Table 1 Characteristics of the maternities with BFS/FFS records in Manitoba, Canada, 2000–2017 (n = 206,096)
From: Psychosocial and behavioral health indicators among immigrant and non-immigrant recent mothers
| Â | Non-immigrant 172,342 (83.62%) | International immigrant 33,754 (16.38%) |
|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
Mother’s age at birth of index child – mean (SD)a | 28.20 (5.61) | 30.48 (5.33) |
Mother’s age at birth of index child – Category | ||
 Below 20 years | 11,437 (6.64) | 537 (1.59) |
 20–24 years | 34,745 (20.16) | 4145 (12.28) |
 25–29 years | 53,935 (31.30) | 9786 (28.99) |
 30–34 years | 48,852 (28.35) | 11,489 (34.04) |
 35–39 years | 19,958 (11.58) | 6243 (18.50) |
 40–55 years | 3415 (1.98) | 1554 (4.60) |
Lone mother | ||
 Yes | 20,116 (11.67) | 1280 (3.79) |
 No | 145,045 (84.16) | 31,854 (94.37) |
 Unknown | 7181 (4.17) | 620 (1.84) |
Low educationb | ||
 Yes | 31,974 (18.55) | 3362 (9.96) |
 No | 118,781 (68.92) | 26,766 (79.30) |
 Unknown | 21,587 (12.53) | 3626 (10.74) |
Neighborhood Income Quintile | ||
 Q1 (lowest) | 35,783 (20.76) | 10,089 (29.89) |
 Q2 | 35,820 (20.78) | 6887 (20.40) |
 Q3 | 34,772 (20.18) | 6453 (19.11) |
 Q4 | 3598 (20.08) | 5822 (17.25) |
 Q5 (Highest) | 31,369 (18.20) | 4503 (13.34) |
Urban/ Rural residence | ||
 Rural | 72,881 (42.29) | 7224 (21.40) |
 Urban | 99,461 (57.71) | 26,530 (78.60) |
Received Employment & Income Assistance one year before birth to 2 weeks after | ||
 Yes | 27,104 (15.73) | 1402 (4.15) |
 No | 145,238 (84.27) | 32,352 (95.85) |
Family factor characteristics | ||
Family size (Number of dependents < 18 years in the same family as index child) | ||
 None | 73,876 (42.87) | 13,080 (38.75) |
 At least one | 98,466 (57.13) | 20,674 (61.25) |
Immigrant characteristics | ||
International Immigrant | ||
 Primary | – | 27,362 (81.11) |
 Secondary | – | 6374 (18.89) |
Refugee | ||
 Yes | – | 4123 (12.22) |
 No | – | 29,613 (87.78) |
Knowledge of official Canadian languages (English or French) | ||
 Yes | – | 22,074 (65.43) |
 No | – | 11,662 (34.57) |
Duration of residence | ||
 < 5 years | – | 18,497 (54.83) |
 5-9 years | – | 8782 (26.03) |
 10 above years | – | 6457 (19.14) |
Maternal Birth Region | ||
 Southeast Asia | – | 9622 (28.51) |
 South Asia & Rest of Asia | – | 10,303 (30.52) |
 Eastern Europe |  | 2907 (8.61) |
 Western Europe | – | 1356 (4.02) |
 Rest of Europe | – | 1293 (3.83) |
 East Africa | – | 1958 (5.80) |
 West Africa | – | 1097 (3.25) |
 Rest of Africa | – | 1422 (4.21) |
 North America & Oceania | – | 1207 (3.58) |
 Latin America & Caribbean | – | 2589 (7.67) |