Inter-regional Profile of English Speakers in rts des Laurentides jpocock Research Consulting
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Inter-regional Profile of English Speakers in RTS des Laurentides JPocock Research Consulting for
Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN) September 2016 
Table of ContentsTable of Contents 2 Introduction 3 About this Document 3 CHSSN and the Baseline Data Report Series 3 Data Source and Methodology 3 Size of English-speaking Population 4 Size of English-speaking Population 5 Proportion of English Speakers 6 Age structure 7 Age Structure of the English-speaking Population 7 Age Structure of the French-speaking Population 8 Proportion of Children 9 Proportion of Seniors 10 Visible Minority Status 11 Household Living Arrangements 11 Household Living Arrangements Among the English-speaking Population 11 Household Living Arrangements Among the French-speaking Population 12 Lone-Parent Families 13 Living Alone 14 Recent mobility 15 Recent Mobility in the English-speaking Population 15 Recent Mobility in the French-speaking Population 16 Recent Interprovincial Migrants 17 Recent Immigrants 18 Education Attainment 19 Education Attainment of the English-speaking Population 19 Education Attainment of the French-speaking Population 20 Low Educational Attainment 21 High Educational Attainment 22 Labour Force Activity 23 Labour Force Activity in the English-speaking Population 23 Labour Force Activity in the French-speaking Population 24 Unemployment Rates 25 Tendency to be Out of the Labour Force 26 Income 27 Income Levels in the English-speaking Population 27 Income Levels in the French-speaking Population 28 Low Income 29 High Income 30 Low Income Cut-off Status (LICO) 31 Low Income Cut-off (LICO) Status, by Language Group 31 Proportion Living Below LICO 32 Appendix – Definitions and Concepts 33 Definitions and Measures 33 National Household Survey Variables 33
IntroductionAbout this DocumentThis document provides an overview of the English-speaking population in the RTS des Laurentides health territory. This report presents a series of inter-regional tables and graphs with data presented for English speakers and French speakers to provide a regional context. CHSSN and the Baseline Data Report SeriesThis analysis has been developed through the Networking and Partnership Initiative Program (NPI) of the Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN) funded by Health Canada. The NPI Program contributes to the vitality of Quebec’s English-speaking communities by developing partnerships with the public health and social service system to improve, develop, and maintain access to a full range of services for Quebec’s English-speaking language minority. A community network (often referred to as an NPI network) is a formal grouping of community, institutional and other partners within the health and social service sector. The network improves access to health and social services through collaboration with the public system, provision of information on community needs and priorities, support for the volunteer and community resources sector and the promotion of innovative services adapted to the needs of English-speaking people. See http://chssn.org/chssn-programs-and-projects/networking-and-partnership-initiative/ The Baseline Data Report Series 2003-2016 is intended to serve as a resource that will allow local communities to better understand the demographic factors and health determinants affecting them and to assist institutional partners and community leaders in developing strategies to improve the well-being of their constituencies. See http://chssn.org/document-center/baseline-data-reports-2003-2013/
Data Source and MethodologyThe language concept used in this report is First Official Language Spoken. The data source is the 2011 National Household Survey (Statistics Canada). Following the re-organization of the health and social services system, the names of many CLSCs have changed. In this report, the former names are used as a comprehensive list of the name changes was not available at the time the analysis was conducted. Data is not shown for smaller population counts. The symbol “-” is used when data has been suppressed. It does not signify 0, but rather a low population count for a given characteristic. Explanations of the various NHS concepts used in this report are found in the Appendix at the end of the report. More detailed information on NHS and census concepts can be found in the Statistics dictionary at https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/ref/dict/index-eng.cfm. Size of English-speaking PopulationStudies have confirmed that language barriers affect access and quality of care for linguistic minority communities. Obstacles to communication can reduce recourse to preventative services; increase consultation time including the number of tests and the possibility of diagnostic and treatment errors; affect the quality of services requiring effective communication such as social services; reduce the probability of treatment compliance and reduce users’ satisfaction with the services received.1 In the complex context of a medical situation, where the communication between care provider and patient is a key factor in the achievement of a positive health outcome, it is not surprising that the language spoken most often is considered the most effective. The treatment by health professionals of sensitive issues such as cancer, addiction, or depression, requires ease of communication as a feature of building trust and offering comfort to patients. 
