Sample characteristics
| Frequency (%) N=406 | ||
| Age | Mean (SD) | 55.5 (18.6) |
| Male | 225 (55.4) | |
| First language English | 346 (85.2) | |
| Born in Canada | 293 (72.4) | |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian | 274 (68.0) |
| Aboriginal | 38 (9.4) | |
| Chinese | 22 (5.5) | |
| South Asian | 20 (5.0) | |
| Other | 49 (12.2) | |
| Marital status | Married | 182 (44.7) |
| Common law | 37 (9.1) | |
| Widowed | 34 (8.4) | |
| Divorced/separated | 52 (12.8) | |
| Single | 102 (25.1) | |
| Education | Less than high school | 80 (19.8) |
| High school graduate | 98 (24.2) | |
| Certificate or diploma | 37 (9.1) | |
| Some postgraduate | 108 (26.7) | |
| Post-secondary graduate | 82 (20.3) | |
| Employment | Currently working | 124 (30.5) |
| Unemployed | 37 (9.1) | |
| Temporary LOA | 28 (6.9) | |
| Permanently unable to Work | 29 (7.1) | |
| Retired | 158 (38.9) | |
| Other | 30 (7.4) | |
| Household income | <$C15 000 | 44 (10.9) |
| $C15 000–$C24 999 | 42 (10.4) | |
| $C25 000–$C49 999 | 57 (14.1) | |
| $C50 000–$C74 999 | 48 (11.9) | |
| $C75 000–$C99 999 | 31 (7.7) | |
| $C100 000–$C124 999 | 19 (4.7) | |
| $C125 000–$C149 999 | 7 (1.7) | |
| $C150 000–$C174 999 | 9 (2.2) | |
| $C175 000–$C199 999 | 6 (1.5) | |
| ≥$C200 000 | 24 (6.0) | |
| Do not know, do not wish to answer | 116 (28.8) | |
| Number of individuals dependent on this household income | 1 | 133 (33.0) |
| 2 | 155 (38.5) | |
| 3 | 52 (12.9) | |
| 4 | 37 (9.2) | |
| 5 or greater | 26 (6.5) | |
| Currently homeless | 17 (4.2) | |
| Societal SSS | Mean (SD) | 5.7 (2.1) |
| Community SSS | Mean (SD) | 5.4 (2.4) |
| Number of Elixhauser Comorbidities | 0 | 43 (11.1) |
| 1 | 82 (21.1) | |
| 2 | 106 (27.3) | |
| 3 | 80 (20.6) | |
| 4 | 41 (10.6) | |
| 5 or greater | 36 (9.3) |
LOA, leave of absence; SSS, subjective social status.