Appendix Table A
Adjusted odds ratios relating contact with police to mental or substance use disorders, and other selected demographic or socioeconomic characteristics, Canada, 2012

Appendix Table A
Adjusted odds ratios relating contact with police to mental or substance use disorders, and other selected demographic or socioeconomic characteristics, Canada, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Adjusted odds ratios relating contact with police to mental or substance use disorders. The information is grouped by Selected demographic or socioeconomic characteristics (appearing as row headers), Adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval (appearing as column headers).
Demographic or socioeconomic characteristics Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval
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Mental or substance use disorder  
NoNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Yes 2.10Note * 1.80 2.46
Sex  
MaleNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Female 0.60Note * 0.53 0.68
Age group  
15 to 24 yearsNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
25 to 44 years 1.15 0.92 1.43
45 to 64 years 0.68Note * 0.54 0.86
65 years and older 0.30Note * 0.22 0.41
Aboriginal population  
Aboriginal populationNote 1 1.34Note * 1.05 1.71
Non-Aboriginal populationNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Highest level of education attained  
Less than secondary school 0.73Note * 0.60 0.88
Secondary school 0.75Note * 0.63 0.90
Some post-secondary school 1.12 0.85 1.47
Post-secondary schoolNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Annual household income  
$0 to $19,999Note † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$20,000 to $39,999 0.96 0.75 1.22
$40,000 to $59,999 1.01 0.79 1.29
$60,000 to $79,999 0.90 0.70 1.16
$80,000 to $99,999 0.81 0.60 1.09
$100,000 or more 1.12 0.86 1.45
Marital status  
Married or common-law 0.96 0.79 1.17
Separated, divorced or widowed 1.55Note * 1.18 2.04
Single, never marriedNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable
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reference category

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Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note 1.

Aboriginal population includes respondents reporting as First Nations (Status and Non-Status), Métis or Inuit. Excludes Aboriginal people living in the territories, on reserves or other Aboriginal settlements.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey — Mental Health, 2012.
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