Table 1
Age-sex standardized all-cause hospitalization rates (per 10,000), by quantile of percentage of foreign-born population, Canada, 2005/2006

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Table 1
Age-sex standardized all-cause hospitalization rates (per 10,000), by quantile of percentage of foreign-born population, Canada, 2005/2006
Foreign-born concentration quantile Foreign-born % foreign-born range Hospitalization rate 95% confidence interval Rate ratio 95% confidence interval
Number % of quantile population from to from to
Canada 6,377,250 20.8 ... 753.0 752.0 753.9 ... ... ...
Quintile  
1 (lowest) 1,282,165 7.1 19.0 or less 840.7 839.4 842.0 1.00 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
2 1,270,545 24.4 More than 19.0 to 32.0 663.8Note * 661.6 666.0 0.79 0.79 0.79
3 1,277,825 38.3 More than 32.0 to 46.0 621.8Note * 619.1 624.5 0.74 0.74 0.74
4 1,278,465 53.8 More than 46.0 to 62.0 586.7Note * 583.6 589.9 0.70 0.69 0.70
5 (highest) 1,268,250 69.8 More than 62.0 539.0Note * 536.4 543.5 0.64 0.64 0.65
Tercile  
1 (lowest) 2,124,740 9.8 27.0 or less 814.0 812.9 815.2 1.00 ... ...
2 2,137,055 37.6 More than 27.0 to 51.8 621.9Note * 619.8 623.9 0.76 0.76 0.77
3 (highest) 2,115,455 63.7 More than 51.8 558.5Note * 555.9 561.2 0.69 0.68 0.69
Selected Census Metropolitan AreasNote †  
Total 4,600,320 34.1 ... 616.2 614.9 617.6 ... ... ...
1 (lowest) 814,030 14.0 27.0 or less 655.4 653.3 657.5 1.00 ... ...
2 1,708,150 38.7 More than 27.0 to 51.8 607.9Note * 605.6 610.3 0.93 0.92 0.93
3 (highest) 2,078,140 63.9 More than 51.8 555.4Note * 552.8 558.1 0.85 0.84 0.85
† Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver
* significantly different from lowest foreign-born concentration quantile (p<0.05)
... not applicable
Notes: Excludes pregnancy-related conditions. Rates are age-sex standardized to 2006 national population. Foreign-born include those with landed immigrant status (ever) and non-permanent residents.
Source: 2006 Census of Population; 2005/2006 Hospital Morbidity Database.