Table 7
Estimated odds ratio of reporting low level of life satisfaction, relative to workers with few or no ethnic co-workers, by ethnic group, sex, and immigrant status

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  Men Women
Model 11 Earnings not included Model 2 Model 1+ log annual earnings Model 1 Earnings not included Model 2 Model 1+ log annual earnings
Immigrants
Most co-workers have the same ethnic ancestry 0.60 *** 0.58 *** 0.56 *** 0.56 ***
About half co-workers have the same ethnic ancestry 1.39 * 1.42 * 1.22 1.22
Ethnic ancestry not important 1.30 ** 1.31 ** 1.16 1.16
Canadian born of immigrant parents
Most co-workers have the same ethnic ancestry 1.19 1.19 1.05 1.05
About half co-workers have the same ethnic ancestry 2.34 ** 2.31 ** 2.22 * 2.22 *
Ethnic ancestry not important 1.99 *** 1.99 *** 1.13 1.13

* significant at p<0.05

** significant at p<0.01

*** significant at p<0.001

1. See Table A.3 for full model specification.

Note: The reference group is few or no co-workers have the same ethnic ancestry.

Source: Statistics Canada, Ethnic Diversity Survey.