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| 2 | women's reasons for seeking shelter, provinces and territories, april 16, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | type of reason | canada |  | newfoundland and labrador | prince edward island | nova scotia | new brunswick | quebec | ontario | manitoba | saskatchewan | alberta | british columbia | yukon | northwest territories | nunavut |
| 4 |  | frequency reason cited | percent of women residents | percent of women residents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 5 | abuse: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 6 | emotional abuse | 2,933 | 66 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 80 | 68 | 65 | 67 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 85 | 89 | 89 |
| 7 | physical abuse | 2,193 | 50 | 45 | 27 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 65 | 53 | 59 | 51 | 62 | 59 | 53 |
| 8 | financial abuse | 1,671 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 36 | 42 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 20 | 44 | 43 | 23 | 41 | 42 |
| 9 | threats | 1,593 | 36 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 43 | 31 | 44 | 68 |
| 10 | harassment | 1,183 | 27 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 19 | 63 |
| 11 | sexual abuse | 925 | 21 | 15 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 22 | x | 19 | 21 |
| 12 | human trafficking | 67 | 2 | x | x | x | 5 | 2 | 1 | x | 4 | 2 | 2 | x | x | x |
| 13 | other abuse | 523 | 12 | x | x | x | x | 19 | 13 | x | 3 | 18 | 4 | x | 19 | x |
| 14 | protecting children from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 15 | witnessing abuse of mother | 1,158 | 26 | 18 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 36 | 27 | x | 52 | x |
| 16 | psychological abuse | 784 | 18 | 17 | x | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 18 | x | x | x |
| 17 | physical abuse | 428 | 10 | 11 | x | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | x | x | x |
| 18 | threats | 348 | 8 | 5 | x | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | x | x | x |
| 19 | neglect | 267 | 6 | 6 | x | x | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 8 | x | x | x |
| 20 | sexual abuse | 72 | 2 | x | x | x | 4 | 1 | 1 | x | 2 | 2 | 2 | x | x | x |
| 21 | housing: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 22 | unable to find affordable housing | 1,311 | 30 | 25 | 67 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 19 | 25 | 35 | 35 | x | 37 | 47 |
| 23 | short-term housing problem | 767 | 17 | 15 | x | 11 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 16 | x | 19 | x |
| 24 | housing emergency | 428 | 10 | 11 | x | 14 | x | 6 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | x | 15 | 37 |
| 25 | mental health | 1,087 | 25 | 43 | x | 27 | 39 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 21 | x | 15 | 16 |
| 26 | drug/alcohol addiction | 862 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 31 | x | 42 |
| 27 | other | 482 | 11 | x | x | 4 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | x | x | x |
| 28 | unknown | 53 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 29 | total reasons for admission | 19,135 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |

Question: what are the top two common reasons women sought shelter?
Answer: emotional abuse, physical abuse

Question: how many percent of women in shelters on the snapshot date have cited financial abuse as one of their reasons for seeking shelter?
Answer: 38

Question: how many percent of women in shelters on the snapshot date cited threats as one of their reasons for seeking shelter?
Answer: 36

Question: how many percent of women in shelters on the snapshot date cited harassment as one of their reasons for seeking shelter?
Answer: 27

Question: how many percent of women in shelters on the snapshot date cited sexual abuse as one of their reasons for seeking shelter?
Answer: 21

Question: how many percent of women in shelters on the snapshot date cited other abuse as one of their reasons for seeking shelter?
Answer: 12

Question: on that snapshot date, how many women have indicated human trafficking as a reason for seeking refuge?
Answer: 67

Question: how many percent of women have identified wanting to protect their children from witnessing abuse?
Answer: 26

Question: how many percent of women have identified wanting to protect their children from psychological abuse?
Answer: 18

Question: how many percent of women have identified wanting to protect their children from physical abuse as one of their reasons for seeking shelter?
Answer: 10

Question: how many percent of women have identified being unable to find affordable housing as one of their reasons for seeking shelter?
Answer: 30

Question: how many percent of women have cited short-term housing problems as one of their reasons for seeking shelter?
Answer: 17

Question: how many percent of women have reported housing emergencies as one of their reasons for seeking shelter?
Answer: 10

Question: among all provinces and territories recorded in the table, which province has the highest proportion unable to find affordable housing?
Answer: prince edward island

Question: on snapshot day, which provinces or territories has the highest proportion of women residents with mental health issues?
Answer: newfoundland and labrador