Social inclusion indicators for Canada's ethnocultural groups: Health and well-being

Additional information

The Data visualization tool — Social Inclusion indicators for Canada's ethnocultural groups: Health and well-being is part of a conceptual framework on social inclusion and covers a total of 11 themes. Each theme has a similar interactive visualization tool that is accessible on the page Data visualization tools — Social Inclusion indicators for Canada's ethnocultural groups.

These themes are participation in the labour market, representation in decision-making positions, civic engagement and political participation, basic needs and housing, health and well-being, education and skills development, income and wealth, social connections and personal networks, local community, public services and institutions, and discrimination and victimization.

The framework, the indicators and the visualization tools are products released by the Centre for Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics that aim to support Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy by providing evidence. Over 120 indicators can be used to examine various socioeconomic facets of visible minorities which are being referred to as "racialized population" in analytical and communication products at Statistics Canada.

Definitions, concepts and geography

In 2021 Census analytical and communications products, the term "visible minority" has been replaced by the terms "racialized population" or "racialized groups," reflecting the increased use of these terms in the public sphere. For technical reasons the term "visible minority" is used in this data visualization tool. The data displayed in this visualization tool are measured from the standard census variable of visible minority.

Visible minority refers to whether a person is a visible minority or not, as defined by the Employment Equity Act. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour." The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups: South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Arab, Latin American, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese.

For data quality reasons or to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act, the category of "West Asian," "Korean," "Japanese," "Visible minority not included elsewhere," and "Not specified" are included in "Total — Visible minority" and "Total visible minority population," but not available as an option of selection in the drop-down menu of this data visualization tool.

Gender

In this data visualization tool, individuals in the category "Non-binary person," as well as non-responses are included in the "Total, 15 years and over," but not displayed for data quality reasons or to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. For more information on the "Gender" concept, please consult the Age, Sex at Birth and Gender Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021.

Geography

In this data visualization tool, the social inclusion indicators can be disaggregated at the Canada level. Data for geographical region of Canada are available in the tables used to create this interactive Web application. To access it, please consult the "Data" text box. 

Definitions

Perceived health (very good or excellent; fair or poor) (2)

These two indicators measure the proportion of the population aged 12 and over who reported perceiving their own health status as being either excellent or very good or fair or poor, depending on the indicator. Perceived health refers to the perception of a person's health in general, either by the person himself or herself, or, in the case of proxy response, by the person responding. Health means not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental and social well-being. The percentages of the indicators are calculated excluding non-response categories ("Refusal," "Don't know," and "Not stated") in the denominator.

Perceived mental health (very good or excellent; fair or poor) (2)

Includes the population aged 12 and over who reported perceiving their own health status as being either excellent or very good, or fair or poor, depending on the indicator. Perceived health refers to the perception of a person's health in general, either by the person himself or herself, or, in the case of proxy response, by the person responding. Health means not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental and social well-being. The percentages of the indicators are calculated excluding non-response categories ("Refusal," "Don't know," and "Not stated") in the denominator.

Life satisfaction (satisfied or very satisfied)

This indicator measures the proportion of the population aged 12 and over who were satisfied with their life a whole by rating their satisfaction as 6 or more when asked how they felt about their life as a whole at the moment. Life satisfaction was measured on a scale of 0 "very dissatisfied" to 10 "very satisfied." The percentages of the indicators are calculated excluding non-response categories ("Refusal," "Don't know," and "Not stated") in the denominator.

Perceived life stress (most days quite a bit or extremely stressful)

Includes the population aged 12 and over who reported that most days in their life were quite a bit or extremely stressful. Perceived life stress refers to the amount of stress in the person's life, on most days, as perceived by the person or, in the case of proxy response, by the person responding. The percentages of the indicators are calculated excluding non-response categories ("Refusal," "Don't know," and "Not stated") in the denominator.

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