Table 4 Summary table of peer groups and principal characteristics
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Table 4 Summary table of peer groups and principal characteristics
Peer group
Number of health regions
Percent of Canadian population
Principal characteristics
A
35
33.5%
Urban-rural mix from coast to coast
Average percentage of Aboriginal population
Average percentage of immigrant population
B
8
16.7%
Mainly urban centres in Ontario and Alberta with moderately high population density
Low percentage of Aboriginal population
Very High employment rate
Higher than average percentage of immigrant population
C
22
10.3%
Sparsely populated urban-rural mix in Eastern and Central provinces
Average percentage of Aboriginal population
Average employment rate
Low percentage of immigrant population
D
18
5.1%
Mainly rural regions from Quebec to British Columbia
Average percentage of Aboriginal population
High employment rate
E
9
3.1%
Mainly rural and remote regions in the Western provinces and the Territories
High proportion of Aboriginal population
Average percentage of immigrant population
F
5
0.4%
Northern and remote regions
Very high proportion of Aboriginal population
Very low employment rate
Low proportion of immigrants
G
3
15.6%
Largest metro centres with an average population density of 4,065 people per square kilometre
Very low proportion of Aboriginal population
Average employment rate
Very high proportion of immigrant population
H
10
2.0%
Rural northern regions from coast to coast
High proportion of Aboriginal population
Low proportion of immigrants
I
7
1.7%
Mainly rural Eastern regions
Average percentage of Aboriginal population
Low employment rate
Very low percentage of immigrant population
J
6
11.6%
Mainly urban centers in Ontario and British Columbia with high population density
Low proportion of Aboriginal population
High proportion of immigrants
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2012-12-13