Table 1 Health-related behaviours according to demographic and socioeconomic variables
From: The relationships between health-related behaviours in the Canadian adult population
Demographic (n) | Current smoker | High-risk alcohol usea | Inadequate sleep | Inadequate physical activity | <  4 servings of fruit & vegetables per day | ≥3 adverse behaviours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||||
 Male (3360) | 26.1 (1.2) | 32.7 (1.8) | 35.5 (1.5) | 20.1 (1.4) | 75.9 (1.4) | 25.5 (1.3) |
 Female (3429) | 18.2 (1.3) | 20.3 (1.7) | 36.5 (1.5) | 15.8 (0.9) | 62.3 (1.7) | 16.8 (1.0) |
 p-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.619 | 0.006 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Age (y) | ||||||
 18–29 (1139) | 26.3 (2.3) | 31.8 (3.3) | 34.4 (2.5) | 26.8 (2.1) | 73.4 (2.0) | 26.3 (2.3) |
 30–39 (1443) | 25.7 (3.6) | 26.9 (3.3) | 33.1 (2.5) | 20.6 (2.5) | 66.9 (2.6) | 22.7 (2.1) |
 40–49 (1342) | 24.4 (2.2) | 24.6 (2.6) | 35.2 (2.9) | 16.9 (2.3) | 67.4 (2.2) | 22.9 (2.6) |
 50–59 (803) | 22.3 (1.6) | 24.8 (2.4) | 43.6 (3.1) | 14.6 (2.3) | 69.9 (2.8) | 20.7 (1.9) |
 60 + (2062) | 13.2 (0.9) | 24.6 (1.6) | 34.1 (1.8) | 11.3 (0.7) | 67.3 (1.9) | 13.0 (0.8) |
 p-value | < 0.001 | 0.178 | 0.057 | < 0.001 | 0.165 | < 0.05 |
Household Education | ||||||
  < Secondary School (476) | 40.0 (4.1) | 33.0 (5.3) | 47.9 (4.4) | 29.5 (4.9) | 80.3 (3.9) | 38.0 (3.2) |
 Secondary School Graduation (951) | 34.5 (3.5) | 29.7 (3.2) | 44.4 (3.4) | 21.1 (2.3) | 73.2 (2.3) | 31.7 (3.3) |
 Post-Secondary School Graduationb (5124) | 18.1 (1.0) | 25.2 (1.8) | 33.1 (1.4) | 16.0 (0.9) | 67.4 (1.4) | 17.0 (1.2) |
 p-value | < 0.001 | 0.168 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.001 |
Income Adequacyc | ||||||
 Lowest (464) | 42.6 (4.9) | 32.2 (7.3) | 39.6 (5.0) | 27.9 (4.6) | 77.0 (3.6) | 32.9 (2.1) |
 Lower Middle (1051) | 32.7 (3.2) | 34.7 (3.4) | 43.1 (2.9) | 23.9 (2.6) | 69.1 (3.4) | 29.8 (1.9) |
 Upper Middle (1941) | 23.0 (2.0) | 27.0 (2.3) | 37.9 (1.7) | 16.9 (1.7) | 72.3 (2,.0) | 21.9 (1.9) |
 Highest (3333) | 16.2 (1.2) | 26.3 (1.8) | 32.6 (1.7) | 17.9 (1.5) | 66.4 (1.3) | 16.9 (1.8) |
 p-value | < 0.001 | 0.687 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.001 |