Table 3.
Percentage of participants reporting awareness of specific health inequalities by income in Ontario, and relative risk of unawareness in subgroups
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The rich are less likely to suffer from… |
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Heart disease |
Mental illness |
Stress and anxiety |
Depression |
Alcoholism |
Accidents |
Diabetes |
Obesity |
Lung disease |
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| All participants (% in agreement with statement) |
18.5 |
22.1 |
21.6 |
23.0 |
22.6 |
18.0 |
25.3 |
35.4 |
27.1 |
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Relative risk (95% confidence interval) of being unaware of health disparities1 |
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| Age (years): |
18–34 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Reference |
- |
- |
Reference |
|
| |
35–54 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.64 (0.47–0.88) |
- |
- |
0.56 (0.43–0.73) |
|
| |
55+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.53 (0.38–0.74) |
- |
- |
0.43 (0.32–0.57) |
|
| Male sex |
|
- |
0.70 (0.57–0.87) |
- |
- |
0.75 (0.61–0.93) |
0.79 (0.62–1.00) |
- |
- |
0.76 (0.62–0.94) |
|
| Residence in a Census Metropolitan Area |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
0.74 (0.58–0.96) |
- |
- |
0.75 (0.61–0.93) |
- |
|
| Birth place and immigration status: |
Born in Canada |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
| |
Immigrated 10+ years ago |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
| |
Recent immigrant |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Non-English language spoken most often at home |
|
0.69 (0.49–0.98) |
- |
0.69 (0.49–0.97) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Visible minority |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.67 (0.49–0.92) |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Household income under $40,000 |
|
- |
|
0.77 (0.60–0.99) |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Low educational attainment |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
1.49 (1.15–1.93) |
- |
1.57 (1.22–2.03) |
1.60 (1.28–2.01) |
1.40 (1.10–1.79) |
|
| Currently unemployed |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
| If the election were being held today, would vote: |
Liberal |
0.61 (0.44–0.84) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.54 (0.38–0.77) |
0.66 (0.50–0.88) |
- |
0.73 (0.55–0.97) |
|
| |
New Democratic Party |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.69 (0.48–0.98) |
- |
- |
|
| |
Progressive Conservative |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.66 (0.47–0.94) |
- |
- |
- |
|
| |
Other (incl. Green Party) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.64 (0.43–0.97) |
- |
- |
- |
|
| |
Don’t know or refused |
Reference |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Reference |
Reference |
- |
Reference |
|
| Fair or poor self-rated health |
- |
- |
|
0.67 (0.49–0.92) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Very good understanding of Ontarians’ health problems | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.77 (0.62–0.95) | 0.77 (0.63–0.93) | - | |