Table 4
Characteristics associated with LSIC respondents' subjective assessments of their life in Canada four years after landing, Canada, 2005
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| Satisfaction with life in Canada | Experiences in Canada relative to expectations | Would make same decision to immigrate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regression coefficients | Predicted probability of being satisfied or very satisfied | Regression coefficients | Predicted probability of life in Canada being somewhat better or much better than expected | Regression coefficients | Predicted probability of saying would come again to Canada | |
| number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male (reference group) | 0.000 | 74 | 0.000 | 42 | 0.000 | 84 |
| Female | 0.089 | 75 | 0.092 | 44 | -0.001 | 84 |
| Age group | ||||||
| 15 to 24 | 0.156 | 75 | 0.175 † | 45 | 0.429 * | 87 |
| 25 to 34 | 0.134 * | 75 | 0.176 ** | 45 | 0.342 ** | 86 |
| 35 to 44 (reference group) | 0.000 | 73 | 0.000 | 42 | 0.000 | 82 |
| 45 to 54 | 0.015 | 73 | -0.144 | 38 | 0.023 | 82 |
| 55 or older | 0.419 *** | 80 | 0.113 | 44 | 0.294 | 86 |
| Education at arrival | ||||||
| Less than high school | 0.438 *** | 79 | 0.577 *** | 51 | 0.845 *** | 91 |
| High school | 0.223 ** | 76 | 0.392 *** | 47 | 0.185 | 85 |
| Post-secondary diploma/ certificate | 0.231 ** | 76 | 0.308 *** | 45 | 0.130 | 84 |
| University degree (reference group) | 0.000 | 72 | 0.000 | 39 | 0.000 | 82 |
| Self-assessed health status | ||||||
| Excellent | 0.305 *** | 80 | 0.147 † | 48 | 0.042 | 87 |
| Very good (reference group) | 0.000 | 75 | 0.000 | 44 | 0.000 | 86 |
| Good | -0.249 *** | 71 | -0.262 *** | 39 | -0.405 *** | 81 |
| Fair or poor | -0.438 *** | 67 | -0.292 ** | 38 | -0.556 *** | 79 |
| Capacity to cope with everyday tasks | ||||||
| Excellent | 0.158 † | 77 | 0.097 | 46 | 0.190 | 87 |
| Very good | 0.000 | 75 | 0.000 | 44 | 0.000 | 85 |
| Good | -0.144 * | 72 | -0.147 * | 40 | -0.298 ** | 81 |
| Fair or poor | -0.414 ** | 67 | -0.481 ** | 33 | -0.349 † | 80 |
| Immigrant category | ||||||
| Skilled worker - principal applicant (reference group) | 0.000 | 72 | 0.000 | 38 | 0.000 | 82 |
| Skilled worker - spouse and dependents | 0.049 | 73 | 0.092 | 40 | 0.090 | 83 |
| Family class | 0.405 *** | 79 | 0.492 *** | 49 | 0.417 ** | 87 |
| Refugee | 0.438 ** | 79 | 0.713 *** | 54 | 0.996 *** | 92 |
| Other | -0.011 | 72 | 0.102 | 40 | 0.385 * | 86 |
| Lived in Canada before | ||||||
| No (reference group) | 0.000 | 74 | 0.000 | 42 | 0.000 | 84 |
| Yes | 0.253 * | 78 | 0.224 ** | 47 | 0.392 * | 88 |
| Perceived discrimination/unfair treatment | ||||||
| None (reference group) | 0.000 | 77 | 0.000 | 46 | 0.000 | 88 |
| Rarely | -0.215 * | 74 | -0.334 ** | 39 | -0.337 * | 84 |
| Sometimes | -0.620 *** | 66 | -0.652 *** | 32 | -0.911 *** | 75 |
| Most or all the time | -1.134 *** | 55 | -1.321 *** | 20 | -1.576 *** | 63 |
