Characteristics of respondents: The denominators vary because not all questions were answered by all respondents.
| CHARACTERISTIC | RESPONDENTS, % |
|---|---|
| Birth country (n = 1650) | |
| • Born in Canada | 75.0 |
| • Born outside of Canada | 25.0 |
| English- or French-language fluency (n = 1642) | |
| • Fluent or native speaker | 75.1 |
| • Sufficient | 15.7 |
| • Moderate | 4.1 |
| • Poor | 2.4 |
| • Not at all | 2.7 |
| Self-reported general health (n = 1678) | |
| • Very good | 23.8 |
| • Good | 50.2 |
| • Fair | 21.3 |
| • Poor | 4.7 |
| Household income compared with the rest of Canada (n = 1629) | |
| • Average | 57.0 |
| • Above average | 23.2 |
| • Below average | 19.8 |
| Highest level of education (n = 1641) | |
| • Postsecondary education | 63.7 |
| • Upper-secondary education (grades 10–12) | 29.9 |
| • No qualifications, preprimary, primary, or lower-secondary education | 6.4 |
| Presence of a chronic disease (n = 1685) | |
| • Yes | 53.6 |
| • No | 46.4 |
| No. of visits to a doctor in the past 6 mo, including current visit (n = 1649) | |
| • 1 | 13.3 |
| • 2 | 25.5 |
| • 3–5 | 41.9 |
| • ≥ 6 | 19.2 |
| No. of visits to an ED within the past 12 mo (n = 1676) | |
| • None | 63.8 |
| • 1 | 20.9 |
| • 2–3 | 12.5 |
| • ≥ 4 | 2.8 |
ED—emergency department.