Table 2. Health characteristics of migrants without medical insurance in Montreal, 2016–2017 (n = 806).
| Variables | Migration status n (%) | Total N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| With authorized status | Without authorized status | ||
| Health perception | |||
| Good/ Very good/ Excellent | 269 (63.9) | 164 (45.6) | 433 (55.4) |
| Bad / Fair | 152 (36.1) | 196 (54.4) | 348 (44.6) |
| Kessler mental distress scale | |||
| No (0–12) | 314 (79.1) | 225 (67.4) | 539 (73.7) |
| Yes (13–24) | 83 (20.9) | 109 (32.6) | 192 (26.3) |
| Previous diagnosis of a health problem (ever) | |||
| No | 271 (64.4) | 224 (62.4) | 495 (63.5) |
| Yes | 150 (35.6) | 135 (37.6) | 285 (36.5) |
| Had a health problem in the past 12 months | |||
| No | 86 (20.4) | 43 (11.9) | 129 (16.5) |
| Yes | 335 (79.6) | 317 (88.1) | 652 (83.5) |
| Occupational injury | |||
| No | 133 (94.3) | 205 (82,7) | 338 (86.9) |
| Yes | 8 (5.7) | 43 (17.3) | 51 (13.1) |
| Number of years without health insurance | Mean:0.9 | Mean:4.0 | Mean:2.3 |
| Median:0.0 | Median:3.0 | Median:1 | |
| Range : 0–13 | Range : 0–27 | Range:0–27 | |
| Unmet health needs since without health insurance | |||
| No | 136 (32.6) | 102 (29.3) | 238 (31.1) |
| Yes | 281 (67.4) | 246 (70.7) | 527 (68.9) |