Table 2.
Percentage of socio-economic risk factors for all maltreatment-related investigations.
| Socio-Economic Variables | # | % |
|---|---|---|
| Income | ||
| Full-time | 54,544 | 63 |
| Part-time/seasonal | 7776 | 9 |
| Social assistance/benefits | 22,663 | 26 |
| None | 1644 | 2 |
| Housing type | ||
| Own home | 39,013 | 45 |
| Rental | 33,989 | 39 |
| Public or band housing | 8427 | 10 |
| Temporary arrangement/other | 5197 | 6 |
| Home overcrowded | 6453 | 7 |
| Unsafe housing | 3949 | 5 |
| Ran out of money for food, housing, and/or utilities | 7710 | 9 |
| Total | 86,628 | 100 |
Note: This bolded variable is the variable used for our bivariate and multivariate analyses to follow.