Quelles statistiques pour analyser les inégalités ?

• Main Authors: Claire Durand, Mélanie Deslauriers, Gérard Duhaime
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: Association Internationale des Sociologues de Langue Française 2012
• Subjects: unequal access; employment; education; ethnic statistics; Sociology (General); HM401-1281; First Nations
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/d13465111f114af8a29ca01b949a8bc5

The question of data collection that allows creating categories known as “ethnic” has been the subject of debates regarding the constitution of the categories as well as the use of data. Beyond these questions, the impact of the type of statistical analysis used needs to be taken into account. This article illustrates, by using the example of Quebec’s First Nations, how the creation of comparable statistics and the use of analyses more sophisticated than the simple measure of the mean allows drawing different conclusions that are likely to guide public policies. They show that it’s first and foremost the collective factors linked to location that explains access to education and that it’s that access that is critical in access to employment.