Table 2
Sense of safety, by selected sociodemographic characteristics, Canada, 2014

Table 2
Sense of safety, by selected sociodemographic characteristics, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Sense of safety. The information is grouped by Selected sociodemographic characteristics (appearing as row headers), Sense of safety walking alone in one’s neighborhood after dark, Satisfaction with personal safety from crime, Very safe, Reasonably safe, Somewhat or very unsafe, Very satisfied , Quite satisfied, Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied and Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected sociodemographic characteristics	Sense of safety walking alone in one’s neighborhood after dark^{Table 2 Note 1}			Satisfaction with personal safety from crime
	Very safe	Reasonably safe	Somewhat or very unsafe	Very satisfied	Quite satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied
	percent
Sex
Male^{Table 2 Note †}	64	32	4	44	47	6	2
Female	38^Note *	50^Note *	12^Note *	32^Note *	53^Note *	10^Note *	3^Note *
Age group (years)
15 to 24^{Table 2 Note †}	44	44	11	38	51	8	2^{Note E: Use with caution}
25 to 34	52^Note *	40^Note *	8^Note *	36	49	11^Note *	3
35 to 44	53^Note *	40^Note *	6^Note *	37	51	9	2
45 to 54	54^Note *	39^Note *	6^Note *	37	51	9	3
55 to 64	54^Note *	39^Note *	7^Note *	38	51	7^Note *	3
65 to 74	56^Note *	37^Note *	6^Note *	41	49	6^Note *	3
75 and older	55^Note *	35^Note *	9	43^Note *	48	4^Note *	2
Marital status
Married or common-law^{Table 2 Note †}	55	39	6	38	50	8	3
Widowed	49^Note *	38	12^Note *	37	52	5^Note *	3
Separated or divorced	51^Note *	40	9^Note *	38	48	9	4^Note *
Single	48^Note *	42^Note *	10^Note *	37	50	9^Note *	3
Household size
One person^{Table 2 Note †}	50	39	10	38	49	8	4
Two people	55^Note *	38	7^Note *	38	50	8	3^Note *
Three or more people	51	41	7^Note *	38	51	8	3^Note *
Main activity
Employed^{Table 2 Note †}	55	38	6	38	51	8	3
Looking for paid work	50	41	8^{Note E: Use with caution}	35	52	8^{Note E: Use with caution}	5^{Note E: Use with caution}
Going to school	43^Note *	46^Note *	11^Note *	39	50	9	2^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Retired	55	38	7	41^Note *	49	5^Note *	2
At home^{Table 2 Note 2}	43^Note *	46^Note *	10^Note *	32^Note *	51	11^Note *	5^Note *
Other	52	38	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	35	46	13^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	4^{Note E: Use with caution}
Highest level of education
No high school diploma^{Table 2 Note †}	53	38	9	37	52	6	4
High school diploma	52	40	8	37	51	8^Note *	3^Note *
College or trade diploma	54	39	7	35	52	9^Note *	3^Note *
University diploma	52	42^Note *	7^Note *	42^Note *	47^Note *	8^Note *	2^Note *
Household income^{Table 2 Note 3}
Less than $60,000^{Table 2 Note †}	49	39	11	37	51	7	4
$60,000 to $139,999	54^Note *	40	6^Note *	38^Note *	51	8	2^Note *
$140,000 or more	54^Note *	41	5^Note *	43^Note *	47^Note *	7	1^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Income unknown	52	39	8^Note *	36	50	9^Note *	3
Total population	52	40	7	38	50	8	3
^E use with caution Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 Individuals who reported never walking alone after dark were excluded from the calculation of the proportions. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes caring for children, household work, parental leave and long-term illness. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Excludes data from the Territories. Return to note 3 referrer Note: Due to the responses "Don’t know" and "Refusal" being included in the calculation of percentages but not displayed in the table, and due to rounding, figures may not add up to 100. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey.

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