Public confidence in Canadian institutions
Table 6 Factors associated with confidence in institutions, logistic regressions, 2013
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Socio-demographic or economic characteristic | Police | School system | Banks | Justice system and courts | Media | Federal Parliament | Major corporations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
predicted probabilitiesNote 1 | |||||||
Sex | |||||||
MaleNote † | 0.74 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.28 |
Female | 0.79Note ** | 0.62Note * | 0.62Note ** | 0.58 | 0.40 | 0.38Note ** | 0.31Note ** |
Age group | |||||||
15 to 24 yearsNote † | 0.76 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 0.31 |
25 to 34 years | 0.72 | 0.60 | 0.50Note ** | 0.52Note ** | 0.36Note * | 0.34Note ** | 0.24Note ** |
35 to 44 years | 0.77 | 0.60 | 0.52Note ** | 0.56Note ** | 0.40Note ** | 0.34Note ** | 0.27 |
45 to 54 years | 0.75 | 0.57Note ** | 0.56Note ** | 0.57Note ** | 0.41Note ** | 0.34Note ** | 0.27 |
55 to 64 years | 0.76 | 0.60 | 0.58Note ** | 0.56Note ** | 0.43Note ** | 0.34Note ** | 0.30 |
65 to 74 years | 0.79 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.58Note * | 0.45Note ** | 0.37Note ** | 0.34 |
75 years and older | 0.85Note ** | 0.74Note ** | 0.79Note ** | 0.65 | 0.56Note ** | 0.42Note ** | 0.45Note ** |
Marital status | |||||||
Married/common lawNote † | 0.78 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.30 |
Not married or in a common-law relationship | 0.73Note ** | 0.60Note * | 0.58 | 0.55Note ** | 0.41 | 0.35Note * | 0.28 |
Level of education | |||||||
University degreeNote † | 0.79 | 0.65 | 0.59 | 0.66 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.28 |
Less than university degree | 0.75Note ** | 0.59Note ** | 0.59 | 0.54Note ** | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.30 |
Main activity in the last 12 months | |||||||
Working at a paid job or businessNote † | 0.76 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.28 |
Other | 0.77 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.60Note ** | 0.41 | 0.39Note ** | 0.31Note * |
Household income | |||||||
$80,000 or moreNote † | 0.78 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.31 |
Less than $80,000 | 0.74Note ** | 0.59Note ** | 0.57Note ** | 0.55Note ** | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.28Note ** |
Visible minority | |||||||
Visible minorityNote † | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.36 |
Non-visible minority | 0.77Note ** | 0.60Note ** | 0.58Note ** | 0.57Note * | 0.39Note ** | 0.35Note ** | 0.28Note ** |
Aboriginal identity | |||||||
AboriginalNote † | 0.72 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.27 |
Non-Aboriginal | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.57Note * | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.29 |
Immigrant status | |||||||
Non-immigrantNote † | 0.75 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.29 |
Longer-term immigrant (immigrated before 2000) | 0.76 | 0.64Note ** | 0.58 | 0.63Note ** | 0.40 | 0.41Note ** | 0.27 |
Recent immigrant (2000 or since) | 0.83Note ** | 0.69Note ** | 0.64Note * | 0.70Note ** | 0.47Note ** | 0.51Note ** | 0.37Note ** |
Immigrant, length of time in Canada unknown | 0.79 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.37 |
Mother tongue | |||||||
Official language (along with non-official)Note † | 0.75 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.28 |
Non-official language only | 0.79Note ** | 0.66Note ** | 0.64Note ** | 0.65Note ** | 0.46Note ** | 0.43Note ** | 0.34Note ** |
Province of residence | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.84Note ** | 0.73Note ** | 0.67Note ** | 0.62 | 0.51Note ** | 0.40 | 0.41Note ** |
Prince Edward Island | 0.74 | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.42 | 0.28Note ** | 0.34 |
Nova Scotia | 0.78 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.44Note * | 0.31Note ** | 0.29 |
New Brunswick | 0.80 | 0.69Note ** | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.49Note ** | 0.35 | 0.35Note ** |
Quebec | 0.74Note ** | 0.61 | 0.54Note ** | 0.54Note ** | 0.43Note ** | 0.39Note * | 0.27 |
OntarioNote † | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.29 |
Manitoba | 0.78 | 0.65Note * | 0.63 | 0.51Note ** | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.36Note ** |
Saskatchewan | 0.79 | 0.66Note * | 0.64Note * | 0.61 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.33 |
Alberta | 0.78 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.57Note ** | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.30 |
British Columbia | 0.73Note ** | 0.57Note * | 0.57 | 0.49Note ** | 0.38 | 0.32Note ** | 0.28 |
Total | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.29 |
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Social Identity, 2013. |
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