Table 1 a: Sociodemographic and immigration characteristics for immigrant females born in the Caribbean, Central America, South America, West/East/Middle Africa, Southern Africa, North Africa/West Asia landing in Ontario (1991–2012) and residing in Ontario for at least one year between 1991 and 2014, [% (n) of column, unless otherwise specified]
From: Induced abortion according to immigrants’ birthplace: a population-based cohort study
Region of Birth | ||||||
Caribbean | Central America | South America | West/Middle/ East Africa | Southern Africa | North Africa/ West Asia | |
n females | 48,165 | 16,520 | 41,197 | 49,692 | 3808 | 66,104 |
Year of Arrival | ||||||
1991–1994 | 30.2 (14,561) | 36.5 (6031) | 21.1 (8693) | 21.0 (10,439) | 25.0 (952) | 13.7 (9083) |
1995–1999 | 24.1 (11,602) | 16.3 (2691) | 19.0 (7831) | 19.5 (9669) | 26.1 (994) | 22.1 (14,625) |
2000–2004 | 18.6 (8954) | 16.1 (2659) | 23.0 (9483) | 23.6 (11,739) | 28.3 (1079) | 26.8 (17,695) |
2005–2009 | 17.2 (8298) | 19.8 (3266) | 26.5 (10,934) | 23.3 (11,558) | 13.6 (517) | 24.0 (15,889) |
2010–2012 | 9.9 (4750) | 11.3 (1873) | 10.3 (4256) | 12.7 (6287) | 7.0 (266) | 13.3 (8812) |
Age of Arrival | ||||||
0–14 | 21.4 (10,310) | 21.2 (3499) | 17.2 (7079) | 17.6 (8745) | 27.2 (1037) | 25.6 (16,940) |
15–19 | 13.8 (6629) | 9.9 (1630) | 11.0 (4517) | 11.9 (5899) | 8.2 (312) | 10.6 (7010) |
20–24 | 12.2 (5877) | 12.7 (2097) | 14.0 (5775) | 16.6 (8255) | 7.4 (283) | 13.3 (8765) |
25–29 | 16.1 (7743) | 20.0 (3302) | 17.9 (7364) | 19.9 (9879) | 16.2 (618) | 16.6 (10,967) |
30–34 | 16.2 (7808) | 17.8 (2940) | 17.1 (7047) | 16.8 (8325) | 16.5 (629) | 15.0 (9913) |
35–39 | 12.3 (5915) | 11.5 (1896) | 12.8 (5277) | 10.9 (5434) | 14.9 (569) | 11.4 (7533) |
40–44 | 8.1 (3883) | 7.0 (1156) | 10.0 (4138) | 6.3 (3155) | 0.0 (360) | 7.5 (4976) |
Education at Arrival | ||||||
0–9 yrs | 34.4 (16,560) | 43.4 (7162) | 30.6 (12,605) | 37.1 (18,450) | 32.5 (1236) | 42.1 (27,837) |
10–12 yrs | 31.1 (14,958) | 17.0 (2807) | 24.8 (10,216) | 27.9 (13,887) | 18.6 (709) | 15.6 (10,337) |
13+ yrs | 9.9 (4747) | 8.9 (1465) | 10.1 (4172) | 8.2 (4056) | 6.7 (256) | 6.6 (4392) |
trade certificate, non-university diploma | 16.8 (8071) | 12.4 (2044) | 14.3 (5900) | 15.0 (7461) | 19.8 (755) | 8.2 (5416) |
bachelors, masters, PhD | 7.9 (3829) | 18.4 (3042) | 20.2 (8304) | 11.7 (5838) | 22.4 (852) | 27.4 (18,122) |
Income Quintile (year after arrival) | ||||||
1 (lowest) | 42.3 (20,369) | 39.6 (6534) | 38.3 (15,766) | 53.0 (26,354) | 11.3 (430) | 39.8 (26,286) |
2 | 24.1 (11,631) | 21.8 (3602) | 24.2 (9957) | 20.7 (10,270) | 13.6 (518) | 20.5 (13,557) |
3 | 15.3 (7361) | 14.5 (2399) | 15.9 (6534) | 11.6 (5770) | 16.5 (627) | 15.9 (10,484) |
4 | 10.2 (4933) | 11.3 (1861) | 11.4 (4680) | 8.2 (4053) | 23.8 (906) | 12.8 (8449) |
5 (highest) | 5.5 (2653) | 9.7 (1608) | 8.3 (3423) | 4.3 (2156) | 32 (1219) | 8.5 (5628) |
missing | 2.5 (1218) | 3.1 (516) | 2.0 (837) | 2.2 (1089) | 0.0 (108) | 0.0 (1700) |
