Table 1 General sample characteristics
Survey Responses | W25 n (%) | W26 n (%) | W27 n (%) | W28 n (%) | W29 n (%) | W30 n (%) | W31 n (%) | W32 n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total respondents (N) | 1251 (100) | 1015 (100) | 1225 (100) | 1004 (100) | 1003 (100) | 1097 (100) | 1035 (100) | 1048 (100) |
Response rate (%) | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 10.2 |
Age (years) | ||||||||
18–24 | 26 (2.1) | 19 (1.9) | 36 (2.9) | 23 (2.3) | 30 (3.0) | 28 (2.6) | 20 (1.9) | 19 (1.8) |
25–34 | 282 (22.5) | 232 (22.9) | 275 (22.4) | 224 (22.3) | 236 (23.5) | 205 (18.7) | 247 (23.9) | 218 (20.8) |
35–44 | 207 (16.5) | 151 (14.9) | 193 (15.8) | 160 (15.9) | 181 (18.0) | 195 (17.8) | 159 (15.4) | 213 (20.3) |
45–54 | 214 (17.1) | 167 (16.5) | 199 (16.2) | 176 (17.5) | 155 (15.5) | 194 (17.7) | 166 (16.0) | 189 (18.0) |
55–64 | 200 (16.0) | 178 (17.5) | 222 (18.1) | 177 (17.6) | 157 (15.7) | 192 (17.5) | 181 (17.5) | 160 (15.3) |
65 or older | 280 (22.4) | 213 (21.0) | 251 (20.5) | 204 (20.3) | 201 (20.0) | 231 (21.1) | 228 (22.0) | 219 (20.9) |
Don’t know/no response | 42 (3.4) | 55 (5.4) | 49 (4.0) | 40 (4.0) | 43 (4.3) | 52 (4.7) | 34 (3.3) | 30 (2.9) |
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 618 (49.4) | 509 (50.1) | 614 (50.1) | 486 (48.4) | 491 (49.0) | 518 (47.2) | 518 (50.0) | 480 (45.8) |
Female | 615 (49.2) | 478 (47.1) | 586 (47.8) | 490 (48.8) | 485 (48.4) | 550 (50.1) | 496 (47.9) | 548 (52.3) |
Other | 8 (0.6) | 15 (1.5) | 16 (1.3) | 14 (1.4) | 12 (1.2) | 13 (1.2) | 14 (1.4) | 13 (1.2) |
Don’t know/no response | 9 (0.7) | 13 (1.3) | 9 (0.7) | 14 (1.4) | 15 (1.5) | 16 (1.5) | 7 (0.7) | 7 (0.7) |
Rurality | ||||||||
Rural | 299 (23.9) | 214 (21.1) | 275 (22.4) | 217 (21.6) | 228 (22.7) | 247 (22.5) | 234 (22.6) | 222 (21.2) |
Suburban | 447 (35.7) | 383 (37.7) | 449 (36.7) | 365 (36.4) | 376 (37.5) | 416 (37.9) | 374 (36.1) | 404 (38.5) |
Urban | 491 (39.2) | 404 (39.8) | 473 (38.6) | 407 (40.5) | 386 (38.5) | 413 (37.6) | 411 (39.7) | 414 (39.5) |
Don’t know/no response | 14 (1.1) | 14 (1.4) | 28 (2.3) | 15 (1.5) | 13 (1.3) | 21 (1.9) | 16 (1.5) | 8 (0.8) |
Province | ||||||||
British Columbia | 167 (13.3) | 136 (13.4) | 173 (14.1) | 117 (11.7) | 133 (13.3) | 159 (14.5) | 156 (15.1) | 145 (13.8) |
Alberta | 148 (11.8) | 127 (12.5) | 116 (9.5) | 130 (12.9) | 122 (12.2) | 134 (12.2) | 116 (11.2) | 144 (13.7) |
