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Table 1
Housing characteristics, Inuit children under six years old by Inuit region, 2006

Inuit regions	Living in crowded dwellings¹	Living in dwellings requiring major repairs²
Inuit regions	percent
Total - Inuit area of residence	43	29
Total - Inuit Nunaat (Inuit regions)	49	32
Nunatsiavut	14	28
Nunavik	59	45
Nunavut	48	27
Inuvialuit region	28	26
Total - Outside Inuit Nunaat	12	18
Note(s): 1. Crowded is defined as having more than 1 person per room. Not counted as rooms are bathrooms, halls, vestibules and rooms used solely for business purposes. 2. Refers to whether, in the judgement of the respondent, the dwelling requires major repairs. Major repairs refer to the repair of defective plumbing or electrical wiring, structural repairs to walls, floors or ceilings, etc. (excluding desirable remodelling or additions). Source(s): Statistics Canada, Census, 2006