Exploring the Link between Crime and Socio-Economic Status in Ottawa and Saskatoon: A Small-Area Geographical Analysis
Table 4.1 - Study # 1 - Ottawa Dissemination Areas
Crime and Census Variables
| Criminal Offence Variables, 2001 (rate per 1,000 population) |
Acronym |
| 1. Total Offences |
TOTAL_OFF |
| 2. Violent |
VIOLENT |
| 3. Major Property |
MAJOR_PROP |
| 4. Minor Property |
MINOR_PROP |
| 5. Drugs |
DRUGS |
| 6. Disturbance/Other |
DIST_OTHER |
| Socio-Economic Variables, 2001 Census |
Acronym |
| 1. Percent of total population that is aged 15 to 24 |
TOT_YOUTH |
| 2. Percent of total population that are immigrants |
TOT_IMM |
| 3. Percent of total population that are recent immigrants (1996-2001) |
REC_IMM |
| 4. Percent of total population that are visible minorities |
VIS_MIN |
| 5. Average income (2000) |
AVG_INC |
| 6. Average family income (2000) |
AVG_FAM_INC |
| 7. Percent of population aged 15+ living in low income (2000) |
LOW_INC |
| 8. Labour force participation rate |
LFP_RATE |
| 9. Unemployment rate |
UNEMP |
| 10. Youth unemployment rate (aged 15-24) |
YOUTH_UNEMP |
| 11. Percent total population aged 1+ that has moved during past year |
MOVERS_1_yr |
| 12. Percent total population aged 15+ that is single |
SINGLE |
| 13. Percent total population aged 15+ that is married |
MARRIED |
| 14. Percent of total census families that are lone-parent families |
LONE_PARENT |
| 15. Percent of occupied private dwellings that are owned |
DWEL_OWNED |
| 16. Percent of occupied private dwellings that are rented |
DWEL_RENTED |
| 17. Percent of occupied private dwellings built before 1961 |
OLD_HOUSE |
| 18. Percent of occupied private dwellings that are houses |
HOUSE |
| 19. Percent of occupied private dwellings that are row houses |
ROW_HOUSE |
| 20. Percent of occupied private dwellings that are apartments in high-rise buildings (five or more storeys) |
APT_HIGH_RISE |
| 21. Percent of occupied private dwellings that are apartments in low-rise buildings (fewer than five storeys) |
APT_LOW_RISE |
| 22. Average number of persons in private households |
AVG_PERS_HSLD |
| 23. Percent of youth not attending school |
YOUTH_NO_SC |
| 24. Percent of population aged 20+ without a high school diploma |
NO_HS_DIP |
| 25. Percent of population aged 20+ with a college diploma |
COLLEGE_DIP |
| 26. Percent of population aged 20+ with a university degree |
UNIV_DEGREE |
