Table 6-2
Inuit children aged 6 to 14 who experienced hunger and how often they experienced hunger, Inuit Nunaat, 2006

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Experienced hunger and frequency Total
count % 95% confidence interval
from to
a) Child experienced being hungry
Total 8,790 100 … …
Yes 3,110 35 32.2 38.7
No 5,430 62 58.4 65.0
Not stated 250E 3E 1.8 4.3
b) How often child experienced being hungry
Total 3,360 100 … …
Every few months or more 1,980 59 52.6 65.0
Occassionally, not a regular occurrence 1,070 32 26.1 37.8
Not stated 310E 9E 6.3 13.5
Notes:
Percents may not add up to 100% because responses of 'don't know', 'refusal' and 'not stated' were included in the calculation of all estimates and rounding.
'Not stated' includes 'not stated', 'don't know' and 'refusal'.
Four regions comprise Inuit Nunaat which means "Inuit homeland" in the Inuit language. These four regions are: Nunatsiavut in northern Labrador, Nunavik in northern Quebec, the territory of Nunavut, and the Inuvialuit region in the Northwest Territories.
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006