From: The re-identification risk of Canadians from longitudinal demographics
 | Ottawa | Montreal | Toronto | |||
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No. Letters in Postal Code | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Mean | Median |
1 | 362,211 | 362,211 | 1,870,336 | 1,870,336 | 699,936 | 699,936 |
2 | 181,106 | 181,106 | 267,191 | 273,240 | 116,656 | 88,401 |
3 | 16,464 | 16,368 | 19,792 | 19,602 | 12,498 | 10,892 |
4 | 3,853 | 4,016 | 5,616 | 4,954 | 3,910 | 2,286 |
5 | 289 | 220 | 351 | 264 | 324 | 228 |
6 | 40 | 23 | 48 | 30 | 51 | 23 |