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Table 2 Comparison of JCUSH to 2003 US Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey and 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey

From: Comparing population health in the United States and Canada

 

US

JCUSH (18+)

US

BRFSS (18+)

Canada

JCUSH

(20+)

Canada CCCHS (20+)

% Male

48.0

48.5

48.9

49.0

% < High School

11.8

12.3

19.8

19.2

% Never Married (Single)

19.2

19.5

18.7

20.2

% Legally Married (and not separated)

63.7

61.2

67.5

66.6

% Separated, Divorced, or Widowed

17.1

19.3

13.9

13.3

% Age < 45

52.3

51.6

50.6

49.9

% Age 45-64

31.7

31.5

33.2

33.8

% Age 65+

16.0

16.9

16.2

16.3

  1. Sources: Centers for Disease Control, Behavior Fisk Factor Surveillance System Survey 2003 [44] and Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2003 [45].