Table 5
Household victimization incidents, by selected household and neighbourhood characteristics and territory, 2014

Table 5
Household victimization incidents, by selected household and neighbourhood characteristics and territory, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Household victimization incidents. The information is grouped by Characteristics (appearing as row headers), Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and All territories, calculated using number and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut All territories
number rate number rate number rate number rate
Household size  
1 or 2 peopleNote † 2,252Note E: Use with caution 234 1,887Note E: Use with caution 236 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 5,210 253
3 or 4 people 746Note E: Use with caution 165Note E: Use with caution 1,499Note E: Use with caution 264Note E: Use with caution 1,198Note E: Use with caution 397 3,444 261
5 people or more Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 718 199 1,618Note E: Use with caution 230
Living arrangement of household  
AloneNote † 1,219Note E: Use with caution 277Note E: Use with caution 762Note E: Use with caution 206Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 2,620Note E: Use with caution 276Note E: Use with caution
CoupleNote 1 679Note E: Use with caution 171Note E: Use with caution 703Note E: Use with caution 220Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,646 205
Couple with children 823Note E: Use with caution 198Note E: Use with caution 1,346Note E: Use with caution 234Note E: Use with caution 1,557 313 3,726 251
Lone-parent family Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 848Note E: Use with caution 388Note E: Use with cautionNote * 438Note E: Use with caution 255Note E: Use with caution 1,830 304
Other living arrangementNote 2 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Aboriginal identityNote 3  
Non-Aboriginal householdsNote † 2,396Note E: Use with caution 223 1,457 218 468Note E: Use with caution 380Note E: Use with caution 4,321 232
Aboriginal households 755Note E: Use with caution 264Note E: Use with caution 1,965Note E: Use with caution 298Note E: Use with caution 2,282Note E: Use with caution 299 5,003 293
Other households Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 5,000Note E: Use with caution 197Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 948Note E: Use with caution 188Note E: Use with caution
Household income  
Less than $40,000Note † Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 216Note E: Use with caution 1,619Note E: Use with caution 270Note E: Use with caution
$40,000 to $79,999 727Note E: Use with caution 207Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 255Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 533Note E: Use with caution 1,855Note E: Use with caution 272Note E: Use with caution
$80,000 to $149,999 825Note E: Use with caution 205Note E: Use with caution 750Note E: Use with caution 196Note E: Use with caution 951Note E: Use with caution 526Note E: Use with cautionNote ** 2,526 261
$150,000 or more Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,163Note E: Use with caution 315Note E: Use with caution 642Note E: Use with caution 420Note E: Use with cautionNote ** 2,292 319
Dwelling ownership  
OwnedNote † 1,823Note E: Use with caution 177Note E: Use with caution 1,841Note E: Use with caution 204 808Note E: Use with caution 334Note E: Use with caution 4,472 205
Rented 1,539Note E: Use with caution 304Note ** 2,081 311Note * 2,179Note E: Use with caution 310Note E: Use with caution 5,799 309Note **
Living in the dwelling  
Less than 3 yearsNote † 1,259Note E: Use with caution 334Note E: Use with caution 1,543Note E: Use with caution 255 912Note E: Use with caution 354Note E: Use with caution 3,713 299
3 years or more 2,104Note E: Use with caution 180Note E: Use with cautionNote * 2,379 245 2,075Note E: Use with caution 301Note E: Use with caution 6,558 232Note *
Residential mobility – number of moves in past 5 years  
NoneNote † 1,694Note E: Use with caution 176Note E: Use with caution 1,976Note E: Use with caution 237Note E: Use with caution 1,581 277 5,251 222
1 or 2 1,132Note E: Use with caution 316Note E: Use with caution 1,014Note E: Use with caution 247Note E: Use with caution 729Note E: Use with caution 274Note E: Use with caution 2,875 278
3 or more 536Note E: Use with caution 240Note E: Use with caution 933Note E: Use with caution 278Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 2,145Note E: Use with caution 321Note E: Use with caution
Social disorder in the neighbourhoodNote 4  
NoNote † 1,359Note E: Use with caution 125Note E: Use with caution 1,255Note E: Use with caution 152Note E: Use with caution 519Note E: Use with caution 114Note E: Use with caution 3,134 132
Yes 2,003Note E: Use with caution 435Note E: Use with cautionNote ** 2,667 353Note ** 2,467 494Note E: Use with cautionNote ** 7,138 416Note **
People in neighbourhood help each other  
NoNote † 850Note E: Use with caution 462Note E: Use with caution 902Note E: Use with caution 392Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 391Note E: Use with caution 2,172 417
Yes 2,345Note E: Use with caution 180Note ** 2,822 218Note * 2,479Note E: Use with caution 299Note E: Use with caution 7,647 223Note **
Likelihood that neighbours call the police if witness what seems like criminal behaviour  
Very likely 1,037Note E: Use with caution 105 2,196 241 1,099 268Note E: Use with caution 4,332 187
Somewhat likely 1,302Note E: Use with caution 363Note E: Use with cautionNote ** 1,228Note E: Use with caution 261Note E: Use with caution 1,201Note E: Use with caution 367 3,731 322Note **
Unlikely 935Note E: Use with caution 587Note E: Use with cautionNote ** Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,965Note E: Use with caution 411Note E: Use with cautionNote **
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.1)

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Note **

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1.

Includes couples living with unrelated persons.

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Note 2.

Includes unrelated persons (e.g., roommates) and/or related persons who are neither spouses nor children living with their parents.

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Note 3.

Non-Aboriginal households consist of households in which both spouses do not have Aboriginal identity; lone-parent families in which the parent does not have an Aboriginal identity; single people with no Aboriginal identity; and other households in which the respondent reported having no Aboriginal identity and living with related people only. Aboriginal households consist of households in which both spouses have Aboriginal identity; lone-parent families in which the parent has Aboriginal identity; single people with Aboriginal identity; and other households in which the respondent reported having Aboriginal identity and living with related people only. All other households are included in the "other households" category.

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Note 4.

Includes persons who responded that at least one of the following situations was a big or moderate problem in their neighbourhood: noisy neighbours or loud parties; people hanging around on the streets; garbage or litter lying around; vandalism; people being attacked because of their skin colour, ethnic origin or religion; people using or dealing drugs; people being drunk or rowdy in public places.

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Note: Rates are calculated per 1,000 households.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2014.
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