| Difficulty adapting to life in Canada | ||||||
| No need to adapt (reference group) | 0.000 | 76 | 0.000 | 42 | 0.000 | 85 |
| Adapted without difficulty | -0.005 | 75 | 0.092 † | 44 | 0.047 | 86 |
| Adapted with difficulty | -0.320 *** | 70 | -0.067 | 41 | -0.515 *** | 79 |
| Problem accessing housing | ||||||
| No (reference group) | 0.000 | 75 | 0.000 | 43 | 0.000 | 84 |
| Yes | -0.193 * | 71 | -0.255 ** | 38 | -0.049 | 83 |
| Problem accessing health care | ||||||
| No (reference group) | 0.000 | 75 | 0.000 | 44 | 0.000 | 85 |
| Yes | -0.206 ** | 72 | -0.349 *** | 37 | -0.178 * | 82 |
| Problem accessing education | ||||||
| No (reference group) | 0.000 | 75 | 0.000 | 44 | 0.000 | 85 |
| Yes | -0.339 *** | 69 | -0.371 *** | 36 | -0.308 ** | 81 |
| Perceptions of neighbours | ||||||
| Not met them; don't know; ambiguous | -0.294 *** | 69 | -0.225 *** | 38 | -0.287 ** | 82 |
| Unfriendly | -0.184 | 71 | 0.146 | 46 | 0.104 | 86 |
| Friendly (reference group) | 0.000 | 74 | 0.000 | 43 | 0.000 | 85 |
| Very friendly | 0.491 *** | 82 | 0.173 ** | 47 | 0.158 | 87 |
| Contact with friends in Canada | ||||||
| Daily | 0.123 | 77 | -0.100 | 42 | 0.044 | 84 |
| Weekly (reference group) | 0.000 | 75 | 0.000 | 44 | 0.000 | 84 |
| Monthly or less, no friends | -0.124 * | 72 | -0.152 ** | 41 | 0.042 | 84 |
| Participation in religious services | ||||||
| None (reference group) | 0.000 | 74 | 0.000 | 42 | 0.000 | 84 |
| Less than weekly | -0.026 | 74 | 0.253 † | 47 | 0.010 | 84 |
| Weekly or more | 0.118 | 76 | 0.426 *** | 51 | 0.384 * | 88 |
| Organizational participation | ||||||
| None (reference group) | 0.000 | 74 | 0.000 | 42 | 0.000 | 84 |
| Less than weekly | -0.050 | 73 | 0.108 | 45 | 0.063 | 84 |
| Weekly or more | 0.107 | 76 | 0.111 | 45 | 0.257 | 87 |
| Full-time employment status | ||||||
| Not employed full-time (reference group) | 0.000 | 72 | 0.000 | 42 | 0.000 | 84 |
| Employed full-time | 0.198 * | 76 | 0.094 | 44 | 0.018 | 84 |
| Personal Income | ||||||
| No income (reference group) | 0.000 | 73 | 0.000 | 40 | 0.000 | 83 |
| $1 to $9,999 | -0.053 | 72 | -0.113 | 38 | 0.088 | 84 |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 0.023 | 73 | 0.003 | 40 | -0.026 | 83 |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | -0.022 | 73 | 0.070 | 42 | 0.022 | 83 |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 0.032 | 74 | 0.168 | 44 | -0.072 | 82 |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 0.327 ** | 78 | 0.495 *** | 51 | 0.289 † | 86 |
| $60,000 or more | 0.545 *** | 82 | 0.613 *** | 54 | 0.334 | 87 |
| Housing tenure | ||||||
| Own without mortgage | 0.390 ** | 78 | 0.177 | 44 | 0.206 | 86 |
| Own with mortgage | 0.275 *** | 77 | 0.286 *** | 46 | -0.023 | 84 |
| Rent (reference group) | 0.000 | 72 | 0.000 | 40 | 0.000 | 84 |
| Other | 0.107 | 74 | 0.233 † | 45 | 0.139 | 86 |
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