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Profile of Survey RespondentsNational Electors Study on the 43rd Canadian Federal General Election: Report on Policy and Civic Engagement Issues

Province/territory
  Weighted base
Wave 1
n=49,993
Wave 2
n=23,880
Wave 3
n=21,435
Alberta 11% 11% 11%
British Columbia 13% 14% 14%
Manitoba 3% 4% 3%
New Brunswick 2% 2% 2%
Newfoundland and Labrador 1% 2% 1%
Northwest Territories <0.5% <0.5% <0.5%
Nova Scotia 3% 3% 3%
Nunavut <0.5% <0.5% <0.5%
Ontario 39% 38% 37%
Prince Edward Island 1% 1% 1%
Quebec 24% 23% 24%
Saskatchewan 3% 3% 3%
Yukon <0.5% <0.5% <0.5%
Indigenous
  Weighted base
Wave 1
n=49,993
Wave 2
n=23,880
Wave 3
n=21,435
First Nations 2% 2% 2%
Métis 2% 2% 2%
Inuit <0.5% <0.5% <0.5%
Non-Indigenous 97% 96% 96%
Gender
  Weighted base
Wave 1
n=49,993
Wave 2
n=23,880
Wave 3
n=21,435
Female 52% 51% 51%
Male 46% 48% 48%
Non-binary/transgender 1% 1% 1%
Prefer not to answer 1% 1% 1%
Language spoken at home
  Weighted base
Wave 1
n=49,993
Wave 2
n=23,880
Wave 3
n=21,435
English 75% 77% 76%
French 21% 19% 20%
Other 3% 3% 3%
Prefer not to answer 1% <0.5% <0.5%
Marital status
  Weighted base
Wave 1
n=49,993
Wave 2
n=23,880
Wave 3
n=21,435
Married 45% 45% 45%
Living common-law 14% 14% 13%
Widowed 4% 3% 4%
Separated 3% 3% 3%
Divorced 8% 7% 7%
Single, never married 25% 27% 28%
Prefer not to answer 1% 1% 1%
Education
  Weighted base
Wave 1
n=49,993
Wave 2
n=23,880
Wave 3
n=21,435
Some elementary <0.5% <0.5% <0.5%
Completed elementary <0.5% <0.5% <0.5%
Some high school 4% 3% 3%
Completed high school 12% 10% 13%
Some community college/vocational/trade school/CEGEP 10% 9% 8%
Completed community college/vocational/trade school/CEGEP 19% 19% 20%
Some university 10% 11% 10%
Completed university 28% 29% 29%
Post-graduate university/professional school 16% 17% 15%
Other <0.5% <0.5% <0.5%
Don't know <0.5% <0.5% <0.5%
Prefer not to answer 1% 1% <0.5%
Level of functional disability
  Weighted base
Wave 1
n=49,993
Wave 2
n=23,880
Wave 3
n=21,435
No disability 68% 69% 69%
Mild disability 16% 16% 16%
Moderate disability 8% 8% 8%
Severe disability 6% 6% 5%
Very severe disability 2% 2% 2%
Refused <0.5% -- --
Age
  Weighted base
Wave 1
n=49,993
Wave 2
n=23,880
Wave 3
n=21,435
18 to 24 10% 10% 10%
25 to 34 16% 17% 17%
35 to 54 33% 33% 33%
55 to 74 36% 36% 36%
75+ 4% 4% 5%
Youth
  Weighted base
Wave 1
n=49,993
Wave 2
n=23,880
Wave 3
n=21,435
Youth 18–34 attending school 8% 8% 9%
Youth 18–34 working full-time and not attending school 13% 14% 13%
NEET youth 2% 1% 2%
All other youth 3% 4% 3%
New Canadians
  Weighted base
Wave 1
n=49,993
Wave 2
n=23,880
Wave 3
n=21,435
Immigrants who became citizens before the 2015 GE 14% 13% 13%
Immigrants who became citizens after the 2015 GE 2% 2% 2%
Non-immigrant 84% 85% 85%