Table 2 List of new variables (Chan et al., 2015) created for analyses of components and their descriptors
New variable (n = 8) | Census variables (n = 22) |
|---|---|
1) High material ownership | Home ownership |
Car, truck or van for commute | |
2) Low material ownership | Rent accommodation |
Public transportation use | |
3) Socially advantaged | Marital status |
One family households | |
4) Economically advantaged | Employment rate |
Median income | |
Certificate, diploma or degree | |
5) Socially disadvantaged | Single, widowed or divorced |
Multiple family households | |
Lone parent families | |
6) Economically disadvantaged | Prevalence of low income after taxes |
No certificate, diploma or degree | |
7) Indication of potential children’s environmental hazard | Construction of home ≤1946 to 1970 |
Construction of home 1971–1990 | |
Construction of home 1991–2006 | |
8) Cultural identities | Very high sum HDI |
High sum HDI | |
Medium sum HDI | |
Low sum HDI | |
Aboriginal |