Social Statistics	For more information contact Karen Kirby (250) 356-7870

Frequently Asked Questions

• What data are available on poverty?
• Are welfare rates available?
• What is the disabled population of...?
• What aboriginal data are available?

Income Assistance and Employment Insurance

Note to Readers:
Employment Insurance statistics are produced from an administrative data source from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). As of September 2009, BC Stats has revised these statistics to include only a subset of those receiving Employment Insurance to better align with Statistics Canada's Employment Insurance Releases. The following EI Beneficiaries reports now include those receiving regular benefits, fishing benefits, work sharing, employment benefits, and support measures. The reports exclude those receiving sickness benefits, maternity benefits, and parental benefits.

• Statistics Canada's Employment Insurance by Regional District

Note: the geographies are defined by postal code, not administrative boundaries.

Regional Districts [XLS workbook]

• Income Assistance Recipients - Latest Month
• Employment Insurance Beneficiaries - Latest Month
• Income Assistance and EI Beneficiaries - Latest Month
• Income Assistance and EI Beneficiaries - Time Trend

Local Health Areas [XLS workbook]

• Income Assistance Recipients - Latest Month
• Employment Insurance Beneficiaries - Latest Month
• Income Assistance and EI Beneficiaries - Latest Month
• Income Assistance and EI Beneficiaries - Time Trend

Larger Municipalities [XLS workbook]

• Income Assistance Recipients - Latest Month
• Employment Insurance Beneficiaries - Latest Month
• Income Assistance and EI Beneficiaries - Time Trend

Also, Community Fact Sheets include IA and EI rates.

• and Quarterly Regional Statistics includes IA and EI Time Trend

Socio-Economic Profiles and Indices and Aboriginal Profiles

Regional Socio-Economic Profiles

These profiles present data in tables and charts on population, economic hardship, labour market, education, crime, health and risk factors for children and youth for:

• Regional Districts
• Local Health Areas
• College Regions
• School Districts
• Health Sevice Delivery Areas
• Health Authorities
• Fraser and Georgia Basin
• Columbia Basin Trust

Socio-Economic Profiles may be developed for user-specified regions on a fee-for-service basis.

Regional Socio-Economic Indices compare regions of the province to determine those most under stress under categories of economic hardship, crime, health, education and risk indicators for children and youth expressed as rates and indices. Data are presented in tables, charts and maps for:

• Regional Districts
• Local Health Areas

Aboriginal Profiles provide a picture of the aboriginal population on and off reserve with comparisons to the non-aboriginal population on a range of population, education and labour characteristics by College Region.

Education Data Links

• Student Outcomes Surveys
• K-12 (grade school)
• Advanced Education
• University Presidents' Council

Other Social Statistics

Smoking Statistics

• Youth Smoking Survey (1994)

Summary of Smoking Rates for BC:

• Tobacco Attitudes and Behaviours Survey Report, 2008
• Smoking Rates Sept. 2006–Aug. 2007
• Smoking Rates Apr. 2006– Mar. 2007
• Smoking Rates Dec. 2005–Nov. 2006

For more information, contact Martin Monkman (250) 356-0025