Table 4
Presence of selected social or demographic characteristics, by Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people, provinces and territories, 2014

Table 4
Presence of selected social or demographic characteristics, by Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people, provinces and territories, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Presence of selected social or demographic characteristics. The information is grouped by Selected characteristics (appearing as row headers), Aboriginal people and Non-Aboriginal people, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristics Aboriginal peopleNote 1 Non-Aboriginal peopleNote †
percent
Physically or sexually maltreated by an adult before age 15Note 2  
Physically and sexually maltreated 9Note * 4
Sexually maltreated only 4 3
Physically maltreated only 26Note * 21
No 56Note * 67
Five or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting (binge drinking) during the month preceding the survey  
Yes, at least once 30Note * 26
No 69Note * 73
Used drugs during the month preceding the surveyNote 3  
Yes, at least once 16Note * 7
No 84Note * 92
Number of evening activities during the month preceding the survey  
None 7 7
1 to 10 34Note * 39
11 to 20 25 28
21 or more 32Note * 24
Ever been homeless or temporarily lived somewhere because you had nowhere else to liveNote 4  
Yes 20Note * 8
No 80Note * 91
Self-rated mental healthNote 5  
Good, very good, or excellent 89Note * 94
Fair or poor 10Note * 5
DisabilityNote 6  
Yes 32Note * 24
No 68Note * 74
Perceives social disorder in neighbourhoodNote 7  
Yes 32Note * 22
No 63Note * 73
Sense of belonging to local community  
Very strong or somewhat strong 74 75
Somewhat weak or very weak 23 22
Likelihood that neighbours call the police if witness what seems like criminal behaviour  
Very likely or somewhat likely 88Note * 91
Somewhat unlikely or not at all likely 9Note * 6
Age  
15 to 24 years old 24Note * 15
25 to 44 years old 32 33
45 years and older 44Note * 52
Marital status  
Married or common-law 52Note * 61
Divorced, separated, or widowed 10 11
Single, never-married 37Note * 27
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1.

Includes those who self-identified as First Nation, Métis or Inuit.

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Note 2.

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 3.

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 4.

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 5.

Based on a self-assessment of mental health.

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Note 6.

Includes a limitation in daily activities due to at least one of the following: learning disability, mental/psychological disability, physical disability, visual disability, hearing disability, or an unknown type of disability.

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Note 7.

Includes persons who perceived at least one of the following situations to be 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: The answers “Don't know” and “Refusal” are included in the calculation of the percentages, but do not appear in the table. Because of the inclusion of the answers “Don’t know” and “Refusal” and of rounding, totals may not add up to 100.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2014.
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