Table 5.3
Frequency of reading books, North American Indian children aged 6 to 14, living off reserve, by area of residence, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

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Canada
Total area of residence 96,110 100 52 50.1 53.3 27 25.7 28.5 20 19.2 21.8 1E 0.5 1.1
Urban 72,500 100 52 50.5 54.3 27 25.4 28.8 20 18.5 21.7 1E 0.3 0.9
Rural 23,600 100 50 47.2 52.0 27 25.1 29.4 22 19.8 23.8 1E 1.0 2.2
Atlantic region
Total area of residence 5,790 100 51 46.1 56.0 26 21.8 30.8 22 17.8 26.1 x x x
Urban 2,910 100 50 42.9 57.5 28 21.7 34.8 21 16.0 28.1 x x x
Rural 2,880 100 52 45.5 58.4 24 19.1 30.3 22 16.7 27.9 x x x
Quebec
Total area of residence 5,960 100 47 42.1 53.0 27 22.1 31.6 24 19.7 29.1 x x x
Urban 4,280 100 47 40.7 54.0 29 22.8 34.7 22 17.4 28.4 x x x
Rural 1,670 100 49 39.2 57.3 22E 15.5 30.2 28 20.4 37.5 x x x
Ontario
Total area of residence 26,240 100 53 49.2 56.8 27 23.9 30.5 20 17.0 23.1 x x x
Urban 20,640 100 54 49.2 58.2 27 22.9 30.7 20 16.2 23.6 x x x
Rural 5,600 100 50 44.7 56.0 29 23.7 34.8 21 16.4 25.6 x x x
Manitoba
Total area of residence 11,340 100 48 43.8 52.6 29 25.4 33.4 22 18.5 25.2 x x x
Urban 8.930 100 49 43.9 54.2 28 23.6 33.0 22 18.5 26.4 x x x
Rural 2,410 100 45 37.8 52.4 34 27.0 40.7 20 14.5 26.2 x x x
Saskatchewan
Total area of residence 11,500 100 46 42.5 49.9 30 27.1 33.5 22 19.2 25.5 1E 0.8 2.5
Urban 9,000 100 47 42.7 51.4 31 27.0 34.5 21 18.1 25.3 x x x
Rural 2,490 100 43 36.7 49.6 29 23.3 34.9 25 19.4 31.0 x x x
Alberta
Total area of residence 14,190 100 52 48.5 55.5 27 23.6 29.7 21 18.3 23.9 x x x
Urban 11,300 100 53 4839 56.9 26 23.1 30.1 21 17.5 24.0 x x x
Rural 2,890 100 48 42.4 54.8 27 21.6 32.9 23 18.0 28.2 x x x
British Columbia
Total area of residence 17,700 100 58 54.3 61.5 24 21.0 27.4 17 14.5 19.9 x x x
Urban 14,400 100 57 52.8 61.2 25 21.2 28.7 17 14.5 20.6 x x x
Rural 3,300 100 62 55.8 68.0 21 16.6 26.4 16E 11.1 22.1 x x x
Territories
Total area of residence 3,400 100 46 40.3 51.0 30 25.5 35.5 22 18.4 27.0 x x x
Urban 1,040 100 56 44.9 65.8 28 20.1 38.3 15E 10.2 23.5 x x x
Rural 2,360 100 41 35.1 47.6 31 25.4 37.6 25 20.3 31.1 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