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2006 Profile of Aboriginal Children, Youth and Adults

Step 1: Age group - 15 years of age and over
Step 2: Population - North American Indian Identity (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

Education	Canada			Canada
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	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
School enrolment
Currently attending elementary or high school or a high school equivalency program	23	26	20	23	26	20
Of those attending elementary or high school or a high school equivalency program:
Full-time	80	81	79	80	81	79
Part-time, day or evening	14	13^E	15	14	13^E	15
Currently taking a High School Equivalency program	15	12	19	15	12	19
Highest grade completed at elementary or high school (excluding kindergarten):
No schooling	1	1^E	1^E	1	1^E	1^E
One to six	4	4	4	4	4	4
Seven or eight	8	8	8	8	8	8
Nine	9	10	8	9	10	8
Ten	14	16	13	14	16	13
Eleven	16	18	14	16	18	14
Twelve or thirteen	48	43	52	48	43	52
High school
Graduated from high school³	46	41	50	46	41	50
Did not finish high school³	18	20	16	18	20	16
Completed high school through high school equivalency program (GED)³	9	9	10	9	9	10
Median age when last in elementary or high school (years)	15.8	15.9	15.6	15.8	15.9	15.6
Aboriginal culture at elementary or high school level
At school had Aboriginal teachers or teachers' aides	18	18	18	18	18	18
At school had teachers or teachers' aides who taught in an Aboriginal language	9	8	10	9	8	10
Taught an Aboriginal language in elementary or high school	6	5	7	6	5	7
Postsecondary schooling
Ever taken some education above the high school level	56	52	58	56	52	58
Did not finish postsecondary schooling³	27	29	26	27	29	26
Currently attending education above the high school level³	18	15	19	18	15	19
Of those attending postsecondary education:
Full-time	49	41	54	49	41	54
Part-time, day or evening	39	41	37	39	41	37
Type of educational institution:
University³	35	31	38	35	31	38
Community college or CEGEP³	55	50	58	55	50	58
Publicly-funded technical institute, or a trade/vocational school³	24	31	19	24	31	19
Private business school or private training institute³	14	12	14	14	12	14
Another school above high school³	9	11	9	9	11	9
Correspondence or distance education:
Taken any post-secondary courses by correspondence or distance education	17	14	19	17	14	19
Financial assistance:
Applied for financial assistance for postsecondary studies	54	46	59	54	46	59
Received financial assistance for postsecondary studies	89	85	91	89	85	91
Highest level of schooling ever completed
No schooling	1	1^E	1^E	1	1^E	1^E
Less than high school diploma	34	38	30	34	38	30
High school diploma or High school equivalency	15	14	15	15	14	15
Some trade/vocational school	2	2	1	2	2	1
Some other non-university institution	9	9	10	9	9	10
Some university	5	4	6	5	4	6
Diploma or certificate from trade school or registered apprenticeship program	9	12	6	9	12	6
Diploma or certificate from other non-university institution	16	11	20	16	11	20
University certificate or diploma below bachelor's level	2	1	2	2	1	2
Bachelor's degree	6	4	7	6	4	7
Master's degree or university certificate or diploma above bachelor's level, degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry, earned doctorate	2	2	2	2	2	2
Languages	Canada			Canada
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Ability to speak and understand an Aboriginal language
Able to speak or understand an Aboriginal language	52	53	52	52	53	52
Able to understand his/her primary Aboriginal language:
very well or relatively well	30	28	32	30	28	32
with effort or a few words	68	71	66	68	71	66
Able to speak his/her primary Aboriginal language:
very well or relatively well	46	43	47	46	43	47
with effort or a few words	53	55	51	53	55	51
Access to Services in Primary Aboriginal Language
Have access to health services in his/her primary Aboriginal language³	30	32	29	30	32	29
Have access to justice/ legal/ policing services in his/her primary Aboriginal language³	26	29	24	26	29	24
