Table 5
Self-reported violent victimization and theft of personal property by selected social characteristics, 2009
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Characteristics | Sexual assault | Robbery | Physical assault | Total – violent incidents | Theft of personal property | |||||
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number (thousands) | rate1 | number (thousands) | rate1 | number (thousands) | rate1 | number (thousands) | rate1 | number (thousands) | rate1 | |
Main activity | ||||||||||
Employed† | 383 | 24 | 185 | 12 | 1,422 | 89 | 1,990 | 125 | 1,777 | 111 |
Looking for paid work | F | F | F | F | 65E | 112E | 99E | 170E | F | F |
Student | 196E | 59E* | 137E | 41E* | 460 | 138* | 794 | 238* | 673 | 202* |
Household work2 | F | F | F | F | 116 | 52* | 169 | 76* | 212 | 96 |
Retired | F | F | F | F | 83E | 18E* | 106E | 22E* | 160 | 34* |
Other3 | F | F | F | F | 76 | 87E | 108 | 125E | 93E | 108E |
Number of evening activities (per month) | ||||||||||
Less than 10† | F | F | F | F | 256 | 38 | 328 | 48 | 372 | 55 |
10 to 19 | 120E | 19E* | 54E | 9E* | 333 | 52* | 507 | 80* | 554 | 87* |
20 to 29 | 158E | 29E* | 87E | 16E* | 435 | 79* | 680 | 124* | 691 | 126* |
30 or more | 345 | 40* | 198E | 23E* | 1,179 | 138* | 1,722 | 202* | 1,308 | 153* |
5 or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting (past month) | ||||||||||
None† | 392 | 19 | 162 | 8 | 1,269 | 63 | 1,824 | 90 | 1,801 | 89 |
1 to 4 | 210 | 34* | 149E | 24E* | 720 | 117* | 1,079 | 176* | 962 | 157* |
More than 4 | F | F | F | F | 215 | 177* | 343E | 283* | 205 | 169* |
Use of drugs | ||||||||||
Never use drugs† | 472 | 20 | 181 | 8 | 1,474 | 61 | 2,127 | 89 | 2,344 | 98 |
None during past month | 49E | 28E | F | F | 180 | 103* | 245 | 140* | 242 | 138* |
At least once during the past month (but not every day) | 135E | 96E* | 116E | 83E* | 407 | 290* | 658 | 469* | 284 | 202* |
Everyday | F | F | F | F | 139E | 491E* | 200E | 709E* | 101 | 358E* |
† reference category * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) 1. Rates are calculated per 1,000 population age 15 years and older. 2. Includes taking care of children and maternity/paternity leave. 3. Includes long-term illness and volunteering. Note: Excludes responses of "Don't know and Not stated". Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut which will be published at a later date. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009. |
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