Table 3 Characteristics of the study sample
Sample | Ontario Populationa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 1622 | ||||
Variable | N | % | N | % |
Child gender | ||||
Male | 830 | 51.2 | 1,381,630 | 51.3 |
Female | 792 | 48.8 | 1,312,220 | 48.7 |
Child age category (years)b | ||||
5 to 9 | 619 | 38.2 | 712,755 | 35.8 |
10 to 17 | 1003 | 61.8 | 1,276,840 | 64.2 |
Parent gender | ||||
Male | 447 | 27.6 | -- | -- |
Female | 1174 | 72.4 | -- | -- |
Parent age (Mean ± SD) | 44.4 ± 7.3 | -- | ||
Marital status | ||||
Not living with partner | 260 | 16.2 | 604,645 | 16.7 |
Living with partner | 1349 | 83.8 | 3,007,560 | 83.3 |
Time since immigration | ||||
Canadian-born | 1247 | 78.0 | 8,906,000 | 71.1 |
10+ years | 277 | 17.3 | 2,591,915 | 20.7 |
0–9 years | 75 | 4.7 | 1,019,460 | 8.1 |
Education, highest level completed | ||||
Below secondary school | 46 | 2.9 | 769,575 | 11.0 |
Secondary school diploma | 187 | 11.6 | 1,702,160 | 24.3 |
Post-secondary school | 1379 | 85.6 | 4,547,145 | 64.8 |
Employment status | ||||
Employed | 1309 | 81.4 | 16,595,030 | 60.9 |
Unemployed | 70 | 4.4 | 1,395,050 | 5.1 |
Other | 230 | 14.3 | 9,269,445 | 34.0 |
Total household incomec | ||||
Respondents | 1309 | 100 | 4,886,655 | 100 |
< $20,000 | 51 | 3.1 | 556,305 | 11.4 |
$20,000 -$39,000 | 103 | 6.4 | 831,135 | 17.0 |
$40,000 -$59,000 | 162 | 10.0 | 824,425 | 16.9 |
$60,000–$79,000 | 167 | 10.3 | 680,850 | 13.9 |
$80,000–$99,000 | 213 | 13.1 | 552,660 | 11.3 |
≥ $100,000 | 613 | 37.8 | 1,441,280 | 29.5 |