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Table 1.1
How often the child talks or plays together with different people, focusing attention on each other for five minutes or more, Aboriginal children under six years old, not including reserves, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

Relationship to the child Total Daily Weekly Occasionally Never Not applicable Not stated
Count % % 95%
confidence
interval 		% 95%
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interval 		% 95%
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interval 		% 95%
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interval 		% 95%
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Canada
Mother 96,730 100 93 92.6 93.7 2 2.0 2.6 1 0.6 1.0 1 0.9 1.5 0E 0.2 0.4 2 1.8 2.4
Father 96,730 100 68 66.5 68.6 11 9.8 11.2 6 5.1 6.2 9 8.0 9.2 3 2.3 3.0 5 4.3 5.3
Siblings 96,730 100 70 68.6 70.5 3 2.5 3.2 2 1.8 2.5 2 1.9 2.5 21 20.1 21.8 2 1.8 2.5
Grandparents 96,730 100 27 25.6 27.5 42 40.5 42.7 23 21.9 23.8 5 4.6 5.5 2 1.6 2.1 2 1.5 2.1
Aunts and uncles 96,730 100 17 16.2 17.8 38 36.6 38.8 33 32.2 34.4 8 7.8 9.0 2 1.2 1.7 2 1.6 2.3
Cousins 96,730 100 13 12.0 13.4 32 30.9 33.0 36 34.7 36.9 11 10.6 12.0 6 5.5 6.6 2 1.7 2.4
Elders 96,730 100 7 6.5 7.5 19 18.3 20.0 24 22.9 24.8 38 36.6 38.7 9 8.5 9.8 3 2.6 3.4
Atlantic region
Mother 4,890 100 96 94.1 97.2 F 0.7 2.8 x x x x x x x x x F 0.5 2.3
Father 4,890 100 73 69.2 77.2 9 6.6 12.0 5E 3.3 6.9 6 4.1 7.8 F 1.0 4.3 5E 3.4 6.9
Siblings 4,890 100 64 60.1 68.5 3E 1.9 5.2 4E 2.1 5.3 3E 1.4 4.2 24 20.7 27.9 2E 1.1 4.1
Grandparents 4,890 100 33 29.2 37.3 42 37.4 46.3 18 14.3 21.2 4E 2.3 6.3 2E 1.2 3.3 F 0.7 3.0
Aunts and uncles 4,890 100 13 10.9 15.9 46 41.4 50.1 28 24.4 32.2 10 7.5 13.3 x x x x x x
Cousins 4,890 100 10 8.0 12.7 36 32.0 40.5 33 28.5 37.0 15 11.3 18.1 5E 3.6 7.3 F 0.6 2.7
Elders 4,890 100 11 8.4 13.7 23 19.0 26.1 20 16.6 23.2 36 31.4 39.9 10 7.2 12.3 2E 1.0 3.4
Quebec
Mother 7,190 100 93 91.7 94.5 3E 1.6 3.9 x x x x x x x x x 3 2.6 4.0
Father 7,190 100 74 69.7 77.0 10 7.4 13.2 4E 2.2 5.5 5E 2.9 6.5 2E 0.9 2.3 7 5.8 8.3
Siblings 7,190 100 68 64.5 72.1 4E 2.8 6.5 2E 0.9 2.5 3E 1.8 4.7 20 16.6 23.2 3 2.2 3.7
Grandparents 7,190 100 18 15.3 21.3 45 40.5 49.4 27 22.7 30.7 5E 3.7 7.1 2E 1.4 3.0 3 2.3 3.9
Aunts and uncles 7,190 100 12 10.2 13.6 34 29.3 38.0 40 36.0 44.7 9 7.0 11.8 2E 1.2 3.2 3 2.4 3.8
Cousins 7,190 100 12 10.2 13.9 26 22.4 29.9 38 33.3 42.0 13 9.9 15.5 9E 6.2 12.3 3 2.5 3.9
Elders 7,190 100 6 4.4 8.1 20 16.3 23.2 23 19.7 27.0 36 32.3 40.3 11 7.8 13.9 5 3.7 5.2
Ontario
Mother 20,860 100 94 92.6 95.5 1E 0.8 2.0 1E 0.3 1.0 2E 0.9 2.7 x x x 2E 1.1 3.1
Father 20,860 100 71 68.4 73.7 10 8.6 11.7 6 4.6 7.4 7 5.2 8.0 2E 1.5 3.1 4 3.0 5.6
