Table 1 Sample characteristics–immigrant region of birth and Canadian born ethnicity
| % of total sample of individuals | |
|---|---|
| Immigrant | 19.8 |
| Region of Birth | |
| US | 1.1 |
| UK/Ireland | 4.0 |
| Continental Europe | 8.2 |
| Western Asia/Mideast | 1.0 |
| South Asia | 2.9 |
| Other Asian nations | 0.6 |
| Africa | 0.4 |
| Americas | 1.7 |
| Canadian born | 80.2 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 79.3 |
| Black | 0.2 |
| West Asian/Mideast | 0.01 |
| South Asian | 0.1 |
| Other Asian | 0.4 |
| Latin American | 0.02 |
| # observations | 31,031,320 |
| # individuals | 2,565,100 |
| # cancer cases | 204,100 |