Table 6
Select socioeconomic characteristics among Indigenous adults released from provincial custody at time of release, by type of reconviction pattern group, 2016/2017

Table 6 Select socioeconomic characteristics among Indigenous adults released from provincial custody at time of release, by type of reconviction pattern group, 2016/2017
Table summary
The information is grouped by Socioeconomic characteristics (appearing as row headers), Low reconviction group, Primarily violent and administration of justice group, Primarily property and administration of justice group, High persistent reconviction group and Total, calculated using number, percent, number, percent, number, percent, number, percent, number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Socioeconomic characteristics Low reconviction group Primarily violent and administration of justice group Primarily property and administration of justice group High persistent reconviction group Total
number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent
Note 0

true zero or a value rounded to 0

Note ...

not applicable

Note 1

Education data are unavailable for the province of Saskatchewan and is shown as unknown or not reported.

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Note 2

Also includes a small number of sentences of two years or more. Sentences served in provincial correctional facilities do not exceed two years less one day. However, sentences of two years or longer may appear in the data due to overlapping sentences or other circumstances.

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Note: Indigenous persons include First Nations persons, Métis and Inuit. Information on Indigenous identity is based on data from the Canadian Correctional Services Survey, and is self-reported by persons upon intake to correctional services. Includes individuals released from provincial custody between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017 in the provinces of Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, whose records were successfully linked to other data sources used in this study. Excludes individuals who were released from provincial custody in 2016/2017 but who died during the subsequent four years. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Correctional Services Survey, Integrated Criminal Court Survey and Canadian Vital Statistics Database - Deaths (linked file).
Mean age 36 ... not applicable 33 ... not applicable 33 ... not applicable 29 ... not applicable 33 ... not applicable
Gender  
Men 1,820 80 1,206 87 1,357 83 1,871 85 6,254 83
Women 453 20 177 13 285 17 328 15 1,243 17
Unknown or not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Indigenous distinction  
First Nations person 1,714 75 1,082 78 1,133 69 1,569 71 5,498 73
Métis 345 15 175 13 347 21 439 20 1,306 17
Inuit 14 1 6 0 7 0 30 1 57 1
Unknown or not reported 200 9 120 9 155 10 163 7 638 9
Education Table 6 Note 1  
Less than high school 1,073 47 739 53 873 53 1,191 54 3,876 52
High school 349 15 204 15 275 17 331 15 1,159 15
More than high school 87 4 38 3 58 4 62 3 245 3
Unknown or not reported 764 33 402 29 436 26 617 28 2,219 29
Length of custody  
Less than three months 1,438 63 889 64 993 60 1,400 64 4,720 63
Three months to less than six months 397 17 253 18 309 19 413 19 1,372 18
Six months to less than one year 295 13 164 12 234 14 268 12 961 13
One year to two years less a day 142 6 77 6 106 6 120 5 445 6
Unknown or not reported Table 6 Note 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2,273 100 1,383 100 1,642 100 2,201 100 7,499 100
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