Table 1
Comparison of selected characteristics in 2007/2009-2009/2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) pooled sample with average of 2006 Census and 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, by immigrant status, household population aged 6 to 79, Canada

Table 1
Comparison of selected characteristics in 2007/2009-2009/2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) pooled sample with average of 2006 Census and 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, by immigrant status, household population aged 6 to 79, Canada
Table summary
This table displays the results of Comparison of selected characteristics in 2007/2009-2009/2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) pooled sample with average of 2006 Census and 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates. The information is grouped by Characteristics (appearing as row headers), Immigrants, Non-immigrants, CHMS, Census/NHS and 95% confidence interval (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics Immigrants Non-immigrants
CHMS Census/NHS CHMS Census/NHS
  95% confidence interval   95% confidence interval
from to from to
Distribution (%) 23.0 17.8 29.2 21.3 77.0 70.8 82.2 78.6
Mean age (years) 44.1 42.9 45.4 45.4 38.2 37.6 38.8 38.3
Age group (%)  
6 to 29 21.1 18.4 24.1 20.0 38.2 36.7 39.6 37.3
30 to 49 42.4 38.4 46.4 37.7Note * 30.6 28.8 32.4 30.8
50 to 79 36.6 32.6 40.7 42.3Note * 31.3 29.5 33.1 31.9
Males (%) 50.9 46.9 54.9 48.1 49.5 48.3 50.7 49.7
At least secondary school graduation (age 30 or older) (%) 81.6 76.8 85.6 80.0 79.9 77.8 82.0 77.4Note *
World region of origin (%)  
United States 5.7Note E: Use with caution 3.9 8.3 3.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
South/Central America and Caribbean 15.9 13.2 18.9 11.9Note * Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Europe 29.9 22.9 38.1 32.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Africa 5.7Note E: Use with caution 4.1 8.1 6.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Asia 41.5 32.2 51.4 43.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Oceania Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Period of arrival (%)  
1996 or later 44.4 39.9 48.9 38.4Note * Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
1986 to 1995 19.8 17.1 22.9 22.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Before 1986 35.8 30.7 41.4 38.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note *

outside CHMS confidence interval

Return to note * referrer

Sources: 2007/2009 and 2009/2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey, combined; 2006 Census long-form 2B and 2011 National Household Survey.
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