Have access to social and employment services in his/her primary Aboriginal language³	38	41	35	38	41	35
Have access to other services in his/her primary Aboriginal language³	47	49	46	47	49	46
Importance to keep, learn or re-learn an Aboriginal language
Very important	37	34	40	37	34	40
Somewhat important	27	27	27	27	27	27
Not very important or not important	34	37	32	34	37	32
No opinion	1^E	1^E	0^E	1^E	1^E	0^E
Labour activity	Canada			Canada
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Harvesting country food
Hunted in the past 12 months	30	36	22	30	36	22
Fished in the past 12 months	40	50	32	40	50	32
Gathered wild plants (berries, sweet grass, etc.) in the past 12 months	48	47	49	48	47	49
Trapped in the past 12 months	14	17	9	14	17	9
Employment status
Worked for pay or in self-employment, or temporarily absent from job	59	63	55	59	63	55
Respondent does not have job, is looking for work	7	8	6	7	8	6
Respondent does not have job, is not looking for work	33	27	37	33	27	37
Income	Canada			Canada
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Sources of income (Year ending December 31, 2005)
Paid employment or self-employment	64	70	60	64	70	60
Employment insurance	12	13	11	12	13	11
Old age security pension, Guaranteed Income Supplement or Spouse's Allowance from the Federal Government	8	8	9	8	8	9
Canada or Quebec Pension Plans	10	10	10	10	10	10
Social assistance or welfare benefits	14	11	17	14	11	17
Other sources, for example, other government income, child support, alimony, education allowances, scholarships, northern allowance, interest, or other	25	19	31	25	19	31
Health	Canada			Canada
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
General health
Excellent or very good	53	57	50	53	57	50
Good	28	27	28	28	27	28
Fair or poor	19	16	21	19	16	21
Health care
Has seen or talked with in past 12 months for physical, emotional or mental health:
Family doctor or general practitioner	71	64	78	71	64	78
Traditional healer	9	7	10	9	7	10
Nurse	30	25	34	30	25	34
Dentist or orthodontist	56	54	59	56	54	59
Other health professional³	64	60	68	64	60	68
Medical conditions (diagnosed by a health professional)
With one or more chronic health conditions	54	50	58	54	50	58
Prediabetes or borderline diabetic³	5	4	6	5	4	6
Diabetes	8	8	9	8	8	9
Type 1³	13	16	11	13	16	11
Type 2³	62	60	63	62	60	63
Arthritis or rheumatism	21	17	25	21	17	25
Cancer	3	2	4	3	2	4
Stomach problems or intestinal ulcers	12	11	13	12	11	13
Kidney disease	2	1	2	2	1	2
Respiratory problem (asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema)	18	15	20	18	15	20
High blood pressure, heart problems or effects of stroke	20	20	20	20	20	20
Communicable disease (hepatitis, tuberculosis or HIV/AIDS)	4	4	4	4	4	4
Other long term health condition	14	11	17	14	11	17
Communication technology	Canada			Canada
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Computer and Internet use
Used a computer in previous twelve months	80	79	81	80	79	81
Used the Internet in previous twelve months	76	75	77	76	75	77
Housing	Canada			Canada
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	percent²
Tenure
Home rented by adult or another member of the household	47	44	50	47	44	50
Home owned by adult or another member of the household	52	55	50	52	55	50
Features in the home
With cable or satellite television	87	88	87	87	88	87
With a smoke detector	95	95	95	95	95	95
With a telephone	95	94	96	95	94	96
With a stove for cooking	99	98	99	99	98	99
With electricity	99	99	99	99	99	99
With a generator	12	14	11	12	14	11
With cold running water	99	99	99	99	99	99
With hot running water	99	98	99	99	98	99
With a flush toilet	99	98	99	99	98	99
Without a septic tank or sewage system	8	8	9	8	8	9
Requiring special feature(s) for a health condition or problem	10	9	12	10	9	12
Water supply
Water available to home is not safe to drink	13	11	15	13	11	15
Reporting water is contaminated at times during the year	18	17	18	18	17	18

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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. Updated October 31, 2011.

Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006.