Model 1
Logistic regression: risk of violent victimization, by selected characteristics, provinces and territories, 2014

Model 1
Logistic regression: risk of violent victimization, by selected characteristics, provinces and territories, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Logistic regression: risk of violent victimization. The information is grouped by Independent variables (appearing as row headers), Odds ratio (appearing as column headers).
Independent variables Odds ratio
Age 0.97Note ***
Number of evening activities during the month preceding the survey 1.02Note ***
Sex and Aboriginal identity  
Aboriginal male n.s.
Aboriginal female 2.00Note *
Non-Aboriginal male Reference
Non-Aboriginal female n.s.
Physically or sexually maltreated by an adult before age 15 (categorized)Note 1  
Physically and sexually maltreated Reference
Sexually maltreated only n.s.
Physically maltreated only 0.59Note **
No 0.35Note ***
Used drugs during the month preceding the surveyNote 2  
No Reference
Yes, at least once 1.91Note ***
Five or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting (binge drinking) during the month preceding the survey  
No Reference
Yes, at least once 1.35Note **
Ever been homeless or temporarily lived somewhere because you had nowhere else to liveNote 3  
No Reference
Yes 1.68Note ***
Self-rated mental healthNote 4  
Good, very good, or excellent Reference
Fair or poor 1.97Note ***
Disability  
No Reference
Yes 1.30Note *
Perceives social disorder in neighbourhoodNote 5  
No Reference
Yes 1.99Note ***
Sense of belonging to community  
Very strong or somewhat strong Reference
Somewhat weak or very weak 1.29Note *
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 1.47Note *
Marital status  
Married or common-law Reference
Separated, divorced, or widowed 1.60Note **
Single, never-married n.s.
Note *

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 < 0.0001)

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Note 1.

Childhood maltreatment, as measured by the survey, includes experiencing at least one of the following, at least once, before the age of 15: being slapped or hit by an adult; being pushed, grabbed, shoved or had something thrown at you by an adult; being physically attacked (e.g., kicked, bit, punched, choked, burned) by an adult; being touched by an adult against your will; being forced into unwanted sexual activity by an adult.

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Note 2.

Includes the use of marijuana, hashish, hashish oil, any other product derived from cannabis, or any other non-prescription drug (e.g., magic mushrooms, cocaine, speed, methamphetamines, ecstasy, PCP, mescaline or heroin).

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Note 3.

Includes people who have previously been homeless or have had to live with relatives, friends or in their vehicle because they had nowhere else to go.

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Note 4.

Based on a self-assessment of mental health.

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Note 5.

Includes persons who responded that at least one of the following situations was a big or moderate problem in their neighbourhood: 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 Tables 5 to 7. Aboriginal identity was also tested in the original model.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2014.
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