Table 3
Women's reasons for seeking shelter, provinces and territories, April 16, 2014

Table 3
Women's reasons for seeking shelter, provinces and territories, April 16, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Women's reasons for seeking shelter. The information is grouped by Type of reason (appearing as row headers), Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest territories and Nunavut (appearing as column headers).
Type of reason Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest territories Nunavut
Frequency reason cited Percent of women residentsNote 1 Percent of women residentsNote 1
Abuse:  
Emotional abuse 2,933 66 77 67 56 80 68 65 67 60 67 65 85 89 89
Physical abuse 2,193 50 45 27 48 47 47 46 65 53 59 51 62 59 53
Financial abuse 1,671 38 32 27 36 42 36 37 42 20 44 43 23 41 42
Threats 1,593 36 40 33 40 51 35 33 37 34 33 43 31 44 68
Harassment 1,183 27 38 40 31 33 28 24 26 21 27 30 31 19 63
Sexual abuse 925 21 15 27 17 22 23 18 28 21 26 22 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 19 21
Human traffickingNote 2 67 2 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 5 2 1 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 4 2 2 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Other abuse 523 12 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 19 13 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 3 18 4 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 19 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Protecting children from:  
Witnessing abuse of mother 1,158 26 18 27 30 20 23 25 31 25 36 27 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 52 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Psychological abuse 784 18 17 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 21 18 17 16 20 19 23 18 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Physical abuse 428 10 11 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 10 10 11 8 19 11 11 12 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Threats 348 8 5 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 6 8 9 7 7 5 6 10 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Neglect 267 6 6 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 10 4 5 7 3 14 8 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Sexual abuse 72 2 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 4 1 1 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 2 2 2 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Housing:  
Unable to find affordable housing 1,311 30 25 67 23 21 23 31 19 25 35 35 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 37 47
Short-term housing problem 767 17 15 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 11 5 10 25 9 16 15 16 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 19 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Housing emergency 428 10 11 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 14 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 6 12 4 10 9 9 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 15 37
Mental health 1,087 25 43 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 27 39 30 23 19 18 27 21 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 15 16
Drug/alcohol addiction 862 19 20 20 20 28 14 16 32 26 29 25 31 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 42
OtherNote 3 482 11 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 4 12 7 12 3 7 10 18 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Unknown 53 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total reasons for admission 19,135 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
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