Table 5.1
Frequency of reading books, North American Indian children aged 6 to 14, living off reserve, by sex, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

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and sex		 Total  Everyday A few times a week Once a week or less Not stated
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Canada
Both sexes 96,400 100 52 50.1 53.2 27 25.8 28.5 20 19.2 21.8 1E 0.6 1.1
Boys 50,280 100 46 43.7 48.0 27 25.4 29.3 26 24.0 27.8 1E 0.7 1.5
Girls 46,120 100 58 55.7 60.2 27 25.0 28.9 15 13.1 16.2 1E 0.3 0.9
Atlantic region
Both sexes 5,790 100 51 46.1 56.0 26 21.8 30.8 22 17.8 26.1 x x x
Boys 3,070 100 44 37.4 50.9 27 20.8 33.8 28 22.3 34.9 x x x
Girls 2,720 100 59 52.3 65.4 25 19.8 31.3 14 10.3 19.6 x x x
Quebec
Both sexes 5,990 100 47 42.0 53.0 27 22.2 31.6 24 19.6 29.0 x x x
Boys 3,040 100 46 38.0 53.3 23 17.6 30.1 28 21.8 35.5 x x x
Girls 2,950 100 49 42.0 56.9 30 23.7 37.4 20 14.2 26.5 x x x
Ontario
Both sexes 26,240 100 53 49.2 56.8 27 23.9 30.5 20 17.0 23.1 x x x
Boys 13,940 100 51 45.3 55.8 26 21.7 31.0 23 19.2 28.2 x x x
Girls 12,300 100 56 50.4 61.2 28 23.8 33.2 16 12.5 20.0 x x x
Manitoba
Both sexes 11,340 100 48 43.8 52.6 29 25.4 33.4 22 18.5 25.2 x x x
Boys 5,940 100 38 32.7 43.9 33 27.3 38.5 28 23.5 32.9 x x x
Girls 5,400 100 59 52.7 65.4 25 20.5 31.1 15 10.7 20.0 x x x
Saskatchewan
Both sexes 11,500 100 46 42.5 49.9 30 27.1 33.5 22 19.2 25.5 1E 0.8 2.5
Boys 6,380 100 38 33.7 43.1 31 27.0 35.8 29 24.5 33.3 x x x
Girls 5,120 100 56 51.0 60.9 29 24.5 33.8 14 11.0 17.9 x x x
Alberta
Both sexes 14,190 100 52 48.5 55.5 27 23.6 29.7 21 18.3 23.9 x x x
Boys 7,250 100 44 39.4 48.7 28 23.7 32.2 28 23.9 32.4 x x x
Girls 6,930 100 60 55.8 64.9 25 21.4 29.6 14 10.7 17.4 x x x
British Columbia
Both sexes 17,700 100 58 54.3 61.5 24 21.0 27.4 17 14.5 19.9 x x x
Boys 8,840 100 53 48.0 57.9 24 19.8 28.3 22 18.2 26.6 x x x
Girls 8,860 100 63 57.8 67.9 24 20.1 29.2 12 9.1 15.6 x x x
Territories
Both sexes 3,660 100 45 40.1 50.3 31 26.1 35.7 22 18.6 26.7 x x x
Boys 1,820 100 37 30.8 44.5 29 23.1 36.2 30 24.0 36.6 x x x
Girls 1,840 100 53 45.5 60.1 32 25.5 39.6 15 10.9 20.4 x x x
Notes:
"Frequency of reading books" was measured by the following question: "How often does __ read or have books read to him/her?" Please do not include reading that is required for school.
Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006