Social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the city and zones
| Hamilton city | Downtown Hamilton | Industrial north | Hamilton east | Hamilton mountain | Hamilton west | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoH exposure based nine year mean of mean daily average exposure estimates in CoH units; SO2 exposure is the eight year mean of daily average exposure estimates in ppb; household income, a variable based on mean household income; unemployment rate, a variable based on the percentage of unemployment; poverty, a variable based on the percentage of people living below the poverty line; high school or less, a variable based on the percentage of people that have completed no more than a high school education; less than grade 9, a variable based on the percentage of people that have less than a high school education; manufacturing employment, a variable based on the percentage of manufacturing occupation; smokers (female), a variable based on the percentage of female smokers; smokers (male), a variable based on the percentage of male smokers; over 65, a variable based on the percentage of people aged 65 and over; mean age of death, a variable based on the average age of mortality; distance to hospital, a variable based on the minimum distance (km) to a hospital; proximate emergency ward, a variable stating whether an emergency ward exists in a zone. | ||||||
| CoH exposure | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.37 | 0.30 | 0.40 |
| SO2 exposure | 6.57 | 7.36 | 8.13 | 4.71 | 6.82 | 5.16 |
| Household income | 41870.2 | 30149.4 | 36504.5 | 41283.0 | 45640.1 | 52425.9 |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| Poverty | 17.4 | 29.7 | 24.9 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 10.7 |
| High school or less | 57.5 | 58.1 | 64.0 | 65.1 | 57.0 | 44.3 |
| Less than grade 9 | 15.1 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 12.9 | 8.5 |
| Manufacturing employment | 23.3 | 19.6 | 25.1 | 30.2 | 22.7 | 16.6 |
| Smokers (female) | 33.7 | 38.1 | 41.3 | 37.1 | 32.3 | 24.5 |
| Smokers (male) | 35.0 | 37.2 | 42.8 | 38.3 | 34.0 | 28.1 |
| Over 65 | 15.8 | 18.0 | 13.9 | 15.3 | 15.7 | 16.3 |
| Mean age of death | 73 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 76 |
| Distance to hospital | 4.1 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Proximate emergency ward | Na | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |