Table 8
Presence of selected social or demographic characteristics, by Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people, and sex, provinces and territories, 2014 Table 8
Presence of selected social or demographic characteristics, by Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people, and sex, provinces and territories, 2014

Table 8
Presence of selected social or demographic characteristics, by Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people, and sex, provinces and territories, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Presence of selected social or demographic characteristics. The information is grouped by Selected characteristics (appearing as row headers), Aboriginal people, Non-Aboriginal people, Males and Females, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristics	Aboriginal people^Note 1		Non-Aboriginal people
	Males^Note †	Females	Males^Note †	Females
	percent
Physically or sexually maltreated by an adult before age 15^Note 2
Physically and sexually maltreated	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	14^Note *	3	6^Note *
Sexually maltreated only	Note F: too unreliable to be published	7	1	5^Note *
Physically maltreated only	31	21^Note *	28	15^Note *
No	57	55	64	70^Note *
Five or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting (binge drinking) during the month preceding the survey
Yes, at least once	37	23^Note *	34	18^Note *
No	62	76^Note *	64	81^Note *
Used drugs during the month preceding the survey^Note 3
Yes, at least once	21	10^Note *	9	4^Note *
No	79	90^Note *	89	95^Note *
Number of evening activities during the month preceding the survey
None	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	9	5	9^Note *
1 to 10	30	39^Note *	35	42^Note *
11 to 20	24	26	29	27^Note *
21 or more	38	25^Note *	29	20^Note *
Ever been homeless or temporarily lived somewhere because you had nowhere else to live^Note 4
Yes	21	19	9	7^Note *
No	79	81	90	91^Note *
Self-rated mental health^Note 5
Good, very good, or excellent	88	91	94	93
Fair or poor	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	9	5	5
Disability^Note 6
Yes	27	37^Note *	21	27^Note *
No	72	63^Note *	77	71^Note *
Perceives social disorder in neighbourhood^Note 7
Yes	29	35	22	23
No	65	60	75	72^Note *
Sense of belonging to local community
Very strong or somewhat strong	73	75	74	75
Somewhat weak or very weak	25	21	22	21
Likelihood that neighbours call the police if witness what seems like criminal behaviour
Very likely or somewhat likely	89	88	92	91
Somewhat unlikely or not at all likely	9^{Note E: Use with caution}	9^{Note E: Use with caution}	6	6
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1. Includes those who self-identified as First Nation, Métis or Inuit. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Childhood maltreatment, as measured by the survey, includes experiencing at least one of the following, at least once, before the age of 15: being slapped or hit by an adult; being pushed, grabbed, shoved, or had something thrown at you by an adult; being physically attacked (e.g., kicked, bit, punched, choked, burned) by an adult; being touched by an adult against your will; being forced into unwanted sexual activity by an adult. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. Includes the use of marijuana, hashish, hashish oil, any other product derived from cannabis, or any other non-prescription drug (e.g., magic mushrooms, cocaine, speed, methamphetamines, ecstasy, PCP, mescaline or heroin). Return to note 3 referrer Note 4. Includes people who have previously been homeless or have had to live with relatives, friends or in their vehicle because they had nowhere else to go. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5. Based on a self-assessment of mental health. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6. Includes a limitation in daily activities due to at least one of the following: learning disability, mental/psychological disability, physical disability, visual disability, hearing disability, or an unknown type of disability. Return to note 6 referrer Note 7. Includes persons who perceived at least one of the following situations to be 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. Return to note 7 referrer Note: The answers “Don't know” and “Refusal” are included in the calculation of the percentages, but do not appear in the table. Because of the inclusion of the answers “Don’t know” and “Refusal” and of rounding, totals may not add up to 100. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2014.

Date modified:: 2016-06-28

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