Siblings 20,860 100 67 64.7 69.8 3 2.3 4.3 3E 1.8 3.6 2E 1.4 2.8 23 20.6 25.1 2E 1.2 3.1
Grandparents 20,860 100 23 20.8 25.3 47 44.0 49.7 23 20.9 25.9 4 2.8 4.7 1E 0.9 2.1 2E 0.9 2.6
Aunts and uncles 20,860 100 11 9.3 12.9 39 36.8 42.0 38 35.1 40.4 8 6.8 9.9 1E 0.8 2.1 2E 1.3 3.3
Cousins 20,860 100 8 6.1 9.2 32 29.6 34.7 41 37.8 43.3 12 10.0 13.7 6 4.5 6.9 2E 1.5 3.5
Elders 20,860 100 6 5.0 7.9 20 17.9 22.3 24 22.1 26.9 36 33.6 39.0 10 8.0 11.2 3E 2.3 4.5
Manitoba
Mother 14,220 100 93 91.7 94.5 3E 1.9 3.9 1E 0.4 1.5 1E 0.5 1.5 x x x 2E 1.2 2.5
Father 14,220 100 63 59.9 65.4 11 9.1 12.4 6 4.8 7.6 12 10.0 13.7 4 3.2 5.9 4 3.3 5.5
Siblings 14,220 100 72 69.5 74.1 3 2.1 3.9 2E 1.6 3.1 2 1.5 2.8 19 17.1 21.2 2E 1.1 2.5
Grandparents 14,220 100 27 24.3 29.1 43 40.2 45.6 21 19.1 23.8 5 4.2 6.6 2E 1.3 3.0 2E 1.1 2.4
Aunts and uncles 14,220 100 17 14.6 18.8 41 37.8 43.5 31 28.8 34.1 8 6.7 9.8 1E 0.8 2.2 2E 1.1 2.5
Cousins 14,220 100 12 9.7 13.3 37 34.0 39.3 35 31.9 37.4 10 8.0 11.4 6 4.7 7.4 2E 1.1 2.5
Elders 14,220 100 6 5.2 7.8 19 16.9 21.0 24 21.6 26.4 38 35.4 40.6 11 8.9 12.4 2E 1.4 2.9
Saskatchewan
Mother 11,940 100 93 90.7 94.0 3E 1.8 3.9 1E 0.3 1.2 1E 0.7 2.2 x x x 2E 1.4 3.2
Father 11,940 100 60 56.7 62.5 12 10.0 13.6 8 6.5 9.7 13 11.6 15.5 3E 1.7 3.5 5 3.3 6.0
Siblings 11,940 100 71 68.0 72.9 2 1.7 3.3 2E 1.6 3.3 2E 1.3 2.9 20 18.3 22.5 2E 1.5 3.5
Grandparents 11,940 100 31 28.4 33.7 39 36.5 42.1 21 19.0 23.9 5 3.7 6.2 2E 0.9 2.4 2E 1.2 3.1
Aunts and uncles 11,940 100 23 20.6 25.3 38 34.9 40.1 29 26.0 31.0 8 6.1 9.1 2E 1.0 2.4 2E 1.2 3.0
Cousins 11,940 100 17 15.0 19.1 35 32.3 37.5 32 29.1 34.4 10 8.1 11.5 5 3.6 6.0 2E 1.2 3.0
Elders 11,940 100 8 6.8 9.9 21 18.8 23.4 24 21.6 26.4 36 33.0 38.2 8 7.0 9.9 3E 1.8 3.9
Alberta
Mother 16,830 100 92 90.4 93.4 3E 2.1 4.1 1E 0.4 1.6 1E 0.7 2.1 x x x 3E 1.7 3.5
Father 16,830 100 69 66.2 71.4 11 9.7 13.1 5 4.3 6.6 8 6.4 9.0 2E 1.6 3.3 5 3.3 5.8
Siblings 16,830 100 71 68.1 72.7 2 1.7 3.1 2E 1.1 2.3 2 1.6 3.0 21 18.6 22.5 3E 1.9 3.7
Grandparents 16,830 100 23 21.2 25.6 41 38.0 43.3 26 23.1 27.8 6 4.9 7.4 2 1.7 3.3 2E 1.3 2.8
Aunts and uncles 16,830 100 15 13.2 17.1 37 34.2 39.6 36 33.7 38.9 9 7.1 10.1 1E 0.6 1.7 2E 1.4 2.9
Cousins 16,830 100 10 8.6 11.9 30 27.1 32.0 40 37.2 42.4 12 10.5 14.0 6 5.0 7.6 2E 1.4 2.9
Elders 16,830 100 5 3.9 6.2 15 13.3 17.0 27 24.4 29.1 41 38.7 43.7 9 7.4 10.4 3 2.3 4.2
British Columbia
Mother 14,400 100 93 90.9 93.8 2E 1.6 3.4 1E 0.8 2.1 2E 1.1 2.3 x x x 2E 1.2 2.7
Father 14,400 100 65 61.9 67.5 12 10.0 13.8 6 4.4 7.2 10 8.2 11.7 3 1.9 3.5 5 4.0 6.4
Siblings 14,400 100 69 66.1 71.0 3 1.9 3.5 2E 1.6 3.1 2E 1.5 3.0 23 20.7 25.1 1E 0.8 2.2
Grandparents 14,400 100 25 22.7 27.5 40 37.4 43.0 26 23.8 28.8 6 4.6 7.1 1E 0.6 1.9 2E 0.9 2.5