Marital Status at Arrival | ||||||
single | 57.2 (27,530) | 45.3 (7476) | 45.1 (18,598) | 51.4 (25,547) | 48.6 (1851) | 45.5 (30,056) |
married, common-law | 39.9 (19,241) | 51.3 (8471) | 52.0 (21,415) | 43.6 (21,669) | 49.7 (1893) | 52.9 (34,972) |
separated, divorced, widowed | 2.8 (1366) | 3.4 (569) | 2.9 (1176) | 5.0 (2465) | 1.7 (64) | 1.6 (1065) |
missing | 0.1 (28) | 0.0 (b) | 0.0 (8) | 0.0 (11) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (11) |
Official Languages at Arrival | ||||||
English and/or French | 94.1 (45,338) | 65.7 (10,850) | 78.7 (32,428) | 78.7 (39,116) | 97.7 (3719) | 62.9 (41,559) |
Neither English or French | 5.9 (2818) | 34.3 (5670) | 21.3 (8769) | 21.3 (10,575) | 2.3 (89) | 37.1 (24,544) |
missing | 0.0 (9) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (b) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (b) |
Refugee status | ||||||
Refugee | 6.5 (3107) | 25.2 (4162) | 19.8 (8147) | 45.4 (22,550) | 3.4 (128) | 22.9 (15,136) |
Non-refugee immigrant a | 93.5 (45,058) | 74.8 (12,358) | 80.2 (33,050) | 54.6 (27,142) | 96.6 (3680) | 77.1 (50,968) |
Years residing in Ontario | ||||||
0–4 yrs | 21.2 (10,194) | 22.9 (3778) | 25.7 (10,580) | 25.6 (12,720) | 23.3 (889) | 30.6 (20,245) |
5–9 yrs | 25.7 (12,385) | 26.8 (4428) | 32.2 (13,267) | 29.8 (14,807) | 29.8 (1134) | 32.4 (21,438) |
10–14 yrs | 25.7 (12,384) | 23.6 (3892) | 22.2 (9153) | 23.7 (11,778) | 28.5 (1084) | 22.8 (15,044) |
15–19 yrs | 20.3 (9754) | 17.7 (2931) | 14.9 (6152) | 15.4 (7636) | 14.9 (566) | 11.1 (7337) |
20+ yrs | 7.2 (3448) | 9.0 (1491) | 5.0 (2045) | 5.5 (2751) | 3.5 (135) | 3.1 (2040) |
Region of Birth | ||||||
Central Asia | East Asia | South Asia | South East Asia & Oceania Islands | Southern & Eastern Europe | U.S. / N&W Europe/ Aus & NZ | |
n females | 3477 | 151,626 | 238,697 | 94,855 | 105,001 | 47,551 |
Year of Arrival | ||||||
1991–1994 | 1.1 (38) | 17.3 (26,248) | 11.7 (27,978) | 24.0 (22,746) | 26.3 (27,612) | 24.5 (11,658) |
1995–1999 | 19.8 (688) | 24.1 (36,586) | 21.3 (50,805) | 17.1 (16,253) | 27.6 (28,993) | 23.5 (11,186) |
2000–2004 | 38.1 (1323) | 29.4 (44,642) | 31.9 (76,238) | 18.6 (17,686) | 26.3 (27,593) | 21.7 (10,342) |
2005–2009 | 30.9 (1073) | 20.7 (31,404) | 24.1 (57,600) | 25.4 (24,124) | 14.7 (15,449) | 20.9 (9920) |
2010–2012 | 10.2 (355) | 8.4 (12,746) | 10.9 (26,076) | 14.8 (14,046) | 5.1 (5354) | 9.3 (4445) |
Age of Arrival | ||||||
0–14 | 15.9 (554) | 14.1 (21,342) | 15.9 (38,048) | 13.1 (12,451) | 19.4 (20,422) | 23.5 (11,169) |
15–19 | 9.0 (312) | 6.7 (10,106) | 9.1 (21,797) | 8.4 (7946) | 7.8 (8211) | 5.9 (2816) |
20–24 | 10.6 (367) | 9.9 (15,010) | 18.5 (44,138) | 11.1 (10,546) | 11.6 (12,136) | 11.3 (5363) |
25–29 | 16.5 (574) | 22.2 (33,607) | 21.3 (50,898) | 19.2 (18,194) | 19.4 (20,403) | 20.8 (9896) |
30–34 | 19.0 (661) | 20.9 (31,636) | 16.2 (38,580) | 21.5 (20,421) | 18.3 (19,231) | 16.6 (7907) |
