Baseline characteristics of the study population at the time of death by sex, Ontario, Canada, 1992–2012
| Characteristic | Homicide (n=3345) | |||
| Female (n=1043) | Male (n=2302) | |||
| N | % | N | % | |
| Age (years) (mean (SD)) | 38.00 (20.9) | 34.54 (17.6) | ||
| <18 | 158 | 15.2 | 226 | 9.8 |
| 18–24 | 123 | 11.8 | 562 | 24.4 |
| 25–44 | 402 | 38.5 | 916 | 39.8 |
| 45–54 | 144 | 13.8 | 280 | 12.2 |
| ≥55 | 216 | 20.7 | 318 | 13.8 |
| Immigrant status | ||||
| Refugee | 31 | 3.0 | 89 | 3.9 |
| Non-refugee immigrant | 93 | 8.9 | 273 | 11.9 |
| Long-term resident | 919 | 88.1 | 1940 | 84.3 |
| Urban residence | ||||
| Yes | 911 | 87.3 | 1984 | 86.2 |
| No | 67 | 6.4 | 123 | 5.3 |
| Income quintile | ||||
| 1 (lowest) | 319 | 30.6 | 928 | 40.3 |
| 2 | 209 | 20.0 | 464 | 20.2 |
| 3 | 179 | 17.2 | 330 | 14.3 |
| 4 | 142 | 13.6 | 256 | 11.1 |
| 5 (highest) | 150 | 14.4 | 191 | 8.3 |
| Material deprivation | ||||
| 1 (least deprived) | 132 | 12.7 | 186 | 8.1 |
| 2 | 135 | 12.9 | 223 | 9.7 |
| 3 | 157 | 15.1 | 344 | 14.9 |
| 4 | 230 | 22.1 | 478 | 20.8 |
| 5 (most deprived) | 311 | 29.8 | 860 | 37.4 |
| Ethnic concentration | ||||
| 1 (least concentrated) | 167 | 16.0 | 267 | 11.6 |
| 2 | 156 | 15.0 | 272 | 11.8 |
| 3 | 182 | 17.5 | 312 | 13.6 |
| 4 | 167 | 16.0 | 381 | 16.6 |
| 5 (most concentrated) | 293 | 28.1 | 859 | 37.3 |