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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table 5
Contact of Aboriginal children aged 0 to 14 with health care professionals, by Aboriginal group, 2001
  Inuit First Nations
on selected
reserves
First Nations
off reserve
Métis
percent
Saw or talked to general practitioner or family doctor in last 12 months 28 48 62 59
Saw or talked to public health nurse or nurse practitioner in last 12 months 49 38 24 23
Saw or talked to pediatrician in last 12 months 16 23 29 29
Saw or talked to other specialist in last 12 months 16 17 21 23
Saw or talked to any doctor in last 12 months
(general practitioner, family doctor, pediatrician, or specialist)
46 63 78 77
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2001.