Size of English-speaking Population
Proportion of English Speakers
Age structureAge Structure of the English-speaking PopulationThe distribution of the English-speaking population across age categories, and the extent to which language majority and minority communities differ in accordance to age, is important in understanding their distinct health needs and resources. Each stage of life tends to be associated with specific health and social service needs. The strategy for meeting these needs by public agencies must also take the age and age-related competencies of the client group into consideration. Typically, the age structure of the majority is important in shaping the scope and design of available health services and programs. Improving the health and the vitality of all citizens residing in a given territory requires awareness of the problems that are pressing for the minority and may be overlooked in the focus on the majority, and, awareness of problems that are shared by both language groups but are being met with solutions that are not equally accessible for both. 
Age Structure of the French-speaking Population
Proportion of Children
Proportion of Seniors
Visible Minority StatusFor these territories, data on visible minority status is currently unavailable. Household Living ArrangementsHousehold living arrangements may be used as an indicator of groups within a population who are vulnerable to a poor health status. For example, the Quebec Social and Health Survey (1998) revealed that parents of minors living in lone parent households were more likely to report food insecurity, high levels of psychological distress and having more than one health problem compared to parents with other household arrangements.2 Individuals living alone may lack the important health benefits of a strong support network in the event of activity limitations due to illness or aging. Household Living Arrangements Among the English-speaking Population
Household Living Arrangements Among the French-speaking Population
Lone-Parent Families
Living Alone
Recent mobility3English speakers may be new to the province and as a result face challenges in accessing services and connecting with the English-speaking community. Relocation may imply lower levels of bilingualism, a lack of knowledge regarding the navigation of health and social services and a potential array of challenges to in adapting to a new cultural and economic environment. Recent Mobility in the English-speaking Population
Recent Mobility in the French-speaking Population4
Recent Interprovincial Migrants
Recent Immigrants
Education AttainmentIn many ways, education is an important determinant of the health status of a community. In Canada, the level of education achieved by an individual tends to be an indicator of social status, and ideally, a predictor of economic opportunity. The overall level of health literacy and preventative health practice enjoyed by a community also tends to be associated with the years of schooling by those included among its members5. Education Attainment of the English-speaking Population
Education Attainment of the French-speaking Population
Low Educational Attainment
High Educational Attainment
Labour Force ActivityThe rate and type of labour force participation experienced by a community and its members is strongly associated with health status. In industrial nations like Canada, labour force activity is linked with level of income as well as the level of social integration enjoyed by a group. Employment is an important source of social identity and a key context for the establishment of a social support network that extends beyond the workplace. For an individual, work is an important source of the self-esteem and sense of control typically associated with good mental health.6 Labour Force Activity in the English-speaking Population
Labour Force Activity in the French-speaking Population
Unemployment Rates
Tendency to be Out of the Labour Force
IncomeLong-standing and substantial research provides evidence that income and social status are key determinants of the level of health and well-being experienced by communities and their members. Low-income Canadians are more likely to die earlier and to suffer more illnesses than Canadians with higher incomes, regardless of age, sex, race and place of residence.7 For vulnerable low-income households, language barriers in access to public health services loom large as they cannot afford private care services nor are they likely to have access to work-related benefits or private insurance coverage. Studies also suggest that the distribution of income in a given society may be a more important determinant of health than the total amount of income earned by society members. Large gaps in income distribution lead to increases in social problems and poorer health among the population as a whole8. Income Levels in the English-speaking Population
Income Levels in the French-speaking Population
Low Income
High Income
Low Income Cut-off Status (LICO)Although there is no official measure of poverty in Canada, the Statistics Canada measure of Low Income Cut-Offs (LICO) is probably the best known. Commonly known as the “poverty line”, LICO uses the income levels of a given family and considers how large a share of its income is spent on necessities such as food, shelter and clothing. If the amount a family spends is 20% higher than an average family in a year, it falls into the low income cut-off category. People who live below income cut-offs may be said to live in “straitened circumstances.” 9 The following table considers the population living below LICO by language, administrative territory and age group. Low Income Cut-off (LICO) Status, by Language Group
