Table 1.
Summary of respondent age, gender, and responses to questions (% of respective samples (n) *) for each of the 5 participating communities from Ontario First Nations, Saskatchewan First Nations, and an internet-based cross Canada survey.
| Variable Name | Survey A (Ontario First Nations) | Survey B (Saskatchewan First Nations) | Survey A Plus Survey B | Survey C (Cross-Canada) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Six Nations | Oneida | New Credit | Muskoday | First Nations Combined | Non-First Nations | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 24.0 (24) | 38.0 (28) | 41.6 (42) | 22.1 (19) | 29.3 (113) | 50.4 (659) |
| Female | 76.0 (76) | 62.0 (62) | 58.4 (58) | 76.7 (66) | 70.7 (283) | 49.6 (646) |
| Total Responses | 100 | 100 | 101 | 85 | 386 | 1,305 |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–24 | 7.1 (7) | 17.0 (17) | 10.3 (10) | 20.5 (17) | 13.5 (51) | 8.7 (114) |
| 24–54 | 63.6 (63) | 57.0 (57) | 57.7 (56) | 59.0 (49) | 59.4 (225) | 59.5 (774) |
| ≥55 | 29.3 (29) | 26.0 (26) | 32.0 (31) | 20.5 (17) | 27.1 (103) | 31.8 (415) |
| Total Responses | 99 | 100 | 97 | 83 | 379 | 1,303 |
| Believe Someone was Sick | ||||||
| No | 92.0 (81) | 78.0 (71) | 91.7 (88) | 96.5 (83) | 89.5 (323) | 95.2 (1164) |
| Yes | 8.0 (7) | 22.0 (20) | 8.3 (8) | 3.5 (3) | 10.4 (38) | 4.8 (59) |
| Total Responses | 88 | 91 | 96 | 86 | 361 | 1,223 |
| Health Concerns With Tap Water | ||||||
| No | 42.9 (36) | 46.8 (37) | 79.2 (57) | 81.9 (59) | 61.6 (189) | 74.6 (708) |
| Yes | 57.1 (48) | 53.2 (42) | 20.8 (15) | 18.1 (13) | 38.4 (118) | 25.4 (241) |
| Total Responses | 84 | 79 | 72 | 72 | 307 | 949 |
| Believe Bottled Water is Safer than Tap | ||||||
| No | 24.2 (23) | 40.7 (33) | 65.9 (54) | 67.7 (42) | 46.5 (152) | 57.4 (691) |
| Yes | 75.8 (72) | 59.3 (48) | 34.1 (28) | 32.3 (20) | 52.5 (168) | 42.6 (512) |
| Total Responses | 95 | 81 | 82 | 62 | 320 | 1,203 |
| High Monthly Bottled Water Expenditures | ||||||
| No | 69.1 (65) | 64.9 (63) | 84.1 (69) | 93.2 (69) | 76.7 (266) | 93.2 (841) |
| Yes | 30.9 (29) | 35.1 (34) | 15.9 (13) | 6.8 (5) | 23.3 (81) | 6.8 (61) |
| Total Responses | 94 | 97 | 82 | 74 | 347 | 902 |
| 100% Bottled Water Drinker | ||||||
| No | 31.0 (31) | 54.0 (54) | 76.2 (77) | 91.9 (79) | 62.3 (241) | 92.0 (1202) |
| Yes | 69.0 (69) | 46.0 (46) | 23.8 (24) | 8.1 (7) | 37.7 (146) | 8.0 (105) |
| Total Responses | 100 | 100 | 101 | 86 | 387 | 1,307 |
Note: * The first number presented in each cell is the percentage of responses in a given sample and the second number presented in parenthesis is the number of responses in a given sample.