Age-standardised and sex-standardised prevalence of sociodemographic characteristics, by ethnicity and survey period, Ontario, Canada (2001–2012)
| White | South Asian | Chinese | Black | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2004 | 2009–2012 | 2001–2004 | 2009–2012 | 2001–2004 | 2009–2012 | 2001–2004 | 2009–2012 | |
| N | 69 416 | 66 876 | 1394 | 2299 | 1405 | 1449 | 1098 | 1425 |
| Age, mean (years) | 42.3 | 42.4 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 42.4 | 41.8 | 42.2 |
| Male sex | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 48.7 | 49.1 |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Divorced | 4.0 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 6.6 |
| Separated | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 5.7 |
| Widowed | 5.3 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| Single, never married | 29.6 | 31.1 | 24.6 | 26.6 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 37.1 | 44.3 |
| Common law | 5.9 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Married | 52.8 | 49.1 | 63.5 | 65.8 | 58.2 | 58.7 | 43.1 | 36.1 |
| Highest educational attainment (household) | ||||||||
| <High school graduate | 8.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 5.8 |
| High school graduate | 14.3 | 10.9 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.9 |
| Some post-secondary | 6.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 4.2 |
| College/university degree | 70.4 | 79.2 | 76.8 | 84.7 | 75.1 | 82.8 | 70.6 | 76.1 |
| Highest educational attainment (individual) | ||||||||
| <High school graduate | 25.8 | 19.5 | 27.3 | 20.7 | 23.9 | 20.6 | 24.7 | 19.1 |
| High school graduate | 20.4 | 17.3 | 18.1 | 14.7 | 21.2 | 15.0 | 20.2 | 17.4 |
| Some post-secondary | 7.5 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 5.8 |
| College/university degree | 46.3 | 56.0 | 48.7 | 58.6 | 48.3 | 59.8 | 45.7 | 57.7 |
| Urban dwelling | 83.1 | 81.2 | 97.3 | 98.4 | 98.3 | 98.4 | 96.1 | 97.7 |
| Household income (mean, Canadian $) | 73 858 | 90 337 | 62 600 | 74 414 | 60 339 | 79 471 | 49 515 | 62 378 |
| Immigrant | 17.7 | 16.1 | 88.4 | 87.9 | 84.5 | 82.7 | 78.7 | 77.0 |
| Number of years in Canada (among immigrants) | 24.5 | 24.6 | 13.0 | 15.8 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 18.6 | 19.6 |
Data were derived from the Ontario components of Statistics Canada’s Canadian Community Health Surveys.
All values are percentages unless otherwise specified. Estimates were age-standardised and sex-standardised to the 2001 Ontario Census population and weighted by the survey sample weight. The age and sex distributions appear almost identical due to age-standardisation and sex-standardisation.