Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the attached and uncertainly attached HCES respondents

AttachedUncertainly attachedTotalOntario population ≥ 16 years of age
Age (Mean ± SD)52.99 ± 17.2949.83 ± 17.5452.63 ± 17.3547.55 ± 18.84
Age Groups
16–181,079 (2.2%)202 (3.2%)1,281 (2.3%)475,431 (4.1%)
19–347,109 (14.5%)*1,222 (19.4%)8,331 (15.0%)2,953,638 (25.4%)
35–4912,194 (24.8%)1,618 (25.7%)13,812 (24.9%)2,826,277 (24.3%)
50–6414,842 (30.2%)1,880 (29.8%)16,722 (30.2%)2,996,962 (25.8%)
65–748,422 (17.2%)*851 (13.5%)9,273 (16.7%)1,329,508 (11.5%)
75–844,317 (8.8%)*422 (6.7%)4,739 (8.6%)710,156 (6.1%)
85+1,123 (2.3%)*111 (1.8%)1,234 (2.2%)318,551 (2.7%)
Sex
Female28,469 (58.0%)*3,143 (49.8%)31,612 (57.1%)5,971,110 (51.4%)
Male20,617 (42.0%)*3,163 (50.2%)23,780 (42.9%)5,639,413 (48.6%)
Rurality
Urban29,947 (61.0%)*3,087 (49.0%)33,034 (59.6%)8,451,253 (72.8%)
Semi-urban12,575 (25.6%)*2,064 (32.7%)14,639 (26.4%)2,224,266 (19.2%)
Rural5,859 (11.9%)*843 (13.4%)6,702 (12.1%)839,468 (7.2%)
Missing705 (1.4%)*312 (4.9%)1,017 (1.8%)95,536 (0.8%)
Income Quintiles
1 Low8,030 (16.4%)*1,293 (20.5%)9,323 (16.8%)2,112,944 (18.2%)
29,245 (18.8%)1,213 (19.2%)10,458 (18.9%)2,237,908 (19.3%)
39,732 (19.8%)1,216 (19.3%)10,948 (19.8%)2,320,365 (20.0%)
410,873 (22.2%)*1,265 (20.1%)12,138 (21.9%)2,509,732 (21.6%)
5 High11,021 (22.5%)*1,275 (20.2%)12,296 (22.2%)2,380,346 (20.5%)
Missing185 (0.4%)44 (0.7%)229 (0.4%)49,228 (0.47%)

Note(s): * p < 0.001

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