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Description for Chart 1. Proportions of off-reserve First Nations women aged 25 to 64, by type of postsecondary financial assistance received and by Registered Indian status, 2006

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Proportion of off-reserve First Nations women aged 25 to 64, by type of postsecondary financial assistance received and by Registered Indian status, 2006
  First Nations women with Registered Indian status First Nations women without Registered Indian status
percent
INAC or Band funding 58 3
Grant, bursary or scholarship 14 34
Student loan 29 68
Other 10 12E

Notes: These data are for First Nations women who applied for and received financial assistance. As respondents could provide more than one response, percentages do not add to 100%.
E use with caution
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2006.
Date Modified: 2009-10-28

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