Public confidence in Canadian institutions
Table 11 Factors associated with perception of police performance, logistic regressions, 2014

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Table summary
This table displays the results of Factors associated with perception of police performance. The information is grouped by Factors (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 predicted probabilities units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Factors 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
predicted probabilitiesNote 1
Sex  
MaleNote † 0.72 0.71 0.69 0.69 0.65 0.62
Female 0.76Note ** 0.72 0.71Note * 0.71 0.67Note ** 0.65Note **
Age group  
15 to 24 yearsNote † 0.63 0.69 0.66 0.66 0.59 0.54
25 to 34 years 0.67 0.67 0.65 0.63 0.60 0.54
35 to 44 years 0.74Note ** 0.71 0.68 0.71Note * 0.65Note ** 0.61Note **
45 to 54 years 0.75Note ** 0.70 0.68 0.70 0.66Note ** 0.63Note **
55 to 64 years 0.78Note ** 0.72 0.69 0.69 0.68Note ** 0.68Note **
65 to 74 years 0.80Note ** 0.76Note ** 0.74Note ** 0.75Note ** 0.71Note ** 0.73Note **
75 years and older 0.85Note ** 0.81Note ** 0.82Note ** 0.81Note ** 0.76Note ** 0.76Note **
Marital status  
Married/common lawNote † 0.75 0.71 0.70 0.71 0.66 0.64
Not married or in a common-law relationship 0.72Note ** 0.71 0.69 0.67Note ** 0.66 0.62
Level of education  
University degreeNote † 0.73 0.72 0.71 0.68 0.67 0.60
Less than university degree 0.74 0.71 0.69 0.71Note ** 0.65 0.65Note **
Main activity in the last 12 months  
Working at a paid job or businessNote † 0.74 0.71 0.69 0.70 0.66 0.64
Other 0.75 0.72 0.70 0.70 0.66 0.63
Household income  
$80,000 or moreNote † 0.74 0.72 0.70 0.71 0.67 0.63
Less than $80,000 0.74 0.71 0.69 0.69Note * 0.64Note ** 0.64
Visible minority  
Visible minorityNote † 0.71 0.68 0.71 0.66 0.66 0.59
Non-visible minority 0.75 0.72 0.69 0.71Note * 0.66 0.64Note *
Aboriginal identity  
AboriginalNote † 0.67 0.67 0.60 0.62 0.57 0.59
Non-Aboriginal 0.74Note ** 0.72 0.70Note ** 0.70Note ** 0.66Note ** 0.63
Immigrant status  
Non-immigrantNote † 0.74 0.71 0.69 0.70 0.66 0.63
Longer-term immigrant (immigrated before 2000) 0.75 0.72 0.70 0.67 0.65 0.62
Recent immigrant (2000 or since) 0.78Note * 0.79Note ** 0.81Note ** 0.79Note ** 0.73Note ** 0.71Note **
Immigrant, length of time in Canada unknown 0.80 0.76 0.73 0.71 0.71 0.68
Victim of crime  
Not a victim of crime in the past 12 monthsNote † 0.76 0.74 0.72 0.72 0.68 0.65
Victim of crime in the past 12 months 0.67Note ** 0.60Note ** 0.61Note ** 0.62Note ** 0.55Note ** 0.54Note **
Contact with police  
Contact with police in past 12 monthsNote † 0.72 0.69 0.67 0.67 0.63 0.62
No contact with police in past 12 months 0.75Note ** 0.72Note ** 0.71Note ** 0.71Note ** 0.67Note ** 0.64
Province of residence  
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.80Note ** 0.69 0.61Note ** 0.70 0.58Note ** 0.64
Prince Edward Island 0.79Note * 0.72 0.73 0.76Note ** 0.65 0.65
Nova Scotia 0.75 0.68 0.67Note * 0.68 0.59Note ** 0.58Note **
New Brunswick 0.77 0.73 0.70 0.73Note ** 0.67 0.63
Quebec 0.72Note * 0.76Note ** 0.75Note ** 0.76Note ** 0.71Note ** 0.66Note *
OntarioNote † 0.75 0.70 0.70 0.68 0.66 0.63
Manitoba 0.72 0.65Note ** 0.54Note ** 0.63Note * 0.57Note ** 0.59Note *
Saskatchewan 0.76 0.67 0.58Note ** 0.66 0.58Note ** 0.59Note *
Alberta 0.74 0.70 0.67 0.69 0.65 0.64
British Columbia 0.75 0.69 0.68 0.67 0.62Note * 0.60
Total - believe police are doing a good job 0.74 0.71 0.70 0.70 0.66 0.63
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significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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significantly different from reference category (p < 0.01)

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1.

The predicted probabilities were calculated using the results of a logistic regression model. Predicted probabilities are calculated with all other factors kept constant at their average value for the given population.

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Note: Responses of don't know/not stated are excluded.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Victimization, 2014.

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