88.9 |
Other cancer risks |
Self-reported BMI |
• Underweight | 1.6 | 2.2 | 256 | 84.8 |
• Normal | 40.6 | 38.8 | 6126 | 84.0 |
• Overweight | 34.3 | 33.4 | 5182 | 83.9 |
• Obese | 20.7 | 22.4 | 3183 | 81.8 |
• Not stated | 2.0 | 3.2 | 448 | 79.5 |
Smoking |
• Not at all | 82.9 | 70.5 | 12 279 | 85.4 |
• Occasional | 2.7 | 3.2 | 428 | 85.1 |
• Daily | 14.1 | 25.8 | 2448 | 71.7 |
• Not stated | 0.2 | 0.5 | 40 | 62.9 |
Alcohol |
• Never | 6.6 | 7.9 | 1037 | 82.8 |
• Former drinker | 16.1 | 20.5 | 2557 | 81.1 |
• Occasional drinker | 22.2 | 25.2 | 3456 | 81.2 |
• Regular drinker | 54.0 | 44.8 | 7973 | 85.3 |
• Not stated | 1.0 | 1.6 | 172 | 72.6 |
Interaction with family doctor |
• None (no family doctor) | 4.9 | 11.4 | 909 | 68.5 |
• Occasional (family doctor, not regular user) | 8.9 | 14.3 | 1490 | 74.1 |
• Active (regular family doctor) | 86.2 | 74.3 | 12 796 | 85.4 |
Total sample | | | 15 195 | 83.4 |