Table 3
Odds ratios of Aboriginal children being in child care, by group

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  First Nations children off-reserve Métis children Inuit children
odds ratio
Sex
Boy 1.09 0.92 0.68*
Girl† 1.00 1.00 1.00
Age (in years) 1.03 1.20* 0.86
Family structure
Single parent 2.25* 3.46* 2.32*
Two parents† 1.00 1.00 1.00
Responding parent's education level
Less than high school diploma 0.67* 0.83 0.41*
High school diploma† 1.00 1.00 1.00
Postsecondary education 1.63* 1.51* 0.96
Responding parent's employment status
Full-time 4.91* 7.35* 6.79*
Part-time 3.83* 4.94* 4.51*
No employment† 1.00 1.00 1.00
Income (adjusted for household size, divided by 10,000) 1.15* 1.17* 1.21*
† reference group
* statistically significant difference from reference group at p < 0.05
Note: Geographic variables (province, population density) included as control variables but not shown.
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Children's Survey, 2006.