Gender variations in the relationship between social capital and mental health outcomes among the Indigenous populations of Canada

Table 2 Descriptive Statistics for Self-Rated Mental Health Population

Variable	Proportion of Men	Proportion of Women
Self-Rated Mental Health
Good/Very Good/Excellent	0.91	0.86
Fair/Poor	0.09	0.14
Indigenous-Specific Social Capital
Low-Levels	0.74	0.72
High-Levels	0.26	0.28
Family Ties in Community
Weak	0.36	0.33
Strong	0.64	0.67
Rural/Urban
Urban	0.74	0.76
Rural	0.26	0.24
Education
No Diploma	0.21	0.16
Secondary School Diploma	0.39	0.33
Post-Secondary Diploma	0.40	0.51
Income Tertile
Less than $13,700	0.28	0.32
$13,700–$34,900	0.30	0.40
More than $34,900	0.42	0.28
Identity
First Nations	0.51	0.54
Métis	0.43	0.41
Inuit	0.06	0.05
Mean Age	31	32

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