Table 1.

Number of OHIP eligible children and youth by period in Ontario, Canada

	1996–1998	1999–2001	2002–2004	2005–2007	2008–2010	2011–2012
Overall (no of individuals)	2 521 439	2 692 524	2 824 820	2 929 879	2 887 553	2 714 188
Immigrant status (no of individuals)
Long-term residents	2 237 289	2 387 533	2 502 647	2 592 716	2 560 997	2 449 127
Recent immigrants	284 150	304 991	322 173	337 163	326 556	265 061
Age at index (years) (no of individuals)
10–14	1 148 685	1 241 955	1 291 972	1 303 069	1 252 090	1 055 020
15–19	681 753	738 655	789 290	828 574	830 514	838 879
20–24	691 001	711 914	743 558	798 236	804 949	820 289
Sex
Female	1 236 974	1 319 241	1 383 658	1 435 135	1 412 465	1 324 710
Male	1 284 465	1 373 283	1 441 162	1 494 744	1 475 088	1 389 478
Neighbourhood income quintile (no of individuals)
Income missing	8613	12 221	12 135	12 079	11 473	11 155
Income quintile 1 (lowest)	503 775	550 833	566 076	615 085	576 307	525 693
Income quintile 2	485 462	535 239	552 908	576 731	556 177	513 322
Income quintile 3	498 127	532 284	559 724	567 604	568 616	538 269
Income quintile 4	512 783	523 526	565 909	572 751	587 768	568 616
Income quintile 5	512 679	538 421	568 068	585 629	587 212	557 133
Community size (no of individuals)
1 500 000+	1 156 506	1 090 434	1 174 046	1 246 159	1 251 686	1 187 133
500 000–1 499 999	140 956	324 934	340 634	355 529	351 816	334 254
100 000–499 999	602 288	646 792	676 658	735 794	725 491	683 250
10 000–99 999	228 604	258 891	259 282	240 321	225 765	206 464
<10 000	392 800	371 473	374 200	352 076	332 795	303 087
Immigration characteristics (no of individuals)	284 150	304 991	322 173	337 163	326 556	265 061
Refugee status (no of individuals)
Non-refugee, <5 years	166 245	166 844	172 965	186 650	161 356	109 921
Non-refugee, ≥5–10 years	67 527	83 968	91 645	90 825	106 592	105 768
Refugees, <5 years	35 373	33 961	40 139	42 799	40 755	29 614
Refugees, ≥5–10 years	15 005	20 218	17 424	16 889	17 853	19 758
Region of birth (no of individuals)
East Asia and Pacific	62 708	65 261	69 592	77 044	77 207	65 519
North America/Europe/Central Asia	72 059	73 026	65 410	61 120	55 003	39 597
Latin America and Caribbean	52 537	46 805	43 202	38 741	37 101	30 471
Middle East and North Africa	26 268	32 046	36 837	42 193	43 184	37 988
South Asia	50 171	66 263	83 803	95 130	91 738	72 564
Sub-Saharan Africa	20 297	21 468	23 222	22 881	22 289	18 912

OHIP, Ontario Health Insurance Plan.