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Table 6 Descriptive Statistics for Heavy Episodic Drinking Population

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

Variable

Proportion Among Men

Proportion Among Women

Weekly Heavy Episodic Drinking

 No

0.84

0.92

 Yes

0.16

0.08

Indigenous-Specific Social Capital

 Low-Levels

0.75

0.73

 High-Levels

0.25

0.27

Family Ties in Community

 Weak

0.36

0.32

 Strong

0.64

0.68

Rural/Urban

 Urban

0.74

0.78

 Rural

0.26

0.22

Education

 No Diploma

0.20

0.14

 Secondary School Diploma

0.40

0.34

 Post-Secondary Diploma

0.40

0.52

Income Tertile

 Less than $14,000

0.28

0.32

 $14,000–$35,700

0.30

0.40

 More than $35,700

0.42

0.28

Identity

 First Nations

0.50

0.53

 Métis

0.45

0.42

 Inuit

0.05

0.05

Mean Age

31

32