Table 5

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Table 5
Self-reported incidents of theft of personal property, by selected characteristics and Aboriginal identity, Canada's ten provinces, 2009
Type of characteristic Aboriginal people Non-Aboriginal people
number (000's) rate1 number (000's) rate1
Sex  
Female† 66E 134E 1,538 115
Male 61E 159E 1,300 99*
Age  
15 to 24† F F 863 201
25 to 44 68E 195E 1,150 128*
45 and over F F 825 62*
Marital status  
Married or common law† 67E 135E 1,480 89
Single, separated or divorced 60E 171E 1,332 156*
Widowed F F 26E 19E *
Household income  
Less than $40,000† 43E 155E 372 84
$40,000 and over 53E 124E 1,958 116*
Activity limitation  
Limited in activities† 54E 152E 861 105
No limitation 74E 141E 1,976 108
Main activity of respondent  
Employed† 83E 180E ** 1,687 110
Other2 44E 106E 1139 102
Number of activities at night (each month)  
Less than 30† 67E 128E 1,541 86
30 or more 60E 182E 1,242 153*
5 or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting (past month)  
None† 77E 133E 1,716 88
At least one 50E 174E 1,113 158*
Use of drugs  
Never use drugs† 79E 110E 2,256 97
Use drugs3 48E 314E * 578 177*
Place of residence  
Census metropolitan area† 63E 164E 2,156 117
Non-census metropolitan area 65E 131E 682 84*
† 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)
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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