Survey of Election Officers Following the 42nd Federal General Election

12. Demographics (Survey population, unweighted)

Gender
	Total	ATL	QC	ON	MAN	SASK	AB	BC	TER
n	3503	353	913	1065	178	158	354	404	78
Male	30%	29%	34%	32%	29%	20%	25%	27%	24%
Female	70%	71%	66%	68%	70%	80%	75%	73%	76%
Age
Under 18	1%	2%	0%	2%	2%	1%	1%	4%	0%
18-24	8%	3%	6%	11%	12%	5%	5%	8%	10%
25-34	7%	4%	5%	7%	12%	7%	7%	7%	12%
35-44	7%	6%	7%	7%	10%	7%	8%	9%	12%
45-64	40%	41%	46%	36%	33%	42%	43%	40%	34%
65+	37%	45%	36%	37%	32%	38%	37%	33%	32%
Ethnic/Cultural Background
White/Caucasian	79%	90%	89%	72%	65%	79%	83%	72%	53%
Aboriginal	6%	5%	2%	5%	21%	15%	6%	7%	30%
Black (Africa/Caribbean)	3%	0%	3%	6%	2%	0%	2%	1%	0%
South Asian/East Indian	3%	0%	0%	5%	4%	0%	1%	4%	5%
Chinese	1%	0%	0%	2%	0%	0%	1%	6%	1%
West Asian/North African/Arab	1%	0%	2%	2%	1%	0%	0%	1%	0%
Latin American	1%	0%	1%	1%	2%	0%	1%	2%	0%
East Asian	1%	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	2%	1%
Southeast Asian	1%	0%	0%	1%	1%	0%	0%	1%	0%
Filipino	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%
Pacific Islands	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Other visible minorities	2%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	4%	2%	6%
Don't know/Refused	3%	3%	1%	3%	3%	5%	2%	3%	4%
Polling Station
Aboriginal Reserve	8%	4%	2%	6%	27%	18%	8%	13%	33%
Seniors' Residence/Long-Term Care Facility	23%	15%	21%	25%	22%	25%	31%	26%	0%
Students' Residence	13%	11%	11%	19%	11%	5%	11%	14%	1%
Other	56%	70%	67%	50%	40%	52%	50%	47%	65%
Type of Poll
Advance Poll Only	8%	12%	9%	6%	8%	8%	7%	3%	15%
Ordinary Poll on Election Day	75%	71%	78%	77%	65%	65%	72%	78%	77%
Advance and Ordinary Poll on Election Day	4%	4%	5%	5%	7%	3%	3%	3%	8%
Mobile Poll	13%	13%	9%	12%	20%	24%	18%	16%	0%
Staffing Position
Deputy Returning Officer	41%	39%	41%	39%	39%	42%	46%	44%	47%
Information Officer	8%	9%	8%	9%	14%	6%	6%	7%	14%
Central Poll Supervisor	7%	10%	7%	8%	9%	6%	5%	6%	4%
Registration Officer	7%	9%	5%	8%	8%	8%	7%	6%	1%
Poll Clerk	36%	33%	39%	36%	30%	38%	36%	36%	33%