Table 1.
Characteristics of people registered for MSP (Medical Services Plan of BC) who hold citizenship, permanent residency, and temporary status in British Columbia, January 2020 to July 2021, N (%)
| Citizenship | Permanent residency | Temporary status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of people | 4,146,593 (78.6) | 914,089 (17.3) | 212,215 (4.0) |
| Administrative sex* | |||
| F | 2,070,832 (49.9) | 490,227 (53.6) | 101,579 (47.9) |
| M | 2,075,661 (50.1) | 423,861 (46.4) | 110,636 (52.1) |
| Age group** | |||
| 0–19 | 888,225 (21.4) | 69,124 (7.6) | 30,420 (14.3) |
| 20–39 | 1,010,046 (24.4) | 299,794 (32.8) | 157,899 (74.4) |
| 40–59 | 1,024,528 (24.7) | 337,746 (36.9) | 22,847 (10.8) |
| 60 + | 1,223,793 (29.5) | 207,425 (22.7) | 1049 (0.5) |
| Mean age (SD) | 42.8 (24.2) | 45.6 (18.4) | 27.4 (9.4) |
| Neighbourhood income quintile | |||
| Lowest | 765,757 (18.5) | 216,854 (23.7) | 56,237 (26.5) |
| 2nd | 779,535 (18.8) | 205,271 (22.5) | 50,335 (23.7) |
| Middle | 829,954 (20.0) | 182,241 (19.9) | 42,859 (20.2) |
| 4th | 878,632 (21.2) | 157,811 (17.3) | 29,196 (13.8) |
| Highest | 813,501 (19.6) | 138,289 (15.1) | 25,193 (11.9) |
| Missing | 79,214 (1.9) | 13,623 (1.5) | 8395 (4.0) |
| Rurality | |||
| Metropolitan | 2,591,249 (62.5) | 822,735 (90.0) | 185,817 (87.6) |
| Small urban | 934,157 (22.5) | 54,603 (6.0) | 17,157 (8.1) |
| Rural | 584,785 (14.1) | 32,577 (3.6) | 6313 (3.0) |
| Missing | 36,402 (0.9) | 4174 (0.5) | 2928 (1.4) |
| Health authority | |||
| Interior | 790,147 (19.1) | 45,242 (4.9) | 16,048 (7.6) |
| Fraser | 1,396,969 (33.7) | 460,658 (50.4) | 100,363 (47.3) |
| Vancouver Coastal | 849,800 (20.5) | 328,578 (35.9) | 72,107 (34.0) |
| Island | 796,718 (19.2) | 62,072 (6.8) | 15,679 (7.4) |
| Northern | 281,425 (6.8) | 15,024 (1.6) | 5439 (2.6) |
| Missing | 31,534 (0.8) | 2515 (0.3) | 2579 (1.2) |
| Mean days registered for MSP within study period (SD)*** | 447.3 (47.5) | 447.8 (44.6) | 355.8 (120.5) |
*100 people with citizenship and < 5 people with permanent residency had unknown administrative sex, **< 5 people with citizenship were missing age data
***The maximum is 456 (366 in 2020 and 90 in 2021, 2020 was a leap year)