Table B
Selected characteristics of Canadian-born and immigrant cohort members, by world region of birth, non-institutional population aged 25 or older, Canada, 1991

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Table B Selected characteristics of Canadian-born and immigrant cohort members, by world region of birth, non-institutional population aged 25 or older, Canada, 1991
  Canadian-born Immigrant
Total United States Caribbean/Central and South America Western Europe Eastern Europe Sub-Saharan Africa North Africa/Middle East/West Asia South Asia South East Asia East Asia
Total number 2,167,500 552,300 31,900 46,700 262,700 69,000 12,200 20,300 26,900 33,100 44,800
Percentage
Sex  
Male 49 51 43 45 52 53 53 57 54 46 49
Female 51 49 57 55 48 47 47 43 46 54 51
Age group  
25 to 44 57 44 46 63 35 29 66 61 62 70 58
45 to 64 28 37 30 32 44 35 29 31 31 24 31
65 or older 15 19 24 6 22 36 5 8 7 6 11
Period of immigration  
Before 1971 … 56 55 25 78 70 15 29 19 8 21
1971 to 1980 … 23 30 42 15 11 45 26 41 42 32
1981 to 1991 … 21 15 33 7 19 40 45 39 50 47
Residence  
Census Metropolitan Area - Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver 25 54 28 73 48 48 64 74 67 61 75
Other Census Metropolitan Area 30 28 29 20 29 35 28 22 22 32 20
Census Agglomeration 18 9 17 4 12 9 5 3 9 5 3
Rural 28 8 26 4 11 8 3 1 3 2 1
... not applicable
Source: 1991 to 2001 Canadian census mortality follow-up study.
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