Table 2.
Baseline variables specific to immigrant cohort
| Variable | Total = 1806 n (%) |
|---|---|
| Immigration class | |
| Economic | 905 (50.1%) |
| Family | 637 (35.3%) |
| Refugee | 231 (12.8%) |
| Other | 33 (1.8%) |
| Length of stay in Canada (years) | |
| Established (11 +) | 1244 (68.9%) |
| Recent (6–10) | 320 (17.7%) |
| New (0–5) | 242 (13.4%) |
| Region of origin | |
| East Asia and Pacific Islands | 465 (25.7%) |
| Eastern Europe and Central Asia | 335 (18.5%) |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 193 (10.7%) |
| Middle East and North Africa | 242 (13.4%) |
| South Asia | 311 (17.2%) |
| Sub Saharan Africa | 82 (4.5%) |
| USA, Australia and New Zealand | 56 (3.1) |
| Western Europe | 122 (6.8%) |
| Canadian Language ability | |
| Bilingual | 60 (3.3%) |
| English | 1193 (66.1%) |
| French | 16 (0.9%) |
| Neither | 537 (29.7%) |