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Inuvialuit Region |
Nunavut | Nunavik | Labrador | All Inuit children in Canada1 |
All children in Canada2 |
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percent | ||||||
0 to 3 year olds ever or currently breastfed | 67 | 61 | 64 | 78 | 66 | 80 |
Number of months ever or currently breastfed | ||||||
Less than 3 months | x | 14E | 24E | x | 17E | 33 |
3 to 6 months | x | 23E | 28E | x | 24 | 33 |
More than 6 months | 36E | 63 | 49 | 56E | 59 | 34 |
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, The Well-Being of Canada's Young Children 2002, National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), Cycle 3, 1998/1999. |