Table 1.
Characteristics for recent immigrants who arrived in urban Ontario between 1999 and 2007 by material deprivation (MD) quintile, and by sex
| MD quintile 1 (least deprived) | MD quintile 2 | MD quintile 3 | MD quintile 4 | MD quintile 5 (most deprived) | Total | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females | |||||||
| N (%) | 49 921 (17.1) | 48 800 (16.7) | 59 822 (20.4) | 69 075 (23.6) | 65 145 (22.3) | 292 763 | |
| Age (years) | |||||||
| Mean±SD | 37.50±14.00 | 36.22±13.15 | 35.55±12.42 | 34.88±11.80 | 34.55±11.65 | 35.62±12.56 | <0.001 |
| Age (years, categories) | |||||||
| 18–34 | 26 539 (15.8) | 27 420 (16.3) | 34 430 (20.5) | 40 886 (24.3) | 38 658 (23) | 26 539 (15.8) | <0.001 |
| 35–49 | 13 936 (16.5) | 13 786 (16.3) | 17 232 (20.4) | 20 226 (23.9) | 19 323 (22.9) | 13 936 (16.5) | |
| 50–64 | 6158 (21.8) | 5210 (18.4) | 5842 (20.6) | 5795 (20.5) | 5294 (18.7) | 6158 (21.8) | |
| 65+ | 3288 (27.3) | 2384 (19.8) | 2318 (19.3) | 2168 (18) | 1870 (15.5) | 3288 (27.3) | |
| Admission class | |||||||
| Economic | 24 156 (48.4%) | 22 994 (47.1%) | 27 872 (46.6%) | 31 903 (46.2%) | 25 677 (39.4%) | 132 602 (45.3%) | <0.001 |
| Family | 23 485 (47.0%) | 22 428 (46.0%) | 25 894 (43.3%) | 28 075 (40.6%) | 25 898 (39.8%) | 125 780 (43.0%) | |
| Refugee | 2280 (4.6%) | 3378 (6.9%) | 6056 (10.1%) | 9097 (13.2%) | 13 570 (20.8%) | 34 381 (11.7%) | |
| Period of arrival | |||||||
| 1998–2002 | 23 846 (47.8%) | 23 272 (47.7%) | 27 183 (45.4%) | 32 928 (47.7%) | 31 054 (47.7%) | 138 283 (47.2%) | <0.001 |
| 2003–2007 | 26 075 (52.2%) | 25 528 (52.3%) | 32 639 (54.6%) | 36 147 (52.3%) | 34 091 (52.3%) | 154 480 (52.8%) | |
| Education level | |||||||
| None | 1709 (3.4%) | 1940 (4.0%) | 2479 (4.1%) | 2794 (4.0%) | 3317 (5.1%) | 12 239 (4.2%) | <0.001 |
| High school | 14 822 (29.7%) | 15 498 (31.8%) | 19 833 (33.2%) | 24 208 (35.0%) | 27 492 (42.2%) | 101 853 (34.8%) | |
| More than high school | 33 390 (66.9%) | 31 362 (64.3%) | 37 510 (62.7%) | 42 073 (60.9%) | 34 336 (52.7%) | 178 671 (61.0%) | |
| Language | |||||||
| English/French | 33 530 (67.2%) | 30 316 (62.1%) | 35 218 (58.9%) | 39 861 (57.7%) | 38 434 (59.0%) | 177 359 (60.6%) | <0.001 |
| Neither | 16 391 (32.8%) | 18 484 (37.9%) | 24 604 (41.1%) | 29 214 (42.3%) | 26 711 (41.0%) | 115 404 (39.4%) | <0.001 |
| Males | |||||||
| N (%) | 40 892 (16.2) | 41 273 (16.4) | 51 949 (20.6) | 60 622 (24) | 57 574 (22.8) | 252 310 | |
| Age (years) | |||||||
| Age (years, categories) | |||||||
| Mean±SD | 38.09±13.21 | 37.00±12.48 | 36.37±11.72 | 35.86±11.08 | 35.33±10.91 | 36.39±11.81 | <0.001 |
| 18–34 | 19 740 (15.15) | 21 026 (16.14) | 27 093 (20.8) | 31 726 (24.35) | 30 688 (23.56) | 130 273 (100) | <0.001 |
| 35–49 | 14 171 (15.63) | 14 238 (15.71) | 18 398 (20.29) | 22 496 (24.82) | 21 351 (23.55) | 90 654 (100) | |
| 50–64 | 4392 (20.0) | 4073 (18.54) | 4574 (20.83) | 4684 (21.33) | 4240 (19.31) | 21 963 (100) | |
| 65+ | 2589 (27.48) | 1936 (20.55) | 1884 (20.0) | 1716 (18.22) | 1295 (13.75) | 9420 (100) | |
| Admission class | |||||||
| Economic | 24 773 (60.6%) | 24 455 (59.3%) | 30 475 (58.7%) | 35 160 (58.0%) | 28 929 (50.2%) | 143 792 (57.0%) | <0.001 |
| Family | 13 594 (33.2%) | 13 057 (31.6%) | 14 789 (28.5%) | 15 600 (25.7%) | 14 591 (25.3%) | 71 631 (28.4%) | |
| Refugee | 2525 (6.2%) | 3761 (9.1%) | 6685 (12.9%) | 9862 (16.3%) | 14 054 (24.4%) | 36 887 (14.6%) | |
| Period of arrival | |||||||
| 1998–2002 | 20 534 (50.2%) | 20 773 (50.3%) | 25 054 (48.2%) | 30 215 (49.8%) | 29 088 (50.5%) | 125 664 (49.8%) | <0.001 |
| 2003–2007 | 20 358 (49.8%) | 20 500 (49.7%) | 26 895 (51.8%) | 30 407 (50.2%) | 28 486 (49.5%) | 126 646 (50.2%) | |
| Education level | |||||||
| None | 675 (1.7%) | 816 (2.0%) | 1085 (2.1%) | 1139 (1.9%) | 1228 (2.1%) | 4943 (2.0%) | <0.001 |
| High school | 9499 (23.2%) | 10 844 (26.3%) | 14 160 (27.3%) | 17 236 (28.4%) | 20 095 (34.9%) | 71 834 (28.5%) | |
| More than high school | 30 718 (75.1%) | 29 613 (71.7%) | 36 704 (70.7%) | 42 247 (69.7%) | 36 251 (63.0%) | 175 533 (69.6%) | |
| Language | |||||||
| English/French | 31 198 (76.3%) | 29 636 (71.8%) | 36 322 (69.9%) | 42 764 (70.5%) | 42 021 (73.0%) | 181 941 (72.1%) | <0.001 |
| Neither | 9694 (23.7%) | 11 637 (28.2%) | 15 627 (30.1%) | 17 858 (29.5%) | 15 553 (27.0%) | 70 369 (27.9%) | |