Table 1 Socio-demographic and migration characteristics, N=2595
Characteristic | No transnational care n = 2347 (90.4%) | Transnational care, arrived during pregnancy n = 148 (5.7%) | Transnational care, arrived pre- pregnancy n = 100 (3.9%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤ 25 years | 236 (10.1) | 12 (8.1) | 18 (18.0)* | 0.024 |
 26–34 years | 1457 (62.1) | 104 (70.3) | 60 (60.0) |  |
 ≥ 35 years | 654 (27.9) | 32 (21.6) | 22 (22.0) |  |
Age, mean years (SD) | 32.1 (4.7) | 31.7 (4.4) | 31.0 (5.0)* | 0.035 |
Education, n (%) | n = 2346 | n = 147 |  |  |
 Primary/secondary school | 338 (14.4) | 13 (8.8) | 11 (11.0) | 0.177 |
 Postsecondary/graduate diploma | 1991 (84.9) | 134 (91.2) | 89 (89.0) |  |
 None | 17 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Income (CDN $), n (%) | n = 2000 | n = 104 | n = 85 |  |
 < $11,000/ year | 241 (12.0) | 59 (56.7)†| 12 (14.1) |  |
 $11,000-$20,999/ year | 344 (17.2) | 17 (16.3) | 14 (16.5) |  |
 $21,000-$40,999/ year | 672 (33.6) | 11 (10.6)†| 31 (36.5) | 0.000 |
 $41,000-$60,999/ year | 384 (19.2) | 5 (4.8)†| 15 (17.6) |  |
 $61,000-$80,999/ year | 191 (9.6) | 6 (5.8) | 6 (7.1) |  |
 ≥ $81,000/ year | 168 (8.4) | 6 (5.8) | 7 (8.2) |  |
Marital status, n (%) | n = 2345 |  |  |  |
 Married/union | 2281 (97.3) | 145 (98.0) | 97 (97.0) | 0.599 |
 Separated/divorced | 20 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Single | 44 (1.9) | 3 (2.0) | 3 (3.0) |  |
Who lives in at home (lives with), n (%) | n = 2334 |  |  |  |
 Partner | 2122 (90.9) | 128 (86.5) | 79 (79.0)* |  |
 Partner and others (e.g. grandparents, friends) | 133 (5.7) | 9 (6.1) | 8 (8.0) | 0.000 |
 Others (e.g. grandparents, friends) | 50 (2.1) | 6 (4.1) | 7 (7.0)* |  |
 Alone | 29 (1.2) | 5 (3.4) | 6 (6.0)* |  |
Lives with father of the baby, n (%) | n = 2342 | n = 147 |  |  |
 Yes | 2224 (95.0) | 135 (91.8) | 86 (86.0)* | 0.000 |
 No | 118 (5.0) | 12 (8.2) | 14 (14.0)* |  |
Lives with other children, n (%) | n = 2346 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1113 (47.4) | 63 (42.6) | 45 (45.0) | 0.471 |
 No | 1233 (52.6) | 85 (57.4) | 55 (55.0) |  |
Region origin, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Sub Saharan Africa | 393 (16.7) | 24 (16.2) | 7 (7.0)* |  |
 Middle-East/North Africa | 988 (42.1) | 74 (50.0) | 61 (61.0)* | 0.001 |
 South America | 267 (11.4) | 13 (8.8) | 6 (6.0) |  |
 East Asia/South East Asia | 320 (13.6) | 26 (17.6) | 16 (16.0) |  |
 South Asia | 201 (8.6) | 6 (4.1) | 5 (5.0) |  |
 Europe | 178 (7.6) | 5 (3.4) | 5 (5.0) |  |
Length of time in Canada (years), n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 2 years | 603 (25.7) | 148 (100.0)†| 21 (21.0) | 0.000 |
 2–5 years | 1339 (57.1) | 0 (0.0)†| 65 (65.0) |  |
 > 5 years | 405 (17.3) | 0 (0.0)†| 14 (14.0) |  |
Length of time in Canada, mean months (SD) | 40.5 (22.6) | 4.1 (2.1)†| 39.4 (20.4) | 0.000 |
Migration status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Economic immigrant / temporary resident | 1046 (44.6) | 91 (61.5)†| 45 (45.0) |  |
 Family sponsored | 1203 (51.3) | 44 (29.7)†| 53 (53.0) | 0.000 |
 Refugee history / asylum seekers / no status | 98 (4.2) | 13 (8.8)†| 2 (2.0) |  |
Language ability (French and English), n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Fluent in both/ fluent in one and well in other | 667 (28.4) | 48 (32.4) | 25 (25.0) |  |
 Fluent in one and difficulty or not at all in other | 947 (40.3) | 46 (31.1)‡ | 47 (47.0) | 0.058 |
 Well in one and difficulty or not at all in other | 507 (21.6) | 30 (20.3) | 18 (18.0) |  |
 Difficulty or not at all in both / difficulty in one and not at all in other | 226 (9.6) | 24 (16.2)* | 10 (10.0) |  |