Proportion Living Below LICO
Appendix – Definitions and ConceptsDefinitions and MeasuresFirst Official Language Spoken (FOLS) The definitions of first official language spoken and official language minority are outlined in the Official Languages (Communications with and Services to the Public) Regulations issued pursuant to the Official Languages Act (1988). The official language minority is English in Quebec and French in all other provinces and territories. First Official Language Spoken is derived from the census questions on knowledge of official languages, mother tongue and home language. Multiple responses are distributed equally among declared languages. National Household Survey VariablesCensus Family Households are those with a married couple (with or without children), or a couple living common-law (with or without children), or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). Educational Attainment – Persons with low educational attainment are those with only a high school graduation certificate or less while those with high educational attainment are those with a university bachelor’s degree or higher. Income – Persons with low income are those with individual income less than $20k while those with high income reported $50k or more. This includes income from all sources. Low Income Cut-off (LICO) uses the income levels of a given family and considers how large a share of its income is spent on necessities such as food, shelter and clothing. If the amount a family spends is 20% higher than an average family in a year, it falls into the low income cut-off category. People who live below income cut-offs may be said to live in “straitened circumstances.” (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, August 2009.) Low-income after-tax cut-offs (LICO-AT) is used in this report. Mobility Status – (Place of residence 5 years ago) Refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2011, in relation to the place of residence on the same date five years earlier.
Non-census Family Households are those with either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family. Out of Labour Force According to Statistics Canada, "Persons not in the labour force are those who, during the reference week, were unwilling or unable to offer or supply labour services under conditions existing in their labour markets (this includes persons who were full-time students currently attending school)." Visible Minority refers to whether a person belongs to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act and, if so, the visible minority group to which the person belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour". 1 See Bowen, S. (2001). Language Barriers in Access to Health Care, Ottawa: Health Canada. And, Bowen, S. et al. (2010). From ‘multicultural health’ to ‘knowledge translation’ – rethinking strategies to promote language access within a risk management framework. The Journal of Specialized Translation (Jostrans), Issue 14, http://www.jostrans.org/issue14/art_bowen.php. See also, Jacobs, E, and A. Chen, L. Karliner, N. Agger-Gupta & S. Mutha. (2006). “The Need for More Research on Language Barriers in Health Care: A Proposed Research Agenda”. The Millbank Quarterly, Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 111-133. 2 For discussion of the survey, see Pocock, J. (2008) “Baseline Data Report 2007-2008. Quebec’s Social and Health Survey Information.” Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN). www.chssn.org 3 Recent mobility refers to movement or non-movement in the five-year period between 2006 and 2011. 4 Recent mobility refers to movement or non-movement in the five-year period between 2006 and 2011. 5 For further discussion of education as a health determinant see D. Raphael. (ed.) (2009) Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives, 2nd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholar’s Press. 6 For further discussion of employment and working conditions as health determinants and the Population Health Model see D. Raphael (ed.) (2009) Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives, 2nd Edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholar’s Press. 7 Public Health Agency of Canada, http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/determinants/determinants-eng.php#evidence Accessed March 2014 8 Ibid 9 See “Low Income in Canada: 2000-2007 Using the Market Basket Measure” August 2009 by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada for a breakdown on various Low Income Measurements. Available online at http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2017 2017 -> Leadership ohio 2017 -> Ascension Lutheran Church Counter’s Schedule January to December 2017 2017 -> Board of directors juanita Gibbons-Delaney, mha, rn president 390 Stone Castle Pass Atlanta, ga 30331 2017 -> Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 31 January Events in History over the next 15 day period that had U. S. military involvement or impacted in some way on U. S military operations or American interests 2017 -> The Or Shalom Cemetery Community Teaching on related issues of Integral 2017 -> Ford onthult samenwerking met Amazon Alexa en introduceert nieuwe navigatiemogelijkheden van Ford sync® 3 met Applink 2017 -> Start Learn and Increase gk. Question (1) Name the term used for talking on internet with the help of text messege? 2017 -> Press release from 24. 03. 2017 From a Charleston Car to a Mafia Sedan 2017 -> Tage Participants 2017 -> Citi Chicago Debate Championship Varsity and jv previews Download 51.48 Kb. Share with your friends:
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