Statistics & Surveys

Study used elders' evaluations of changes in the water quality in Qu'Appelle Valley for a statistical analysis.

Demonstrates that the overall risk of infection is decreasing in British Columbia, but if infected, First Nations have a higher risk of developing TB.

Explores one aspect of cultural care studied through responses to a questionnaire completed by 100 patients.

Comments on the higher risk American Indian and Alaska Native youth have for underage drinking and its associated morbidity and mortality.

Problems of using federal census data (Statistics Canada)regarding Aboriginal peoples.

Overview of monitoring program developed and tested by university researchers in collaboration with 26 schools. Chapter one from Learning, Technology, and Traditions, which is vol. 6 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

Discusses lessons that can be learned from collaborative inquiry and the advantages of involving the people of the communities that are affected when conducting studies involving Aboriginal groups.

Comparison of the verbal-performance discrepancy on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III) and the WISC-R for Navajo children and suggestions for further research.

Information collected supports the contention that Fort Albany First Nation residents were exposed to contaminants from the nearby abandoned radar site.

Discusses use of the study by First Nations child welfare agencies to identify ways of making the agencies more useful to First Nations decision-makers.

Study revealed that combined statistical evidence allowed for more precise intervention programs to be developed by geographical region.

Looks at a small-scale pilot study that empirically assesses one measure of religiousness and spirituality for Native Hawaiians, the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality (BMMRS)

Discussion of the data collected from First Nations communities in Manitoba focusing on bonding aspects and the Implications on research and policy.

Survey results correlate well with import statistics for tobacco but alcohol consumption appears to be under-reported.

Study shows that rapid assessment of food insecurity is feasible among Inuit adults and children.

Discusses establishing a baseline to measure the public knowledge of residential schools by using the National Benchmark Survey, the Urban Aboriginal Peoples' Study and the Canadian Public Opinion on Aboriginal Peoples Report, all of which use self-report measures.

History (Archival Studies) Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1997.

A total of 495 survey respondents were Indigenous, representing 39% of the population, and proportion was higher for unsheltered (46%) than sheltered (34%). Snapshot was taken March 13, 2019.

Main cohort consisted of 443 students in grades 6-8 in seven First Nations communities. Results showed poor intakes of vegetables, fruit and related nutrients and high intakes of "other foods". Prevalence rates of overweight and obesity exceeded those of the general population.

Study attempts to calculate the lifetime occurrences of potentially traumatic events (PTDs) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and evaluate the relationship between them and sociodemographic factors.

Reports that Aboriginal peoples were three times as likely to experience a violent victimization and that this was more likely within the youth population. Data from the 2004 General Social Survey.

Statistics from the General Social Survey.

Statistics for sexual assault, maltreatment of Indigenous girls before the age of 15, spousal violence, injury, interpersonal violence after separation, and contact with victim services.

Argues that two-spirited men are a vulnerable population whose victimization must be understood within an appropriate historical and political context.

Reports results of interviews with 40 frontline workers about: characteristics of trafficking, victims' protection and prevention needs, agencies' responses to trafficking, and gaps and barriers in providing services. Aboriginals were one of the target populations in the study.

Research has initiated high-quality information describing the health of Victorian Aboriginal infants and children and more accurate information on births and deaths of Aboriginal infants and children.

Reports on responses to survey which involved 688 individuals. Purpose was to identify factors associated with academic success and develop policy recommendations.

Study involved interviews, observations, written surveys, meetings, and other consultations. Sample drawn from residents of Wabasca, Fox Lake, Ft. Mckay, and Fort Chipewyan in 2007-2008.

Study findings found villages with a VPSO generally had similar crime rates to those without. These results indicate that violent crime rates are partly a function of having a person to report a crime to.

Describes the impacts of violence, current policies, strategies, action plans, and presents recommendations.

Statistics on sexual violence, physical violence by intimate partner, stalking, and psychological aggression by intimate partner. Summarizes findings from the full report: Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men: 2010 Findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey.

Statistics on sexual violence, physical violence and psychological aggression by intimate partners, and stalking.

Provides an overview of the epidemiology of violence and criminal justice responses.

Identifies factors effecting the high rates of violence against American Native women and presents a readiness model to help tribal communities deal with the violence.

Investigated rates of eight different violent and three non-violent acts. Sample size was 183 and data was collected over two years.

Provides brief information available about violence in lives of Aboriginal girls and young women in Canada.

Findings indicate that there was a dramatic reduction in the probability of violence when risk was offset with protective factors.

Analyses the prevalence of violence and sexual abuse among the Inuit in Greenland. The article also studies associations between health and having been a victim of abuse.

Looks at the factors that contribute to the high rates of death.

Most current self-reported data on lifetime (since age 15) prevalence of violent victimization and the prevalence of violent victimization in the past 12 months. Sources included the 2018 Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces (SSPPS), 2019 General Social Survey (GSS) on Canadians’ Safety (Victimization), and five years (2015 to 2020) of data from the Homicide Survey.

Data from the General Social Survey (GSS) on Victimization, 2009.

Data from the General Social Survey (GSS) on Victimization, 2009.

Survey consisted of ten questions and results are based on 365 respondents. Some of the areas covered were financial support, prioximity to educational opportunities, post-graduate employment, cultural responsiveness of institutions.

Educational Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Montana, 2017.

Third annual review of Indigenous engagement efforts of members of the Australian Business Council.

Researchers pointed out the need to use three sources of data to reasonably ensure complete counting of all cases.

Comparative study findings indicate that regular Vitamin A supplements during pregnancy can play a role in improving infant health development.

Nutritional Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2009.