Baseline characteristics of the study population at the time of death, by sex and immigrant status, Ontario, Canada, 2002–2012
| Females (N=467 342) | Males (N=467 423) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-term residents (N=447 841) | Immigrants (N=19 501) | Long-term residents (N=446 909) | Immigrants (N=20 514) | |
| Characteristics | % of column total (unless otherwise specified)* | |||
| Age (years) (mean (SD)) | 78.2 (15.6) | 72.7 (17.5) | 72.5 (16.5) | 66.7 (18.5) |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 0–14 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| 15–24 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 25–34 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| 35–44 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 6.6 |
| 45–54 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 12.9 |
| 55–64 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 12.6 | 14.2 |
| 65–74 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 20.2 | 17.9 |
| 75–84 | 29.1 | 27.4 | 31.8 | 25.3 |
| 85+ | 40.9 | 28.8 | 23.1 | 16.7 |
| Education quintile† | ||||
| One | 23.4 | 17.0 | 23.6 | 17.3 |
| Two | 21.9 | 19.0 | 22.3 | 19.5 |
| Three | 20.5 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 22.7 |
| Four | 18.5 | 23.4 | 18.2 | 22.8 |
| Five | 15.0 | 18.7 | 14.4 | 17.2 |
| Unknown | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Income quintile‡ | ||||
| One | 24.0 | 29.5 | 23.0 | 32.4 |
| Two | 21.2 | 22.7 | 21.5 | 23.2 |
| Three | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 19.0 |
| Four | 18.0 | 16.5 | 18.6 | 15.2 |
| Five | 17.9 | 12.4 | 17.8 | 10.3 |
| Rural status | ||||
| No | 85.2 | 98.2 | 83.7 | 98.3 |
| Yes | 14.8 | 1.8 | 16.3 | 1.7 |
*Percentage totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
†Education quintile one refers to areas with the smallest proportion of individuals with at least a high school degree; education quintile five refers to areas with the highest proportion of individuals with at least a high school degree. Area level education information was used.
‡Income quintile one represents the lowest quintile (poorest) and quintile five is the highest quintile (richest). Area level income information was utilised.