National Electors Study following the 44th Canadian Federal Election: Report on Voter Experience
Profile of Survey Respondents

Profile of Survey Respondents
  Wave 1
Base n=53,731
Wave 2
Base n=39,568
[weighted data]
Province/territory
Newfoundland and Labrador1%1%
Prince Edward Island0.5%0.5%
Nova Scotia4%4%
New Brunswick2%2%
Quebec23%22%
Ontario38%39%
Manitoba4%4%
Saskatchewan3%3%
Alberta11%11%
British Columbia14%14%
Nunavut<0.5%<0.5%
Northwest Territories<0.5%<0.5%
Yukon<0.5%<0.5%
Indigenous
First Nations1%2%
Métis2%2%
Inuit<0.5%<0.5%
Non-Indigenous94%94%
Prefer not to answer3%3%
Gender
Female49%50%
Male48%47%
Non-binary/transgender1%1%
Prefer not to answer2%2%
Language spoken at home
English77%78%
French20%19%
Other3%3%
Prefer not to answer<0.5%<0.5%
Education
Some elementary<0.5%<0.5%
Completed elementary<0.5%<0.5%
Some high school2%2%
Completed high school8%8%
Some community college/vocational/trade school/CEGEP11%10%
Completed community college/vocational/trade school/CEGEP18%18%
Some university10%9%
Completed university29%30%
Post-graduate university/professional school20%21%
Other<0.5%<0.5%
Don't know<0.5%<0.5%
Prefer not to answer1%1%
Level of functional disability
No disability61%60%
Mild disability20%20%
Moderate disability10%10%
Severe disability7%7%
Very severe disability2%2%
Age
18 to 2410%8%
25 to 3416%16%
35 to 4416%15%
45 to 5416%15%
55 to 6418%19%
65+24%27%
Youth
Youth 18 to 34 attending school7%6%
Youth 18 to 34 working full-time and not attending school8%9%
NEET youth2%2%
All other youth9%7%
New Canadians
Immigrants who became citizens before the 2015 GE 13%13%
Immigrants who became citizens after the 2015 GE2%2%
Non-immigrants85%86%