Table 1
Selected characteristics of First Nations children living off reserve and Métis children younger than age 6, household population, Canada, 2006

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Table 1
Selected characteristics of First Nations children living off reserve and Métis children younger than age 6, household population, Canada, 2006.
Table summary
This table displays the results of Prevalence of chronic conditions, diagnosis and treatment. The information is grouped by First Nations living off reserve (%) (n=5,167), Métis (n=3,793) appearing as column headers, calculated using (%) as a unit of measure.
  First Nations living off reserve (%) (n=5,167) Métis (%) (n=3,793)
Sex  
Boys 50.7 51.8
Girls 49.3 48.2
Mean age in months (standard error) 39.5 (0.24) 39.7 (0.29)
Parent/Guardian education  
Less than secondary graduation 31.1 21.1
Secondary graduation or more 68.9 78.9
Number of people involved in raising child  
1 10.1 8.9
2 34.7 39.0
3 or more 55.2 52.1
Province/Territory  
Atlantic provinces 5.2 4.3
Québec 6.2 6.6
Ontario 26.3 17.6
Manitoba 13.3 19.5
Saskatchewan 12.7 14.0
Alberta 15.3 23.7
British Columbia 17.5 12.8
Yukon/Northwest Territories/Nunavut 3.6 1.6
Mean number of people in household (standard error) 4.3 (0.02) 4.2 (0.02)
Child breastfed  
Yes 72.3 74.6
No 27.7 25.4
Mean number of months child was breastfed (standard error) 7.9 (0.14) 7.3 (0.15)
Food-secure household  
Yes 94.9 97.4
No 5.1 2.6
Smoking  
Regular smoker in home 18.8 19.7
No regular smoker in home 81.2 80.4
Frequency of active play  
At least once per day 96.8 96.8
Less than once per day 2.2 2.1
Never 1.1 1.2NoteE: Use with caution
Mean daily hours of screen time (standard error) 2.6 (0.03) 2.4 (0.03)
Housing conditions  
Very satisfied/Satisfied 84.0 90.1
Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied 16.0 10.0
Local health facilities  
Excellent/Very good/Good 79.0 79.8
Fair/Poor 21.0 20.2
Local cultural activities  
Excellent/Very good/Good 43.4 41.3
Fair/Poor 56.6 58.7
E use with caution
Source: 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey.