Table 2.
Characteristics of participants, by ethnocultural background
| n (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White 6652 (82.4) |
South Asian 225 (2.8) |
East Asian 222 (2.8) |
Southeast Asian 214 (2.7) |
Black 197 (2.4) |
Aboriginal 28 (0.3) |
Total N = 7538 (100) |
|
| Sex (Female) | 3716 (55.9) | 81 (36.0) (p < 0.001) |
94 (42.3) (p < 0.001) | 68 (31.8) (p < 0.001) |
122 (61.9) | 21 (75.0) (p < 0.001) |
4102 (54.4) |
| Education (Greater than high school) | 5182 (78.2) | 186 (83.0) |
199 (89.6) (p < 0.001) |
193 (90.6) (p < 0.001) |
155 (78.7) | 18 (64.3) |
5933 (79.0) |
| First Language (English) | 5493 (82.6) | 95 (42.4) (p < 0.001) |
49 (22.3) (p < 0.001) |
94 (43.9) (p < 0.001) |
185 (94.4) (p < 0.001) | 21 (75.0) |
5937 (78.8) |
| Marital Status (Married or living with a partner) | 5363 (80.7) | 206 (92.0) (p < 0.001) |
199 (89.6) (p < 0.001) |
198 (92.5) (p < 0.001) |
122 (62.2) (p < 0.001) | 25 (89.3) |
6113 (81.2) |
| Work Status (Full-time) | 3069 (46.1) | 150 (66.7) (p < 0.001) |
136 (61.3) (p < 0.001) |
141 (65.9) (p < 0.001) |
124 (62.9) (p < 0.001) | 14 (50.0) |
3634 (48.2) |
| Household Income (<$100, 000 CAD) | 3497 (52.6) | 122 (54.2) |
112 (50.5) |
127 (59.3) |
121 (61.4) (p = 0.008) | 21 (75.0) (p = 0.008) |
4000 (53.1) |
| Own Home (yes) | 6260 (94.2) | 207 (92.4) |
213 (96.4) |
201 (94.4) |
175 (89.3) (p = 0.043) | 24 (85.7) |
7080 (94.1) |
| Perceived Health (Good to Excellent) | 6332 (95.3) | 195 (86.7) (p < 0.001) | 198 (89.6) (p < 0.001) | 191 (89.3) (p < 0.001) | 175 (89.7) (p < 0.001) | 25 (89.3) |
7116 (94.5) |
Note: p values show comparison between Non-White and White participants