Table 4 Contact of Inuit children aged 0 to 14 with health care professionals, by Inuit region and for all children in Canada, 2001

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Table 4
Contact of Inuit children aged 0 to 14 with health care professionals, by Inuit region and for all children in Canada, 2001
	Inuvialuit Region	Nunavut	Nunavik	Labrador	All Inuit children in Canada¹	All children in Canada²
	percent
Saw or talked to general practitioner or family doctor in last 12 months	33^E	16	27	33^E	28	67
Saw or talked to public health nurse or nurse practitioner in last 12 months	54^E	52	67	47	49	20
Saw or talked to pediatrician in last 12 months	17	13	20	19	16	26
Saw or talked to other specialist in last 12 months	18	11	19	31	16	29
Saw or talked to any doctor in last 12 months (general practitioner, family doctor, pediatrician, or specialist)	49	32	53	58	46	85
1. Includes the four Inuit regions as well as Inuit living outside of these regions, mainly in larger cities in southern Canada.
2. Excluded are children living in the territories. However, some Inuit children living elsewhere in Canada may be included here.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2001, National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), Cycle 4, 2000/2001.