Aunts and uncles 14,400 100 16 14.0 18.1 35 32.1 37.3 37 33.9 39.2 9 7.8 11.0 2E 1.1 2.5 2E 1.0 2.6
Cousins 14,400 100 11 8.8 12.4 28 25.9 30.9 39 36.4 41.8 13 11.1 14.8 8 6.2 9.4 2E 0.8 2.2
Elders 14,400 100 5 4.1 6.6 17 15.3 19.4 24 21.6 26.4 43 40.7 46.1 8 6.2 9.0 3E 1.7 3.5
Yukon
Mother 720 100 83 74.6 89.4 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Father 720 100 61 53.0 68.9 14E 9.4 21.5 3E 1.8 6.2 14E 8.9 21.1 x x x x x x
Siblings 720 100 67 57.9 73.9 x x x x x x x x x 21 15.8 28.7 x x x
Grandparents 720 100 33 26.1 42.0 42 33.6 50.2 18E 13.0 26.3 x x x x x x x x x
Aunts and uncles 720 100 22 16.0 29.6 47 39.2 56.0 21 15.4 27.8 8E 4.2 14.4 x x x x x x
Cousins 720 100 19 14.6 26.0 39 31.5 47.4 28 21.3 35.2 10E 4.8 16.9 x x x x x x
Elders 720 100 10 7.5 13.9 28 20.6 35.2 26 20.4 34.1 29 22.7 38.1 x x x x x x
Northwest Territories
Mother 2,150 100 92 89.9 93.8 x x x x x x x x x x x x 4 3.0 5.4
Father 2,150 100 71 67.3 73.8 6 4.3 7.9 4E 2.7 6.0 6 4.1 7.3 5 3.4 6.1 9 7.3 11.2
Siblings 2,150 100 70 66.6 73.4 3E 1.7 4.2 x x x 3E 1.9 5.9 18 15.2 20.8 4 3.2 5.6
Grandparents 2,150 100 41 37.9 44.3 30 27.2 33.3 16 13.7 19.2 7E 4.6 9.6 2E 1.4 3.7 3 2.4 4.4
Aunts and uncles 2,150 100 34 31.5 37.8 34 31.1 37.5 19 16.5 22.3 7E 5.1 9.9 2E 1.1 2.6 3E 1.9 4.3
Cousins 2,150 100 30 26.6 33.7 34 31.0 37.5 20 16.4 22.5 9 6.9 11.3 4 3.0 5.8 3 2.3 4.3
Elders 2,150 100 14 12.0 16.2 27 23.8 29.8 19 16.3 22.1 28 24.7 31.2 7 5.8 9.4 5 3.7 6.1
Nunavut
Mother 3,530 100 95 93.2 96.2 2E 1.4 3.6 x x x x x x x x x 2E 1.0 2.7
Father 3,530 100 77 74.6 79.9 5 3.2 6.0 3E 2.3 4.8 5 3.8 6.6 4 2.8 5.3 6 4.3 7.4
Siblings 3,530 100 80 77.2 82.2 2E 1.2 3.3 x x x x x x 14 11.6 16.0 2E 1.6 3.5
Grandparents 3,530 100 52 49.0 55.5 24 21.2 26.9 10 8.3 12.5 7 5.5 8.9 4 3.0 5.6 2E 1.5 3.4
Aunts and uncles 3,530 100 52 48.6 55.1 30 27.1 33.1 8 6.3 10.1 6 4.5 7.9 2E 1.2 3.0 2E 1.2 3.1
Cousins 3,530 100 47 44.2 50.4 32 29.3 35.5 7 5.7 9.1 6 4.6 7.6 4 2.9 5.6 3E 1.9 4.2
Elders 3,530 100 18 15.9 20.8 25 22.3 27.9 15 12.9 17.7 25 22.4 27.9 11 9.3 13.4 5 3.9 6.8

Notes:
Percents may not add up to 100 because responses of 'don't know', 'refusal' and 'not stated' were included in the calculation of all estimates and rounding.
The category “Mother” includes birth mother, step mother (including common-law step parent), adoptive mother and foster mother.
The category “Father” includes birth father, step father (including common-law step parent), adoptive father and foster father.
Not stated' includes 'not stated', 'don't know' and 'refusal'.
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Children’s Survey, 2006
Date Modified: 2008-11-27

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