Table 1.
Demographic measures for immigrant versus non-immigrant adolescents divided by gender
| Measures (range) | Gender | Immigrants (N = 920) | Non-immigrants (N = 13572) | F-test (p < .05) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | N | M (SD) | N | |||
| Age (12–19) | female | 15.52 (2.19) | 412 | 15.46 (2.15) | 6742 | I > NI F ≈ M |
| male | 15.76 (2.16) | 508 | 15.42 (2.14) | 6830 | no INT | |
| Visible minority (0 or 1) | female | 73 (%) (.44) | 404 | 18 (%) (.39) | 6473 | I > NI F ≈ M |
| male | 69 (%) (.46) | 500 | 18 (%) (.38) | 6579 | no INT | |
| Household income (1–4) | female | 3.03 (1.44) | 316 | 3.69 (1.37) | 5005 | I < NI F < M |
| male | 3.28 (1.36) | 362 | 3.78 (1.33) | 5203 | no INT | |
| Household size (1–5) | female | 3.84 (.96) | 412 | 3.71 (.95) | 6738 | I > NI F ≈ M |
| male | 3.80 (.99) | 508 | 3.74 (.95) | 6826 | no INT | |
| Presence of a parent (0 or 1) | female | 77 (%) (.42) | 404 | 78 (%) (.41) | 6607 | I ≈ NI F ≈ M |
| male | 76 (%) (.43) | 502 | 77 (%) (.42) | 6692 | no INT | |
(Source: Data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, 2007).
Notes:
(1) Visible Minority: 0 indicates white Caucasians; 1 indicates non-whites.
(2) Household Income: 1 = $0-$19,999, 2 = $20,000-$39,999, 3 = $40,000-$59,999, 4 = $60,000-$79,999, 5 = $80,000 or more.
(3) Household Size: 1 = 1 person, 2 = 2 persons, 3 = 3 persons, 4 = 4 persons, 5 = 5 or more persons.
(4) Presence of a Parent: 0 indicates without a parent; 1 indicates with a parent.
(5) I = immigrants, NI = non-immigrants; < or > means significant differences; ≈ means no differences.