Important Stats for Midterm 2 Flashcards
How many households experience food insecurity?
1 in 8
Highest rate of food insecurity is…
In territories, Nunavut= 45%
In 2012 how many households had marginal food insecurity?
12.6%, 4 million
How many kids in CAD are food insecure?
1 in 6, 1 million
How many people under the age of 18 were helped by food banks in 2012?
38%
Households helped who were 2-parent families…
49%
Households helped who were 1-parent families…
25%
Food Insecurity Costs Canada … per year?
$3 Billion
What is the 2nd leading cause of death in the world (CDC)?
Diarrhea
Industrialized countries are responsible for …% of the global population and …% of the accumulated CO2 in the atm
20, 80
… and … are currently the leading causes of death in China
respiratory and heart disease
…% of water in the Chinese river is unsafe for use
40
desertification and erosion effect …% of the land
30
Black Americans making $-…/year are more likely to live in polluted neighbourhoods than their white-counterparts who make $…/year
50/60k, 10k
… of cases reported to the U.S. government concerning pollution in people’s neighbourhoods gets dismissed
90%
Children under … and adults b/w … years old are most affected by the environment
5, 50-75
… are slightly more affected by the environment due to occupational risks and injuries; … bear higher exposures to traditional environmental risks such as smoke from cooking with solid fuels or carrying water
men, women
Estimated btw … and … people will be displaced by 2080 due to direct impacts of climate change
50 million, 200 million
… registered factories in a …km radius in Sarnia, ON
57, 25
Aamjiwnaang First Nation – surrounded by Chemical Valley on … sides
3
community mapping took place over … year period
20
community mapping found decline in … birth rate; ration of .. girls and … boys from 1993-2003
male, 86, 46, ratio of 2 females : 1 male
…% of adults and …% of children had asthma
17, 22
…% of adults experienced high blood pressure and/or chronic headaches
25