Saskatchewan | 26 (2.1) | 33 (3.3) | 31 (2.5) | 35 (3.5) | 33 (3.3) | 30 (2.7) | 34 (3.3) | 40 (3.8) |
Manitoba | 41 (3.3) | 25 (2.5) | 39 (3.2) | 33 (3.3) | 26 (2.6) | 29 (2.6) | 43 (4.2) | 39 (3.7) |
Ontario | 478 (38.2) | 370 (36.5) | 474 (38.7) | 376 (37.5) | 396 (39.5) | 394 (35.9) | 378 (36.5) | 360 (34.4) |
Quebec | 283 (22.6) | 219 (21.6) | 281 (22.9) | 205 (20.4) | 199 (19.8) | 252 (23.0) | 182 (17.6) | 230 (21.9) |
New Brunswick | 31 (2.5) | 31 (3.1) | 24 (2.0) | 24 (2.4) | 26 (2.6) | 24 (2.2) | 32 (3.1) | 18 (1.7) |
Nova Scotia | 50 (4.0) | 38 (3.7) | 44 (3.6) | 29 (2.9) | 38 (3.8) | 37 (3.4) | 48 (4.6) | 37 (3.5) |
Prince Edward Island | 5 (0.4) | 3 (0.3) | 5 (0.4) | 3 (0.3) | 2 (0.2) | 4 (0.4) | 3 (0.3) | 4 (0.4) |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 18 (1.4) | 9 (0.9) | 15 (1.2) | 14 (1.4) | 9 (0.9) | 10 (0.9) | 17 (1.6) | 13 (1.2) |
Yukon | 2 (0.2) | 14 (1.4) | 11 (0.9) | 18 (1.8) | 8 (0.8) | 16 (1.5) | 10 (1.0) | 13 (1.2) |
Northwest Territories | 1 (0.1) | 8 (0.8) | 6 (0.5) | 14 (1.4) | 4 (0.4) | 4 (0.4) | 10 (1.0) | 3 (0.3) |
Nunavut | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) | 3 (0.3) | 4 (0.4) | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.3) | 2 (0.2) |
Don’t know/no response | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.3) | 3 (0.3) | 3 (0.3) | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Annual household income | ||||||||
< $10,000 | 17 (1.4) | 12 (1.2) | 8 (0.7) | 10 (1.0) | 15 (1.5) | 6 (0.5) | 9 (0.9) | 8 (0.8) |
$10,000–$19,999 | 25 (2.0) | 24 (2.4) | 31 (2.5) | 22 (2.2) | 26 (2.6) | 34 (3.1) | 21 (2.0) | 13 (1.2) |
$20,000–$29,999 | 45 (3.6) | 31 (3.1) | 63 (5.1) | 38 (3.8) | 42 (4.2) | 35 (3.2) | 37 (3.6) | 36 (3.4) |
$30,000–$39,999 | 55 (4.4) | 45 (4.4) | 70 (5.7) | 43 (4.3) | 61 (6.1) | 45 (4.1) | 50 (4.8) | 53 (5.1) |
$40,000–$49,999 | 67 (5.4) | 53 (5.2) | 69 (5.6) | 47 (4.7) | 51 (5.1) | 54 (4.9) | 55 (5.3) | 49 (4.7) |
$50,000–$59,999 | 86 (6.9) | 69 (6.8) | 76 (6.2) | 49 (4.9) | 65 (6.5) | 70 (6.4) | 71 (6.9) | 63 (6.0) |
$60,000–$79,999 | 145 (11.6) | 114 (11.2) | 145 (11.8) | 120 (12.0) | 108 (10.8) | 126 (11.5) | 116 (11.2) | 122 (11.6) |
$80,000–$99,999 | 138 (11.0) | 116 (11.4) | 133 (10.9) | 106 (10.6) | 111 (11.1) | 124 (11.3) | 105 (10.1) | 107 (10.2) |
$100,000–$119,999 | 160 (12.8) | 115 (11.3) | 137 (11.2) | 118 (11.8) | 118 (11.8) | 131 (11.9) | 106 (10.2) | 126 (12.0) |
