Table 1.
Parameters and variables used in the selection for PCA analysis
Parameter (number of candidate variables) | Variable (census 2006) |
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Cultural identities (n = 5) | Very high sum human developmental index (HDI); high HDI; medium HDI; low HDI; aboriginal group status |
Potential existence of indoor environmental pollutants related to health outcomes (n = 4) | Construction of homes before 1946; 1946–1970; 1971–1990; 1991–2006 |
Environmental injustice indicators (n = 7) | Marital status; prevalence of low income after taxes; car, truck, or van for commute; public transit, walking or bicycling for commute; multiple family households; owning a home; renting accommodations |
Variables utilized in a previously proposed deprivation index for Canada (n = 6) | Educational certificate; no educational certificate; employment rate; median income; total lone-parent families; divorced or widowed status |