Table 1
Selected characteristics of seniors (aged 65 or older), by immigration status and selected world region, Ontario, 2004 to 2006
Characteristics | Total | Canadian-born | Immigrants | ||||
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Total | Europe | East Asia | South Asia | Other | |||
Study cohort | 277,955 | 162,765 | 115,190 | 78,545 | 9,470 | 6,445 | 20,730 |
% distribution | 100 | 59 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Column percentage | |||||||
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Age group | |||||||
65 to 74 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 63 |
75 or older | 44 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 41 | 32 | 37 |
Sex | |||||||
Men | 45 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 43 |
Women | 55 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 57 |
Period of arrival | |||||||
Long-term (before 1984) | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 83 | 95 | 43 | 43 | 68 |
Medium-term (1984 to 1993) | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 9 | 2 | 31 | 28 | 19 |
Recent (1994 to 2003) | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 8 | 2 | 26 | 29 | 13 |
Knowledge of official languages (yes) | 94 | 100 | 86 | 91 | 44 | 72 | 89 |
Secondary school graduation (yes) | 54 | 53 | 54 | 51 | 53 | 63 | 65 |
Living arrangements | |||||||
With childrenNote * | 14 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 28 | 23 | 26 |
With spouse only | 53 | 54 | 51 | 55 | 46 | 48 | 40 |
With others (relatives or others) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 15 |
Alone | 26 | 29 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 19 |
Low income | |||||||
Yes | 11 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 15 | 19 |
No | 87 | 88 | 85 | 88 | 72 | 84 | 80 |
Not applicable | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Census Metropolitan Area | |||||||
Toronto | 36 | 21 | 56 | 47 | 88 | 82 | 68 |
Other CMA | 49 | 57 | 37 | 45 | 12 | 17 | 28 |
Non-CMA | 15 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
... not applicable
Note: Because of rounding, detail may not add to 100%. Source: Linked 2006 Census-Hospital Discharge Database, Ontario. |
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