Table:
characteristics at cchs interview
women
men

n
private dwelling
nursing home
seniors' residence
pdaf
n
private dwelling
nursing home
seniors' residence
pdaf

sample
n
46,399
40,180
1,272
1,009
3,938
35,012
31,408
512
346
2,746

%
100.0
89.7
1.8
1.7
6.8
100
92.2
0.9
0.7
6.3

age group at census day
60 to 69, %
20,258
51.3
4.5
5.0
55.0
17,264
55.1
12.4
7.4
61.4

70 to 74, %
7,456
17.0
4.1
7.3
16.3
6,267
17.4
5.7
12.0
14.6

75 to 79, %
6,627
13.7
12.5
12.8
11.2
4,932
13.2
18.7
9.3
12.4

80 to 84, %
5,614
10.0
23.0
24.6
9.1
3,568
8.8
19.4
22.9
7.3

85 to 89, %
4,097
5.8
29.1
30.7
6.0
2,044
4.2
25.4
30.3
2.9

90 and older, %
2,347
2.2
26.8
19.7
2.5
937
1.3
18.4
18.1
1.5

marital status, cchs & census
remained married, %
19,229
57.5
12.8
12.1
39.2
23,654
80.2
40.4
42.4
60.0

loss of spouse, %
2,881
6.2
14.8
14.5
5.7
1,579
4.2
16.5
19.3
2.6

not married at cchs, %
24,269
36.3
72.4
73.5
55.1
9,758
15.6
43.1
38.3
37.4

living alone
living with others, %
24,726
74.2
44.5
33.4
43.9
25,916
88.1
63.4
68.1
57.0

living alone, %
21,673
25.8
55.5
66.6
56.1
9,096
11.9
36.6
31.9
43.0

dwelling owned by a household member
no, %
11,299
20.1
46.3
57.5
24.8
5,536
13.8
35.2
47.6
19.1

yes, %
35,006
79.9
53.7
42.5
75.2
29,376
86.2
64.8
52.4
80.9

immigrant status
canadian-born, %
38,761
75.1
79.6
84.7
74.3
28,716
73.0
79.7
90.5
70.9

immigrant, %
7,570
24.9
20.4
15.3
25.7
6,227
27.0
20.3
9.5
29.1

province
atlantic provinces, %
7,901
8.0
10.3
4.0
8.3
5,807
8.3
9.4
3.3
6.8

quebec, %
9,603
25.5
19.5
43.5
23.2
7,367
25.4
23.2
52.2
23.0

ontario, %
14,065
38.4
37.7
24.4
39.6
10,480
38.4
40.4
20.9
36.4

manitoba, %
2,778
3.6
3.8
2.8
3.1
2,136
3.4
3.1
f
2.8

saskatchewan, %
3,054
3.0
5.0
1.6
2.8
2,229
3.0
5.4
f
3.3

alberta, %
3,390
8.2
9.7
13.8
7.2
2,629
8.4
7.8
13.1
8.7

british columbia, %
5,278
13.3
14.0
9.9
15.7
4,051
13.1
10.7
7.8
19.1

self-perceived general health
excellent
6,834
16.6
8.9
7.3
18.6
5,218
17.0
8.8
12.9
18.2

very good
15,369
33.4
17.5
25.2
31.1
10,989
32.1
17.0
21.0
31.6

good
15,017
32.1
33.3
34.6
32.2
11,741
33.2
35.0
32.9
31.8

fair
6,988
13.7
26.4
27.9
13.5
5,405
13.7
24.4
27.2
13.9

poor
2,131
4.3
13.9
4.9
4.6
1,612
4.0
14.8
6.0
4.5

year of interview
2005/2006, %
18,015
31.9
47.7
41.1
32.5
13,417
32.6
44.6
40.5
32.0

2007, %
9,610
16.6
17.0
18.3
16.4
7,198
16.4
15.4
13.4
15.2

2008, %
10,308
19.3
15.2
24.4
18.5
7,838
18.9
16.3
18.6
20.0

2009, %
8,466
32.2
20.1
16.2
32.6
6,559
32.1
23.7
27.5
32.8

Statement: women were more likely than men to be living in an nh.
Question: were women more likely to be living in an nh or were men?
Answer: women