Table 1
Selected characteristics of seniors (aged 65 or older), by immigration status and selected world region, Ontario, 2004 to 2006

Table 1
Selected characteristics of seniors (aged 65 or older), by immigration status and selected world region, Ontario, 2004 to 2006
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected characteristics of seniors (aged 65 or older). The information is grouped by Characteristics (appearing as row headers), Total, Canadian-born and Immigrants (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics Total Canadian-born Immigrants
Total Europe East Asia South Asia Other
Study cohort 277,955 162,765 115,190 78,545 9,470 6,445 20,730
% distribution 100 59 41 28 3 2 7
  Column percentage
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Age group  
65 to 74 56 55 56 53 59 68 63
75 or older 44 45 44 47 41 32 37
Sex  
Men 45 44 46 47 46 51 43
Women 55 56 54 53 54 49 57
Period of arrival  
Long-term (before 1984) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 83 95 43 43 68
Medium-term (1984 to 1993) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 9 2 31 28 19
Recent (1994 to 2003) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 8 2 26 29 13
Knowledge of official languages (yes) 94 100 86 91 44 72 89
Secondary school graduation (yes) 54 53 54 51 53 63 65
Living arrangements  
With childrenNote * 14 11 19 15 28 23 26
With spouse only 53 54 51 55 46 48 40
With others (relatives or others) 8 7 10 7 15 23 15
Alone 26 29 21 23 11 7 19
Low income  
Yes 11 9 14 11 28 15 19
No 87 88 85 88 72 84 80
Not applicable 2 4 1 1 0 0 1
Census Metropolitan Area  
Toronto 36 21 56 47 88 82 68
Other CMA 49 57 37 45 12 17 28
Non-CMA 15 21 7 8 1 1 4
... not applicable
Note *

may include spouse or others

Return to note * referrer


Note: Because of rounding, detail may not add to 100%.
Source: Linked 2006 Census-Hospital Discharge Database, Ontario.
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