|  | Distribution of the entire sample of participants (N = 406) | Participants who have used health services (N = 212) | P value (used versus did not use health services) | |||
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 |  |  | n | % | n | %* |  |
Predisposing factors | Gender | Female | 229 | 56.4 | 134 | 58.5 | .157 |
 |  | Male | 177 | 43.6 | 78 | 44.1 |  |
 | Country of birth | Canada | 329 | 81.0 | 142 | 43.2 | .001 |
 |  | Other | 68 | 15.1 | 32 | 47.1 |  |
 | Self-perception of mental health | Excellent/Very good | 99 | 24.4 | 33 | 33.3 | <.001 |
 |  | Good | 170 | 41.9 | 91 | 53.5 |  |
 |  | Fair/Poor | 137 | 33.7 | 87 | 63.5 |  |
 | Self-perception of physical health | Excellent/Very good | 111 | 27.4 | 50 | 45.0 | <.001 |
 |  | Good | 145 | 35.7 | 74 | 51 |  |
 |  | Fair/Poor | 150 | 36.9 | 88 | 58.7 |  |
 | General satisfaction with life | Very satisfied/Satisfied | 208 | 51.3 | 97 | 46.6 | <.001 |
 |  | Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 111 | 27.3 | 60 | 54.1 |  |
 |  | Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied | 83 | 20.4 | 53 | 63.9 |  |
Enabling factors | Main source of income | Salary | 183 | 45.1 | 99 | 54.1 | .258 |
 |  | Social welfare | 52 | 12.8 | 25 | 48.1 | .572 |
 |  | Rent or retirement pension | 19 | 4.7 | 8 | 42.1 | .024 |
 |  | Unemployment insurance | 11 | 2.7 | 5 | 45.5 | .258 |
 |  | Other | 17 | 4.1 | 9 | 56.3 | .090 |
Needs | Emotional problems in the 12 months pre-interview | 230 | 56.7 | 161 | 70.0 | <.001 | |
 | Lifetime victim of violence | 198 | 48.8 | 133 | 67.2 | <.001 | |
 | Lifetime aggressive behaviour | 191 | 47.0 | 117 | 61.3 | <.001 | |
 | Types of mental health disorders in the 12 months pre-interview | Major depressive episode | 209 | 51.5 | 129 | 61.7 | <.001 |
 |  | Alcohol dependence | 97 | 23.9 | 43 | 44.3 | <.001 |
 |  | Social phobia | 80 | 19.7 | 41 | 51.3 | .001 |
 |  | Drug dependence | 77 | 19.0 | 34 | 44.2 | <.001 |
 |  | Mania | 45 | 11.1 | 23 | 51.1 | <.001 |
 |  | Panic disorder | 44 | 10.8 | 22 | 50.0 | .002 |
 |  | Agoraphobia | 29 | 7.1 | 19 | 65.5 | .017 |
 |  | Post-traumatic stress disorder | 18 | 4.4 | 8 | 44.4 | .094 |