Table 5
Sense of safety, by selected housing and neighbourhood characteristics, Canada, 2014

Table 5
Sense of safety, by selected housing and neighbourhood characteristics, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Sense of safety. The information is grouped by Selected housing and neighbourhood characteristics (appearing as row headers), Sense 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 housing and neighbourhood characteristics	Sense of safety walking alone in one’s neighbourhood after dark^{Table 5 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
Dwelling ownership
Owned^{Table 5 Note †}	54	39	6	39	49	8	2
Rented	45^Note *	42^Note *	12^Note *	33^Note *	52^Note *	9^Note *	4^Note *
Type of dwelling
Single-family home (detached)^{Table 5 Note †}	56	38	6	40	49	7	2
Semi-detached or row house	46^Note *	45^Note *	8^Note *	34^Note *	52^Note *	10^Note *	3
Duplex	48^Note *	39	12^Note *	33^Note *	52	10	5^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Apartment in building with fewer than five storeys	43^Note *	43^Note *	14^Note *	31^Note *	53^Note *	9^Note *	5^Note *
Apartment in building with five storeys or more	38^Note *	48^Note *	14^Note *	35^Note *	52	9^Note *	3^{Note E: Use with caution}
Other	58	35	6^{Note E: Use with caution}	38	48	7^{Note E: Use with caution}	5^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Location of dwelling^{Table 5 Note 2}
Census metropolitan area (CMA)^{Table 5 Note †}	48	43	8	36	51	9	3
Census agglomeration (CA)	56^Note *	37^Note *	7^Note *	40^Note *	49	7^Note *	2
Non-CMA/CA	66^Note *	29^Note *	4^Note *	45^Note *	46^Note *	6^Note *	2
Proportion of area residents living in an apartment^{Table 5 Note 3}
Low^{Table 5 Note †}	62	35	3	43	47	6	2
Average	53^Note *	40^Note *	7^Note *	38^Note *	50^Note *	8^Note *	2
High	41^Note *	46^Note *	13^Note *	33^Note *	52^Note *	10^Note *	4^Note *
Proportion of lone-parent families in the neighbourhood^{Table 5 Note 3}
Low^{Table 5 Note †}	61	35	4	44	47	6	2
Average	53^Note *	40^Note *	7^Note *	38^Note *	50^Note *	8^Note *	3^Note *
High	41^Note *	45^Note *	13^Note *	31^Note *	53^Note *	10^Note *	4^Note *
Proportion of recent immigrants in the neighbourhood^{Table 5 Note 3}
Low^{Table 5 Note †}	62	33	5	43	47	7	2
Average	52^Note *	41^Note *	7^Note *	39^Note *	50^Note *	8^Note *	2
High	41^Note *	46^Note *	12^Note *	30^Note *	54^Note *	10^Note *	4^Note *
Proportion of neighbourhood residents belonging to a visible minority group^{Table 5 Note 3}
Low^{Table 5 Note †}	63	32	4	43	47	6	2
Average	51^Note *	41^Note *	7^Note *	38^Note *	50^Note *	8^Note *	3
High	41^Note *	46^Note *	12^Note *	31^Note *	54^Note *	10^Note *	4^Note *
Proportion of owner-households in the neighbourhood^{Table 5 Note 3}
Low^{Table 5 Note †}	43	44	13	33	52	10	4
Average	53^Note *	40^Note *	7^Note *	38^Note *	50	8^Note *	3^Note *
High	59^Note *	37^Note *	4^Note *	41^Note *	49^Note *	7^Note *	2^Note *
Proportion of neighbourhood families living below the low-income threshold^{Table 5 Note 3}^{Table 5 Note 4}
Low^{Table 5 Note †}	58	37	5	42	48	7	2
Average	52^Note *	41^Note *	6^Note *	38^Note *	50^Note *	8	3^Note *
High	44^Note *	43^Note *	13^Note *	32^Note *	52^Note *	9^Note *	4^Note *
Proportion of neighbourhood residents living at the same address as five years previously^{Table 5 Note 3}
Low^{Table 5 Note †}	44	45	11	33	53	10	4
Average	52^Note *	40^Note *	8^Note *	37^Note *	50^Note *	8^Note *	3^Note *
High	60^Note *	36^Note *	4^Note *	43^Note *	48^Note *	7^Note *	2^Note *
^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 A census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA) is formed by one or more adjacent municipalities centred on a population centre (known as the core). A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000, of which 50,000 or more must live in its core. A CA must have a core of at least 10,000. To be included in the CMA or CA, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the core, as measured by commuting flows derived from previous census data on place of work. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 The neighbourhood corresponds to the census tract in CMAs and largest CAs. In other regions, the neighbourhood is the census subdivision (municipality). A low proportion corresponds to the lower quartile, while a high proportion corresponds to the upper quartile. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Excludes data from the Territories. Return to note 4 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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