Table 8
Proportion of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adults admitted to custody and assessed as having needs, by the type of need, Saskatchewan and Correctional Service of Canada, 2007/2008

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Type of need Saskatchewan Correctional Service Correctional Service
of Canada
Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal
percent
Employment 63 33 73 49
Marital/family relationships 48 33 51 32
Social interaction 76 51 72 61
Substance abuse 81 58 82 67
Community functioning .. .. 39 27
Personal or emotional 10 8 82 72
Attitude 71 52 58 55
Average number of needs 3.5 2.4 4.6 3.6
Note: Represents individuals who were assessed as having either medium or high needs. For those who were admitted more than one time during the fiscal year 2007/2008, information is based on the most recent admission.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Correctional Services Survey.
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