Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada

16. Demographics of Survey Samples

The following table presents demographic information from the weighted samples. Therefore, age and gender proportions for provincial results will be representative of province (aged 12+).

	Teen Sample	B.C Sample
	%	%
Gender
Male	51	49
Female	49	51
Age
12-19	100	13
20-24	0	9
25-44	0	34
45-64	0	28
65+	0	17
Average	15.7	42.8
Marital Status
Single	98	35
Married/Common Law	2	49
Separated/Divorced	<	8
Widowed	<	7
Children
None	68	76
One	21	12
Two or more	11	12
Education
Less than High School	23	6
Some high school	52	16
Completed High School	15	23
Some or Completed Technical/Community College	4	21
Some University	5	10
Completed University	<	15
Graduate Degree	0	8
Income Adequacy
Low	6	5
Lower-Middle	17	10
Middle	29	26
Upper-Middle	33	38
High	15	21
< Less than 0.5%

	Teen Sample	B.C. Sample
	%	%
Labour Force Status
Working full-time	11	41
Working part-time	15	9
Self-Employed	2	9
Looking for work or unable to work	9	6
Student	63	10
Retired	0	20
Keeping house	<	4
Place of Birth
In Canada	87	79
Outside Canada	13	21
Ethnicity
British Isles	32	47
European	38	38
South Asian	5	2
South East Asian	13	6
Canadian	16	13
Aboriginal	5	3
< Less than 0.5%

Demographically, the teen population differs from British Columbia on the following:

Children - the teen population is more likely to come from a household with other children;

Education - the teen population has a lower level of education than for the province overall, but it should be noted they are in the process of being educated;

Income Adequacy - the teen population has a lower level of income adequacy – low (23% vs. 15%) and high (48% vs. 59%). However, a large proportion of teens did not know the annual household income for their household;

Place of Birth - the teen population has more residents born inside Canada (87% vs. 79%) and fewer born outside Canada (13% vs. 21%); and,

Labour Force Status - the teen population is primarily comprised of students.

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