Table 2.2.10.1 Decision latitude at work, by age group and sex, household population aged 15 to 74 currently employed, Canada excluding territories, 1994/95

Decision latitude
at work		 Population High decision latitude at work Low or medium decision latitude at work Decision latitude at work not stated
Number Number % Number % Number %
1994/1995              
Total, 15-74 years 14,136,132 6,902,707 48.8 5,174,327 36.6 2,059,098 14.6
  Men
 7,857,795 4,108,530 52.3 2,412,884 30.7 1,336,381 17.0
  Women
 6,278,336 2,794,177 44.5 2,761,442 44.0 722,717 11.5
             
15-19 years 1,064,698 277,477 26.1 558,652 52.5 228,569 21.5
  Men
 560,176 131,291 23.4 283,420 50.6 145,465 26.0
  Women
 504,522 146,186 29.0 275,233 54.6 83,104 16.5
             
20-24 years 1,208,438 432,186 35.8 584,506 48.4 191,747 15.9
  Men
 600,607 245,255 40.8 252,594 42.1 102,758 17.1
  Women
 607,831 186,930 30.8 331,912 54.6 88,989 14.6
             
25-34 years 3,764,198 1,836,849 48.8 1,459,465 38.8 467,884 12.4
  Men
 2,042,754 1,061,280 52.0 675,326 33.1 306,147 15.0
  Women
 1,721,444 775,569 45.1 784,138 45.6 161,737 9.4
             
35-44 years 3,953,763 2,117,759 53.6 1,336,483 33.8 499,521 12.6
  Men
 2,214,486 1,265,826 57.2 614,776 27.8 333,883 15.1
  Women
 1,739,277 851,933 49.0 721,707 41.5 165,638 9.5
             
45-54 years 2,718,527 1,467,407 54.0 885,054 32.6 366,066 13.5
  Men
 1,587,434 912,304 57.5 417,443 26.3 257,687 16.2
  Women
 1,131,092 555,103 49.1 467,611 41.3 108,379 9.6
             
55-64 years 1,146,890 643,801 56.1 306,069 26.7 197,020 17.2
  Men
 658,683 394,703 59.9 149,047 22.6 114,934 17.4
  Women
 488,206 249,098 51.0 157,022 32.2 82,086 16.8
             
65-74 years 279,618 127,228 45.5 44,098 15.8 108,292 38.7
  Men
 193,655 97,871 50.5 -- -- 75,506 39.0
  Women
 85,963 29,357 34.2 23,820 27.7 32,786 38.1
             

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95, cross sectional sample, health file
2. Degree of control of workers over their work circumstances (who agree or disagree with the statement "I have a lot to say about what happens in my job." and "My job allows me the freedom to decide how I do my job.").
3. Data with sampling variability (coefficient of variation) of greater than 33.3% were suppressed (- -); therefore, numbers in various aggregations may not sum to the totals.
4. CANSIM table number 01040035.