$120,000–$159,999 | 147 (11.8) | 133 (13.1) | 135 (11.0) | 156 (15.5) | 127 (12.7) | 133 (12.1) | 146 (14.1) | 159 (15.2) |
$160,000–$219,999 | 125 (10.0) | 82 (8.1) | 113 (9.2) | 90 (9.0) | 96 (9.6) | 113 (10.3) | 101 (9.8) | 99 (9.4) |
$220,000 or more | 70 (5.6) | 79 (7.8) | 94 (7.7) | 69 (6.9) | 52 (5.2) | 77 (7.0) | 78 (7.5) | 78 (7.4) |
Don’t know/no response | 171 (13.7) | 142 (14.0) | 151 (12.3) | 136 (13.5) | 131 (13.1) | 149 (13.6) | 140 (13.5) | 135 (12.9) |
Minority status | ||||||||
Visible minority | 116 (9.3) | 118 (11.6) | 167 (13.6) | 135 (13.4) | 128 (12.8) | 118 (10.8) | 127 (12.3) | 118 (11.3) |
Indigenous | 34 (2.7) | 29 (2.9) | 32 (2.6) | 16 (1.6) | 27 (2.7) | 32 (2.9) | 29 (2.8) | 30 (2.9) |
Disability | 104 (8.3) | 90 (8.9) | 107 (8.7) | 78 (7.8) | 94 (9.4) | 90 (8.2) | 101 (9.8) | 98 (9.4) |
2SLGBTQ+ | 84 (6.7) | 70 (6.9) | 72 (5.9) | 50 (5.0) | 50 (5.0) | 58 (5.3) | 53 (5.1) | 53 (5.1) |
None of the above | 855 (68.3) | 655 (64.5) | 782 (63.8) | 677 (67.4) | 642 (64.0) | 739 (67.4) | 666 (64.3) | 697 (66.5) |
Don ‘t know/no response | 58 (4.6) | 53 (5.2) | 65 (5.3) | 48 (4.8) | 62 (6.2) | 60 (5.5) | 59 (5.7) | 52 (5.0) |
Highest educational level | ||||||||
Grade 8 or less | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.4) | 3 (0.3) | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) |
Some high school | 19 (1.5) | 22 (2.2) | 23 (1.9) | 16 (1.6) | 23 (2.3) | 14 (1.3) | 20 (1.9) | 19 (1.8) |
High school diploma | 214 (17.1) | 176 (17.3) | 209 (17.1) | 168 (16.7) | 158 (15.8) | 172 (15.7) | 173 (16.7) | 149 (14.2) |
Apprenticeship/trade diploma | 72 (5.8) | 71 (7.0) | 86 (7.0) | 66 (6.6) | 70(7.0) | 63 (5.7) | 62 (6.0) | 63 (6.0) |
College, CEGEP, or other non-university diploma | 288 (23.0) | 220 (21.7) | 277 (22.6) | 238 (23.7) | 216 (21.5) | 251 (22.9) | 238 (23.0) | 223 (21.3) |
University diploma (non-Bachelor’s) | 82 (6.6) | 76 (7.5) | 92 (7.5) | 76 (7.6) | 79 (7.9) | 93 (8.5) | 76 (7.3) | 69 (6.6) |
Bachelor’s degree | 316 (25.3) | 248 (24.4) | 318 (26.0) | 252 (25.1) | 256 (25.5) | 270 (24.6) | 282 (27.2) | 292 (27.9) |
Graduate degree | 241 (19.3) | 187 (18.4) | 201 (16.4) | 168 (16.7) | 181 (18.0) | 213 (19.4) | 168 (16.2) | 220 (21.0) |
Don’t know/no response | 17 (1.4) | 14 (1.4) | 17 (1.4) | 20 (2.0) | 16 (1.6) | 18 (1.6) | 14 (1.4) | 12 (1.1) |