Demographic characteristics of survey participants (n = 3689*)
| Characteristic | Weighted prevalence or mean estimate† (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Age, yr, mean | 44.7 (44.5–44.9) |
| Age group, yr, % | |
| 18–39 | 39.5 (38.9–40.0) |
| 40–64 | 47.9 (46.5–49.2) |
| ≥ 65 | 12.7 (11.7–13.8) |
| Sex, % | |
| Male | 49.8 (49.4–50.2) |
| Female | 50.2 (49.8–50.6) |
| Ethnicity,‡ % | |
| White | 82.4 (73.0–89.0) |
| Asian§ | 9.9 (5.3–17.7) |
| Other§ | 4.8 (2.7–8.5) |
| Unknown | 2.9 (2.0–4.1) |
| Education level, % | |
| Less than secondary school | 12.8 (10.3–15.8) |
| Secondary school or graduate | 18.9 (14.7–23.8) |
| Other postsecondary | 9.4 (7.4–11.9) |
| Postsecondary graduate | 59.0 (50.5–67.0) |
| Income adequacy group, % | |
| Lowest | 5.1 (3.4–7.5) |
| Lower middle | 14.4 (12.4–16.6) |
| Upper middle | 32.7 (29.7–35.8) |
| Highest | 47.9 (43.2–52.6) |
| Body mass index, mean | 27.1 (26.7–27.6) |
| Physical activity,¶ % | |
| Active | 20.5 (16.8–24.9) |
| Moderate | 24.7 (21.8–27.8) |
| Inactive | 54.8 (48.2–61.2) |
| Smoking status, % | |
| Daily smoker** | 21.8 (19.2–24.6) |
| Former daily smoker** | 27.9 (24.8–31.2) |
| Never smoked | 50.3 (47.0–53.6) |
| Has a family doctor,†† % | |
| Yes | 84.2 (80.8–87.1) |
| No | 15.8 (12.9–19.2) |
Note: CI = confidence interval.
↵* Unweighted number of participants aged 18–79 years (excluding 32 pregnant participants).
↵† Weighted prevalence and mean estimates were calculated with the use of sampling weights provided by Statistics Canada that accounted for representativeness and nonresponse.
↵‡ Ethnicity was collapsed into 3 groups: white, Asian (Korean, Filipino, Japanese, Chinese, South Asian, Southeast Asian, Arab and West Asian) and other (black, Latin American and mixed).
↵§ Coefficient of variation (CV) > 25% and < 30% (all other CV values < 16%).
↵¶ Characterized using a measure of the average daily energy expended during leisure activities reported by the respondent in the past 3 months, as described elsewhere.19
↵** Daily smoker = respondents who reported smoking daily and those who reported smoking occasionally but who were former daily smokers; former daily smokers = respondents who reported being nonsmokers but who were former daily smokers. Occasional smokers (n = 57) were not included in the calculation of smoking status owing to small numbers. Smoking exposure (average number of pack-years) was 20.7 for daily smokers and 14.0 for former daily smokers. The average time since quitting among former daily smokers was 15.9 years.
↵†† The concept of having a family doctor was captured by asking participants if they had a “regular” medical doctor.