Table 1.
Sample distribution of participants by immigration status.
| Characteristics | Total N = 26 | Non immigrants (n = 10) | Immigrants (n = 16) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||
| Mean | 46.0 | 48.8 | 44.3 | |
| Range | 26–86 | 32–70 | 26–86 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 14 | 3 | 11 | |
| Female | 12 | 7 | 5 | |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 18 | 8 | 10 | |
| Separated/divorced | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Widowed | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Single | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Common-law | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Education | ||||
| High school or less | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| College or university | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
| Graduate school | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| * Income | ||||
| <$20,000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| $20,000–$39,999 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| $40,000–$59,999 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| $60,000–$99,999 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| >$100,000 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Declined | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
| ** Health Service Accessed in Last Yr | ||||
| Family doctor | 14 | 5 | 9 | |
| Hospital | 11 | 3 | 8 | |
| Emergency | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Walk-in-clinic | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||||
| French | 23 | 9 | 14 | |
| English | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Both English & French | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Length of stay in Canada | ||||
| 10 years or less | - | N/A | 10 | |
| Greater than 10 years | - | N/A | 6 | |
Note: Source countries for immigrants included Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, Togo, Ivory Coast, France, Switzerland, Congo (DRC); Non-immigrants migrants came from Quebec or Manitoba.
* According to the household income scale used by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada [26]
** Respondents reported accessing more than one service