Table 2 Bivariate analysis of the dependent and independent variables

Immigration status

 No

Reference

 Yes

1.08**

0.02

1.02

1.12

Visible minority status

 No

Reference

 Yes

1.13***

0.03

1.08

1.18

Living arrangement

 Couple

Reference

 Lone

1.85***

0.04

1.76

1.94

 Other

1.22

0.04

1.14

1.30

Household size

 2

Reference

 3

0.65***

0.02

0.60

0.70

 4

0.58***

0.02

0.54

0.62

 5 or more

0.67***

0.02

0.62

0.72

Province of residence

 Quebec

Reference

 Newfoundland and Labrador

1.27***

0.08

1.12

1.43

 Prince Edward Island

1.18*

0.10

1.00

1.39

 Nova Scotia

1.22***

0.07

1.10

1.36

 New Brunswick

1.28***

0.08

1.14

1.44

 Ontario

1.14***

0.03

1.08

1.20

 Manitoba

1.03

0.05

0.93

1.14

 Saskatchewan

1.07

0.06

0.96

1.19

 Alberta

1.14***

0.04

1.07

1.22

 British Columbia

1.04

0.04

0.97

1.11

 Territories

0.89

0.09

0.73

1.08

Household education

 More than secondary education

Reference

 Secondary education

1.42***

0.04

1.34

1.50

 Less than secondary education

1.71***

0.08

1.55

1.88

Household income

 More than $80 K

Reference

 60 K to 80 K

1.42***

0.05

1.33

1.51

 40 K to 60 K

1.63***

0.05

1.53

1.74

 20 K to 40 K

2.27***

0.07

2.13

2.41

 Less than 20 K

2.57***

0.10

2.38

2.78

Employment

 Yes

Reference

 No

1.38***

0.03

1.32

1.44

Sense of belonging to community

 Very strong

Reference

 Somewhat strong

1.05

0.03

0.99

1.11

 Somewhat weak

1.21***

0.04

1.13

1.29

 Very weak

1.59***

0.07

1.46

1.74

Self-rated physical health

 Excellent

Reference

 Very good

1.11***

0.03

1.05

1.17

 Good

1.37***

0.04

1.30

1.45

 Fair

2.04***

0.09

1.88

2.22

 Poor

2.46***

0.17

2.15

2.82

Self-rated mental health

 Excellent

Reference

 Very good

1.08**

0.03

1.03

1.14

 Good

1.35***

0.04

1.28

1.43

 Fair

1.92***

0.08

1.77

2.08

 Poor

2.68***

0.22

2.29

3.14