Table 1 Variables included in Principal Components Analysis

Housing

% Renters

% Owner households spending 30% or more of household income on major payments

% Households in need of major repairs

Socioeconomic

% Aged 20+ with no High School

% Unemployed (Prior to May 16^th, 2006)

% Low Income (Before tax, 2005)

Sociodemographic

% No Knowledge of English or French

% Separated or Divorced

% Widowed

% Recent immigrants (Immigrated to Canada between 2001 and Census Day, May 16, 2006. (Census, 2006)

% Lone Female Parent Family