Table 3 Multivariate analysis of the dependent and independent variables

Immigrant status

 No

Reference

 Yes

1.02

0.04

0.94

1.11

Visible minority status

 No

Reference

 Yes

1.12**

0.05

1.03

1.21

Living arrangement

 Couple

Reference

 Lone

1.55***

0.06

1.44

1.67

 Other

1.05

0.04

0.97

1.13

Household size

 2

Reference

 3

1.03

0.05

0.94

1.13

 4

1.19**

0.06

1.07

1.31

 5 or more

1.35***

0.07

1.21

1.49

Province of residence

 Quebec

Reference

 Newfoundland and Labrador

1.35***

0.10

1.17

1.57

 Prince Edward Island

1.14

0.11

0.94

1.39

 Nova Scotia

1.24**

0.08

1.09

1.41

 New Brunswick

1.33***

0.09

1.16

1.53

 Ontario

1.18***

0.04

1.10

1.27

 Manitoba

1.09

0.07

0.97

1.23

 Saskatchewan

1.19**

0.07

1.05

1.34

 Alberta

1.28***

0.05

1.18

1.39

 British Columbia

1.12*

0.05

1.03

1.22

 Territories

1.18

0.13

0.95

1.48

Household education

 More than secondary education

Reference

 Secondary education

1.11**

0.04

1.04

1.19

 Less than secondary education

1.14*

0.07

1.02

1.28

Household income

 More than $80 K

Reference

 60 K to 80 K

1.35***

0.05

1.26

1.44

 40 K to 60 K

1.46***

0.05

1.36

1.57

 20 K to 40 K

1.88***

0.07

1.74

2.02

 Less than 20 K

1.95***

0.09

1.78

2.15

Employment

 Yes

Reference

 No

1.03

0.03

0.98

1.09

Sense of belonging to community

 Very strong

Reference

 Somewhat strong

1.07*

0.04

1.00

1.15

 Somewhat weak

1.15***

0.04

1.07

1.24

 Very weak

1.32***

0.07

1.19

1.46

Self-rated physical health

 Excellent

Reference

 Very good

1.07*

0.04

1.01

1.15

 Good

1.21***

0.04

1.12

1.30

 Fair

1.55***

0.08

1.40

1.71

 Poor

1.61***

0.14

1.36

1.90

Self-rated mental health

 Excellent

Reference

 Very good

1.05

0.03

0.99

1.12

 Good

1.14***

0.04

1.07

1.23

 Fair

1.35***

0.07

1.22

1.50

 Poor

1.53***

0.14

1.28

1.84

 Log likelihood

 −3433.233

 AIC

6938.466

 BIC

7225.519