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A social problem index for Canada.

A H Thompson1, A W Howard, Y Jin

  • 1Department of Public Health Sciences, 13-103 Clinical Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G3. gus.thompson@ualberta.ca

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie
|February 28, 2001
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A new Social Problem Index was created for Canadian provinces and territories. This index combines various social issues, showing that high rates in one area often correlate with high rates in others, aiding in needs assessments.

Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Public Health
  • Criminology

Background:

  • Assessing the general level of social problems across Canadian provinces and territories is crucial for targeted interventions.
  • Existing measures may not capture the interconnected nature of various social issues.
  • A comprehensive index is needed to understand the multifaceted social landscape.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To construct a unified index representing the overall social problem level in Canadian provinces and territories.
  • To develop a tool for comparative analysis of social well-being across different regions.
  • To provide a metric for identifying areas with concentrated social challenges.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized factor weights to aggregate provincial and territorial rates for key social indicators.

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  • Included data on homicide, attempted murder, assault, sexual assault, robbery, divorce, suicide, and alcoholism.
  • Combined these rates into a single, composite Social Problem Index (SPI).

    • Main Results:

    • The developed Social Problem Index exhibited strong positive intercorrelations among its constituent factors across provinces.
    • Regions with higher rates in one social problem indicator generally displayed higher rates in others.
    • The index's validity was supported by a positive correlation with an independent measure of personal trauma likelihood.

    Conclusions:

    • The Social Problem Index is a robust and valid measure for assessing social conditions.
    • It is suitable for needs assessments and theoretical research on social issues.
    • The index can serve as a feedback mechanism for leaders on the social problem status of their jurisdictions.