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Rates of learning disability and Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder reported for off-reserve First Nations children aged 6 to 14, by sex, 2006

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This vertical bar chart illustrates, by sex, the percentages off-reserve First Nations children aged six to fourteen who have been diagnosed with a learning disability and/or Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD), 2006.

The X axis lists the two types of diagnosed conditions examined, which include:

Learning Disability
ADD/ADHD

Each condition is composed of two vertical bars.

The first bar represents boys.
The second bar represents girls.

The Y axis is measured in percentages and increases in increments of two from 0 to 20.

In terms of off-reserve First Nations boys aged six to fourteen, 18% were diagnosed with a learning disability.
In terms of off-reserve First Nations girls aged six to fourteen, 9% were diagnosed with a learning disability.

In terms of off-reserve First Nations boys aged six to fourteen, 13% were diagnosed with ADD/ADHD.
In terms of off-reserve First Nations girls aged six to fourteen, 5% were diagnosed with ADD/ADHD.

Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006, Children and Youth component