Characteristics of study participants
| VARIABLE | ENGLISH SPEAKERS IN QUEBEC (N = 7691) | FRENCH SPEAKERS OUTSIDE QUEBEC (N = 12 376) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANGUAGE BARRIER, % (N = 6686) | NO LANGUAGE BARRIER, % (N = 1005) | UNWEIGHTED P VALUE | LANGUAGE BARRIER, % (N = 11 350) | NO LANGUAGE BARRIER, % (N = 1026) | UNWEIGHTED P VALUE* | |
| Age, y | .16 | < .001 | ||||
| • 18–24 | 7.3 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 9.6 | ||
| • 25–44 | 41.9 | 39.4 | 27.1 | 33.3 | ||
| • 45–64 | 32.5 | 33.2 | 36.7 | 39.0 | ||
| • ≥ 65 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 29.9 | 18.1 | ||
| Sex | .027 | < .001 | ||||
| • Male | 47.7 | 51.4 | 38.0 | 45.6 | ||
| • Female | 52.3 | 48.6 | 61.9 | 54.4 | ||
| Marital status | .014 | < .001 | ||||
| • Single | 18.3 | 26.3 | 21.3 | 18.7 | ||
| • Married or common law | 64.8 | 59.8 | 54.9 | 67.2 | ||
| • Divorced or separated | 16.4 | 13.9 | 23.8 | 14.2 | ||
| Immigration status | < .001 | .100 | ||||
| • Born in Canada | 5.2 | 53.1 | 88.5 | 86.7 | ||
| • Immigrant, in Canada < 10 y | 26.3 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | ||
| • Immigrant, in Canada ≥ 10 y | 68.5 | 39.8 | 8.1 | 10.5 | ||
| Education | < .001 | < .001 | ||||
| • High school or less | 49.8 | 38.6 | 78.3 | 46.8 | ||
| • Some college or university | 20.8 | 30.0 | 12.7 | 28.0 | ||
| • Completed college or university | 29.4 | 31.4 | 9.0 | 25.2 | ||
| Income | < .001 | < .001 | ||||
| • Lowest (< $30 000) | 39.5 | 19.9 | 32.9 | 16.0 | ||
| • Middle ($30 000–$49 999) | 22.8 | 21.6 | 28.2 | 18.7 | ||
| • Upper middle ($50 000–$80 000) | 21.3 | 23.9 | 24.8 | 24.5 | ||
| • Highest (> $80 000) | 16.5 | 34.6 | 14.1 | 40.8 | ||
| Employed | 62.2 | 49.3 | < .001 | 33.6 | 61.4 | < .001 |
| Urban residence | 99.3 | 89.7 | < .001 | 45.6 | 73.4 | < .001 |
| Fair or poor health status | 14.5 | 9.5 | .007 | 21.7 | 13.4 | < .001 |