Table 1  
Aboriginal children aged 6 to 14 participating in sports and cultural activities by selected characteristics, 2006

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  Children who participated in...
Sports at least once a week Cultural activities
Total First Nations Métis Inuit Total First Nations Métis Inuit
number
Total number of children (in thousands) 170 91 68 11 168 91 67 10
  percentage
Child's characteristics
Sex
Total 69 66 71 72 40 43 33 56
Girl † 65 61 69 65 41 44 36 55
Boy 72* 71* 73* 78* 38 41 30* 57
Age group
6 to 8 years † 66 64 69 66 38 42 30 52
9 to 11 years 72* 70* 76* 73 40 42 34 59
12 to 14 years 67 65 68 78* 41 43 35 58
Self-rated health status
Good, fair or poor † 58 55 60 67 39 40 34 57
Very good 66* 63* 68* 80* 41 44 33 57
Excellent 73* 72* 75* 71 39 43 32 55
Family characteristics
Number of parents in household
One † 63 60 66 76 40 43 34 56
Two 72* 70* 73* 72 39 42 33 57
Number of siblings in household
None or one † 71 69 74 73 36 40 32 45
Two or three 68 65 71 69 39 42 33 56
Four or more 65* 65 61* 76 48* 49* 38 65*
Education of respondent parent
Less than high school † 60 57 60 71 39 40 30 57
High school diploma 69* 65* 72* 77 37 40 30 63
Some postsecondary 68* 66* 70* 69 41 44 35 54
College diploma 74* 73* 74* 78 39 44 33 55
University degree 79* 76* 84* 74 46* 48* 44* F
Household income
Less than $30,000 † 60 58 61 70 41 44 36 49
$30,000 to $49,999 65* 64 67 69 39 42 31 60
$50,000 to $79,999 71* 69* 73* 76 39 43 33 55
$80,000 or more 78* 77* 79* 73 39 43 32 58
Place of residence
MIZ † 1,2 70 69 71 74 41 45 36 37
Census metropolitan area 68 65 72 81 37* 41 31 42
Census agglomeration 68 66 71 74 39 43 32 35E
Inuit Nunangat 71 F F 71 61* F F 61*
Cultural factors
Knowledge of Aboriginal language
Speaks and understands 68 66 67 71 63* 65* 59* 61*
Understands only 67 65 70 78 51* 53* 47* 54*
Neither † 70 68 72 72 27 28 27 33
Contact with Elders
Less than once a week † 66 64 69 70 33 35 27 51
At least once a week 72* 71* 74 75 50* 54* 42* 63*
Other extracurricular activities
Screen time per day
Less than four hours † 73 70 76 72 40 44 34 57
Four or more hours 65* 63* 66* 73 39 41 32 54
Sports
At least once a week ... ... ... ... 42* 37 35* 61*
Less than weekly † ... ... ... ... 34 46* 28 44
Cultural activities
Participant 73* 71* 75* 78* ... ... ... ...
No cultural activities † 66 63 69 65 ... ... ... ...
Other activities3
Weekly 76* 75* 77* 81* 46* 50* 40* 62*
No/few other activities † 57 53 61 61 29 31 22 45

† reference group
* statistically significant difference from reference group in that population at p < 0.05, for example, a significantly higher percentage of all single-identity Aboriginal boys participated in sports weekly compared to all single-identity Aboriginal girls. Similarly, proportionally more Métis boys participated in sports than Métis girls.
1. Census metropolitan area and census agglomeration influenced zone.
2. Excludes any metropolitan influenced zone inside Inuit Nunangat.
3. Includes participating in art or music groups or lessons; in clubs or groups, such as youth groups, drum groups, or dance groups; and helping without pay in the community or at school.
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006.