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Table 1 Neighbourhood Deprivation Index Characteristics 2006

From: Globalization and the health of Canadians: ‘Having a job is the most important thing’

VANCOUVER

Depriv- ation ranking

Municipality - location description

% of Population living below LICO

after tax

% of Children < age 6 living below LICO

after tax

Unemploy-ment rate (15 yrs and over)

% below high school education (15 yrs and over)

% Lone-parent families

% Recent immigrants (Jan/2001 to May/2006)

% of Renters paying >30% of income on rent & utilities

15

Vancouver - Lower Marpole

(urban)

30.7

27.4

8.5

9.1

20.2

40.2

38.0

4

Surrey - Guildford Town Centre

(peri-urban)

38.0

55.5

7.6

25.6

31.2

47.1

32.4

TORONTO

Depriv- ation ranking

Municipality - location description

% of Population living below LICO after tax

% of Children < age 6 living below LICO after tax

Unemploy-ment rate (15 yrs and over)

% below high school education (15 yrs and over)

% Lone-parent families

% Recent immigrants (Jan/2001 to May/2006)

% of Renters paying >30% of income on rent & utilities

13

South Parkdale

(urban)

39.1

56.1

9.6

20.3

32.4

20.0

48.6

6

Black Creek

(peri-urban)

44.7

61.4

14.8

40.0

45.9

11.0

27.4

MONTREAL

Depriv- ation ranking

Municipality - location description

% of Population living below LICO

after tax

% of Children < age 6 living below LICO

after tax

Unemploy-ment rate (15 yrs and over)

% below high school education (15 yrs and over)

% Lone-parent families

% Recent immigrants (Jan/2001 to May/2006)

% of Renters paying >30% of income on rent & utilities

6

Côtes-des-Neiges (CDN)

48.3

71.9

19.8

24.4

22.5

24.8

45.8

10

Parc-Ex

45.3

71.0

18.7

40.0

21.5

22.3

37.3