Chart 8
Participation in sports, Métis boys aged 6 to 14, 2001 and 2006 - Description

This vertical bar chart illustrates the amount of time Métis boys aged 6 to 14 spent participating in sports in a week, 2001 and 2006.

The X axis shows four categories of time spent participating in sports, namely:

• 4 or more times per week

• 1 to 3 times per week

• Less than once per week

• Never

There are two bars for each time category.

The first bar represents the amount of time Métis boys aged 6 to 14 spent participating in sports in a week in 2001.

The second bar represents the amount of time Métis boys aged 6 to 14 spent participating in sports in a week in 2006.

The Y axis is measured in percentages and increases by increments of five from 0 to 50.

33% of the parents of Métis boys aged 6 to 14 reported that they participated in sports 4 or more times a week in 2001.

28% of the parents of Métis boys aged 6 to 14 reported that they participated in sports 4 or more times a week in 2006.

44% of the parents of Métis boys aged 6 to 14 reported that they participated in sports 1 to 3 times a week in 2001.

45% of the parents of Métis boys aged 6 to 14 reported that they participated in sports 1 to 3 times a week in 2006.

8% of the parents of Métis boys aged 6 to 14 reported that they participated in sports less than once a week in 2001.

7% of the parents of Métis boys aged 6 to 14 reported that they participated in sports less than once a week in 2006.

14% of the parents of Métis boys aged 6 to 14 reported that they never participated in sports in 2001.

20% of the parents of Métis boys aged 6 to 14 reported that they never participated in sports in 2006.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2001 and 2006.