From: Public awareness of income-related health inequalities in Ontario, Canada
Ā | Ā | All people are not equally healthy | The rich are much healthier than the poor | The poor are less likely to live into their 80s | Rich people have been getting healthier relative to poor recently |
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All participants (% in agreement with statement) | 72.6 | 52.7 | 64.1 | 56.5 | |
Relative risk (95% confidence interval) of being unaware of health disparities 1 | |||||
Age (years): | 18ā34 | - | Reference | Reference | Reference |
Ā | 35ā54 | - | 0.68 (0.54ā0.86) | 0.77 (0.61ā0.97) | - |
Ā | 55+ | - | 0.51 (0.40ā0.65) | 0.65 (0.50ā0.83) | 0.72 (0.56ā0.93) |
Male sex | Ā | - | 0.78 (0.65ā0.94) | - | - |
Residence in a Census Metropolitan Area | Ā | - | 0.71 (0.58ā0.87) | 0.75 (0.60ā0.92) | - |
Birth place and immigration status: | Born in Canada | - | - | - | Reference |
Ā | Immigrated 10+ years ago | - | - | - | 0.73 (0.56ā0.94) |
Ā | Recent immigrant | - | - | - | - |
Non-English language spoken most often at home | Ā | 1.45 (1.05ā1.99) | - | - | 1.64 (1.17ā2.32) |
Visible minority | Ā | - | - | - | - |
Household income under $40,000 | Ā | - | - | - | - |
Low educational attainment | Ā | 1.82 (1.45ā2.28) | - | 1.83 (1.47ā2.28) | - |
Currently unemployed | - | - | - | - | 0.49 (0.32ā0.74) |
If the election were being held today, would vote: | Liberal | - | - | - | - |
Ā | New Democratic Party | - | 0.56 (0.40ā0.78) | - | 0.67 (0.48ā0.95) |
Ā | Progressive Conservative | - | - | - | - |
Ā | Other (incl. Green Party) | - | - | - | - |
Ā | Donāt know or refused | - | Reference | - | Reference |
Fair or poor self-rated health | Ā | ā0.62 (0.45ā0.85) | - | - | - |
Very good understanding of Ontariansā health problems | Ā | 0.75 (0.61ā0.94) | 0.82 (0.68ā0.99) | 0.74 (0.60ā0.91) | - |