Table 1
Socio-economic characteristics of decedents in British Columbia, by previous contact with police, 2011 to 2016


Table 1
Socio-economic characteristics of decedents in British Columbia, by previous contact with police, 2011 to 2016

Table summary
This table displays the results of Socio-economic characteristics of decedents in British Columbia. The information is grouped by Socio-economic characteristic (appearing as row headers), No police contact in 24 months prior to death and At least one contact with police in 24 months prior to death, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Socio-economic characteristic No police contact in 24 months prior to death At least one contact with police in 24 months prior to death
percent
Years employed in the 5 years prior to death
None 34 34
One to four 37 47
All five 29 20
Industry of last held job
Construction 20 23
Manufacturing 8 10
Retail trade 10 9
Transportation and warehousing 7 5
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 11 15
Accommodation and food services 11 11
Years receiving social assistance in the 5 years prior to death
None 45 32
One to four 25 34
All five 30 34
Income and social assistance received dollars
Total income for last year employed — mean 25,207 15,325
Amount of social assistance most recently received — mean 7,875 7,173
Note: Includes individuals who experienced a fatal illicit drug overdose between 2011 and 2016 and who had at least one contact with the police in British Columbia in the 24 months preceding their overdose death. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source: BC Coroners Service Data, 2011 to 2016; Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2009 to 2016; Linked Longitudinal Worker File, 1989 to 2015; T5007 file, 2006 to 2015.
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