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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Investigating patients with an immigration background in Canada: relationships between individual immigrant attitudes, the doctor-patient relationship, and health outcomes

 

Total (n = 171)

Number of men (%)

44 (26.0)

Mean age (SD), range

54.4 (17.9), 23–96

Marital status

   Single (%)

10 (5.9)

   Close relationship, not living together (%)

3 (1.8)

   Close relationship, living together (%)

1 (.6)

   Married/in common law relationship (%)

129 (75.9)

   Divorced (%)

12 (7.1)

   Widowed (%)

15 (8.8)

Occupational Status

   Employed, full time (%)

61(35.7)

   Employed, part time (%)

12 (7.0)

   Student/ in training (%)

7 (4.1)

   Unemployed/Job searching (%)

10 (5.8)

   In pension/retired (%)

53 (31.0)

   Housewife/husband (%)

18 (10.5)

   Other (%)

10 (5.8)

Education

   None (yet) (%)

2 (1.2)

   Primary School (%)

11 (6.4)

   Secondary School (%)

8 (4.7)

   High School (%)

23 (13.5)

   Junior College (%)

27 (15.8)

   University or Above (%)

95 (55.6)

   Other (%)

5 (2.9)

Home culture

   Western Europe (%)

11(6.4)

   Asia (%)

73 (42.2)

   Mediterranean (%)

23 (13.3)

   Africa (%)

15 (8.7)

   America/Australia/New Zealand (%)

17 (9.8)

   Eastern Europe (%)

24(13.9)