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Of 866 Canadians interviewed, 60
per cent come from Ontario and Quebec, with 30 per cent from the West and 10
per cent from Atlantic Canada. |
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The median age of our interviewees
is 46, (half are younger than 46; half are older). |
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Women slightly outnumber men in
the sample. However, among those 50 or older, almost 60 per cent are women. In
the 65 plus category, women represent more than 60 per cent of
interviewees. |
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Educational attainment is strongly
related to age. Over half of interviewees under 25 have reached Grade 11 or 12,
compared with just over a quarter of those 65 or older. |
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The proportion of respondents with
only elementary school education increases sharply with age. More than 40 per
cent of interviewees age 55 or older have not attended secondary
school. |
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More than 40 per cent of those
interviewed live in centres with a population under 15,000; only 10 per cent
live in cities with populations over 500,000. |
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Most live with partners, with or
without children. One in five live in single person households. Almost 75 per
cent of women 50 or older are on their own. |
