Table 1
Distribution of respondents across independent variables (Wave 3 unless otherwise noted)
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| percent | |
|---|---|
| Total | 100.0 |
| Variables | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 49.5 |
| Female | 50.5 |
| Age group | |
| 15 to 24 | 10.5 |
| 25 to 34 | 29.8 |
| 35 to 44 | 35.4 |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5 |
| 55 or older | 9.9 |
| Education at arrival | |
| Less than high school | 14.0 |
| High school or some post-secondary | 14.9 |
| Post-secondary diploma or certificate | 17.2 |
| University degree | 53.9 |
| Self-assessed health status | |
| Excellent (reference group) | 23.0 |
| Very good | 37.2 |
| Good | 31.8 |
| Fair or poor | 8.0 |
| Self-assessed capacity to cope with everyday tasks | |
| Excellent (reference group) | 22.5 |
| Very good | 46.1 |
| Good | 27.7 |
| Fair or poor | 3.7 |
| Immigrant category | |
| Skilled worker - principal applicant | 34.6 |
| Skilled worker - spouse and dependents | 25.4 |
| Family class | 27.0 |
| Refugee | 6.2 |
| Other | 6.8 |
| Lived in Canada before (Wave 1) | |
| No | 91.2 |
| Yes | 8.8 |
| Perceived discrimination/unfair treatment | |
| None | 72.2 |
| Rarely | 9.1 |
| Sometimes | 15.1 |
| Most or all the time | 3.5 |
| Difficulty adapting to life in Canada | |
| No need to adapt | 41.2 |
| Adapted without diffculty | 37.9 |
| Adapted with difficulty | 19.9 |
| Missing | 1.0 |
| Problem accessing housing | |
| No | 92.5 |
| Yes | 7.5 |
| Problem accessing health care | |
| No | 80.1 |
| Yes | 19.9 |
| Problem accessing education | |
| No | 83.0 |
| Yes | 17.0 |
| Perceptions of neighbours | |
| Not met them; don't know; neither friendly nor unfriendly | 24.6 |
| Unfriendly | 2.5 |
| Friendly | 53.7 |
| Very friendly | 19.1 |
| Contact with friends in Canada | |
| Daily | 18.9 |
| Weekly (reference group) | 53.4 |
| Monthly or less, no friends | 27.7 |
| Participation in religious services | |
| None | 84.8 |
| Less than weekly | 5.4 |
| Weekly or more | 9.8 |
| Participation in organizations (excluding religious) | |
| None | 81.2 |
| Less than weekly | 10.7 |
| Weekly or more | 8.2 |
| Full-time employment status | |
| Not employed full-time | 44.0 |
| Employed full-time | 56.0 |
| Personal income | |
| No income | 21.8 |
| $1 to $9,999 | 16.4 |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 16.1 |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 14.7 |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 10.8 |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 12.1 |
| $60,000 or more | 8.1 |
| Housing tenure | |
| Owned without mortgage | 4.4 |
| Own with mortgage | 44.2 |
| Rent | 47.7 |
| Other | 3.8 |
| Relative material well-being (Wave 2) | |
| Better | 42.8 |
| About the same | 29.0 |
| Worse | 26.9 |
| Missing | 1.3 |
| Better | 83.3 |
| About the same | 12.8 |
| Worse | 2.7 |
| Missing | 1.3 |
| Gross domestic product per capita at purchasing power parity (2001 US$) | |
| Less than $2,000 | 5.7 |
| $2,000 to $3,999 | 36.2 |
| $4,000 to $5,999 | 32.6 |
| $6,000 to $7,999 | 7.2 |
| $8,000 to $14,999 | 5.5 |
| $15,000 or more | 12.7 |
| number | |
| Diagnostic statistic | |
| Weighted observations | 157,615 |
Note(s):
The percentage distribution of respondents for each variable may not add to 100% because of rounding.
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