Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics by sector for labour force participants 64 years of age or under (percent).
SOCIO-dEMGRAPHICS | Sawmill (1) N = 600 | Other sector(2) N = 570 | Unemploy (3) N = 69 | Chi square 1*2*3 | Chi square 1*2 | Chi square 1*3 | Chi square 2*3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age category | Â | Â | Â | 157.1*** | 153.5*** | 5.5 | 21.3** |
35–39 | 48 (8.0) | 151 (26.5) | 8 (11.9) |  |  |  |  |
40–44 | 128 (21.3) | 192 (33.6) | 19 (26.9) |  |  |  |  |
45–49 | 131 (21.9) | 106 (18.6) | 19 (26.9) |  |  |  |  |
50–54 | 143 (23.8) | 71 (12.5) | 10 (14.9) |  |  |  |  |
55–59 | 108 (17.9) | 20 (3.5) | 9 (13.4) |  |  |  |  |
60–64 | 42 (7.0) | 30 (5.3) | 4 (6.0) |  |  |  |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
% Not married | 91 (15.2) | 95 (16.7) | 11 (16.4) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Place of birth | Â | Â | Â | 39.3*** | 39.3*** | 0.80 | 4.4* |
Non-Canadian born | 212 (35.3) | 108 (19.0) | 21 (29.9) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Highest education | Â | Â | Â | 78.9*** | 68.8*** | 3.9 | 25.5*** |
University | 48 (8.0) | 94 (16.5) | 2 (3.0) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Community college | 68 (11.4) | 126 (22.1) | 10 (14.9) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Apprentice | 113 (18.8) | 93 (16.3) | 11 (16.4) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Secondary | 170 (28.3) | 160 (28.1) | 18 (25.4) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Elementary or less | 201 (33.5) | 97 (17.0) | 28 (40.3) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Income in 1998 | Â | Â | Â | 66.0*** | 42.4*** | 43.3*** | 18.9** |
< $39,999 | 49 (8.2) | 111 (19.5) | 10 (15.0) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
$40,000–$79,999 | 421 (70.1) | 312 (54.8) | 42 (60.0) |  |  |  |  |
>$80,000 | 130 (21.6) | 147 (25.8) | 17 (25.0) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Home ownership | Â | Â | Â | 15.3** | 15.3*** | 1.3 | 0.5 |
% own home | 547 (91.1) | 475 (83.3) | 60 (86.6) | Â | Â | Â | Â |