SPATIAL ANALYSIS

Part A: Socio- economic Factors
 

This is a base map of the part A.
The census subdivision of British Columbia consists of 713 areas. I digitized major cities as a reference. These locations are not exact.

1 Dease Lake
2 Fort Nelson
3 Fort St. John
4 Mackenzie
5 Stewart
6 Prince Rupert
7 Kitimat
8 Terrace
9 Smithers
10 Burns Lake
11 Prince George
12 Quesnel
13 Williams Lake
14 Bella Coola
15 Port Hardy
 16 Campbell River
17 Nanaimo
18 Victoria
19 Vancouver
20 Whistler
21 Lillolet
22 Merit
23 Princeton
24 Penticiton
25 Vernon
26 Kamloops
27 Revelstoke
28 Golden
29 Invermere
30 Cranbrook
31 Nelson



 
 

The result of the ethnic information
This map shows the area where the major minorities cluster.

red ----> yellow
most --à least
blue area: no data or no major minorities




  
 

The ratio of the Aboriginal population

The dark green area has a high concentration of the Aboriginal population.





  
 

The ratio of the population of the age between 20 and 39.





  
 

The ratio of People (15 years over) who attended the school up to grade 15





  
 

The result of the housing and income information

It shows the degree of the financial difficulties.
difficut: = lower income + spending more than 30% of income on housing and rent.





  
 

The ratio of People who obtain the government transfer payment.





  
 

The result of the socio-economic factors.
The map is rescaled to the range of 0 - 1 from the range of 0 - 255.
0 = no risk
1 = high risk

According to the map, the risk is higher in the southern areas than the northern areas. Some high-risk areas are scattered in whole BC.



  


  

Part B: Health Related Factors

 
 

The base map of the part B
The British Columbia consists of 88 local health regions.





  
 

Infant Mortality Rate 1996

Princeton area is the highest rate. (dark green)
Arrow Lakes has also high rate. (lime green)





  
  Infant Mortality Rate 2001

Snow country area is the highest rate.
Princeton, Central Coast, and Bella Coola areas show high rates.





  
  The ratio of the alcohol related deaths 1996

Central Coast and Bella Coola areas have the highest ratio.
Black area: no data





  
 
The ratio of alcohol related deaths 2001

Bella Coola is again at high ratio.





  
  The ratio of drug induced deaths 1996

Vancouver is highest.





  
  Zooming into the image for Vancouver area.





 
  The ratio of drug induced deaths 2001

Vancouver Eastside has the highest ratio.
In 1996 Vancouver was one local health unit, but in 2001 it was divided into 6 areas. Therefore, it shows more details in the map.





  
  Zooming into the image for Vancouver area.





 
  The ratio of suicide 1996

Telegraph Creek has a high ratio.





  
  The ratio of suicide 2001

Telegraph creek has again at high ratio.
There is little variation over BC.





  
  The result of the health related factors.





  
  I reclassified the result.
Central Cost area, some area of Fraser and Okanogan area are at high risks.



  

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