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Poland
Respondents from Poland are the smallest group in our sample. For this reason,
the following figures should be interpreted with caution. All respondents reported
Polish ethnicity, home language and mother tongue. Almost 90% of this group
are married. Over half of those interviewed lived in Calgary.
The Polish respondents are highly educated; 78% report complete post-secondary
education prior to arrival. Most had a paying job and formal employment training
in Poland. Almost half reported occupations as managers or professionals before
they arrived in Canada.
Table
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Poland
(Sample Size: 9 Adults and 2 Youth)
-
Language
and Ethnicity
- All
respondents report Polish as their mother tongue. All speak Polish
at home.
- Most
respondents speak some English.
- Other
languages known include Russian, Greek and German.
-
Demographic
Characteristics and Family Status
- 45%
of the sample is female, 55% is male.
- The
average age of adults is 38.3 years and for youth 16.0 years.
- 62%
of the sample are aged 22-40 years.
- 89%
of adult refugees are married.
- The
average household size is 3.1.
- 56%
live in Calgary and the remainder live elsewhere in Canada.
- All
respondents left family members behind in Poland.
- Most
respondents did not have family members already living in Canada
prior to their arrival.
-
Education
and Occupation Prior to Arrival (Adult Refugees only)
- 78%
of respondents had completed post-secondary education before they
arrived.
- The
mean years of formal schooling upon arrival is 15.3.
- 78%
had received formal job training before they arrived.
- 78%
had a paying job before they came to Canada.
- Almost
half of all respondents had been employed in managerial or professional
occupations before they came to Canada.
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