Table 1.
Socio-economic Factors in Maltreatment-Related Investigations in Ontario in 2018.
| Estimate | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Household Ran Out of Money For | |||
| Food | 7,634 | 5 % | |
| Housing | 4,727 | 3 % | |
| Utilities | 3,806 | 2 % | |
| Phone | 5,841 | 4 % | |
| Transportation | 4,847 | 3 % | |
| At least one of the above | 13,312 | 9 % | |
| Housing Concerns | |||
| Two or more moves | 8,837 | 6 % | |
| Home overcrowding | 9,304 | 6 % | |
| Household Income Source | |||
| Full-time work | 82,318 | 53 % | |
| Part-time/seasonal/multiple jobs | 15,601 | 10 % | |
| Social assistance/EI/other benefits | 38,705 | 25 % | |
| No income | 10,193 | 7 % | |
| Unknown | 8,832 | 6 % | |
| Total | 155,649 | 100 % | |
Based on an unweighted sample of n=7,462 investigations. Percentages are column percentages.