Table 1 Immigration-related characteristics of the study population in BC and Ontario
| Â | Â | BC | Ontario |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N (%) | 14,198 (100) | 46,952 (100) |
| Â | Long-term residents | 12,520 (88.2) | 41,457 (88.3) |
| Â | Immigrants | 1678 (11.8) | 5495 (11.7) |
Region | East Asia & Pacific | 948 (6.7) | 1636 (3.5) |
Eastern Europe & Central Asia | 121 (0.9) | 933 (2.0) | |
Latin American & Caribbean | 64 (0.5) | 752 (1.6) | |
Middle East & North Africa | 93 (0.7) | 513 (1.1) | |
South Asia | 191 (1.4) | 968 (2.1) | |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 56 (0.4) | 261 (0.6) | |
USA/New Zealand/Australia | 68 (0.5) | 121 (0.3) | |
Western Europe | 137 (1.0) | 311 (0.7) | |
Immigrant Class | Economic | 961 (6.8) | 2496 (5.3) |
Family | 609 (4.3) | 2190 (4.7) | |
Refugee | 94 (0.7) | 699 (1.5) | |
Other | 14 (0.1) | 110 (0.2) | |
Years since immigration | <  10 years | 613 (4.3) | 1981 (4.2) |
> = 10 years | 1065 (7.5) | 3514 (7.5) |