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2006 Profile of Aboriginal Children, Youth and Adults

Step 1: Age group - Under 6 years of age
Step 2: Population - Treaty or Registered Indian (living off-reserve)
Step 3: Geography - Alberta, All provinces

Related 2006 Census data:

Aboriginal population showing population counts and percentage change - Alberta or All provinces
Aboriginal Population Profile - Alberta

Family and community	Alberta	All provinces
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Family and community	percent²
Family structure
Living with two parents	57	53
Living with one parent	37	42
Number of generations living in household
Living in a two generation family: child(ren) - parent(s)	82	85
Living in a three generation family: child(ren) - parent(s) - grandparent(s)	11	9
Child care³	Alberta	All provinces
Child care³	percent²
Receiving regular child care	41	46
Of children receiving child care:
In licensed child care	67	62
Child care promotes First Nations, Métis or Inuit traditional, cultural values and customs	29	29
Participate in learning activities, such as songs, stories, or learning-based play	95	92
Main type of care
Daycare or child care centre	37	44
Nursery school/preschool⁴	7^E	7
Aboriginal languages most often used in child care
Receive regular child care that uses an Aboriginal language⁴	14^E	9
Nurturing	Alberta	All provinces
Nurturing	percent²
Nurturing and raising the child
Mother involved in raising the child⁵	90	93
Father involved in raising the child⁶	74	68
At least one grandparent involved in raising the child	46	44
At least one aunt/uncle/cousin/sibling involved in raising the child	33	29
Children that attend a child-parent program (e.g., 'mom and tots,' 'the dad program,' 'mother goose') at least once per week⁴	9	12
Healthy living	Alberta	All provinces
Healthy living	percent²
Child health
In excellent or very good health	82	83
In good health	14	13
In fair or poor health	4^E	4
With a long-term health condition diagnosed by a health professional	32	30
Who have asthma or use Ventolin, an inhaler or puffer	14	16
Who have ever had dental problems	23	23
Birth weight
Weighing less than 2,500 grams at birth	6^E	6
Weighing between 2,500 and 4,000 grams at birth	69	70
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	83	81
Public health nurse, nurse practitioner	51	47
Another medical specialist	10	12
Dentist, dental therapist, orthodontist	47	44
Eye doctor or optometrist	16	16
Unable to obtain health care or medication when needed in the past 12 months	13	11
Sleep
Average number of hours child sleeps day and night:
Sleeping 8 hours or less day and night	5^E	7
Sleeping 9 hours or more day and night	93	92
Food and nutrition	Alberta	All provinces
Food and nutrition	percent²
Breast feeding
Ever breast-fed	71	69
Breast-fed for at least 4 months	58	56
Breast-fed for at least 6 months	49	47
Aboriginal languages spoken or understood	Alberta	All provinces
Aboriginal languages spoken or understood	percent²
Able to speak or understand an Aboriginal language⁴	39	32
Expected by parent/guardian to become fluent in an Aboriginal language	40	39
Children for which parent/guardian believes it is important to speak and understand an Aboriginal language	45	43

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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.