Table 5
Selected characteristics associated with violent victimization, by mental health disability status, Canada, 2014

Table 5
Selected characteristics associated with violent victimization, by mental health disability status, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected characteristics associated with violent victimization. The information is grouped by Selected characteristics (appearing as row headers), Persons with mental health disability, Persons with no mental health disability and Total, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristics	Persons with mental health disability^{Table 5 Note †}	Persons with no mental health disability	Total
Selected characteristics	percent
Presence of other type of disability^{Table 5 Note 1}	63	20^Note *	22
Socially isolated^{Table 5 Note 2}	5	2^Note *	2
Alcohol use
Does not drink alcohol	31	25^Note *	25
Not in past month	11	7^Note *	7
Minimum monthly	54	63^Note *	62
Daily	4	5^Note *	5
Binge drinking^{Table 5 Note 3}	44	38^Note *	39
Drug use in previous month
Cannabis^{Table 5 Note 4}	15	6^Note *	7
Other drugs^{Table 5 Note 5}	2^{Note E: Use with caution}	0.6^Note *	0.7
Any drug^{Table 5 Note 6}	15	6^Note *	7
History of homelessness
Lived on the street, in a shelter, etc.^{Table 5 Note 7}	6	1^Note *	2
"Hidden" homelessness^{Table 5 Note 8}	21	7^Note *	8
Either type of homelessness	23	8^Note *	8
History of childhood abuse
Childhood physical abuse^{Table 5 Note 9}	45	26^Note *	26
Childhood sexual abuse^{Table 5 Note 10}	20	7^Note *	8
Either or both types of childhood abuse	51	29^Note *	30
^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 Other types of disability include the following conditions which sometimes, often or always limit daily life: vision impairment, hearing impairment, learning or cognitive disability, difficulty walking or using stairs, conditions related to flexibility or pain, or any other health problem or long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes individuals who reported that they have no people in their lives whom they feel close to, at ease with, that they can talk to about what is on their mind, or call on for help, excluding people they live with. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Binge drinking refers to consuming five or more alcoholic drinks on the same occasion. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes cannabis and its by-products, excluding those that were prescribed by a doctor. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 Includes drugs such as magic mushrooms, cocaine, speed, methamphetamine, ecstasy, PCP, mescaline and heroin. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 Includes cannabis and its by-products (excluding those that were prescribed by a doctor) as well as drugs such as magic mushrooms, cocaine, speed, methamphetamine, ecstasy, PCP, mescaline and heroin. Return to note 6 referrer Note 7 Includes people who reported that at some point in their lives, they had to live in a shelter, on the street, or in an abandoned building. Return to note 7 referrer Note 8 Includes people who reported that at some point in their lives, they had to stay with family, friends or in their car because they had nowhere else to go. Return to note 8 referrer Note 9 Includes people who reported that before they were 15, they experienced at least one instance of physical violence by a person aged 18 or older. Return to note 9 referrer Note 10 Includes people who reported that before they were 15, they experienced at least one instance of sexual abuse by a person aged 18 or older. Return to note 10 referrer Note: Mental health-related disability refers to an emotional, psychological or mental health condition, such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, anorexia, substance abuse, and others, which sometimes, often or always limits daily activities. Unknowns are included in the calculation of percentages but not shown. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey.

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Table 5
Selected characteristics associated with violent victimization, by mental health disability status, Canada, 2014

Table 5 Selected characteristics associated with violent victimization, by mental health disability status, Canada, 2014

Table 5
Selected characteristics associated with violent victimization, by mental health disability status, Canada, 2014