Table 1
Population aged 15 and over who experienced harsh parenting or neglect or witnessed violence before the age of 15, by Indigenous identity group, Canada, 2019


Table 1
Population aged 15 and over who experienced harsh parenting or neglect or witnessed violence before the age of 15, by Indigenous identity group, Canada, 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Population aged 15 and over who experienced harsh parenting or neglect or witnessed violence before the age of 15. The information is grouped by Type of harsh parenting (appearing as row headers), First Nations, Métis, Inuit, Total - Indigenous persons, Non-Indigenous persons, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of harsh parenting First Nations Métis InuitNote E: Use with caution Total - Indigenous persons Non-Indigenous personsTable 1 Note ‡
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
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Experienced harsh parenting or neglect
No 29.2 21.9 37.9 19.2Note * 13.5 26.6 39.3 29.0 50.7 25.3Note * 20.7 30.5 36.7 35.6 37.9
Yes 69.8Note * 61.2 77.2 78.9Note * 71.5 84.9 58.8 47.1 69.6 73.3Note * 68.0 77.9 61.5 60.3 62.6
Was spanked or slapped on the hand
1 to 5 times 29.9 21.3 40.1 37.8 30.1 46.2 16.4Note * 9.3 27.3 33.2 27.4 39.6 29.9 28.9 31.0
More than 5 times 24.8 18.2 32.8 32.5Note * 25.7 40.2 24.1 13.4 39.5 28.2Note * 23.5 33.3 22.6 21.7 23.5
Was told things that really hurt their feelings
1 to 5 times 21.0 14.6 29.2 28.7 21.5 37.1 24.5 13.7 39.8 24.6 19.9 30.2 24.1 23.2 25.2
More than 5 times 23.9Note * 17.7 31.6 24.8Note * 17.6 33.6 20.7 10.3 37.1 23.9Note * 19.3 29.2 15.5 14.6 16.3
Felt unwanted or unloved
1 to 5 times 8.0 4.8 12.8 9.9 6.1 15.6 6.0 3.3 10.5 8.7 6.1 12.1 9.0 8.4 9.7
More than 5 times 16.7Note * 11.6 23.5 19.0Note * 12.5 27.7 12.9 4.9 30.1 17.3Note * 13.3 22.3 7.8 7.2 8.4
Basic needs were not met (i.e. hygiene, food, clothes)Table 1 Note 1
1 to 5 times 6.0Note * 2.9 12.1 3.4 1.6 7.3 9.0 2.2 30.0 4.7Note * 2.8 7.8 1.4 1.2 1.7
More than 5 times 9.0Note * 5.4 14.6 6.7Note * 3.2 13.4 1.8 1.0 3.5 7.6Note * 5.0 11.4 1.4 1.2 1.7
Heard parents say hurtful or mean things to each other
1 to 5 times 20.7 15.1 27.8 23.4 16.4 32.2 17.9 10.5 28.7 21.9 17.4 27.1 23.3 22.4 24.2
More than 5 times 28.7Note * 21.5 37.1 29.5Note * 21.4 39.0 33.6Note * 21.1 49.1 28.8Note * 23.5 34.8 16.9 16.0 17.8
Witnessed violence by a parent towards another person
No 67.6Note * 59.6 74.8 63.1Note * 54.8 70.7 61.5Note * 47.2 74.0 65.3Note * 59.9 70.4 78.2 77.3 79.1
Yes 31.8Note * 24.7 39.9 36.0Note * 28.5 44.3 36.8Note * 24.2 51.5 33.9Note * 28.9 39.3 20.1 19.3 21.0
Witnessed a parent hit another parent
1 to 5 times 9.1 5.3 15.2 7.2 4.6 11.1 14.6 7.0 28.1 8.6 6.1 11.9 6.0 5.5 6.6
More than 5 times 9.8Note * 6.1 15.3 7.3Note * 3.8 13.6 18.2Note * 8.2 35.8 8.8Note * 6.2 12.4 2.4 2.1 2.7
Witnessed a parent hit another adult
1 to 5 times 10.4Note * 6.2 16.9 7.2Note * 4.1 12.3 5.6 3.3 9.4 8.7Note * 6.0 12.6 3.0 2.7 3.4
More than 5 times 4.1Note * 2.3 7.1 4.6 1.8 11.5 9.3 2.4 29.8 4.2Note * 2.4 7.2 0.6 0.5 0.8
Witnessed a parent hit another child
1 to 5 times 10.1 5.8 17.1 15.6Note * 10.3 22.9 1.5Note * 0.8 2.9 12.4 8.9 17.0 8.6 8.0 9.2
More than 5 times 11.5Note * 7.6 16.9 11.0 6.8 17.2 15.6 6.0 34.8 11.1Note * 8.3 14.8 6.1 5.6 6.6
E use with caution
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note ‡

reference category

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Note 1

May include situations where needs were not met unintentionally, including because of financial difficulties.

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Note: Indigenous people include those who reported being a First Nations, Métis or Inuit person. Respondents could report belonging to more than one Indigenous group. These were included in each of the groups they identified with. Percent calculations include missing or not stated responses.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2019.
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