Table 1.
Socio-demographic Characteristics of Participants
| European Canadians n=101 |
Chinese Canadians n=103 |
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| Characteristics | No. (%)* | 95% CI | No. (%)* | 95% CI | χ2* | p-value | Effect size |
| Mean (SD) age, y | 54.2 (11.84) | 51.89–56.51 | 51.46 (9.54) | 49.6–53.32 | 1.82 | 0.07 | 0.26 |
| Mean (SD) years in Canada | N/A | N/A | 12.66 (9.48) | 10.81–14.51 | |||
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 49 (48.50) | 34.51–62.49 | 47 (45.63) | 31.39–59.87 | 0.17 | 0.68 | 0.08 |
| Female | 52 (52.50) | 38.93–66.07 | 56 (54.37) | 41.32–67.42 | |||
| Education | |||||||
| ≤Elementary school | 0 (0.00) | N/A | 4 (3.88) | −15.05 to 22.81 | 4.00 | 0.045† | N/A |
| Technical/trade school | 31 (30.69) | 14.45–46.93 | 26 (25.24) | 8.54–41.94 | 0.75 | 0.39 | 0.22 |
| College university/post-graduate | 70 (69.31) | 58.51–80.11 | 73 (70.87) | 60.45–81.29 | 0.06 | 0.81 | 0.04 |
| Employment | |||||||
| Employed | 61 (60.40) | 48.13–72.67 | 57 (55.43) | 42.53–68.33 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.13 |
| Home maker | 4 (3.96) | −15.15 to 23.07 | 25 (24.27) | 7.46–41.08 | 17.25 | <0.001† | 3.21 |
| Unemployed | 8 (7.92) | −10.79 to 26.63 | 3 (2.91) | −16.11 to 21.93 | 1.50 | 0.22 | 0.86 |
| Retired | 28 (27.72) | 11.14–44.30 | 18 (17.58) | −0.01 to 35.17 | 3.70 | 0.08 | 0.45 |
| Personal income | |||||||
| <$19,999 | 18 (18.18) | 0.36–36.00 | 36 (34.95) | 19.37–50.53 | 7.43 | 0.007† | 0.96 |
| $20,000–$69,999 | 68 (68.69) | 57.67–79.71 | 55 (53.40) | 40.22–66.58 | 4.96 | 0.026† | 0.35 |
| ≥$70,000 | 13 (13.13) | −5.23 to 31.49 | 12 (11.65) | −6.50 to 29.80 | 0.10 | 0.75 | 0.13 |
| Birth place | |||||||
| Mainland China | N/A | N/A | 64 (64.14) | 52.39–75.89 | |||
| Hong Kong | N/A | N/A | 14 (13.99) | −4.18 to 32.16 | |||
| Taiwan | N/A | N/A | 25 (24.27) | 7.46–41.08 | |||
| First language | |||||||
| Mandarin | N/A | N/A | 81 (78.64) | 69.71–87.57 | |||
| English | 98 (97.03) | 93.67–100.39 | N/A | N/A | |||
| Cantonese | N/A | N/A | 22 (21.46) | 4.30–38.62 | |||
| French | 3 (2.97) | −16.24 to 22.18 | N/A | N/A | |||
| Language spoken at home | |||||||
| Mandarin | N/A | N/A | 71 (68.93) | 58.17–79.69 | |||
| English | 100 (99.00) | 97.05–100.95 | 3 (2.91) | −16.11 to 21.93 | |||
| Cantonese | N/A | N/A | 22 (21.36) | 4.23–38.49 | |||
| Min Nan dialect | N/A | N/A | 6 (5.83) | −12.92 to 24.58 | |||
| Other | 1 (1.00) | −18.50 to 20.50 | 1 (0.97) | −18.24 to 20.18 | |||
*
Unless otherwise indicated.
†
Statistically significant values.