Table 7-1
Reasons for not completing elementary or high school by sex, Inuit adults aged 15 and over, Canada, 2006

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Reasons and sex Total
count % 95% confidence interval
from to
Both sexes 21,400 100 … …
Wanted to work 2,600 12 10.6 13.7
Had to work 2,410 11 9.4 13.3
Bored with school 3,330 16 13.9 17.2
Pregnancy / taking care of children 2,700 13 11.2 14.1
To help at home 1,830 9 7.4 9.7
No school available / accessible 1,380 6 5.5 7.4
Other 6,550 31 28.5 32.7
Not stated 2,370 11 9.8 12.4
Males 10,720 100 … …
Wanted to work 1,960 18 15.7 21.0
Had to work 1,480 14 11.1 16.8
Bored with school 1,920 18 15.6 20.5
Pregnancy / taking care of children 130E 1E 0.8 1.6
To help at home 740 7 5.7 8.3
No school available / accessible 700 7 5.2 8.1
Other 3,520 33 29.8 35.8
Not stated 1,240 12 10.0 13.2
Females 10,680 100 … …
Wanted to work 640 6 4.7 7.6
Had to work 930E 9 6.3 11.8
Bored with school 1,400 13 11.1 15.4
Pregnancy / taking care of children 2,570 24 21.4 26.9
To help at home 1,080 10 8.4 12.1
No school available / accessible 680 6 5.2 7.7
Other 3,030 28 25.5 31.3
Not stated 1,130 11 8.7 12.6
Notes:
The sum of percentages may exceed 100% as respondents could provide more than one response and rounding.
Reponses of 'don't know', 'refusal' and 'not stated' were included in the calculation of all estimates.
''Not stated' includes 'not stated', 'don't know' and 'refusal'.
Based on the population that was not attending school at the time of the survey.
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006