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Step 1: Age group - Under 6 years of age
Step 2: Population - North American Indian Identity: Treaty or Registered Indian (living off-reserve)
Step 3: Geography - Alberta, Saskatchewan
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Family and community | Alberta | Saskatchewan |
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percent2 | ||
Family structure | ||
Living with two parents | 56 | 44 |
Living with one parent | 37 | 46 |
Number of generations living in household | ||
Living in a two generation family: child(ren) - parent(s) | 82 | 81 |
Living in a three generation family: child(ren) - parent(s) - grandparent(s) | 11 | 9 |
Child care3 | Alberta | Saskatchewan |
percent2 | ||
Receiving regular child care | 41 | 40 |
Of children receiving child care: | ||
In licensed child care | 68 | 57 |
Child care promotes First Nations, Métis or Inuit traditional, cultural values and customs | 29 | 31 |
Participate in learning activities, such as songs, stories, or learning-based play | 94 | 89 |
Main type of care | ||
Daycare or child care centre | 39 | 45 |
Nursery school/preschool4 | x | x |
Aboriginal languages most often used in child care | ||
Receive regular child care that uses an Aboriginal language4 | 15E | 10E |
Nurturing | Alberta | Saskatchewan |
percent2 | ||
Nurturing and raising the child | ||
Mother involved in raising the child5 | 91 | 91 |
Father involved in raising the child6 | 75 | 61 |
At least one grandparent involved in raising the child | 47 | 46 |
At least one aunt/uncle/cousin/sibling involved in raising the child | 35 | 30 |
Children that attend a child-parent program (e.g., 'mom and tots,' 'the dad program,' 'mother goose') at least once per week4 | 9 | 10 |
Healthy living | Alberta | Saskatchewan |
percent2 | ||
Child health | ||
In excellent or very good health | 81 | 77 |
In good health | 14 | 18 |
In fair or poor health | 5E | 4E |
With a long-term health condition diagnosed by a health professional | 33 | 30 |
Who have asthma or use Ventolin, an inhaler or puffer | 15 | 16 |
Who have ever had dental problems | 24 | 23 |
Birth weight | ||
Weighing less than 2,500 grams at birth | 6E | 6E |
Weighing between 2,500 and 4,000 grams at birth | 69 | 68 |
Weighing over 4,000 grams at birth | 17 | 18 |
Health care | ||
Who has child seen in past 12 months for physical, emotional or mental health: | ||
Family doctor, general practitioner or pediatrician | 84 | 82 |
Public health nurse, nurse practitioner | 52 | 60 |
Another medical specialist | 10 | 12 |
Dentist, dental therapist, orthodontist | 48 | 35 |
Eye doctor or optometrist | 17 | 16 |
Unable to obtain health care or medication when needed in the past 12 months | 13 | 10 |
Sleep | ||
Average number of hours child sleeps day and night: | ||
Sleeping 8 hours or less day and night | 5E | 6E |
Sleeping 9 hours or more day and night | 94 | 93 |
Food and nutrition | Alberta | Saskatchewan |
percent2 | ||
Breast feeding | ||
Ever breast-fed | 71 | 70 |
Breast-fed for at least 4 months | 59 | 58 |
Breast-fed for at least 6 months | 52 | 46 |
Aboriginal languages spoken or understood | Alberta | Saskatchewan |
percent2 | ||
Able to speak or understand an Aboriginal language4 | 42 | 45 |
Expected by parent/guardian to become fluent in an Aboriginal language | 41 | 47 |
Children for which parent/guardian believes it is important to speak and understand an Aboriginal language | 47 | 53 |
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x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Notes:
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Children's Survey, 2006.