Table 1 Components and data sources for incarceration rate and years of life lost to incarceration analyses
From: Years of life lost to incarceration: inequities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians
Component | Analytical use | Source |
|---|---|---|
Institutional Data | ||
Newfoundland one-day counts | Estimate rates of incarceration | Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Justice; Received September 26, 2011 |
Prince Edward Island | No data available | Prince Edward Island Department of Justice and Public Safety; Received September 12, 2011 |
Nova Scotia annual admission counts | Data provided by this province was not compatible with analytic methods | Nova Scotia Department of Justice; September 15, 2011 |
New Brunswick annual admission counts | Data provided by this province was not compatible with analytic methods | New Brunswick Department of Public Safety Community and Correctional services; Received September 13, 2011 |
Quebec annual admission counts | Data provided by this province was not compatible with analytic methods | Ministre de la Securite Publique Quebec; September 8, 2011 |
Ontario one-day counts | Estimate rates of incarceration | Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services; Received December 14, 2011 |
Manitoba one-day counts | Estimate rates of incarceration | Manitoba Justice; Received September 19, 2011 |
Saskatchewan one-day counts | Estimate rates of incarceration | Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing; Received on August 24, 2011 |
Alberta one-day counts | Estimate rates of incarceration | Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security; Received on September 13, 2011 |
British Columbia one-day counts | Estimate YLLP (NxPix) and rates of incarceration | JusticeBC Dashboards – Corrections Adults Custody. Retrieved for April 1, 2011 |
Yukon one-day counts | Estimate rates of incarceration | Department of Justice; Received on September 8, 2011 |
Nunavut one-day counts | Estimate rates of incarceration | Department of Justice; Received on September 19, 2011 |
Northwest Territories annual admission counts | Data provided by this province was not compatible with analytic methods | Northwest Territories Justice; Received September 16, 2011 |
Canada one-day counts | Estimate YLLP (NxPix) and rates of incarceration | Correctional Service Canada; Received on October 25, 2011 |
Sex distribution among federally imprisoned Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals | Estimate YLLP (NxPix) | Public Safety Canada. 2012 Annual Report: Corrections and Conditional Release, Statistical Overview. 2011 results used. |
Age distribution among federally imprisoned Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals | Estimate YLLP (NxPix) | Public Safety Canada. 2012 Annual Report: Corrections and Conditional Release, Statistical Overview. 2011 results used. |
Demographic Data | ||
2007-2009 Life tables for total Canadian population disaggregated by province and sex | To obtain lx in using the Sullivan method to estimate YLLP | Statistics Canada. Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories. Catalogue no. 91-215-X |
Probability of survival by age and sex for aboriginals | To obtain lx in using the Sullivan method to estimate YLLP | Statistic Canada: Table 109–5402 Probability of survival at various ages, by population group and sex, Canada |
Demographics by age, sex and Aboriginal status | To obtain Nx in using the Sullivan method to estimate YLLP and to estimate rates | Statistics Canada. 2011 National Household Survey. Catalogue Number: 99-011-X2011027 |