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Incidence Rate
The rate at which new events occur in the population in the given time period
Incidence rate of cancer
The number of new cancer cases diagnosed per year.
Income quintile
This is a measure that divides the entire population into five equal groups, also known as quintiles. Approximately 20% of the population is in each group. The lowest income quintile is the group with the lowest total household income, after taxes.
Income share
is one way to look at income inequality. It is the share of income held by the half of all households whose incomes fall below the median household income. A percent of 0% would represent complete inequality and a percent of 50% would represent equality.
Indigenous
A collective name for the original peoples of North America (i.e., First Nations, Métis and Inuit) and their descendants. The indicator “Aboriginal peoples” is used on the 2016 Census to determine Indigenous identity that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nations. The Canadian Constitution recognizes three groups of Aboriginal people — Indians, Métis and Inuit. These are three separate peoples with unique heritages, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs.
1. Ontario Federation of Labour Aboriginal Circle and Ontario Federation of Labour Aboriginal Persons Caucus. Traditional Territory Acknowledgements in Ontario [Internet]. Toronto ON: Ontario Federation of Labour 2017 [cited 2018 Nov 22]. Available from: www.ofl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017.05.31-Traditional-Territory-Acknowledgement-in-Ont.pdf
Infants with family involved with Child Protection Services
Includes families with past or present involvement with Child Protection Services. Excludes involvement of parents with Child Protection Services when they were children.
Infant’s mother is a single parent
A mother who identifies herself as the sole primary caregiver for the baby/child.
Intention to breastfeed
Mothers who intend to feed breast milk to their infant; self-reported during pregnancy or at time of birth.
Invasive Infections
An infection is considered invasive when it is found in a normally sterile part of the body, such as blood or cerebrospinal fluid.
Ischaemic heart disease
Heart problems caused by the buildup of plaque in the heart’s arteries. It is also known as coronary heart disease.1
1. Public Health Agency of Canada. Heart Disease in Canada [Internet]. Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada; 2017 [cited 2019 Sep 23]. Available from: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-co...
Knowledge of Official Languages
Some knowledge of English, French, or both
Labour Force
People over the age of 15 years who are currently employed and those who are unemployed but were available to start work in the week prior to the Census and looked for work in the past 4 weeks. It excludes anyone who may have been without a job and was not actively looking for work.
Land Transport Collision
Land transport collisions include injuries sustained during a motor vehicle collision, whether as a driver or passenger in the vehicle, a pedestrian, a cyclist, or a motorcyclist. They also include injuries sustained on all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and other types of vehicles travelling on land.
Language & Cognitive Development domain
Assesses children’s basic and advanced literacy skills, their basic numeracy skills, their interest in reading and math, and their ability to remember things.1
1. Offord Centre for Child Studies. EDI in Ontario over Time [Internet]. Hamilton, ON: McMaster University, 2018 [cited 2019 Mar 26]. Available from: https://edi.offordcentre.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/EDI-in-Ontari...
Large-for-Gestational Age (LGA)
The number of live births with a birth weight above the ninetieth percentile of birth weights for their gestational age and sex, per 100 live births
Leisure Time Activity Level
This variable is a measure of the average daily energy expended during leisure time activities by the respondent in the past three months.
Energy Expenditure (EE) is calculated using the frequency and duration per session of the physical activity as well as the MET value of the activity. The MET is a value of metabolic energy cost expressed as a multiple of the resting metabolic rate.
(CCHS Derived Variable document 2009/10)
Life Expectancy
The average length of time that an individual will live if subjected to the mortality experience for the specified population and time period.
Life expectancy at age 65
is the average number of years that a person at that age can be expected to live, assuming that age-specific mortality levels remain constant.
Lifetime Abstainer
Has never smoked a whole cigarette in lifetime.
London Economic Region
A geographic area used to describe a regional economic activity zone of influence which includes not only London but also the surrounding areas such as Middlesex, St. Thomas, Woodstock, Tillsonburg and much of Elgin County.