Table 2 Demographic characteristics of respondents in 2010 and 2017
Characteristics | Atlantic provinces, % of population | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Brunswick (NB) | Newfound & Labrador (NL) | Nova Scotia (NS) | Prince Edward Island (PEI) | Atlantic average | ||||||
2010 (%) Weighted n = 237,836 | 2017 (%) Weighted n = 260,620 | 2010 (%) Weighted n = 167,397 | 2017 (%) Weighted n = 194,962 | 2010 (%) Weighted n = 291,758 | 2017 (%) Weighted n = 332,344 | 2010 (%) Weighted n = 42,726 | 2017 (%) Weighted n = 51,684 | 2010 (%) Weighted n = 739,718 | 2017 (%) Weighted n = 839,611 | |
Sex | ||||||||||
 Female | 51.0 | 51.2 | 52.1 | 50.3 | 53.1 | 52.1 | 50.1 | 50.2 | 51.6 | 51.0 |
 Male | 49.0 | 48.8 | 47.9 | 49.7 | 46.9 | 47.9 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 48.4 | 49.0 |
Age | ||||||||||
 50–54 | 24.8 | 17.5 | 23.1 | 21.0 | 25.0 | 18.4 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 23.7 | 19.5 |
 55–59 | 26.4 | 23.1 | 23.6 | 19.6 | 23.9 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 21.6 | 24.2 | 21.8 |
 60–64 | 21.0 | 26.6 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 21.2 | 24.0 | 24.4 | 22.0 | 22.6 | 24.1 |
 65–69 | 16.0 | 18.2 | 17.4 | 23.0 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 18.8 | 16.8 | 19.6 |
 70–74 | 11.9 | 14.5 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 16.5 | 12.7 | 15.0 |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
 Married, common law | 76.3 | 74.2 | 80.2 | 73.7 | 76.1 | 73.5 | 79.2 | 74.9 | 77.9 | 74.1 |
 Single, never married | 7.3 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 8.4 |
 Widow, separated, divorced | 16.4 | 18.1 | 14.7 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 14.8 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 17.5 |
 Missing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Education | ||||||||||
 Post Sec. Sch | 54.0 | 50.5 | 51.4 | 53.0 | 62.8 | 59.0 | 60.8 | 54.7 | 57.2 | 54.3 |
 Sec. Sch | 19.7 | 28.7 | 14.2 | 21.6 | 11.8 | 22.0 | 10.7 | 19.5 | 14.1 | 22.9 |
 Less Sec. Sch | 21.3 | 19.0 | 32.7 | 24.5 | 23.7 | 15.8 | 28.3 | 23.7 | 26.5 | 20.8 |
 Missing | 5.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
Household Income | ||||||||||
 US $100 k +  | 14.5 | 29.7 | 12.8 | 30.8 | 17.4 | 33.7 | 14.8 | 28.1 | 14.9 | 30.6 |
 US $80,000–US $99,999 | 5.8 | 12.8 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 11.4 | 6.2 | 10.9 |
 US $60,000–$79,999 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 10.1 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 13.1 | 14.5 |
 US $40,000–US $59,999 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 19.9 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 19.4 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 18.1 |
 Less US $39,999 | 33.3 | 26.4 | 37.1 | 28.6 | 30.4 | 23.5 | 28.8 | 25.3 | 32.4 | 25.9 |
 Missing | 14.2 |  | 14.1 |  | 15.5 |  | 15.5 |  | 14.8 |  |
Self-reported health status | ||||||||||
 Excellent | 45.4 | 47.1 | 55.1 | 55.9 | 48.4 | 51.9 | 63.1 | 56.7 | 53.0 | 52.9 |
 Good | 47.8 | 47.8 | 39.2 | 39.6 | 44.8 | 41.9 | 29.5 | 37.3 | 40.3 | 41.6 |
 Poor | 6.8 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.2 |
Weighta | ||||||||||
 Normal | 28.3 | 21.1 | 26.9 | 14.7 | 31.1 | 21.5 | 33.4 | 25.5 | 29.9 | 20.7 |
 Obese | 30.6 | 41.9 | 30.3 | 39.4 | 26.6 | 36.6 | 26.1 | 32.4 | 28.4 | 37.6 |
 Overweight | 34.4 | 31.8 | 37.9 | 38.6 | 37.7 | 36.5 | 36.6 | 36.5 | 36.7 | 35.9 |
 Underweight | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
 Missing | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
Number of comorbidities | ||||||||||
 0 | 23.2 | 16.4 | 19.8 | 14.7 | 21.2 | 17.8 | 27.3 | 25.2 | 22.9 | 18.5 |
 1–2 | 44.7 | 45.6 | 45.8 | 48.3 | 46.0 | 46.2 | 44.8 | 40.5 | 45.3 | 45.1 |
 3–5 | 25.1 | 31.1 | 29.6 | 31.6 | 28.0 | 30.7 | 23.5 | 30.2 | 26.6 | 30.9 |
 6 +  | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
Has regular care provider | 93.8 | 96.2 | 93.8 | 90.5 | 95.7 | 91.5 | 92.3 | 87.1 | 93.9 | 91.3 |
Physical activity level | ||||||||||
 Active | 20.3 | 32.9 | 16.5 | 36.4 | 24.2 | 33.7 | 18.1 | 32.9 | 19.8 | 34.0 |
 Moderate | 24.2 | 31.9 | 23.6 | 32.5 | 23.0 | 36.4 | 25.0 | 37.0 | 24.0 | 34.4 |
 Inactive | 52.3 | 30.0 | 56.7 | 27.0 | 51.0 | 26.1 | 55.0 | 26.5 | 53.7 | 27.4 |
Smoking | ||||||||||
 Daily | 17.3 | 9.7 | 18.1 | 21.1 | 18.9 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 15.8 |
 Occasional | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
 Nonsmoker | 80.1 | 87.6 | 79.2 | 75.9 | 78.2 | 80.9 | 78.7 | 79.9 | 79.1 | 81.1 |