Table 2
Description of school climate and school neighbourhood
characteristics
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| Number of schools | Mean | Standard deviation | Minimum | Maximum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | mean | percent | |||
| Characteristics of school neighbourhoods | |||||
| Socioeconomic disadvantage 1 | |||||
| Percent unemployed | 149 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 12.2 |
| Percent government transfers in total income | 149 | 11.6 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 23.5 |
| Percent female lone-parent families | 149 | 16.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 32.8 |
| Percent no high school certificate (those aged 20 years and older) | 149 | 17.2 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 41.8 |
| Percent low-income families | 149 | 22.9 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 49.8 |
| number | mean | rate | |||
| Police-reported crime rate per 1,000 population 1 | 149 | 38.4 | 20.7 | 7.1 | 141.0 |
| number | mean | school climate scores | |||
| School climate | |||||
| School capital 1 | 149 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| School disorder 1 | 149 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
For precise variable definitions see 'Description
of variables' in the Methodology section.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, International Youth Survey, 2006, Census, 2006 and
Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2006.
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