35–39 | 16.8 (584) | 15.7 (23,764) | 11.2 (26,790) | 16.0 (15,135) | 14.2 (14,873) | 12.8 (6089) |
40–44 | 12.2 (425) | 10.7 (16,161) | 7.7 (18,446) | 10.7 (10,162) | 9.3 (9725) | 9.1 (4311) |
Education at Arrival | ||||||
0–9 yrs | 22.0 (764) | 26.2 (39,740) | 27.3 (65,119) | 25.7 (24,420) | 28.6 (29,994) | 29.1 (13,848) |
10–12 yrs | 10.4 (363) | 16.3 (24,690) | 21.5 (51,430) | 15.9 (15,043) | 16.4 (17,191) | 14.0 (6672) |
13+ yrs | 4.9 (170) | 8.3 (12,526) | 7.5 (17,813) | 7.4 (6994) | 7.1 (7504) | 9.4 (4478) |
trade certificate, non-university diploma | 14.0 (486) | 18.4 (27,841) | 7.0 (16,699) | 15.3 (14,542) | 16.8 (17,636) | 19.5 (9259) |
bachelors, masters, PhD | 48.7 (1694) | 30.9 (46,829) | 36.7 (87,636) | 35.7 (33,856) | 31.1 (32,676) | 28.0 (13,294) |
Income Quintile (year after arrival) | ||||||
1 (lowest) | 47.0 (1635) | 28.2 (42,777) | 42.0 (100,300) | 33.5 (31,818) | 41.5 (43,535) | 16.9 (8038) |
2 | 19.8 (687) | 25.9 (39,237) | 23.1 (55,212) | 21.9 (20,756) | 21.8 (22,867) | 17.3 (8213) |
3 | 13.3 (461) | 18.7 (28,417) | 16.6 (39,577) | 16.1 (15,227) | 13.7 (14,384) | 17.5 (8334) |
4 | 9.3 (323) | 13.8 (20,903) | 10.7 (25,502) | 13.0 (12,353) | 11.2 (11,770) | 19.6 (9325) |
5 (highest) | 9.0 (314) | 11.0 (16,676) | 5.5 (13,067) | 13.5 (12,833) | 9.0 (9451) | 26.1 (12,434) |
missing | 1.6 (57) | 2.4 (3616) | 2.1 (5039) | 2.0 (1868) | 2.9 (2994) | 2.5 (1207) |
Marital Status at Arrival | ||||||
single | 33.4 (1160) | 37.5 (56,822) | 35.0 (83,537) | 56.3 (53,408) | 36.9 (38,747) | 43.3 (20,580) |
married, common-law | 62.5 (2172) | 61.1 (92,663) | 63.9 (152,462) | 41.4 (39,311) | 60.1 (63,094) | 55.1 (26,198) |
separated, divorced, widowed | 4.1 (144) | 1.4 (2121) | 1.1 (2676) | 2.2 (2133) | 3.0 (3141) | 1.6 (772) |
missing | 0.0 (b) | 0.0 (20) | 0.0 (22) | 0.0 (b) | 0.0 (19) | 0.0 (b) |
Official Languages at Arrival | ||||||
English and/or French | 57.3 (1991) | 45.7 (69,259) | 61.7 (147,307) | 74.9 (71,086) | 52.8 (55,454) | 91.1 (43,304) |
Neither English or French | 42.7 (1486) | 54.3 (82,367) | 38.3 (91,384) | 25.1 (23,767) | 47.2 (49,547) | 8.9 (4241) |
missing | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (6) | 0.0 (b) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (6) |
Refugee status | ||||||
Refugee | 14.2 (495) | 4.8 (7291) | 14.8 (35,338) | 2.6 (2489) | 16.7 (17,497) | 2.5 (1210) |
Non-refugee a | 85.8 (2982) | 95.2 (144,335) | 85.2 (203,359) | 97.4 (92,366) | 83.3 (87,504) | 97.5 (46,341) |
Years residing in Ontario | ||||||
0–4 yrs | 29.8 (1037) | 23.5 (35,661) | 25.2 (60,253) | 29.6 (28,113) | 18.4 (19,307) | 26.8 (12,727) |
5–9 yrs | 40.1 (1396) | 32.7 (49,605) | 33.0 (78,853) | 30.6 (29,062) | 29.8 (31,273) | 30.9 (14,703) |
10–14 yrs | 25.3 (878) | 27.9 (42,294) | 26.5 (63,184) | 21.1 (20,054) | 29.7 (31,221) | 22.2 (10,533) |
15–19 yrs | 4.8 (166) | 12.7 (19,285) | 12.0 (28,607) | 14.7 (13,971) | 17.0 (17,835) | 15.2 (7236) |
20+ yrs | 0.0 (0) | 3.2 (4781) | 3.3 (7800) | 3.9 (3655) | 5.1 (5365) | 4.9 (2352) |