Table 6
Population who reported being victims of fraud in the five years preceding the survey, by selected life experiences, Canada, 2019


Table 6
Population who reported being victims of fraud in the five years preceding the survey, by selected life experiences, Canada, 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Population who reported being victims of fraud in the five years preceding the survey. The information is grouped by Selected life experiences (appearing as row headers), number (thousands), percent, 95% confidence interval, lower and upper, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected life experiences number (thousands) percent 95% confidence interval
Lower Upper
percent
Was a victim of a crime (other than fraud) in the 12 months preceding the surveyTable 6 Note 1
Yes 1,312 22Note * 20 24
NoTable 6 Note † 3,934 15 15 16
Experienced intimate partner violence in the five years preceding the survey
Yes 430 28Note * 23 34
NoTable 6 Note † 4,124 17 16 18
Experienced physical or sexual abuse by an adult before age 15
Yes 1,704 21Note * 20 23
NoTable 6 Note † 3,458 15 14 16
Ability to make ends meetTable 6 Note 2
EasilyTable 6 Note † 3,807 16 15 17
With moderate to major difficulty 1,287 20Note * 18 22
Has been homeless in the past or had nowhere else to liveTable 6 Note 3
Yes 580 20Note * 17 23
NoTable 6 Note † 4,541 16 15 17
Drug use in the 12 months preceding the surveyTable 6 Note 4
NoneTable 6 Note † 4,086 16 15 17
Cannabis 992 20Note * 18 23
Other drugs 99 20 14 29
Heavy drinking in the month preceding the surveyTable 6 Note 5
At least once 1,380 19Note * 17 21
None in the past month 2,608 17Note * 16 19
Never drinksTable 6 Note † 1,118 13 12 15
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1

Includes the crimes measured by the GSS on Canadians‘ Safety: sexual assault, robbery, assault, break and enter, motor vehicle theft, theft of personal property, theft of household goods, and vandalism.

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Note 2

Based on responses to the following question: “Thinking of your/your household's finances, are you/is your household usually able to make ends meet?” The people who answered “Very easily” or “Easily” were classed in the “Little or no difficulty” category, while people who answered “With difficulty,” “With great difficulty” or “No, cannot make ends meet” were classed in the “Moderate to major difficulty” category.

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Note 3

Includes having previously lived in a homeless shelter, on the street or in an abandoned building, or having had to temporarily live with a parent, a friend or elsewhere because there was nowhere else to live.

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Note 4

Includes using cannabis or other drugs.

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Note 5

Includes having five or more drinks on the same occasion.

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Note: The responses “Not stated” and “Don’t know” are included in the calculation of percentages, but are not presented unless they represent at least 5% of responses.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Canadians' safety, 2019.
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