POPULATION, TELE-

COMMUNICATION COVERAGE AND

PRE-NATAL CLASSES SURVEYSTATISTICS IN ALBERTA

Vijaya Sawant

Albertan Populations characteristics

Immigrant population by place of birth (2006 Census)

Component of population growth

between July 1, 2011 to June 30,

2012Place of birth NumberAfrica 35,525

Asia and the Middle East 225,410

Caribbean and Bermuda 10,365

Central and South America 31,160

Eastern Asia 72,330

Eastern Europe 46,610

Europe 187,675

Oceania and other countries 8,570

Other Northern and Western Europe 53,020

Southeast Asia 73,675

Southern Asia 54,630

Southern Europe 27,830

United Kingdom 60,215

United States 28,375

West Central Asia and the Middle East 24,775

Components Number

Birth 52,243

Deaths 22,730

Immigration 34,538

Emigration 6,922

Net temporary emigration 3,334

Returning emigrants 3,987

Net non-permanent residents 9,721

Net interprovincial migration 28,170

Facts about broadband and

mobile internet usage All mobile service providers have been

actively improving their coverage in rural areas for the past 3 years.

87% of Albertan households have a cell phone in 2010

Telephone line connected to a computer increased to 31.9 % in 2009

Wireless only homes increased to 13% in 2008

50% of households in the 18-34 age group are using cell phones

Internet access from any location increased to 84.4 % from 77.4 % in 2009

Home internet access increased to 81.7 % from 73.3 % in 2009

Red : Strongest Signal Served

Area

Yellow: Medium Signal Served

or Unserved Area

White: No Signal Unserved Area

Prenatal Classes attendance and

effect

As per the survey, prenatal classes attendance between 1997 and 1999 was

33.2 %First time mother attendance

78.7Attendee Non-Attendee

Maternal Age :27.6 years Maternal Age :28.4 years

Mean birth weight of infant :

3410 gms

Mean birth weight of infant :

3368 gms

Pre-term birth rate 9.6

per 100 live births

Pre-term birth rate 9.0

per 100 live births