Table 6.4. Immigrants' reported problems or difficulties accessing health care, by immigration category, 2001

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Table 6.4a. Number of immigrants who reported problems or difficulties accessing health care, by immigration category, 2001
Number of immigrants reporting	Family	Skilled worker principal applicants	Skilled worker spouse and dependants	Other economic	Refugees	All immigrants
Total¹	5,207	11,124	8,918	1,780	1,558	28,649
1. Based on immigrants who reported having problems or difficulties accessing health care services.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.

Table 6.4b. Type of problems reported accessing health care, by immigration category, 2001
Problems accessing health care	Family	Skilled worker principal applicants	Skilled worker spouse and dependants	Other economic	Refugees	All immigrants
Problems accessing health care	percentage
Waiting lists or lineups	42²	49	52¹	53	28²	48
Costs too much money	29	29	28	15^2E	43²	29
Language problems	34²	17²	29¹	36¹	39²	26
Inability to find a physician	8^2E	16¹	16	12^E	7^2E	14
No health card or insurance	15¹	13	10	7^1E	7^1E	11
Percentages may exceed 100% because multiple responses allowed.
1. Significantly different from average rate for all immigrants (p<0.05).
2. Significantly different from average rate for all immigrants (p<0.01).
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.