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. 2022 Jan 31;52(2):246–260. doi: 10.1177/00207314221075515

Table 3.

Percent of People with Each Sociodemographic Indicator for the Six Latent Classes Based on Observed Values.

Class 1
Younger, economically stable newcomers
N = 320
(13.2%)
Class 2
retired, economically stable, born in Canada
N = 405 (16.7%)
Class 3
severely disadvantaged, younger
N = 313 (12.9%)
Class 4
Unemployed, older newcomers
N = 233
(9.6%)
Class 5
less employed, younger newcomers
N = 85
(3.5%)
Class 6
Younger, born in Canada, stable housing
N = 1062 (43.9%)
Low financial strain (well off) 72.0 60.0 11.0 57.0 19.0 50.0
Stable living situation 100.0 93.0 39.0 97.0 55.0 98.0
Age > 65 3.0 100.0 5.0 67.0 0.0 0.0
Male gender 57.0 51.0 65.0 43.0 72.0 44.0
Born Canada 2.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
English first language 25.0 89.0 78.0 38.0 29.0 95.0
Indigenous 1.0 10.0 59.0 0.0 19.0 17.0
Employed 100 10.0 10.0 0.0 24.0 65.0
Shelter past year 0 0 56.0 0.0 29.0 0.0

Class 1: Younger, economically stable newcomers.

Class 2: Retired, economically stable, older people, born in Canada.

Class 3: Severely socially disadvantaged, younger, born in Canada.

Class 4: Unemployed older newcomers, English as second language, with variable economic situations.

Class 5: Not very employed, younger, male newcomers.

Class 6: Economically stable women under 65 years, born in Canada.