Table A1
Distribution of Aboriginal women aged 20 to 44, by Aboriginal identity and selected characteristics, 2012
| Aboriginal identity | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-reserve First Nations | Métis | Inuit | |
| percent | |||
| Motherhood status | |||
| Early mothers | 27.9 | 19.9 | 45.1 |
| Other mothers | 41.5 | 46.4 | 31.9 |
| Childless women | 30.5 | 33.7 | 22.8 |
| Motherhood status and high school completion | |||
| Early mothers, no diploma | 10.5 | 8.4 | 26.9 |
| Other mothers, no diploma | 8.0 | 7.2 | 13.2 |
| Childless women, no diploma | 3.9 | 2.7 | 8.7Note E: Use with caution |
| Early mothers, with diploma | 17.4 | 11.4 | 18.1 |
| Other mothers, with diploma | 33.4 | 39.1 | 18.7 |
| Childless women, with diploma | 26.5 | 30.9 | 14.1 |
| High school completion | |||
| Yes | 77.4 | 81.5 | 51.1 |
| No | 22.5 | 18.5 | 48.8 |
| Employed | |||
| Yes | 63.5 | 74.1 | 56.6 |
| No | 36.4 | 25.8 | 43.3 |
| Age group | |||
| 20 to 24 years | 19.4 | 21.1 | 26.4 |
| 25 to 29 years | 17.5 | 20.8 | 20.9 |
| 30 to 34 years | 18.5 | 22.2 | 18.8 |
| 35 to 39 years | 23.4 | 18.4 | 16.0 |
| 40 to 44 years | 20.9 | 17.3 | 17.7 |
| Inuit Nunangat | |||
| Yes | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 72.2 |
| No | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 27.7 |
| Parental education | |||
| At least one parent with a high school diploma | 71.0 | 76.5 | 37.2 |
| Neither parent with a high school diploma | 16.7 | 16.4 | 32.5 |
| Unknown | 12.2 | 7.0 | 30.2 |
| Repeated a grade | |||
| Yes | 26.2 | 19.2 | 38.8 |
| No | 73.7 | 80.8 | 61.2 |
| Grades | |||
| Above average | 35.1 | 39.3 | 26.8 |
| Average | 59.0 | 55.0 | 63.2 |
| Below average | 5.7 | 5.6 | 9.8 |
| Close friends who dropped out of school | |||
| Most or all | 14.9 | 9.5 | 25.8 |
| None or some | 85.0 | 90.4 | 74.1 |
| Felt safe at school | |||
| Yes | 90.4 | 92.1 | 93.0 |
| No | 9.5 | 7.8 | 6.9Note E: Use with caution |
| School supported Aboriginal cultures | |||
| Yes | 45.3 | 42.0 | 78.6 |
| No | 54.7 | 57.9 | 21.3 |
| Student | |||
| Yes | 17.1 | 14.0 | 10.2Note E: Use with caution |
| No | 82.8 | 85.9 | 89.7 |
| Living arrangements | |||
| Couple without children | 11.4 | 13.2 | 8.9 |
| Couple with children | 38.8 | 46.4 | 58.1 |
| Lone parent | 34.4 | 25.3 | 21.9 |
| One-person household | 8.5 | 8.2 | 3.9Note E: Use with caution |
| Other | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9Note E: Use with caution |
| Self-perceived overall health status | |||
| Poor | 26.2 | 22.1 | 20.9 |
| Good | 73.7 | 77.8 | 79.0 |
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... not applicable E use with caution Note: The sum of the categories may not always add up to 100 due to rounding. Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012. |
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