Table 1
Housing and selected sociodemographic characteristics, Inuit and non-Aboriginal children aged 2 to 5, Canada, 2006
| Housing and sociodemographic characteristics | Inuit | Non-Aboriginal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% confidence interval | % | ||
| from | to | |||
| Physical housing characteristics | ||||
| Crowded (more than 1 person per room) | 36.3 | 33.9 | 38.8 | 6.7 |
| Crowded (more than 1.5 people per room) | 9.7 | 8.4 | 11.2 | 1.6 |
| Needs major repair | 29.3 | 26.8 | 31.9 | 7.7 |
| Regular smoker in home | 20.3 | 18.1 | 22.7 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Housing costs more than 30% of household income | 9.4 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 24.6 |
| Psychosocial housing characteristics | ||||
| Homeownership | 24.2 | 21.5 | 27.1 | 73.7 |
| Parent satisfied/very satisfied with housing | 69.0 | 66.5 | 71.5 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
| Parent/Guardian not secondary school graduate | 57.9 | 54.8 | 60.8 | 7.0 |
| Mean household income ($) | 65,850 | 63,333 | 68,367 | 79,949 |
| Single-parent family | 24.8 | 22.3 | 27.5 | 14.9 |
| Area of residence | ||||
| Nunatsiavut | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Nunavik | 19.9 | 18.9 | 20.9 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Nunavut | 49.2 | 46.9 | 51.4 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Inuvialuit | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.7 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Outside Inuit Nunangat | 24.1 | 21.0 | 27.4 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Child sex | ||||
| Male | 51.0 | 48.1 | 53.9 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Female | 49.0 | 46.1 | 51.9 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Mean age of child (years) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | Note ...: not applicable |
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... not applicable Note: All coefficients of variation for Aboriginal Children's Survery were less than 16.6%. Sources: 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey; 2006 Census of Population; 2006/2007 National Longitudindal Survey of Children and Youth. |
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