| 1 | A | B | C |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | socio-economic characteristic | no police contact in 24 months prior to death | at least one contact with police in 24 months prior to death |
| 3 |  | percent |  |
| 4 | years employed in the 5 years prior to death |  |  |
| 5 | none | 34 | 34 |
| 6 | one to four | 37 | 47 |
| 7 | all five | 29 | 20 |
| 8 | industry of last held job |  |  |
| 9 | construction | 20 | 23 |
| 10 | manufacturing | 8 | 10 |
| 11 | retail trade | 10 | 9 |
| 12 | transportation and warehousing | 7 | 5 |
| 13 | administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 11 | 15 |
| 14 | accommodation and food services | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | years receiving social assistance in the 5 years prior to death |  |  |
| 16 | none | 45 | 32 |
| 17 | one to four | 25 | 34 |
| 18 | all five | 30 | 34 |
| 19 | income and social assistance received | dollars |  |
| 20 | total income for last year employed - mean | 25,207 | 15,325 |
| 21 | amount of social assistance most recently received - mean | 7,875 | 7,173 |

Question: which group of decedents were less likely to experience continuous employment, made less in employment income, and were more likely to be reliant on social assistance, those who had contact with police in 24 months prior to death or those who had no contact with police in 24 months prior to death?
Answer: at least one contact with police in 24 months prior to death

Question: among decedents who had contact with police in 24 months prior to deaths, what is the percentage of those who were employed in each of the 5 years prior to their fatal overdose?
Answer: 20

Question: among decedents who had did not contact with police in 24 months prior to deaths, what is the percentage of those who were employed in each of the 5 years prior to their fatal overdose?
Answer: 29

Question: which group of decedents earned less in the 2 years preceding their overdose death, those who had contact with the police or those who did not have contact with police?
Answer: at least one contact with police in 24 months prior to death

Question: what is the mean total income of decedents who had contact with police for the last year they were employed?
Answer: 15325

Question: what is the mean total income of decedents who did not have contact with police for the last year they were employed?
Answer: 25207