Table 1
Children in the population by child and family characteristics
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| Population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| percent | standard error | number 1 | |
| School grade at age 9 | |||
| Grade 3 | 15.2 | 0.72 | 55,700 |
| Grade 4 | 84.2 | 0.77 | 308,900 |
| Other (grade 1, 2, 5, ungraded) | F | F | F |
| Sex of child | |||
| Girls | 48.8 | 0.00 | 182,100 |
| Boys | 51.2 | 0.00 | 191,300 |
| Household income level (2-level) | |||
| Below low income cut-off | 14.6 | 0.87 | 54,600 |
| Low income cut-off or above | 85.4 | 0.87 | 318,700 |
| Household income level (4-level) | |||
| Below low income cut-off | 14.6 | 0.87 | 54,600 |
| Low income cut-off to less than 2 times low income cut-off | 36.0 | 1.02 | 134,300 |
| Two times to less than 3 times low income cut-off | 26.6 | 0.91 | 99,200 |
| Three times low income cut-off or above | 22.8 | 0.89 | 85,200 |
| Parent education level | |||
| High school or less | 31.7 | 1.13 | 117,200 |
| More than high school | 68.3 | 1.13 | 252,800 |
| Missing | … | … | 3,400 |
| Family structure | |||
| One-parent family | 17.5 | 0.95 | 65,300 |
| Two-parent family | 82.5 | 0.95 | 308,000 |
| Country of birth of parent | |||
| Not Canada | 20.6 | 0.93 | 74,400 |
| Canada | 79.4 | 0.93 | 286,900 |
| Missing | … | … | 12,000 |
| Community size - population | |||
| Rural | 13.1 | 1.72 | 49,000 |
| Under 30,000 | 8.9 | 1.13 | 33,300 |
| 30,000 to under 100,000 | 10.9 E | 2.04 | 40,600 |
| 100,000 to under 500,000 | 18.3 | 1.68 | 68,300 |
| 500,000 and over | 48.8 | 1.03 | 182,100 |
| Province of residence | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.4 | 0.00 | 5,300 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0.4 | 0.00 | 1,600 |
| Nova Scotia | 2.6 | 0.00 | 9,900 |
| New Brunswick | 2.1 | 0.00 | 7,900 |
| Quebec | 21.9 | 0.00 | 81,600 |
| Ontario | 41.5 | 0.00 | 155,000 |
| Manitoba | 3.7 | 0.00 | 13,900 |
| Saskatchewan | 3.1 | 0.00 | 11,500 |
| Alberta | 11.0 | 0.00 | 41,000 |
| British Columbia | 12.2 | 0.00 | 45,700 |
| All children | 100.0 | … | 373,300 |
Population number has been rounded to the nearest 100.
Total sample n = 3,379.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada: National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth 2006/2007.
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