Table 4
Presentation of independent variables, city of Toronto
census tracts, 2006
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| Type | Minimum | Maximum | Average | Standard deviation | Transformation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-economic characteristics | ||||||
| Access to socio-economic resources | Factor score | -2.38 | 2.66 | 0.00 | 1.00 | None |
| Economic vulnerability | Factor score | -2.61 | 4.13 | 0.00 | 1.00 | None |
| Ethno-cultural characteristics | ||||||
| Recent immigrants | Percent | 1.00 | 59.00 | 16.00 | 11.00 | Square root |
| Ethno-cultural diversity | Entropy index | 0.02 | 208.88 | 1.05 | 9.23 | Logarithm |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||||
| Children | Percent | 3.00 | 32.00 | 16.00 | 5.00 | None |
| Elderly people | Percent | 3.00 | 47.00 | 14.00 | 5.00 | Logarithm |
| Young men | Percent | 0.00 | 15.00 | 6.00 | 2.00 | Logarithm |
| Urban characteristics | ||||||
| Centrality | Factor score | -2.80 | 3.05 | 0.00 | 1.00 | None |
| Urbanization | Factor score | -2.27 | 2.23 | 0.00 | 1.00 | None |
| Major repairs | Percent | 0.00 | 52.00 | 8.00 | 4.00 | Square root |
| Subway or train station | Dichotomous | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.29 | 0.46 | None |
| Economic activity | ||||||
| Commercial activity | Number | 0 | 10,192 | 466 | 1,035 | Logarithm |
| Manufacturing jobs | Number | 0 | 16,455 | 385 | 1,213 | Logarithm |
| Office jobs | Number | 0 | 95,144 | 982 | 4,626 | Logarithm |
| Bars | Number | 0 | 615 | 7 | 30 | Logarithm |
Note(s):
Based on 524 census tracts.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census.
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