Table 3
Sense of safety, by selected population groups, Canada, 2014

Table 3
Sense of safety, by selected population groups, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Sense of safety. The information is grouped by Selected population groups (appearing as row headers), Feeling of safety walking alone in one’s neighbourhood after dark, Satisfaction with personal security 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 population groups	Feeling of safety walking alone in one’s neighbourhood after dark^{Table 3 Note 1}			Satisfaction with personal security from crime
	Very safe	Reasonably safe	Somewhat or very unsafe	Very satisfied	Quite satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied
	percent
Aboriginal identity
Non-Aboriginal^{Table 3 Note †}	52	40	7	38	50	8	3
Aboriginal	58^Note *	33^Note *	8	37	48	8	6^Note *
First Nations	57	33^Note *	9^{Note E: Use with caution}	35	50	7^{Note E: Use with caution}	6^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Métis	59	34^Note *	7^{Note E: Use with caution}	38	46	8^{Note E: Use with caution}	7^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Inuit	56	35^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	39^{Note E: Use with caution}	49	8^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Immigrant status
Non-immigrant^{Table 3 Note †}	54	39	7	39	49	8	3
Immigrant	49^Note *	43^Note *	9^Note *	34^Note *	54^Note *	7^Note *	3
Recent immigrant	46^Note *	43	11^Note *	30^Note *	59^Note *	6^Note *	3^{Note E: Use with caution}
Immigrated before 2005	49^Note *	42^Note *	8	35^Note *	53^Note *	7	3
Visible minority status
Non-visible minority^{Table 3 Note †}	54	39	7	40	49	8	3
Visible minority^{Table 3 Note 2}	44^Note *	46^Note *	10^Note *	31^Note *	56^Note *	9	4^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
South Asian	42^Note *	48^Note *	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	30^Note *	56^Note *	9^{Note E: Use with caution}	4^{Note E: Use with caution}
Chinese	38^Note *	54^Note *	9^{Note E: Use with caution}	27^Note *	60^Note *	8^{Note E: Use with caution}	4^{Note E: Use with caution}
Black	54	34	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	35	48	11^Note *	4^{Note E: Use with caution}
Filipino	41^Note *	48^Note *	11^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	22^Note *	66^Note *	7^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Latin American	42^Note *	47	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	38	52	8^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Arab	49	36	15^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	30^Note *	54	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	3^{Note E: Use with caution}
Southeast Asian	40^Note *	48^Note *	13^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	34	51	9^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
West Asian	44	40	16^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	35	53	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Korean	40^{Note E: Use with caution}	44^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	26^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	64^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Japanese	43^{Note E: Use with caution}	50	Note F: too unreliable to be published	42^{Note E: Use with caution}	49	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other	56	37^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	33^{Note E: Use with caution}	59	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Multiple visible minority	49	43^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	32^{Note E: Use with caution}	45^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Religion
No religion^{Table 3 Note †}	56	37	7	40	47	9	3
Roman Catholic	49^Note *	43^Note *	7	37^Note *	51^Note *	8^Note *	3
United Church	57	37	6	41	50	6^Note *	2^{Note E: Use with caution}
Anglican	54	41	6^{Note E: Use with caution}	41	49	7^Note *	3^{Note E: Use with caution}
Presbyterian	57	37	6^{Note E: Use with caution}	48^Note *	44	5^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	3^{Note E: Use with caution}
Lutheran	56	38	6^{Note E: Use with caution}	36	51	8^{Note E: Use with caution}	3^{Note E: Use with caution}
Baptist	52	40	8^{Note E: Use with caution}	39	48	10	2^{Note E: Use with caution}
Eastern Orthodox	49^Note *	44	8^{Note E: Use with caution}	33^Note *	58^Note *	7^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Jewish	49	46	4^{Note E: Use with caution}	48	42	5^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Islamic (Muslim)	45^Note *	41	14^Note *	34^Note *	53^Note *	8	4^{Note E: Use with caution}
Buddhist	38^Note *	53^Note *	9^{Note E: Use with caution}	28^Note *	56^Note *	7^{Note E: Use with caution}	7^{Note E: Use with caution}
Hindu	40^Note *	47^Note *	12^{Note E: Use with caution}	29^Note *	58^Note *	7^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Sikh	46	46	8^{Note E: Use with caution}	25^Note *	59^Note *	12^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Jehovah’s Witness	42^Note *	48^Note *	9^{Note E: Use with caution}	20^Note *	57	16^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Pentecostal	63	29	8^{Note E: Use with caution}	37	47	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other	53^Note *	39^Note *	7	38	51^Note *	8^Note *	2
Sexual orientation^{Table 3 Note 3}
Heterosexual^{Table 3 Note †}	53	40	7	38	50	8	3
Homosexual	47	43	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	40	46	11^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Bisexual	45^Note *	40	16^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	38	39^Note *	16^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	5^{Note E: Use with caution}
Disability
No^{Table 3 Note †}	54	39	6	40	50	7	2
Yes	46^Note *	42^Note *	11^Note *	33^Note *	50	11^Note *	5^Note *
Physical disability	46^Note *	43^Note *	11^Note *	33^Note *	51	10^Note *	5^Note *
Mental/cognitive disability	41^Note *	44^Note *	14^Note *	31^Note *	48	15^Note *	6^Note *
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published 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 Respondents could report belonging to more than one group. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Excludes respondents under 18 years of age, since they were not asked the question on sexual orientation. 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.

Date modified:: 2017-12-12

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