Families First Edmonton

Data on Low Income Families

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Baseline research data provides snapshots into the lives and circumstances of Families First Edmonton (FFE) families. This data deals with individual and specific subject areas such as education, employment and housing and can be used to provide further insight into the complexities of the lives of low income families.

Please open these PowerPoint presentations and view the notes pages as well to gain a better understanding of the data in this presentation.

• Who are the FFE Families | October 2010

• Who are the families who volunteered for the study? Through a description of their circumstances, systems and helpers can identify gaps or problem areas in their services that may be creating barriers for families, or could be improved to provide better access to families.

• Fast Facts: Who are the FFE Families | May 2011

• This fact sheet paints a picture of the 1200 volunteer families who participated in the FFE Research, including demographic and family structure information.

• Education and Employment | October 2010

• Educational profiles of FFE families are diverse. This PowerPoint shows the relationship between families' educational levels and employment.

• Fast Facts: Education | April 2011

• Families First Edmonton caregivers born in Canada have lower educational attainment than city averages while those born outside of Canada have high levels of education if foreign credentials are considered. This fast fact sheet provides an overview of preliminary data findings.

• Housing: Core Housing Need including Crowding, State of Repair and Affordability | June 2011

• One quarter of FFE families are living in crowded homes, with refugee families more likely to live in crowded homes than immigrant, Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal FFE families. One out of every five FFE families live in places requiring major repairs to plumbing ,electrical wiring, and/or structural repairs to walls, floors, or ceilings.

• Fast Facts: Housing | May 2011

• This fact sheet identifies the core housing issues facing FFE families, including crowding, state of repair and affordability issues.

• Family Characteristics, Functioning and Parental Wellbeing | February 2011

• Compares the similarities and differences between FFE families and other Alberta families in terms of their composition, healthy functioning and parental wellbeing.

• Barriers to Participation and Perceived Social Support | May 2011

• FFE caregivers identify their top barriers to participation and their perceptions of the social support they receive from others.

• Fast Facts: Barriers to Community Participation | June 2011

• Participation in community events and activities is health-enhancing, however, research suggests that people living on low incomes are less likely to participate in community events, and that numerous barriers may account for their limited participation. This fast fact sheet provides an overview of preliminary data findings of the participation barriers for Families First Edmonton caregivers.

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