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Table 2
Self-reported incidents of violent victimization, by selected characteristics and Aboriginal identity, Canada's ten provinces, 2009
Type of characteristic Total violent victimization (including spousal violence) Total violent victimization (excluding spousal violence)
Aboriginal people Non-Aboriginal people Aboriginal people Non-Aboriginal people
number (000's) rate1 number (000's) rate1 number (000's) rate1 number (000's) rate1
Sex  
Female† 138E 279E ** 1,414 106 110E 223E ** 1,122 84
Male 66E 171E 1,625 123 63E 165E 1,380 105*
Age group  
15 to 24† 86E 448E 1,180 276 81E 425E 1,143 268
25 to 44 86E 248E 1,208 134* 70E 201E ** 883 98*
45 and over 32E 94E * 651 49* 23E 66E * 476 36*
Marital status  
Married or common law† 84E 171E ** 1,216 73 62E 126E ** 848 51
Single, separated or divorced 117E 334E * 1,800 211* 109 312E * 1,630 191*
Widowed F F 23E 18E * F F 23 18E *
Household income  
Less than $40,000† 76E 277E ** 499 113 65E 236E ** 359 81
$40,000 and over 93E 216E 1,990 118 75E 175E 1,645 98
Activity limitation    
Limited in activities† 106E 300E ** 1,124 137 89E 253E ** 854 104
No limitation 97E 186E 1,915 105* 84E 161E 1,648 90
Main activity of respondent  
Employed† 101E 218E 1,882 122 88E 191E ** 1,470 96
Other2 103E 247E ** 1,157 104 85E 206E ** 1,032 93
Number of activities at night (each month)  
Less than 30† 95E 181E ** 1,402 78 83E 159E ** 1,066 59
30 or more 108E 326E 1,609 198* 89 271E 1,415 174*
5 or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting (past month)  
None† 97E 167E ** 1,705 88 81E 140E ** 1,348 69
At least one 105E 364E *** 1,315 186* 91E 315E *** 1,140 162*
Use of drugs  
Never use drugs† 131E 182E ** 1,986 86 109E 151E ** 1,603 69
Use drugs3 72E 467E * 1,030 315* 64E 416E * 886 271*
Place of residence  
Census metropolitan area† 57E 149E 2,210 120 49E 130E 1,824 99
Non-census metropolitan area 147E 296E *** 830 102 124E 250E *** 678 83
† reference category
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
* Significantly different from reference category (p<0.05)
** Significantly different from non-Aboriginal people category only (p<0.05)
*** Significantly different from reference category and non-Abogininal people category (p<0.05)
1. Rates are calculated per 1,000 population age 15 years and older. Populations based upon estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
2. Includes unemployed, going to school, caring for children, household work, retired, maternity/paternity leave, long-term illness, volunteering or other.
3. Includes respondents who reported having used drugs either on a regular or occasional basis.
Note: Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. Includes incidents that occurred during the 12 months preceding the survey.
Source : Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009.
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