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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: Treaty or Registered Indian (living off-reserve)
Step 3: Geography - Canada, Canada

Related 2006 Census data:

Aboriginal population showing population counts and percentage change - Canada
Aboriginal Population Profile - Canada

Family and community	Canada			Canada
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	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Family structure
Living with two parents	52	54	51	52	54	51
Living with one parent	42	40	43	42	40	43
Number of generations living in household
Living in a two generation family: child(ren) - parent(s)	85	85	85	85	85	85
Living in a three generation family: child(ren) - parent(s) - grandparent(s)	9	8	9	9	8	9
Child care³	Canada			Canada
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Receiving regular child care	46	46	45	46	46	45
Of children receiving child care:
In licensed child care	63	65	61	63	65	61
Child care promotes First Nations, Métis or Inuit traditional, cultural values and customs	31	31	31	31	31	31
Participate in learning activities, such as songs, stories, or learning-based play	91	92	90	91	92	90
Main type of care
Daycare or child care centre	45	47	43	45	47	43
Nursery school/preschool⁴	7	7	7^E	7	7	7^E
Aboriginal languages most often used in child care
Receive regular child care that uses an Aboriginal language⁴	10	8	11	10	8	11
Nurturing	Canada			Canada
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Nurturing and raising the child
Mother involved in raising the child⁵	93	93	93	93	93	93
Father involved in raising the child⁶	68	69	67	68	69	67
At least one grandparent involved in raising the child	45	47	43	45	47	43
At least one aunt/uncle/cousin/sibling involved in raising the child	31	33	29	31	33	29
Children that attend a child-parent program (e.g., 'mom and tots,' 'the dad program,' 'mother goose') at least once per week⁴	12	11	13	12	11	13
Healthy living	Canada			Canada
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Child health
In excellent or very good health	82	81	83	82	81	83
In good health	14	15	13	14	15	13
In fair or poor health	4	5	3	4	5	3
With a long-term health condition diagnosed by a health professional	30	33	26	30	33	26
Who have asthma or use Ventolin, an inhaler or puffer	15	18	12	15	18	12
Who have ever had dental problems	24	24	24	24	24	24
Birth weight
Weighing less than 2,500 grams at birth	6	5	7	6	5	7
Weighing between 2,500 and 4,000 grams at birth	69	67	72	69	67	72
Weighing over 4,000 grams at birth	18	21	16	18	21	16
Health care
Who has child seen in past 12 months for physical, emotional or mental health:
Family doctor, general practitioner or pediatrician	80	80	81	80	80	81
Public health nurse, nurse practitioner	50	48	52	50	48	52
Another medical specialist	13	14	12	13	14	12
Dentist, dental therapist, orthodontist	44	43	44	44	43	44
Eye doctor or optometrist	16	15	16	16	15	16
Unable to obtain health care or medication when needed in the past 12 months	12	11	12	12	11	12
Sleep
Average number of hours child sleeps day and night:
Sleeping 8 hours or less day and night	7	7	6	7	7	6
Sleeping 9 hours or more day and night	92	91	93	92	91	93
Food and nutrition	Canada			Canada
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Breast feeding
Ever breast-fed	69	67	71	69	67	71
Breast-fed for at least 4 months	56	58	55	56	58	55
Breast-fed for at least 6 months	48	49	46	48	49	46
Aboriginal languages spoken or understood	Canada			Canada
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Able to speak or understand an Aboriginal language⁴	32	31	34	32	31	34
Expected by parent/guardian to become fluent in an Aboriginal language	42	39	44	42	39	44
Children for which parent/guardian believes it is important to speak and understand an Aboriginal language	47	46	48	47	46	48

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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.