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Appendix A: Data Tables (from Nevitte 2008)

Table A-1: I see myself as a… member of my local community

Options Canadian-born Earlier immigrants Recent immigrants
Strongly Agree 33.6% 31.6% 19.9%
Agree 57.9% 56.1% 67.0%
Disagree 7.9% 11.9% 12.1%
Strongly Disagree 0.7% 0.3% 1.1%
n 1,756 294 564

Table A-2: I see myself as a… citizen of my province

Options Canadian-born Earlier immigrants Recent immigrants
Strongly Agree 41.9% 36.0% 26.1%
Agree 56.2% 56.9% 64.3%
Disagree 1.8% 6.7% 8.5%
Strongly Disagree 0.1% 0.3% 1.1%
n 1,754 297 566

Table A-3: I see myself as a… Canada as a whole

Options Canadian-born Earlier immigrants Recent immigrants
Strongly Agree 44.8% 48.1% 38.2%
Agree 51.8% 49.1% 57.2%
Disagree 3.0% 3.4% 3.9%
Strongly Disagree 0.4% 0.3% 0.7%
n 1,758 295 565

Table A-4: I see myself as a… North America

Options Canadian-born Earlier immigrants Recent immigrants
Strongly Agree 25.6% 26.8% 16.0%
Agree 57.9% 53.6% 59.4%
Disagree 13.5% 16.5% 21.7%
Strongly Disagree 2.0% 3.1% 2.9%
n 1,744 291 557

Table A-5: I see myself as a… world Citizen

Options Canadian-born Earlier immigrants Recent immigrants
Strongly Agree 30.6% 31.8% 34.5%
Agree 55.5% 56.4% 51.9%
Disagree 12.1% 9.3% 13.3%
Strongly Disagree 1.8% 2.4% 0.4%
n 1,729 289 565

Table A-6: National pride

Options Canadian-born Earlier immigrants Recent immigrants
Strongly Agree 71.1% 69.6% 52.2%
Agree 25.4% 27.6% 44.6%
Disagree 3.0% 1.4% 2.6%
Strongly Disagree 0.5% 1.4% 0.6%
n 1,753 283 312

Appendix B: Ordered logistic regression for total population

Table B-1: Predictors of Identification as a Citizen of Canada – Ordered Logistic Regression:

Layer
Dependent Variable Total Population
Identification as a Citizen of Canada WVS and NIS Combined
Coef S.E. Odds Ratio
Age 0.008* 0.004 1.008
Female -0.234* 0.113 0.792
Post-Secondary 0.314* 0.134 1.369
Low Income 0.006 0.138 1.006
High Income 0.071 0.147 1.073
Quebec -0.996** 0.188 0.369
Very Proud to be Canadian 1.241** 0.158 3.460
Not a Canadian Citizen -0.037 0.245 0.963
Interaction:
Very Proud to be Canadian × Quebec
0.399 0.262 1.49
“Strongly” Identify As:
World Citizen 1.371** 0.150 3.938
Member of Local Community 2.271** 0.154 9.687
Citizen of Other Country 0.488 0.301 1.630
Autonomous Individual 0.564** 0.158 1.757
Recent Immigrant 0.203 0.195 1.225
Earlier Immigrant 0.656** 0.210 1.926
Cut 1 -4.248 0.454  
Cut 2 -1.833 0.278  
Cut 3 2.532 0.273  
Pseudo R2 0.272    
N 1826    

* Significant at p < .05
** Significant at p < .01
Source: 2006 World Values Survey

Appendix C: Variable definitions for ordered logistic regression models

Reported results for Table 4-1 and Table B-1 are from ordered logistic regression model using the dependent variable:

“People have different views about themselves and how they related to the world.  Would you tell me how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about how you see yourself? I see myself as a citizen of Canada as a whole.”

Values:

  • 0 – Strongly disagree
  • 1 – Disagree
  • 2 – Agree
  • 3 – Strongly agree

Independent Variables:

  • Age – actual age in years
  • Female
  • Post-Secondary – obtained University or college degree
  • Low Income – 1st Income Tercile ($35,000 and lower)
  • High Income – 3rd Income Tercile ($62,501 and higher)
  • Quebec – 1 if respondent resides in Quebec, 0 otherwise
  • Very Proud to Be Canadian – 1 if “very proud” to be Canadian, 0 otherwise
  • Not Canadian Citizen – 1 if respondent is not a Canadian citizen
  • Interaction – 1 if “very proud” to be Canadian and resides in Quebec
  • Identification Variables – 1 if “strongly agree” to identification with identity

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