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1、SomeSocio-EconomicCharacteristicsofVisibleMinorityGroupsinOttawaPreparedBy:HindiaMohamoud,ResearchDirectorCholaMulenga,ResearchAssistantTheSocialPlanningCouncilofOttawa280,rueMetcalfeStreet,suite/pièce501Tel:236-9300-Ext.307Fax:236-7060Email:chola.mulenga@spcottawa.on.caContent:Overviewofthe

2、socio-economicconditionsofvisibleminorityandnon-visibleminorityresidentsofOttawa.ExplorationoftheSocio-economicconditionsofourselectedCaseStudycommunities.NextStepsinprojectplansPartI:AllVisibleMinorityGroupsVisibleMinorityResidentsConstituteaGrowingSegmentofOttawa’sPopulationThereare137,24

3、5visibleminorityindividualsinOttawaaccountingfor18percentofthecity’spopulation.ThesizeofVMpopulationisgrowingrapidlyatfourtimesthepaceoftheoverallpopulation(28percent,comparedtothe7.3percent).Visibleminoritypopulationaccountedforalmost57percentofOttawa’spopulationgrowth.Consequently,itisexpe

4、ctedthatinOttawathevisibleminoritypopulationwillassumeagrowingimportanceasasegmentoflocalcitizenry.Thispresentationexploresthesocio-economiccharacteristicsofthevisibleminoritygroupsofOttawa.VisibleMinorityPopulationmuchyoungerthanthenon-visibleminoritypopulationAlmosthalf(43percent)ofOttawa’

5、sVMpopulationisyoungerthan24years.Thiscomparesto30percentamongthenon-visibleminoritypopulation.Proportionally,theyoungermiddleagegroups(25-44)arecomparable(35vs32percent).Butthereisahigherproportionof45-64yearoldsamongthenon-visibleminoritygroups.Only5percentoftheVMpopulationisaged65yearsand

6、over.Thiscomparedto12percentamongthenon-visibleminoritypopulation.Implication:Proportionallyhighereconomicdependenceratio;higherschoolattendancerates;Higherdemandforchildandyouthrelatedservices.HigherschoolattendanceamongVMgroups–partlyduetoprevalenceofyoungeragegroups.25percentofOttawa’sVMp

7、opulationareattendingschooleitherinfulltimeorparttimebasis.ThisComparesto15percentamongthenon-VMpopulation.Evidencefromthefocusgroupdiscussionsthatindicatesthelackofemploymentopportunitiesforcesvisibleminoritiestoattendschooleveniftheyalreadyhavesu