ARCHIVED – Health Status and Social Capital of Recent Immigrants in Canada: Evidence from the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada
Table A1: Social capital variables
Family And Relatives
| Having relatives in Canada upon landing | 1 if LR1 had relatives in Canada upon landing, 0 otherwise. |
|---|---|
| Number of relatives in Canada | Number of types of relatives (spouse, children, parents, grandparents, brothers or sisters, etc.) in Canada, ranging from 0 to 11. |
| Frequency of contact with family sponsors | Frequency of contact with family sponsor (0~1) : 0--- No sponsor or having not seen or talked to sponsors since arriving; Between 0 and 1 --- Seeing or talking to sponsors in varied frequencies; the higher the index is, the more frequently LR contacts with sponsors. 1--- Seeing or talking to sponsors every day. |
Friends
| Having friends in Canada upon landing | 1 if LR had friends in Canada upon landing, 0 otherwise. |
|---|---|
| Having made new friends | 1 if LR had made new friends, 0 otherwise. |
| Number of sources meeting friends | Number of sources meeting new friends other than workplace, ranging from 0 to 14. |
| Ethnic diversity of friends | Ethnical diversity of friend network (0~1): 0--- No friends or all friends belong to the same ethnic or cultural groups as LR; Between 0 and 1 --- Some friends belong to the same ethnic or cultural groups as LR; the higher the index is, the more ethnically diversified is the friend network. 1--- None of the friends belong to the same ethnic or cultural groups as LR. |
| Frequency of contact with friends | Frequency of contact with friends (0~1) : 0--- No friends or having not seen or talked to friends since arriving; Between 0 and 1 --- Seeing or talking to friends in varied frequencies; the higher the index is, the more frequently LR contacts with friends. 1--- Seeing or talking to friends every day. |
Group and organizational network
| Number of organizations participated in | Number of organizations or groups LR participated in. ranging from 0 to 13. |
|---|---|
| Ethnic diversity of organizational network | Ethnical diversity of organizational network (0~1): 0--- Not participated in any organization or all the members of all organizations belong to the same ethnic or cultural groups as LR; Between 0 and 1 --- Some members of organizations belong to the same ethnic or cultural groups as LR; the higher the index is, the more ethnically diversified is the organizational network. 1--- None of the members of organizations belong to the same ethnic or cultural groups as LR. |
| Frequency of activities with organizations | Frequency of activities with organizations (0~1): 0--- Not participated in any organization; Between 0 and 1 --- Having taken part in organizational activities in varied frequencies; the higher the index is, the more frequently LR takes part in activities. 1--- Having taken part in activities every day. |
| Numbers of organizations for which LR volunteered time | Number of organizations or groups that LR volunteered time for organizations or groups, 0 otherwise. |
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