Table 1 |
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Variables description and summary statistics |
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Variables description |
Mean |
S.D |
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Fruits & vegetables |
daily consumption of fruits and vegetables (frequency) |
4.95 |
2.72 |
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Age 18-29 |
age between 18 to 29 |
0.23 |
0.42 |
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Age 30-39 |
age between 30 to 39 |
0.20 |
0.40 |
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Age 40-49 |
age between 40 to 49 |
0.23 |
0.42 |
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Age 50-59 |
age between 50 to 59 |
0.20 |
0.40 |
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Age 60-69 |
age between 60 to 69 |
0.13 |
0.34 |
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Male |
gender is male |
0.50 |
0.50 |
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Female |
Gender is female |
0.50 |
0.50 |
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Married |
married/living with a partner/common-law |
0.64 |
0.48 |
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Separated |
widowed/separated/divorced |
0.10 |
0.30 |
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Single |
never married |
0.25 |
0.43 |
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Less secondary education |
completed education is less than secondary |
0.12 |
0.32 |
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Secondary education |
completed education is secondary |
0.16 |
0.37 |
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Some post secondary |
completed education is some post secondary |
0.09 |
0.28 |
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Post secondary |
completed education is post secondary |
0.59 |
0.49 |
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Low income |
household income ( less than $30,000) |
0.20 |
0.40 |
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Low middle income |
household income ($30,000-$49,999) |
0.15 |
0.36 |
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High middle income |
household income ($50,000-$79,999) |
0.14 |
0.35 |
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High income |
household income ($80,000 or more) |
0.35 |
0.48 |
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Strong social interaction |
sense of belonging to community (strong) |
0.60 |
0.49 |
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Weak social interaction |
sense of belonging to community (weak) |
0.36 |
0.48 |
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Have kids |
household with kids |
0.47 |
0.50 |
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No kids |
no kids in household |
0.44 |
0.50 |
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Current smoker |
daily/occasional smoker |
0.24 |
0.43 |
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Former smoker |
former daily/occasional smoker |
0.38 |
0.48 |
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Never smoker |
never smoked |
0.36 |
0.48 |
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Immigrants |
country of birth is not Canada |
0.22 |
0.41 |
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Non immigrants |
country of birth is Canada |
0.75 |
0.43 |
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Quebec |
province of residence is Quebec |
0.23 |
0.42 |
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Ontario |
province of residence is Ontario |
0.39 |
0.48 |
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British Columbia |
province of residence is British Columbia |
0.13 |
0.34 |
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Atlantic provinces |
province of residence is New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador |
0.07 |
0.25 |
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Western provinces |
province of residence is Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba |
0.16 |
0.37 |
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N |
93,719 |
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The statistics are weighted using the CCHS sampling weights. |
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Azagba and Sharaf Nutrition Journal 2011 10:118 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-118 |
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