Table 7
Prevalence of self-reported stalking victimization among people with select sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics, by sex, Canada, 2014

Table 7
Prevalence of self-reported stalking victimization among people with select sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics, by sex, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Prevalence of self-reported stalking victimization among people with select sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics. The information is grouped by Characteristics (appearing as row headers), Males, Females and Total, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics Males Females Total
percent
Age group (years)
15 to 34Table 7 Note † 7 12 9
35 to 54 5Note * 8Note * 6Note *
55 and older 2Note * 4Note * 3Note *
Marital status
Married/common-lawTable 7 Note † 3 5 4
Separated/divorced 8Note E: Use with caution Note * 12Note * 11Note *
Widowed Note F: too unreliable to be published 3Note * 3Note *
Single 7Note * 14Note * 10Note *
Aboriginal identity
Aboriginal personTable 7 Note † 6Note E: Use with caution 14 10
Not an Aboriginal person 5 8Note * 6Note *
Sexual orientationTable 7 Note 1
Gay, lesbian or bisexualTable 7 Note † 12Note E: Use with caution 16 14
Heterosexual 5Note * 8Note * 6Note *
History of child abuseTable 7 Note 2
Abused as a childTable 7 Note † 9 15 12
Not abused as a child 3Note * 5Note * 4Note *
History of homelessnessTable 7 Note 3
History of homelessnessTable 7 Note † 12 19 16
No history of homelessness 4Note * 7Note * 5Note *
Disabilities
Learning disabilityTable 7 Note † Table 7 Note 4 16 25 21
No learning disability 4Note * 7Note * 6Note *
Emotional/mental/psychological disabilityTable 7 Note † Table 7 Note 5 15 21 19
No emotional/mental/psychological disability 4Note * 7Note * 6Note *
Physical disabilityTable 7 Note † Table 7 Note 6 7 12 10
No physical disability 4Note * 7Note * 6Note *
Lifestyle characteristics
Lives aloneTable 7 Note † 6 8 7
Does not live alone 5Note * 8 6Note *
Binge drinkingTable 7 Note † Table 7 Note 7 5 11 7
No binge drinking 5 7Note * 6Note *
Drug useTable 7 Note †  Table 7 Note 8 10 23 14
No drug use 4Note * 7Note * 6Note *
More than 10 evenings out per monthTable 7 Note † 6 10 8
10 or fewer evenings out per month 3Note * 6Note * 5Note *
Neighbourhood characteristics
Social disorder in neighbourhoodTable 7 Note †  Table 7 Note 9 7 10 8
No social disorder in neighbourhood 3Note * 5Note * 4Note *
Neighbours would not call police if they witnessed a crimeTable 7 Note † 10Note E: Use with caution 14 12
Neighbours would call police if they witnessed a crime 4Note * 7Note * 6Note *
Weak sense of belongingTable 7 Note † 8 11 10
Strong sense of belonging 4Note * 7Note * 5Note *
Census metropolitan areaTable 7 Note †  Table 7 Note 10 5 8 6
Non-census metropolitan area 4 8 6
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1

The question on same sex identity asked by the General Social Survey is asked only of respondents aged 18 years and older.

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Note 2

Includes respondents who reported that they had experienced at least one instance of childhood physical and/or sexual abuse by an adult aged 18 and older before they turned 15.

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Note 3

Includes respondents who reported that at some point in their lives they had to live in a shelter, on the street or an abandoned building, or had to make temporary living arrangements because they had nowhere else to go.

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Note 4

Includes respondents who reported that they have a condition which makes it difficult to learn that limits their daily activities sometimes, often or always, excluding mental or psychological conditions.

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Note 5

Includes respondents who reported that their emotional, mental or psychological condition limits their daily activities sometimes, often or always, excluding learning disabilities.

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Note 6

Includes respondents who reported a physical condition which makes it difficult for them to walk up stairs or along flat ground for fifteen minutes sometimes, often or always.

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Note 7

Includes respondents who reported that they had 5 or more alcoholic beverages on the same occasion during the preceding month.

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Note 8

Includes respondents who reported that they had used non-prescribed drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy and others during the preceding month. Cannabis prescribed by a doctor is excluded.

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Note 9

Includes respondents who described their neighbourhood as one characterized by vandalism, graffiti and damage to property, people using or dealing drugs, noise and loud parties, garbage lying around, people being drunk or rowdy or hanging around in the street and people in the neighbourhood being attacked or harassed because of skin colour, ethnic origin or religion.

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Note 10

A census metropolitan area (CMA) consists of one or more neighbouring municipalities situated around a major urban core. A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more live in the urban core. To be included in the CMA, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the central urban area, as measured by commuting flows derived from census data. A CMA typically comprises more than one police service.

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Note: Stalking includes repeated and unwanted attention that causes the victim to fear for their personal safety or for the safety of someone they know. Numbers and/or percentages may not add up to totals due to rounding. The answers “don't know” and “refusal” are included in the calculation of the percentages.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey.
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