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Table 4 Profession of respondents’ parents and working Canadians aged 45–64 years a

From: Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of Canadian medical students: a cross-sectional study

Occupation

No. (%)

Respondents’ fathers b

Male Canadians

Respondents’ mothers b

Female Canadians

Professional, high-level manager

892 (64.3)

693,270 (18.0)

764 (55.1)

730,520 (20.5)

Semiprofessional, technician, middle manager

90 (6.5)

803,385 (20.8)

83 (6.0)

642,975 (18.1)

Supervisor, foreperson

76 (5.5)

1,138,905 (29.5)

39 (2.8)

1,319,465 (37.1)

Skilled, semiskilled or unskilled labourer

257 (18.5)

1,163,395 (30.2)

275 (19.8)

808,060 (22.7)

Not applicable

34 (2.4)

58,110 (1.5)

186 (13.4)

58,315 (1.6)

  1. a Based on a modified Pineo-Porter Scale and the 2016 Canadian Census National Occupation Classification
  2. b Thirty-eight students did not provide their father’s occupation and 40 students did not provide their mother’s occupation