Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of health regions
| Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Regions | ||||
| Percent Black | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 9.5 |
| Percent foreign‐born | 12.3 | 12.0 | 0.8 | 53.5 |
| Percent low‐income | 6.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 17.9 |
| Percent working in health | 7.1 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 13.0 |
| Percent 65+ years | 18.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 26.4 |
| Percent w/bachelor's degree or more | 20.3 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 45.0 |
| Population density | 191.3 | 653.3 | 0.0 | 4334.5 |
| Urban residence (Column %) | ||||
| Rural | 32.6 | |||
| Semi‐urban | 34.8 | |||
| Urban | 32.6 | |||
| Total | 100.0 | |||
| N | 89 | |||
| Pseudo‐CSDs | ||||
| Percent Black | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 9.5 |
| Percent foreign‐born | 8.7 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 67.5 |
| Percent low‐income | 5.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 36.4 |
| Percent working in health | 7.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 18.2 |
| Percent 65+ years | 20.0 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 62.0 |
| Percent w/bachelor's degree or more | 19.4 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 46.3 |
| Population density | 233.6 | 503.0 | 0.0 | 5492.6 |
| Urban residence (Column %) | ||||
| Rural | 33.3 | |||
| Semi‐urban | 33.5 | |||
| Urban | 33.2 | |||
| Total | 100.0 | |||
| N | 1,202 |
Notes: Data come from Statistics Canada's 2016 census tabular estimates. Pseudo‐CSDs refer to CSDs with more than 2,000 residents or to CDs outside of these populous CSDs.
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