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Table 2 Distribution of MOVES across sociodemographic and economic characteristics

From: Developing a comprehensive measure of mobility: mobility over varied environments scale (MOVES)

Sociodemographic or Economic Characteristics

Weighted Percentage (95% CI)

Mean MOVES (95% CI)

p-value for MOVESa

Sex

  

<.0001

 Male

44.9 (43.7, 46.0)

29.9 (29.8, 30.0)

 

 Female

49.0 (47.9, 50.2)

29.3 (29.1, 29.4)

 

Age

  

<.0001

 45–54

36.7 (35.4, 37.9)

30.8 (30.6, 30.9)

 

 55–64

28.0 (27.1, 28.9)

30.4 (30.2, 30.5)

 

 65–74

16.6 (16.0, 17.2)

28.5 (28.3, 28.6)

 

 75–84

9.7 (9.3, 10.1)

26.5 (26.3, 26.7)

 

 85+

3.0 (2.8, 3.2)

24.0 (23.7, 24.3)

 

Worked at job or business

  

<.0001

 Yes

57.3 (56.2, 58.3)

31.0 (30.8, 31.1)

 

 No

38.8 (37.8, 39.8)

27.6 (27.4, 27.7)

 

Retirement status

  

<.0001

 Completely retired

33.0 (32.0, 33.9)

27.9 (27.8, 28.0)

 

 Partially retired or not retired

61.7 (60.7, 62.7)

30.7 (30.6, 30.8)

 

Highest level of education

  

<.0001

 Less than or secondary school graduation

24.6 (23.7, 25.5)

27.9 (27.8, 28.1)

 

 Some post-secondary

4.5 (4.1, 5.0)

29.7 (29.3, 30.1)

 

 Post-secondary graduation

64.9 (63.9, 65.9)

30.2 (30.1, 30.3)

 

Total household income from all sources

  

<.0001

 Less than $19,999

9.1 (8.6, 9.6)

26.3 (26.0, 26.5)

 

 $20,000 TO $49,999

28.3 (27.3, 29.3)

28.5 (28.4, 28.6)

 

 $50,000 TO $99,999

33.8 (32.6, 35.0)

30.4 (30.2, 30.5)

 

 $100,000 and over

24.1 (22.9, 25.2)

31.5 (31.3, 31.7)

 

Region or Province of residence

  

<.0001

 Atlantic

7.2 (6.9, 7.5)

29.1 (28.9, 29.2)

 

 Quebec

23.2 (22.3, 24.2)

28.9 (28.7, 29.0)

 

 Ontario

36.4 (35.2, 37.6)

29.6 (29.4, 29.7)

 

 Prairies

14.6 (14.0, 15.2)

30.2 (30.1, 30.4)

 

 British Columbia

12.5 (11.8, 13.2)

30.5 (30.2, 30.7)

 

Population size group

  

0.0033

 Rural area

15.1 (14.2, 16.0)

29.2 (29.0, 29.4)

 

 Urban area < 100,000

13.4 (12.7, 14.2)

29.4 (29.2, 29.6)

 

  ≥ 100,000 to <500,000

21.2 (20.3, 22.0)

29.5 (29.4, 29.7)

 

  ≥ 500,000

44.2 (43.1, 45.3)

29.8 (29.6, 29.9)

 

Flag for tenure of dwelling

  

<.0001

 Not owned by the respondent

16.9 (16.1, 17.7)

27.8 (27.6, 28.0)

 

 Owned by the respondent

77.5 (76.6, 78.4)

30.0 (29.9, 30.1)

 

Type of dwelling

  

<.0001

 Single detached house

67.4 (66.4, 68.4)

30.0 (29.9, 30.1)

 

 Double, row or terrace, duplex house

10.6 (10.0, 11.3)

29.5 (29.2, 29.8)

 

 Low-rise or high rise apartment

14.2 (13.6, 14.9)

27.9 (27.7, 28.1)

 

 Mobile home or other

1.6 (1.4, 1.8)

28.6 (28.2, 29.1)

 

Household size

  

<.0001

 Alone

17.5 (16.9, 18.2)

27.8 (27.7, 28.0)

 

 2 people

45.3 (44.2, 46.4)

29.6 (29.5, 29.7)

 

 3 or more

31.1 (29.9, 32.3)

30.5 (30.4, 30.7)

 

Marital status

  

<.0001

 Married or common-law

69.8 (68.9, 70.7)

30.1 (30.0, 30.2)

 

 Widowed, separated, or divorced

18.3 (17.7, 19.0)

27.7 (27.5, 27.8)

 

 Single, or never married

5.8 (5.3, 6.2)

28.8 (28.5, 29.2)

 

Cultural/Racial Background

  

0.0251

 Not White

11.4 (10.6, 12.2)

29.3 (29.0, 29.5)

 

 White

83.0 (82.1, 83.9)

29.6 (29.5, 29.7)

 

Immigrant

  

0.0042

 Yes

22.8 (21.9, 23.8)

29.3 (29.1, 29.5)

 

 No

71.6 (70.6, 72.6)

29.7 (29.6, 29.8)

 

County of Birth

  

<.0001

 Canada

70.9 (69.9, 72.0)

29.7 (29.6, 29.8)

 

 Other North America

1.1 (0.9, 1.3)

29.8 (29.2, 30.4)

 

 Others

22.3 (21.4, 23.3)

29.3 (29.1, 29.5)

 
  1. aP-values from t-test or ANOVA testing for differences in mean MOVE. All results weighted using the Statistics Canada proportional sampling scheme and applied Balanced Repeated Replication (BRR) with 500 bootstrap weight variables to obtain the correct standard errors for ANOVA