Table 1
Proportion of Aboriginal children1, by select characteristics, 2006
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| First Nations children living off reserve | Métis children | Inuit children | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In child care | Not in child care† | In child care | Not in child care† | In child care | Not in child care† | |
| average in months | ||||||
| Child's characteristics | ||||||
| Age | 39.7 | 38.6 | 40.2* | 38.2 | 40.7 | 42.0 |
| percentage | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Boy | 52.3 | 47.7 | 51.9 | 48.1 | 38.9* | 61.1 |
| Girl | 50.8 | 49.2 | 56.4 | 43.6 | 46.4* | 53.6 |
| Household and responding parent's characteristics | ||||||
| Family structure | ||||||
| Two parent | 49.7* | 50.3 | 51.4* | 48.6 | 40.3* | 59.7 |
| Single parent | 56.0* | 44.0 | 58.9* | 41.1 | 48.9* | 51.1 |
| Responding parent's employment status | ||||||
| Full-time | 74.1* | 25.9 | 74.7* | 25.3 | 69.6* | 30.4 |
| Part-time | 66.7* | 33.3 | 66.4* | 33.6 | 51.5 | 48.5 |
| Not working | 34.5* | 65.5 | 30.6* | 69.4 | 19.7* | 80.3 |
| Responding parent's education level | ||||||
| Less than high school diploma | 36.9* | 63.1 | 41.7* | 58.3 | 28.6* | 71.4 |
| High school diploma | 47.4* | 52.6 | 49.3* | 50.7 | 56.6* | 43.4 |
| Postsecondary education | 65.1* | 34.9 | 63.2* | 36.8 | 66.0* | 34.0 |
| average in '000 ($) | ||||||
| Average household income | 5.4* | 4.4 | 6.2* | 5.1 | 7.8* | 5.5 |
| percentage | ||||||
| Province or region of residence | ||||||
| Eastern provinces | 50.2 | 49.8 | 40.8* | 59.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | 65.0* | 35.0 | 70.7* | 29.3E | ... | ... |
| Ontario | 51.5 | 48.5 | 56.4 | 43.6 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | 43.8* | 56.2 | 53.6 | 46.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | 48.0 | 52.0 | 53.9 | 46.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | 44.9* | 55.1 | 47.9* | 52.1 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | 61.9* | 38.1 | 57.1 | 42.9 | ... | ... |
| Territories2 | 49.6 | 50.4 | 65.2* | 34.8 | ... | ... |
| Inuit Region (For Inuit only) | ||||||
| Nunatsiavut | ... | ... | ... | ... | 54.4* | 45.6 |
| Nunavik | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52.9* | 47.1 |
| Nunavut | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.9* | 69.1 |
| Inuvialuit | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37.1 | 62.9 |
| Outside Inuit Nunangat | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57.3* | 42.7 |
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† reference group * statistically signficant difference from reference group at p < 0.05 1. Children 24 months and over and not attending school. 2. Inuit are included in the Inuit regions only. Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Children's Survey, 2006. |
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