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Understanding the Data At the beginning of each section of the report a
Summary of Key Trends is presented that highlights
The majority of data presented in this report is extracted the major changes that have occurred since the last
from various sources including: Community Well-Being Report. Each key summary
point is accompanied by an arrow that indicates an
a) C ensus 2011 data representing a five year period improvement, decline or no change in the trend since
from 2006-2010; CANSIM, the socioeconomic the last Community Well-Being Report.
database for Canada and the National Household
Survey (NHS), a separate survey conducted Means an overall improvement in our community
between May and September 2011 which also over the period of data reviewed. This can mean
replaced the previous census long form survey. that the indicator statistics declined over the period
of study.
b) Other Federal/Provincial/Municipal
Government Sources Means an overall decline in our community over
the period of data reviewed. This can mean that
c) The Ontario Municipal Benchmarking Initiative the indicator statistics increased over the period
of study.
d) Primary and Secondary data collected from
a variety of research sources by United Way/ Means no measurable or only a marginal change
Centraide Windsor-Essex County or its in the data in over the period of study.
partner organizations
Generally speaking only reliable data was selected
The 2011 year was the first time the National Household for this report. However when the data was deemed
Survey (NHS) was implemented. A key difference important, some less reliable Statistics Canada data was
between the NHS and the long form census is that used. The data within this report is often organized by
participation in the NHS was voluntary. There were various geographies. It is important to pay attention to
also some changes to questions previously found in which geography the data represents. The following
the census long form and the unpaid work section was table provides a description of the geographies found
eliminated. Although the survey was voluntary, Statistics in this report.
Canada reported the response rate as 68.6 percent
which equates to participation of 21 percent of the
Canadian population. Still, it will be difficult to compare
data from the NHS with data that was derived from the
previous long form census. Therefore the 2011 data
from the National Household Survey will represent a
new baseline for some data sets.
Geography Description Population*
Windsor 210,891
Windsor Census The data reflects the population of the municipality of Windsor 319,246
Metropolitan Area
(CMA) Windsor CMA means the data is based on the population of Windsor in addition to 49,765
the communities that border on Windsor. The bordering communities included in the
Leamington Census CMA are: Amherstburg, LaSalle, Lakeshore, and Tecumseh. 388,782
Amalgamation (CA) 388,782
Leamington CA consists of data from the communities of Leamington and
Essex County Kingsville. This data is not as readily available as the Windsor CMA due to its
smaller size.i
Windsor-Essex
County Health The data reflects the total population of the region including the municipality
Unit region of Windsor and the seven county townships.
The data reflects the total population of the region including the municipality
of Windsor and the seven county municipalities/townships.
*Population as per the 2011 Census
The 2015 Community Well-Being Report
Understanding the Data At the beginning of each section of the report a
Summary of Key Trends is presented that highlights
The majority of data presented in this report is extracted the major changes that have occurred since the last
from various sources including: Community Well-Being Report. Each key summary
point is accompanied by an arrow that indicates an
a) C ensus 2011 data representing a five year period improvement, decline or no change in the trend since
from 2006-2010; CANSIM, the socioeconomic the last Community Well-Being Report.
database for Canada and the National Household
Survey (NHS), a separate survey conducted Means an overall improvement in our community
between May and September 2011 which also over the period of data reviewed. This can mean
replaced the previous census long form survey. that the indicator statistics declined over the period
of study.
b) Other Federal/Provincial/Municipal
Government Sources Means an overall decline in our community over
the period of data reviewed. This can mean that
c) The Ontario Municipal Benchmarking Initiative the indicator statistics increased over the period
of study.
d) Primary and Secondary data collected from
a variety of research sources by United Way/ Means no measurable or only a marginal change
Centraide Windsor-Essex County or its in the data in over the period of study.
partner organizations
Generally speaking only reliable data was selected
The 2011 year was the first time the National Household for this report. However when the data was deemed
Survey (NHS) was implemented. A key difference important, some less reliable Statistics Canada data was
between the NHS and the long form census is that used. The data within this report is often organized by
participation in the NHS was voluntary. There were various geographies. It is important to pay attention to
also some changes to questions previously found in which geography the data represents. The following
the census long form and the unpaid work section was table provides a description of the geographies found
eliminated. Although the survey was voluntary, Statistics in this report.
Canada reported the response rate as 68.6 percent
which equates to participation of 21 percent of the
Canadian population. Still, it will be difficult to compare
data from the NHS with data that was derived from the
previous long form census. Therefore the 2011 data
from the National Household Survey will represent a
new baseline for some data sets.
Geography Description Population*
Windsor 210,891
Windsor Census The data reflects the population of the municipality of Windsor 319,246
Metropolitan Area
(CMA) Windsor CMA means the data is based on the population of Windsor in addition to 49,765
the communities that border on Windsor. The bordering communities included in the
Leamington Census CMA are: Amherstburg, LaSalle, Lakeshore, and Tecumseh. 388,782
Amalgamation (CA) 388,782
Leamington CA consists of data from the communities of Leamington and
Essex County Kingsville. This data is not as readily available as the Windsor CMA due to its
smaller size.i
Windsor-Essex
County Health The data reflects the total population of the region including the municipality
Unit region of Windsor and the seven county townships.
The data reflects the total population of the region including the municipality
of Windsor and the seven county municipalities/townships.
*Population as per the 2011 Census
The 2015 Community Well-Being Report
