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Table 3 Weighted* loneliness estimates among Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) respondents by immigration status and sex

From: Factors associated with loneliness in immigrant and Canadian-born older adults in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study

 

Overall

Male

Female

Level

Canadian-Born

Immigrant

P-Value

Canadian-Born

Immigrant

P-Value

Canadian-Born

Immigrant

P-Value

Total Population

866,146

535,618

 

389,829

257,351

 

476,316

278,267

 

Sample Size

1703

968

 

690

417

 

1013

551

 

Loneliness Score, mean (SE)

3.8 (0.0)

3.7 (0.0)

0.4976

3.6 (0.0)

3.5 (0.1)

0.8151

3.9 (0.1)

3.9 (0.1)

0.6371

Any Loneliness Status, %

         

Lonely

34.0%

30.8%

0.1858

25.7%

21.9%

0.2280

41.0%

39.1%

0.5981

Not Lonely

66.0%

69.2%

 

74.3%

78.1%

 

59.0%

60.9%

 
  1. Note: Data were derived from the Ontario component of Canadian Community Health Survey (Healthy Aging) linked to health administrative databases.
  2. * Weighted using Canadian Community Health Survey sampling weights and bootstrap weights provided by Statistics Canada.