Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of policy influencers and the general public from Alberta and Manitoba respondents to the 2019 Chronic Disease Prevention Survey, n (%)
Sociodemographic characteristics | Alberta | Manitoba | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
General public n = 1648 n (%) | Policy influencers n = 204 n (%) | General public n = 1770 n (%) | Policy influencers n = 98 n (%) | |
Age (Mean (SD))b,c,d | 47.67 (16.06) | 58.01 (9.94) | 48.23 (16.59) | 54.90 (10.57) |
Genderb,c | ||||
 Men | 799 (48.5) | 129 (63.2) | 831 (46.9) | 47 (48.0) |
 Women | 849 (51.5) | 75 (36.8) | 939 (53.1) | 51 (52.0) |
Self-reported physical health | ||||
 Excellent | 163 (9.9) | 22 (10.8) | 145 (8.2) | 5 (5.1) |
 Very good | 555 (33.7) | 66 (32.4) | 580 (33.0) | 29 (29.6) |
 Good | 591 (35.9) | 83 (40.7) | 685 (39.0) | 43 (43.9) |
 Fair | 264 (16.0) | 32 (15.7) | 267 (15.2) | 19 (19.4) |
 Poor | 73 (4.4) | 1 (0.5) | 81 (4.6) | 2 (2.0) |
Self-reported mental healthc | ||||
 Excellent | 262 (16.0) | 40 (19.6) | 272 (15.5) | 18 (18.6) |
 Very good | 598 (36.4) | 93 (45.6) | 614 (35.0) | 38 (39.2) |
 Good | 521 (31.7) | 57 (27.9) | 553 (31.5) | 32 (33.0) |
 Fair | 206 (12.5) | 11 (5.4) | 241 (13.7) | 8 (8.2) |
 Poor | 55 (3.3) | 3 (1.5) | 74 (4.2) | 1 (1.0) |
Educationa,c,d | ||||
 High school incomplete | 34 (2.1) | 3 (1.5) | 49 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) |
 High school complete | 171 (10.5) | 13 (6.4) | 235 (13.4) | 9 (9.2) |
 University Undergraduate Certificate, Diploma, or Degree | 381 (23.3) | 33 (16.2) | 351 (20.0) | 21 (21.4) |
 University Professional or Graduate Complete | 356 (21.8) | 97 (47.5) | 453 (25.8) | 40 (40.8) |
 College/Technical/University Incomplete | 311 (19.0) | 24 (11.8) | 315 (17.9) | 9 (9.2) |
 College or Technical School Complete | 292 (17.8) | 27 (13.2) | 299 (17.0) | 16 (16.3) |
 Trade School Complete | 91 (5.6) | 7 (3.4) | 53 (3.0) | 3 (3.1) |
Visible minority identityc | ||||
 Yes | 261 (16.7) | 13 (6.5) | 287 (17.2) | 10 (10.5) |
 No | 1306 (83.3) | 186 (93.5) | 1384 (82.8) | 85 (89.5) |
Indigenous identitya | ||||
 Yes | 48 (3.0) | 9 (4.5) | 121 (7.1) | 6 (6.2) |
 No | 1561 (97.0) | 190 (95.5) | 1593 (92.9) | 90 (93.8) |
Immigration statusc,d | ||||
 Born in Canada | 1340 (81.6) | 192 (95.0) | 1470 (83.6) | 91 (92.9) |
 Immigrated | 302 (18.4) | 10 (5.0) | 289 (16.4) | 7 (7.1) |
Gross household incomea,c,d | ||||
 Under $20,000 | 59 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 79 (5.2) | 0 (0.0) |
 $20,000 to < $40,000 | 144 (10.2) | 6 (3.4) | 197 (13.0) | 1 (1.2) |
 $40,000 to < $70,000 | 271 (19.3) | 23 (13.1) | 355 (23.4) | 21 (24.4) |
 $70,000 to < $100,000 | 274 (19.5) | 36 (20.5) | 342 (22.5) | 16 (18.6) |
 $100,000 to < $125,000 | 215 (15.3) | 18 (10.2) | 219 (14.4) | 13 (15.1) |
 $125,000 +  | 444 (31.6) | 93 (52.8) | 326 (21.5) | 35 (40.7) |
Political viewsa,b,c | ||||
 Extreme left | 43 (2.8) | 1 (0.5) | 56 (3.4) | 1 (1.1) |
 2 | 35 (2.3) | 2 (1.1) | 51 (3.1) | 3 (3.4) |
 3 | 147 (9.5) | 5 (2.7) | 211 (12.8) | 6 (6.7) |
 4 | 201 (13.0) | 19 (10.4) | 261 (15.8) | 12 (13.5) |
 5 | 250 (16.1) | 32 (17.5) | 272 (16.4) | 26 (29.2) |
 6 | 291 (18.8) | 53 (29.0) | 301 (18.2) | 13 (14.6) |
 7 | 224 (14.5) | 29 (15.8) | 166 (10.0) | 10 (11.2) |
 8 | 182 (11.7) | 31 (16.9) | 153 (9.3) | 9 (10.1) |
 9 | 75 (4.8) | 6 (3.3) | 87 (5.3) | 4 (4.5) |
 10 | 35 (2.3) | 2 (1.1) | 36 (2.2) | 4 (4.5) |
 Extreme right | 67 (4.3) | 3 (1.6) | 60 (3.6) | 1 (1.1) |