Table A4
Predicted probability of chronic ear infections by breastfeeding duration and selected characteristics, by Aboriginal identity for children aged 1 to 5, 2006

Table A4
Predicted probability of chronic ear infections by breastfeeding duration and selected characteristics, by Aboriginal identity for children aged 1 to 5, 2006
Table summary
This table displays the results of Predicted probability of chronic ear infections by breastfeeding duration and selected characteristics Aboriginal identity, Off-reserve First Nations, Métis and Inuit, calculated using predicted probability units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Aboriginal identity
Off-reserve First Nations Métis Inuit
predicted probability
Primary predictor
Breastfeeding duration
Never breastfed (ref.) 0.05 0.04 0.07
Breastfed 0 to 6 months 0.04 0.04 0.10
Breastfed more than 6 months 0.03Note * 0.03 0.07
Demographic characteristics
Sex
Female (ref.) 0.04 0.04 0.06
Male 0.04 0.04 0.10
Age group
1 to 3 years (ref.) 0.05 0.05 0.09
4 to 5 years 0.03Note * 0.02Note ** 0.07
Area of residence (child)Table A4 Note 1
Urban (ref.) / For Inuit only: Inuit Nunangat (ref.) 0.04 0.04 0.10
Rural / For Inuit only: Outside Inuit Nunangat 0.04 0.02Note * 0.03Note *
Clinical variables
Birth weight
2,500 grams or more (ref.) 0.04 0.04 0.08
Less than 2,500 grams 0.07 0.06 0.10
Comorbidity, asthma or chronic bronchitis
None (ref.) 0.03 0.03 0.07
At least one since birth 0.09Note *** 0.11Note *** 0.22Note ***
Comorbidity, allergies
None (ref.) 0.04 0.04 0.07
Food, digestive, respiratory, or other 0.04 0.05 0.17Note **
Socioeconomic factors and housing conditions
Education (birth mother)
Some postsecondary or more (ref.) 0.04 0.04 0.06
High school graduate 0.04 0.04 0.05
Less than high school 0.04 0.03 0.10
Household income, adjusted for household size
At the median or above (ref.) 0.03 0.03 0.07
Below the median 0.04 0.04 0.08
Household crowdingTable A4 Note 2
One person or less per room (ref.) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.07
More than one person per room Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.09
Exposure to second-hand smoke at home  
Child is not exposed regularly (ref.) 0.04 0.03 0.09
Child is exposed regularly 0.05 0.06Note * 0.03Note **
Hunger (child)
No hunger (ref.) 0.04 0.04 0.09
Child has experienced hunger in this household 0.04 0.04 0.06
Other factors
Gone to bed with a bottle (child)
Never (ref.) 0.05 0.05 0.06
Yes 0.03 0.03 0.09
Difficulty accessing health care (birth mother)
No difficulty (ref.) 0.04 0.04 0.08
Could not get health care or medication for the child 0.06 0.06 0.06
Regular childcare
Child in regular child care (ref.) 0.05 0.05 0.09
Child not in regular child care 0.03 0.02Note ** 0.07
Mobility (child)
Never moved (ref.) 0.05 0.04 0.07
Moved at least once 0.03Note * 0.04 0.09
... not applicable. This variable was excluded from the model for this Aboriginal identity group.
Note *

significantly different from reference category (ref.) (p < 0.05)

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Note **

significantly different from reference category (ref.) (p < 0.01)

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Note ***

significantly different from reference category (ref.) (p < 0.001)

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Note 1.

The area of residence variable has different categories for Inuit, Inuit Nunangat and Outside Inuit Nunangat.

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Note 2.

For household crowding, rooms exclude bathrooms, halls and rooms used for business.

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Notes: The sample consists of children whose birth mother responded to the survey. Predicted probabilities are derived from marginal effects at the mean, based on logistic regressions.
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Children's Survey (ACS), 2006.
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