Table 1
Percentage distribution of selected characteristics, by sex, aged 20 to 65 in CCHS-IMDB 2007 to 2014, Canadian-born and immigrants (recent and overall)


Table 1
Percentage distribution of selected characteristics, by sex, aged 20 to 65 in CCHS-IMDB 2007 to 2014, Canadian-born and immigrants (recent and overall)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentage distribution of selected characteristics Male (N= 8,355,000), Female (N = 7,887,000), Canadian-born and IMDB immigrant (appearing as column headers).
Male (N= 8,355,000) Female (N = 7,887,000)
Canadian-born IMDB immigrant Canadian-born IMDB immigrant
All Recent immigrant All Recent immigrant
Population size (N) 7,005,000 1,350,000 177,000 6,563,000 1,324,000 180,000
Sample size (n) 94,845 7,550 985 105,810 8,430 1,115
Percent of total population (%) 84 16 2 83 17 2
Mean age (years) 43 42 36 44 42 36
Immigrant-related variables Column percentage (%)
Immigrant landing duration
Pre-landing Note ...: not applicable 2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2 Note ...: not applicable
Recent (0 to 3 years) Note ...: not applicable 13 100 Note ...: not applicable 14 100
Medium-term (4 to 9 years) Note ...: not applicable 25 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 23 Note ...: not applicable
Long-term (10 years or more) Note ...: not applicable 60 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 61 Note ...: not applicable
Immigration category
Economic-class principal applicant Note ...: not applicable 35 45 Note ...: not applicable 20 31
Economic-class spouse / dependent Note ...: not applicable 18 18 Note ...: not applicable 30 29
Family class Note ...: not applicable 27 24 Note ...: not applicable 33 27
Refugee Note ...: not applicable 15 8 Note ...: not applicable 12 7Note E: Use with caution
Other immigrant Note ...: not applicable 5 4Note E: Use with caution Note ...: not applicable 4 6Note E: Use with caution
Socio-economic characteristics
Married or common-law 67 76 79 67 74 81
University degree and above
- at household level		 30 54 60 32 54 60
Employment status
Employed 83 88 86 75 70 61
Unemployed 4 5 6 3 6 13Note E: Use with caution
Not in labour force 12 7 8Note E: Use with caution 22 23 27
Low 50% household income 33 59 72 40 62 70
Homeowner 76 67 33 76 65 37
Ethnicity
White 93 28 28 93 26 21
Black 0 9 7Note E: Use with caution 0 9 8
Asian 2 52 51 1 55 60
Other 5 11 14 5 10 12
Health risk factors
Smoker 32 24 23 27 8 9Note E: Use with caution
Physically inactive 44 56 58 46 61 61
Dietary risk 72 70 68 56 56 62
... not applicable
E use with caution
Notes: Weighted counts rounded to the closest 1000, unweighted counts rounded to the closest 5; all proportion differences between linked immigrant and Canadian-born reported are statistically significant at a 95% confidence interval level, with the exception of consumption of fruits and vegetables and not in labour force.
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey linked to the Longitudinal Immigration Database file, 2007 to 2014, Statistics Canada.

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