Table 7-6
Reasons for not completing elementary or high school by sex, Inuit adults aged 15 and over, Inuvialuit region, 2006

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Reasons and sex Total
count % 95% confidence interval
from to
Both sexes 1,500 100 … …
Wanted to work 260 17 13.5 22.4
Had to work 170 11 8.4 15.2
Bored with school 180 12 9.1 15.4
Pregnancy / taking care of children 150E 10E 7.0 13.9
To help at home 160 11 7.8 14.4
No school available / accessible 140E 9E 6.2 13.4
Other 430 29 23.8 33.4
Not stated 150E 10E 6.9 14.1
Males 800 100 … …
Wanted to work 170 21 15.1 27.4
Had to work 120E 15E 10.7 21.3
Bored with school 120E 15E 10.0 19.9
Pregnancy / taking care of children x x x x
To help at home 100E 13E 8.5 18.4
No school available / accessible 70E 9E 5.3 14.8
Other 260 33 25.6 39.5
Not stated 70E 9E 5.1 14.4
Females 690 100 … …
Wanted to work 100E 14E 8.8 21.5
Had to work x x x x
Bored with school 60E 9E 6.0 13.8
Pregnancy / taking care of children 140E 20E 13.7 26.7
To help at home 60E 9E 4.9 13.8
No school available / accessible 70E 10E 5.1 16.4
Other 170 25 17.9 31.4
Not stated 80E 12E 6.8 18.3
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