Inuit: Fact Sheet for Nunatsiavut
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About the data sources
The 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) and the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) are the main data sources for this fact sheet. The 2011 NHS collected social and economic data about the Canadian population. The 2012 APS was a national survey of First Nations people living off reserve, Métis, and Inuit aged 6 and older. The data are for the Aboriginal identity population, which refers to people who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, First Nations, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation. It was possible to report both single and multiple responses to the Aboriginal identity questions on the NHS and the APS. The NHS data in this fact sheet are based on single responses only. The APS data represent a combination of the single and multiple Aboriginal identity populations. Nearly all off-reserve First Nations, Métis, and Inuit respondents reported a single identity.
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Aboriginal people account for the majority of the population in Nunatsiavut
- Numbering 2,355, 5% of the Aboriginal identity population in Inuit NunangatNote 1 lived in Nunatsiavut in 2011. They made up 90% of the total population of Nunatsiavut.
- Nunatsiavut was home to 2,330 Inuit, with the rest reporting First Nations (10) or MétisNote 2 (20) identities. From 2006 to 2011, the Inuit population in Nunatsiavut increased by 8%.Note 3
- Just under 4% of the Inuit identity population in Canada lived in Nunatsiavut.
Inuit population young
- In 2011, a little under half (44%) of Inuit in Nunatsiavut were under the age of 25, and the median age of Inuit was 28.7.
Six in ten Inuit children live with both parents
- In Nunatsiavut, 62% of Inuit children aged 14 and younger lived in a family with both their parents in 2011.
- About one-fifth (22%) of Inuit children lived in a lone-parent family.
Inuit single identity | |
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percent | |
Children of both parentsTable 1, Note 1 | 61.7 |
Stepchildren | 9.6 |
Children of lone parent | 21.7 |
Grandchildren in skip-generation family | 1.7 |
Foster children | 3.5 |
Children living with other relativesTable 1, Note 2 | 0.0 |
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Almost one in six Inuit live in crowded homes
- In 2011, 16% of Inuit in Nunatsiavut lived in crowded homes, that is, with more than one person per room. Just under a third of Inuit (31%) lived in homes in need of major repairs.
Inuit single identity | |
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percent | |
CrowdingTable 2, Note 1 | 15.9 |
Home in need of majorTable 2, Note 2 repairs | 31.3 |
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One in four Inuit speak an Aboriginal language
- In Nunatsiavut, 25% of Inuit reported the ability to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language. The Aboriginal language most commonly spoken by Inuit was Inuktitut. At the same time, 25% of Inuit reported an Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.
- Based on results of the Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 92% of Inuit aged 6 and older reported that speaking and understanding an Aboriginal language was important to them.
One-third of Inuit have postsecondary qualifications
- In 2011, 33% of Inuit aged 25 to 64 in Nunatsiavut had a certificate, diploma or degree from a trade school, college or university.
- In 2011, 43% of Inuit aged 25 to 64 did not have a certificate, diploma or degree.
Inuit single identity | |
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percent | |
No certificate, diploma or degree | 42.7 |
High school diploma or equivalent | 24.8 |
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree | 32.5 |
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma | 12.4 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | 13.7 |
University certificate or diploma below bachelor levelTable 3, Note 1 | 3.0 |
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above | 3.4 |
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Employment rates and median total income increase with education
- In 2011, the employment rate of Inuit aged 25 to 64 in Nunatsiavut who did not have a certificate, diploma or degree was 30.7%. Employment rates were higher for those with further education. For example, the employment rate of Inuit with postsecondary credentials was 67.5%.
Inuit single identity | |
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employment rate (percent) | |
Total | 49.4 |
No certificate, diploma or degree | 30.7 |
High school diploma or equivalent | 56.1 |
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree | 67.5 |
Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011. |
- Median total incomeNote 4 was also higher for those with higher education levels. Among Inuit aged 25 to 64, median total income (rounded to the nearest $1,000) ranged from $17,000 for those with no certificate, diploma or degree to $39,000 for those with postsecondary credentials.
About five in ten Inuit rated their health as excellent or very good
- Based on results of the Aboriginal Peoples Survey, just over half (52%) of Inuit aged 12 and older in Nunatsiavut rated their health as excellent or very good in 2012.
Description for Chart 1
The title of the graph is "Chart 1 Excellent or very good self-rated overall health of Inuit population aged 12 and over, by age group, Nunatsiavut, 2012."
This is a column clustered chart.
There are in total 4 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 80 with ticks every 10 points.
There are 1 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The horizontal axis is "Age groups."
The title of series 1 is "Inuit."
The minimum value is 40.3 and it corresponds to "45 years and over."
The maximum value is 64.8 and it corresponds to "12 to 24 years."
Total | 12 to 24 years | 25 to 44 years | 45 years and over | |
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Inuit | 52.2 | 64.8 | 53.8 | 40.3 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012. |
- Almost six in ten (57%) Inuit aged 18 and older reported excellent or very good mental health.Note 5
percent | |
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Total | 57.1 |
18 to 24 | 51.6 |
25 to 44 | 60.9 |
45 and over | 57.4 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012. |
- Over four in ten (44%) Inuit 12 and older reported that they had been diagnosed with at least one chronic condition.
- Among Inuit, commonly reported conditions included arthritis excluding fibromyalgia (12%) and high blood pressure (18%).
Almost half of Inuit smoked daily
- In 2012, 47% of Inuit aged 12 and older in Nunatsiavut reported that they smoked daily. At ages 25 to 44, 60% of Inuit reported daily smoking.
Description for Chart 2
The title of the graph is "Chart 2 Selected health behaviours of Inuit population aged 12 and over, Nunatsiavut, 2012."
This is a column clustered chart.
There are in total 3 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 80 with ticks every 10 points.
There are 1 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The horizontal axis is "Health behaviours."
The title of series 1 is "Inuit."
The minimum value is 31.9 and it corresponds to "Non-drinking."
The maximum value is 64.5 and it corresponds to "Heavy drinkingChart 2, Note 1."
Inuit | |
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Daily smoking | 47.3 |
Heavy drinkingChart 2, Note 1 | 64.5 |
Non-drinking | 31.9 |
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- For those 12 and older, the rate of heavy drinking (five or more drinks on one occasion at least once a month in the previous 12 months) was 65% for Inuit. At the same time, 32% of Inuit aged 12 and older were non-drinkers; that is, consumed no alcohol in the previous 12 months.
percent | |
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12 to 24 | |
Daily smoking | 33.3 |
Heavy drinkingTable 6, Note 1 | 58.6 |
Non-drinking | 44.4 |
25 to 44 | |
Daily smoking | 60.0 |
Heavy drinking | 64.2 |
Non-drinking | 16.9 |
45 and over | |
Daily smoking | 46.3 |
Heavy drinking | 69.0 |
Non-drinking | 35.8 |
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This fact sheet was prepared by Shirley Li and Kristina Smith of the Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division of Statistics Canada.
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