Table 11
Self-reported experiences of childhood victimization by gender and selected characteristics of victim, Canada, 2018


Table 11
Self-reported experiences of childhood victimization by gender and selected characteristics of victim, Canada, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Self-reported experiences of childhood victimization by gender and selected characteristics of victim. The information is grouped by Selected characteristics (appearing as row headers), Women, Men, Total, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristics Women MenTable 11 Note † Total
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
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Age group
15 to 24Table 11 Note † 20.6 17.5 24.1 19.9 16.9 23.2 20.2 18.0 22.5
25 to 34 27.7Note *** 25.1 30.4 21.6 19.2 24.2 24.8Note * 23.0 26.7
35 to 44 30.7Note *** 28.6 32.9 27.3Note * 25.2 29.5 29.0Note * 27.5 30.7
45 to 54 32.7Note * 30.5 34.9 31.3Note * 29.1 33.7 32.0Note * 30.4 33.6
55 to 64 32.3Note *** 30.5 34.2 29.3Note * 27.4 31.2 30.8Note * 29.5 32.1
65 and over 23.6Note ** 22.2 25.1 27.0Note * 25.3 28.8 25.2Note * 24.1 26.3
Sexual OrientationTable 11 Note 1
HeterosexualTable 11 Note † 27.5Note ** 26.5 28.4 25.8 24.8 26.7 26.6 26.0 27.3
Lesbian or gay 43.9Note * 35.1 53.0 39.9Note * 32.9 47.3 41.5Note * 36.0 47.2
Bisexual 44.9Note * 37.1 53.0 39.3Note * 28.6 51.1 42.3Note * 36.0 48.8
Sexual orientation not elsewhere classified Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 42.5 27.7 58.8
DisabilityTable 11 Note 2
Person with disability 38.4Note * 36.7 40.0 36.0Note * 34.0 38.0 37.4Note * 36.1 38.6
Person without disabilityTable 11 Note † 21.0 20.0 22.1 21.8 20.7 22.8 21.4 20.7 22.2
Indigenous identityTable 11 Note 3
Indigenous person 41.9Note * 37.3 46.6 34.8Note * 29.5 40.5 38.5Note * 35.0 42.1
First Nations 42.3Note * 35.4 49.5 32.5 25.4 40.6 37.8Note * 32.7 43.3
Métis 43.4Note * 36.8 50.3 37.1Note * 29.6 45.2 40.1Note * 35.0 45.3
Inuit 22.1 13.9 33.2 16.8Note * 11.5 24.0 20.1Note * 15.0 26.5
Non-Indigenous personTable 11 Note † 27.4Note ** 26.5 28.4 25.8 24.9 26.8 26.7 26.0 27.3
Ethnocultural group
Racialized population 23.6Note * 21.2 26.2 25.8 23.6 28.2 24.9Note * 23.2 26.7
Arab 34.6 23.4 47.9 30.6 23.5 38.9 32.4 25.7 39.9
Black 31.6 25.5 38.4 32.2 25.7 39.6 31.8 27.3 36.7
Chinese 21.8Note * 17.9 26.4 21.5Note * 17.9 25.6 21.7Note * 19.0 24.7
Filipino 21.6 14.8 30.4 19.0Note * 13.5 25.9 20.5Note * 15.8 26.3
Japanese Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 19.8 10.9 33.4
Korean Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 20.6 13.2 30.7
Latin American 38.9 29.5 49.2 32.0 23.7 41.7 35.4Note * 29.0 42.5
South Asian 23.2 17.8 29.7 25.5 20.8 30.9 24.7 21.0 28.7
Southeast Asian 21.5 13.5 32.6 30.6 20.2 43.3 26.4 19.1 35.3
West Asian Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 34.8 23.4 48.2 32.2 23.2 42.7
Group not indicated elsewhere 24.8 15.2 37.9 27.2 16.7 41.0 25.8 18.5 34.8
Non-racialized populationTable 11 Note 4Table 11 Note † 28.5Note ** 27.6 29.5 26.0 24.9 27.0 27.3 26.6 28.0
Immigrant
Immigrant 24.7Note * 22.6 27.0 26.5Note * 24.6 28.4 25.8 24.4 27.3
Non-immigrantTable 11 Note † 29.0Note ** 27.9 30.0 26.1 25.0 27.2 27.6 26.9 28.3
Location of residence
Rural 26.2 24.2 28.3 25.3 23.1 27.7 25.7 24.2 27.3
UrbanTable 11 Note † 28.2Note ** 27.1 29.3 26.3 25.2 27.4 27.3 26.5 28.1
F too unreliable to be published
Note *

significantly different from reference category only (p < 0.05)

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Note **

significantly different from estimate for men only (p < 0.05)

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Note ***

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) and estimate for men (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1

This is a current measure of sexual orientation among those over age 15 and may not reflect the sexual orientation at the time of childhood when victimization occurred.

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Note 2

This is a current measure of disability among those over age 15 and may not reflect the disability at the time of childhood when victimization occurred.

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Note 3

Indigenous people include those who reported being a First Nations, Métis or Inuit person. Respondents could report belonging to more than one Indigenous group.

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Note 4

Excludes Indigenous persons.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces.
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