Table 5 Ethnic distribution of study sample compared with the Canadian population
Ethnicity | Study sample; n (%) (n = 3143) | 2016 Census; n (%)a (n = 34,460,065) | Prevalence ratio [95% CI]b |
|---|---|---|---|
African | 46 (1.46) | 1,067,930 (3.10) | 0.46 [0.35, 0.62] |
Central or West | 7 (0.22) | 230,110 (0.67) | 0.33 [0.16, 0.70] |
North | 19 (0.60) | 355,045 (1.03) | 0.58 [0.37, 0.92] |
South or East | 20 (0.67) | 260,145 (0.75) | 0.84 [0.54, 1.31] |
American | 45 (1.43) | 377,405 (1.10) | 1.31 [0.98, 1.76] |
Asian | 425 (13.53) | 6,095,235 (17.67) | 0.73 [0.66, 0.81] |
West, Central or Middle Eastern | 71 (2.26) | 1,011,145 (2.93) | 0.77 [0.60, 0.97] |
South | 135 (4.30) | 1,963,330 (5.70) | 0.74 [0.63, 0.88] |
East or South East | 220 (7.00) | 3,163,360 (9.18) | 0.75 [0.65, 0.85] |
Canadian | 2203 (70.14) | 11,135,965 (32.32) | 4.91 [4.56, 5.31] |
Caribbean | 29 (0.92) | 749,155 (2.17) | 0.42 [0.29, 0.60] |
European | 903 (28.75) | 19,683,320 (57.12) | 0.30 [0.28, 0.33] |
British Isles | 428 (13.63) | 11,211,850 (32.54) | 0.33 [0.30, 0.36] |
French | 66 (2.10) | 4,680,820 (13.58) | 0.14 [0.11, 0.17] |
Western | 214 (6.81) | 4,600,855 (13.35) | 0.47 [0.41, 0.55] |
Northern | 86 (2.74) | 1,201,320 (3.49) | 0.78 [0.63, 0.97] |
Eastern | 233 (7.42) | 3,431,245 (9.96) | 0.72 [0.63, 0.83] |
Southern | 175 (5.57) | 3,012,375 (8.74) | 0.62 [0.53, 0.72] |
Indigenous | 34 (1.08) | 2,130,520 (6.18) | 0.17 [0.12, 0.23] |
Latin, Central and South American | 13 (0.41) | 674,640 (1.96) | 0.21 [0.12, 0.36] |
Oceana | 12 (0.38) | 85,470 (0.25) | 1.54 [0.87, 2.71] |
Other | 15 (0.5) | N/A | N/A |