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Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (n = 3329)

Socio-demographic variable	Frequency (n)	%	Canadian population (%)
Age
18–24	294	8.8	14.3
25–34	681	20.5	16.6
35–44	681	20.5	15.9
45–54	523	15.7	15.1
55–64	594	17.8	16.6
65 or older	556	16.7	21.4
*Gender*
Female	2063	62	50.3
Male	1245	37.4	49.7
Other	12	0.4
Prefer not to say	9	0.3
*Immigration status*
I am a Canadian citizen	3137	94.2	74.4
I am a permanent resident of Canada.	192	5.8	23
*Type of community*
Large urban centre (more than 100,000 people)	1973	59.3	73.3
Small urban centre	845	25.4	73.3
Rural area	511	15.3	17.8
*Province and territories*
Alberta	324	9.7	11.6
British Columbia	388	11.7	13.6
Manitoba	109	3.3	3.6
New Brunswick	77	2.3	2.1
Newfoundland and labrador	65	2	1.4
Nova scotia	108	3.2	2.6
Ontario	1366	41	38.8
Prince Edward island	13	0.4	0.4
Quebec	786	23.6	22.6
Saskatchewan	88	2.6	3.1
Territories (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon)	5	0.2	0.3
*Highest level of education*
No certificate, diploma or degree	208	6.2	16.2
Secondary (high) school diploma	754	22.6	26.7
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	461	13.8	8.7
College or university certificate or diploma below or equal to bachelor level	1252	37.6	21.7
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	654	19.6	26.7
*Income*
Less than $10,000	84	2.5
$10,000–$19,999	221	6.6
$20,000–$29,999	298	9
$30,000–$39,999	307	9.2
$40,000–$49,999	320	9.6
$50,000–$59,999	321	9.6
$60,000–$69,999	264	7.9
$70,000–$79,999	224	6.7
$80,000–$89,999	191	5.7
$90,000–$99,999	223	6.7
$100,000–$149,999	427	12.8
More than $150,000	198	5.9
Prefer not to answer	251	7.5
*Household size (to share food)*
One	798	24
Two	1196	35.9
Three	589	17.7
Four	513	15.4
Five or more	233	7

Socio-demographic variable	Frequency (n)	%	Canadian population (%)
Age
18–24	294	8.8	14.3
25–34	681	20.5	16.6
35–44	681	20.5	15.9
45–54	523	15.7	15.1
55–64	594	17.8	16.6
65 or older	556	16.7	21.4
Gender
Female	2063	62	50.3
Male	1245	37.4	49.7
Other	12	0.4
Prefer not to say	9	0.3
Immigration status
I am a Canadian citizen	3137	94.2	74.4
I am a permanent resident of Canada.	192	5.8	23
Type of community
Large urban centre (more than 100,000 people)	1973	59.3	73.3
Small urban centre	845	25.4	73.3
Rural area	511	15.3	17.8
Province and territories
Alberta	324	9.7	11.6
British Columbia	388	11.7	13.6
Manitoba	109	3.3	3.6
New Brunswick	77	2.3	2.1
Newfoundland and labrador	65	2	1.4
Nova scotia	108	3.2	2.6
Ontario	1366	41	38.8
Prince Edward island	13	0.4	0.4
Quebec	786	23.6	22.6
Saskatchewan	88	2.6	3.1
Territories (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon)	5	0.2	0.3
Highest level of education
No certificate, diploma or degree	208	6.2	16.2
Secondary (high) school diploma	754	22.6	26.7
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	461	13.8	8.7
College or university certificate or diploma below or equal to bachelor level	1252	37.6	21.7
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	654	19.6	26.7
Income
Less than $10,000	84	2.5
$10,000–$19,999	221	6.6
$20,000–$29,999	298	9
$30,000–$39,999	307	9.2
$40,000–$49,999	320	9.6
$50,000–$59,999	321	9.6
$60,000–$69,999	264	7.9
$70,000–$79,999	224	6.7
$80,000–$89,999	191	5.7
$90,000–$99,999	223	6.7
$100,000–$149,999	427	12.8
More than $150,000	198	5.9
Prefer not to answer	251	7.5
Household size (to share food)
One	798	24
Two	1196	35.9
Three	589	17.7
Four	513	15.4
Five or more	233	7

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