Model 2
Logistic regression: risk of household victimization, by selected characteristics, 2014

Model 2
Logistic regression: risk of household victimization, by selected characteristics, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Logistic regression: risk of household victimization. The information is grouped by Independent variables (appearing as row headers), Odds ratio (appearing as column headers).
Independent variables Odds ratio
Number of household members 1.13Note ***
Location of residence  
Outside a census metropolitan area Reference
In a census metropolitan area 1.37Note ***
Type of dwelling  
Single detached house Reference
Semi-detached or row house 0.70Note ***
Low-rise apartment (less than 5 stories) 0.65Note ***
High-rise apartment (5 or more stories) 0.37Note ***
Duplex n.s.
Other type of dwelling n.s.
Dwelling ownership  
Owned Reference
Rented 1.28Note ***
Living in the dwelling  
10 years or more Reference
1 to 10 years 1.25Note ***
Less than 1 year 1.81Note ***
Social disorder in the neighbourhood  
No Reference
YesNote 1 2.82Note ***
People in neighbourhood help each other  
Yes Reference
No 1.47Note ***
Likelihood that neighbours call the police if witness what seems like criminal behaviour  
Very likely or somewhat likely Reference
Somewhat unlikely or not at all likely 1.49Note ***
n.s. not significant
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significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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significantly different from reference category (p < 0.01)

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Note ***

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.001)

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Note 1.

Includes people who reported the problematic presence of at least one type of social disorder in their neighbourhood. Social disorder may include noisy neighbours or loud parties; people hanging around on the streets; garbage or litter lying around; vandalism; people being attacked because of their skin colour, ethnic origin or religion; people using or dealing drugs; people being drunk or rowdy in public places.

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Note: Only significant characteristics were retained in the final model. For all the variables tested, see the variables presented in Table 6. Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut which will be published at a later date.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2014.
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