Table 2 Characteristics of study participants. Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2007–2014
Variable | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||||
 Men | 49.9 | 50.1 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 49.9 |
 Women | 50.1 | 49.9 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.1 | 50.1 | 50.1 | 50.1 |
Age group | ||||||||
 18–34 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 34.5 | 34.3 | 35.2 | 34.3 |
 35–49 | 35.0 | 34.4 | 34.0 | 33.5 | 32.1 | 31.4 | 31.1 | 30.6 |
 50–65 | 30.4 | 31.0 | 31.9 | 32.4 | 33.4 | 34.3 | 33.8 | 35.1 |
Location | ||||||||
 Urban | 82.4 | 82.2 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 82.1 | 82.8 | 82.2 |
 Rural | 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 17.8 |
Province | ||||||||
 Ontario | 39.1 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 38.9 | 38.9 | 38.9 | 39.0 | 38.7 |
 Quebec | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.3 |
 British Columbia | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.0 |
 Alberta | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.9 |
 Manitoba | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
 Saskatchewan | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
 Nova Scotia | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
 New Brunswick | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
 Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
 Prince Edward Island | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
 Northern Territories | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
PA levela | ||||||||
 Active | 25.4 | 25.7 | 27.8 | 27.6 | 28.9 | 29.2 | 30.2 | 29.5 |
 Moderate | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 25.8 | 26.3 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 25.2 |
 Inactive | 46.8 | 46.6 | 44.7 | 44.8 | 43.1 | 43.4 | 41.9 | 43.5 |
 Not-stated | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
CBD Prevalence | ||||||||
 Crude | 18.7 | 22.7 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 18.7 | 17.7 |
 Age-standardized | 19.0 | 23.0 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 17.8 |
N | 21,415,922 | 21,634,104 | 21,960,978 | 22,214,827 | 22,398,160 | 22,583,367 | 22,760,062 | 22,860,912 |