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2006 Profile of Aboriginal Children, Youth and Adults

Step 1: Age group - Under 6 years of age
Step 2: Population - North American Indian Identity (living off-reserve)
Step 3: Geography - Northwest Territories, Canada

Related 2006 Census data:

Aboriginal population showing population counts and percentage change - Northwest Territories or Canada
Aboriginal Population Profile - Northwest Territories or Canada

Family and community	Northwest Territories	Canada
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	Total	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Family structure
Living with two parents	68	58	59	57
Living with one parent	25	37	36	38
Number of generations living in household
Living in a two generation family: child(ren) - parent(s)	80	86	86	87
Living in a three generation family: child(ren) - parent(s) - grandparent(s)	14	9	9	9
Child care³	Northwest Territories	Canada
	Total	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Receiving regular child care	37	46	46	45
Of children receiving child care:
In licensed child care	44	60	61	60
Child care promotes First Nations, Métis or Inuit traditional, cultural values and customs	50	24	24	24
Participate in learning activities, such as songs, stories, or learning-based play	86	92	92	92
Main type of care
Daycare or child care centre	28	42	42	42
Nursery school/preschool⁴	^x	9	9	8
Aboriginal languages most often used in child care
Receive regular child care that uses an Aboriginal language⁴	^x	7	6	7
Nurturing	Northwest Territories	Canada
	Total	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Nurturing and raising the child
Mother involved in raising the child⁵	92	93	93	93
Father involved in raising the child⁶	77	72	73	71
At least one grandparent involved in raising the child	58	44	45	43
At least one aunt/uncle/cousin/sibling involved in raising the child	51	28	29	27
Children that attend a child-parent program (e.g., 'mom and tots,' 'the dad program,' 'mother goose') at least once per week⁴	16	13	12	14
Healthy living	Northwest Territories	Canada
	Total	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Child health
In excellent or very good health	80	85	84	86
In good health	17	12	13	11
In fair or poor health	3^E	3	4	3
With a long-term health condition diagnosed by a health professional	22	29	32	26
Who have asthma or use Ventolin, an inhaler or puffer	6	14	16	11
Who have ever had dental problems	26	20	20	20
Birth weight
Weighing less than 2,500 grams at birth	6^E	7	6	7
Weighing between 2,500 and 4,000 grams at birth	65	72	70	73
Weighing over 4,000 grams at birth	22	17	19	14
Health care
Who has child seen in past 12 months for physical, emotional or mental health:
Family doctor, general practitioner or pediatrician	55	82	82	81
Public health nurse, nurse practitioner	75	45	43	46
Another medical specialist	8	13	14	12
Dentist, dental therapist, orthodontist	38	40	41	40
Eye doctor or optometrist	8	14	14	15
Unable to obtain health care or medication when needed in the past 12 months	8	10	10	10
Sleep
Average number of hours child sleeps day and night:
Sleeping 8 hours or less day and night	5^E	6	7	6
Sleeping 9 hours or more day and night	94	93	92	93
Food and nutrition	Northwest Territories	Canada
	Total	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Breast feeding
Ever breast-fed	67	71	70	72
Breast-fed for at least 4 months	57	59	60	57
Breast-fed for at least 6 months	46	50	51	48
Aboriginal languages spoken or understood	Northwest Territories	Canada
	Total	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Able to speak or understand an Aboriginal language⁴	12	22	21	23
Expected by parent/guardian to become fluent in an Aboriginal language	62	32	30	34
Children for which parent/guardian believes it is important to speak and understand an Aboriginal language	70	35	33	36

Symbols:

E use with caution

x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Notes:

1. To access the comma-separated values (CSV) or the tab-separated values (TAB) file, use the conversion features available in most spreadsheet software, or use a free-of-charge viewer.
2. Percentages may not add to 100 because missing data (i.e., don't know, refusal, not stated) were included in the calculation of all estimates and because of rounding. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.
3. Excludes children who are currently attending school.
4. Updated October 31, 2011.
5. The category 'mother' includes birth mother, step mother (including common-law step parent), adoptive mother and foster mother.
6. The category 'father' includes birth father, step father (including common-law step parent), adoptive father and foster father.

Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Children's Survey, 2006.