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Table summary
This table displays the results of Belief local police are doing a good job. The information is grouped by Socio-demographic or economic characteristic (appearing as row headers), Being approachable and easy to talk to, Ensuring safety of citizens, Promptly responding to calls, Treating people fairly, Enforcing the laws and Providing information on ways to prevent crime, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Socio-demographic or economic characteristic	Being approachable and easy to talk to	Ensuring safety of citizens	Promptly responding to calls	Treating people fairly	Enforcing the laws	Providing information on ways to prevent crime
Socio-demographic or economic characteristic	percent
Sex
Male^Note †	71	70	67	67	63	61
Female	74^Note **	70	70^Note **	69^Note *	66^Note **	63^Note **
Age group (ref. Total)
15 to 24 years	61^Note **	68^Note *	66	64^Note **	58^Note **	53^Note **
25 to 34 years	64^Note **	65^Note **	62^Note **	59^Note **	58^Note **	51^Note **
35 to 44 years	74	68^Note *	67^Note *	69	64	60
45 to 54 years	75^Note **	69	67	69	65	63
55 to 64 years	79^Note **	72^Note *	69	70^Note *	68^Note **	68^Note **
65 to 74 years	82^Note **	77^Note **	75^Note **	75^Note **	71^Note **	73^Note **
75 years and older	86^Note **	82^Note **	83^Note **	81^Note **	76^Note **	77^Note **
Marital status
Married/common law^Note †	76	71	69	71	66	64
Separated/divorced	73^Note *	69	66^Note *	64^Note **	64	64
Single	63^Note **	67^Note **	65^Note **	62^Note **	60^Note **	54^Note **
Widowed	85^Note **	81^Note **	82^Note **	79^Note **	74^Note **	75^Note **
Level of education
Less than high school	75	75^Note **	72^Note *	72^Note **	67	67^Note **
High school diploma	71	70	67^Note *	67	62^Note **	62^Note **
Post-secondary diploma or certificate	73	69	67^Note **	69	64^Note *	63^Note **
University degree^Note †	72	70	70	67	67	58
Main activity in the last 12 months
Working at a paid job or business^Note †	71	68	66	67	63	60
Looking for paid work	64^Note *	64	66	59^Note *	61	55
Going to school	65^Note **	71^Note *	70^Note **	67	61	53^Note **
Caring, Household work	75^Note *	69	66	69	63	62
Retired	82^Note **	78^Note **	76^Note **	76^Note **	72^Note **	73^Note **
Other	70	68	65	64	62	63
Household income
Less than $20,000	74	72	70^Note *	68	65	65^Note **
$20,000 to $39,999	78^Note **	76^Note **	73^Note **	72^Note **	69^Note **	70^Note **
$40,000 to $59,999	74^Note *	72^Note *	71^Note **	68	65	65^Note **
$60,000 to $99,999	74^Note **	70	69^Note *	70^Note **	64	63^Note **
$100,000 to $149,999	73	70	68	71^Note **	65^Note *	62^Note *
$150,000 or more^Note †	71	69	67	66	63	59
Visible minority
Visible minority^Note †	70	70	71	66	65	58
Non-visible minority	73^Note **	70	68^Note **	69^Note *	65	63^Note **
Aboriginal identity
Aboriginal^Note †	64	60	52	57	51	55
Non-Aboriginal	73^Note **	71^Note **	69^Note **	68^Note **	65^Note **	62^Note **
Immigrant status
Non-immigrant^Note †	72	70	67	68	64	61
Longer-term immigrant (immigrated before 2000)	75^Note **	72	73^Note **	67	68^Note **	63
Recent immigrant (2000 or since)	74	75^Note **	78^Note **	74^Note **	71^Note **	63
Immigrant, length of time in Canada unknown	79	78^Note **	74	67	68	65
Total - believe police are doing a good job	73	70	68	68	65	62
Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note significantly different from reference category (p < 0.01) Return to note referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note: Responses of don't know/not stated are excluded from the calculation of percentages. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Victimization, 2014.

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