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Table 3 Descriptive profile of three population groups in British Columbia

From: Intentional injury among the indigenous and total populations in British Columbia, Canada: trends over time and ecological analyses of risk

Variable

Population group

Year

Total Population

Indigenous living off-reserve

Indigenous living on-reserve

Age and gender-SRR of hospital separation due to intentional injury

1999–2003

1

5.18

5.39

2004–2008

1

4.94

5.28

Person-years of observation

1999–2003

20,663,214

363,704

301,529

2004–2008

21,916,203

431,968

308,371

Mean annual person count

1999–2003

4,132,643

72,741

60,306

2004–2008

4,383,241

86,394

61,674

Census total population

2001

3,868,875

123,640

46,385

2006

4,074,380

145,020

51,060

Total Income per capita

2001

$22,890

$13,357

$9994

2006

$27,370

$16,619

$10,797

Community Well-being Index Score

2001

81.4

63.4

53.7

2006

87.3

70.7

56.3

Proportion of population, age 25+ years with at least a high school certificate

2001

0.720

0.590

0.496

2006

0.834

0.716

0.530

Proportion of population, age 25+ years with university degree, bachelors or higher

2001

0.161

0.049

0.020

2006

0.217

0.079

0.035

Average number of persons per room

2001

0.478

0.547

0.683

2006

0.471

0.522

0.677

Proportion of population residing in dwelling requiring major repairs

2001

0.083

0.159

0.343

2006

0.074

0.149

0.390

Proportion of population, age 25+ years, labour force participation

2001

0.658

0.677

0.641

2006

0.658

0.701

0.616

Proportion of population, age 25+ years, employed

2001

0.611

0.549

0.470

2006

0.624

0.626

0.476

Risk of work injury claim, relative to BC pop 2006, expected from occupation, labour force age 15+ years

2001

0.992

1.161

1.127

2006

1.000

1.191

1.143

Risk of work injury claim, relative to BC pop 2006, expected from industry, labour force age 15+ years

2001

1.008

1.094

1.077

2006

1.000

1.107

1.086

Proportion of population, Indigenous identity

2001

0.044

1.000

1.000

2006

0.048

1.000

1.000

Proportion of population, North American Indian single response

2001

0.031

0.600

0.950

2006

0.032

0.554

0.965

Proportion of HSDA population residing in large urban population centre

2001

0.608

0.375

0.216

2006

0.616

0.371

0.216

Proportion of HSDA population residing in rural area

2001

0.145

0.231

0.292

2006

0.142

0.232

0.290