Table 4.

Ethnic differences in self-reported fair or poor general health by social and economic factors and years of migration

	Caribbean Black	Caribbean non-Black	Non-Caribbean Black	Other non-White Canadians	White Canadians
Model adjusted for
Age and sex	1.24 (0.94–1.64)	1.49 (1.21–1.85)***	1.06 (0.88–1.27)	1.04 (0.96–1.12)	1.00
+ Income quintile, education level	1.03 (0.77–1.38)	1.34 (1.06–1.69)*	0.89 (0.73–1.07)	0.90 (0.83–0.97)**	1.00
+ Years of migration	1.27 (0.95–1.69)	1.54 (1.24–1.91)***	1.15 (0.95–1.40)	1.13 (1.04–1.23)**	1.00
All of the above	1.07 (0.79–1.45)	1.40 (1.10–1.78)**	1.00 (0.82–1.22)	1.02 (0.93–1.11)	1.00

To test the fitness of the models, Akaike information criterion (AIC) values for each model were obtained—the smaller values mean the better fit. It clearly indicates that model 2 and model 3 fit the data better than model 1 (smaller AIC values), and model 4 (full model) fits the data better than all previous models. Model 2 (age, sex + income, and education) fits the data better than model 3 (age, sex + years of migration)

White Canadians is the reference category

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001

Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey, 2011–2016