TABLE 2.
Socioeconomic factors by health region
| Health region (territories) | Total population | Households with six or more persons (%) | High school education or greater (%) | Employment (%) | Average household income ($) | Current smokers (%) | Admission/1000 live births |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay River/Fort Smith (NWT) | 6025 | 5.1 | 66.7 | 69.5 | 66,359 | 36.8 | 63 |
| Yellowknife (NWT) | 17,496 | 4.5 | 75.9 | 79.0 | 85,565 | 32.2 | 68 |
| Deh Cho (NWT) | 2878 | 7.4 | 46.7 | 58.4 | 54,902 | 51.1 | 97 |
| Beaufort-Delta (NWT) | 6210 | 9.8 | 54.9 | 60.6 | 56,640 | 57.6 | 185 |
| Sahtu (NWT) | 2326 | 12.2 | 55.7 | 61.3 | 58,974 | 54.8 | 218 |
| Tlicho (NWT) | 2410 | 26.4 | 30.7 | 44.9 | 49,669 | 49.7 | 371 |
| Kitikmeot (Nunavut) | 4816 | 17.6 | 34.4 | 52.3 | 51,282 | 68.6 | 590 |