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Survey of Election Officers Following the 42nd Federal General Election
12. Demographics (Survey population, unweighted)
|
Total
|
ATL
|
QC
|
ON
|
MAN
|
SASK
|
AB
|
BC
|
TER
|
n
|
3503
|
353
|
913
|
1065
|
178
|
158
|
354
|
404
|
78
|
Gender
|
Male
|
30%
|
29%
|
34%
|
32%
|
29%
|
20%
|
25%
|
27%
|
24%
|
Female
|
70%
|
71%
|
66%
|
68%
|
70%
|
80%
|
75%
|
73%
|
76%
|
Age
|
Under 18
|
1%
|
2%
|
0%
|
2%
|
2%
|
1%
|
1%
|
4%
|
0%
|
18-24
|
8%
|
3%
|
6%
|
11%
|
12%
|
5%
|
5%
|
8%
|
10%
|
25-34
|
7%
|
4%
|
5%
|
7%
|
12%
|
7%
|
7%
|
7%
|
12%
|
35-44
|
7%
|
6%
|
7%
|
7%
|
10%
|
7%
|
8%
|
9%
|
12%
|
45-64
|
40%
|
41%
|
46%
|
36%
|
33%
|
42%
|
43%
|
40%
|
34%
|
65+
|
37%
|
45%
|
36%
|
37%
|
32%
|
38%
|
37%
|
33%
|
32%
|
Ethnic/Cultural Background
|
White/Caucasian
|
79%
|
90%
|
89%
|
72%
|
65%
|
79%
|
83%
|
72%
|
53%
|
Aboriginal
|
6%
|
5%
|
2%
|
5%
|
21%
|
15%
|
6%
|
7%
|
30%
|
Black (Africa/Caribbean)
|
3%
|
0%
|
3%
|
6%
|
2%
|
0%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
South Asian/East Indian
|
3%
|
0%
|
0%
|
5%
|
4%
|
0%
|
1%
|
4%
|
5%
|
Chinese
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
6%
|
1%
|
West Asian/North African/Arab
|
1%
|
0%
|
2%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
0%
|
Latin American
|
1%
|
0%
|
1%
|
1%
|
2%
|
0%
|
1%
|
2%
|
0%
|
East Asian
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
2%
|
1%
|
Southeast Asian
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
0%
|
Filipino
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
0%
|
Pacific Islands
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
Other visible minorities
|
2%
|
1%
|
1%
|
2%
|
1%
|
1%
|
4%
|
2%
|
6%
|
Don't know/Refused
|
3%
|
3%
|
1%
|
3%
|
3%
|
5%
|
2%
|
3%
|
4%
|
Polling Station
|
Aboriginal Reserve
|
8%
|
4%
|
2%
|
6%
|
27%
|
18%
|
8%
|
13%
|
33%
|
Seniors' Residence/Long-Term Care Facility
|
23%
|
15%
|
21%
|
25%
|
22%
|
25%
|
31%
|
26%
|
0%
|
Students' Residence
|
13%
|
11%
|
11%
|
19%
|
11%
|
5%
|
11%
|
14%
|
1%
|
Other
|
56%
|
70%
|
67%
|
50%
|
40%
|
52%
|
50%
|
47%
|
65%
|
Type of Poll
|
Advance Poll Only
|
8%
|
12%
|
9%
|
6%
|
8%
|
8%
|
7%
|
3%
|
15%
|
Ordinary Poll on Election Day
|
75%
|
71%
|
78%
|
77%
|
65%
|
65%
|
72%
|
78%
|
77%
|
Advance and Ordinary Poll on Election Day
|
4%
|
4%
|
5%
|
5%
|
7%
|
3%
|
3%
|
3%
|
8%
|
Mobile Poll
|
13%
|
13%
|
9%
|
12%
|
20%
|
24%
|
18%
|
16%
|
0%
|
Staffing Position
|
Deputy Returning Officer
|
41%
|
39%
|
41%
|
39%
|
39%
|
42%
|
46%
|
44%
|
47%
|
Information Officer
|
8%
|
9%
|
8%
|
9%
|
14%
|
6%
|
6%
|
7%
|
14%
|
Central Poll Supervisor
|
7%
|
10%
|
7%
|
8%
|
9%
|
6%
|
5%
|
6%
|
4%
|
Registration Officer
|
7%
|
9%
|
5%
|
8%
|
8%
|
8%
|
7%
|
6%
|
1%
|
Poll Clerk
|
36%
|
33%
|
39%
|
36%
|
30%
|
38%
|
36%
|
36%
|
33%
|