Table 1 Sample characteristics–immigrant region of birth and Canadian born ethnicity
| Â | % of total sample of individuals |
|---|---|
Immigrant | 19.8 |
Region of Birth | Â |
 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 | Â |
 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 |