Globalization and the health of Canadians: ‘Having a job is the most important thing’

Table 2 Interviewee Characteristics

VANCOUVER (n = 50)
Municipality - location description	Sex (#)	% of families with children living below LICO (before tax) ¹	% full time work ²	% part-time work ²	% un-employed ²	% immigrants ³	% with high school education or less ⁴
Vancouver - Lower Marpole (urban)	22 F, 3 M	12	50	30	4	73	4
Surrey - Guildford Town Centre (peri-urban)	23 F, 2 M	32	43	15	9	59	37
TORONTO (n = 50)
Municipality - location description	Sex (#)	% of families with children living below LICO (before tax) ¹	% full time work ²	% part-time work ²	% un-employed ²	% immigrants ³	% with high school education or less ⁴
South Parkdale (urban)	23 F, 2 M	68	17	15	37	88	56
Black Creek (peri-urban)	22 F, 3 M	50	42	14	22	76	64
MONTREAL (n = 47)
Municipality - location description	Sex (#)	% of families with children living below LICO (before tax) ¹	% full time work ²	% part-time work ²	% un-employed ²	% immigrants ³	% with high school education or less ⁴
Côtes-des-Neiges (CDN)	17 F, 5 M	77	11	22	39	91	23
Parc-Ex	25 F	92	20	0	49	100	28

¹Average number of children/ household before tax 2006 LICOs for municipalities >500,000 population.
²Employment status based on both respondent and respondent’s spouse; % do not equal 100 as some respondents reported being students, stay-at-home parents, or on disability allowance.
³Based on both respondent and respondent’s country of birth.
⁴Respondents only, excludes college, trades certificate/diploma, university.

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