Aboriginal Peoples: Fact Sheet for Prince Edward Island

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Release date: March 14, 2016

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About the data source

The 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), which collected social and economic data about the Canadian population, is the data source for this fact sheet. The data are for the Aboriginal identity population, which refers to people who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, First Nations, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation. It was possible to report both single and multiple responses to the Aboriginal identity questions on the NHS. The data in this fact sheet are based on single responses only.

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Few Aboriginal people in Canada live in Prince Edward Island

Aboriginal population younger than non-Aboriginal

Majority of Aboriginal children live with both parents

Table 1
Percentage distribution of children aged 14 and under by living arrangement, by selected Aboriginal identity group, Prince Edward Island, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentage distribution of children aged 14 and under by living arrangement, by selected Aboriginal identity group, Prince Edward Island, 2011. Total Aboriginal identity population and Non-Aboriginal identity population, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Total Aboriginal identity population Non-Aboriginal identity population
percent
Children of both parentsTable 1 - Note 1 56.8 71.9
Stepchildren 14.4 6.4
Children of lone parent 28.8 20.8
Grandchildren in skip-generation family 0.0 0.5
Foster children 0.0 0.3
Children living with other relativesTable 1 - Note 2 0.0 0.2

Few live in crowded homes but one in five live in homes requiring major repairs

Table 2
Percentages living in crowded homes and homes in need of major repairs, by selected Aboriginal identity group, Prince Edward Island, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentages living in crowded homes and homes in need of major repairs, by selected Aboriginal identity group, Prince Edward Island, 2011. Total Aboriginal identity population and Non-Aboriginal identity population, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Total Aboriginal identity population Non-Aboriginal identity population
percent
CrowdingTable 2 - Note 1 2.7 1.4
Home in need of majorTable 2 - Note 2 repairs 20.6 7.2

Few speak an Aboriginal language

Half have postsecondary qualifications

Table 3
Highest level of educational attainment of population aged 25 to 64, by selected Aboriginal identity group, Prince Edward Island, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Highest level of educational attainment of population aged 25 to 64, by selected Aboriginal identity group, Prince Edward Island, 2011. Total Aboriginal identity population and Non-Aboriginal identity population, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Total Aboriginal identity population Non-Aboriginal identity population
percent
No certificate, diploma or degree 29.0 14.0
High school diploma or equivalent 21.2 24.2
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 50.2 61.8
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 15.2 11.7
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 16.6 25.4
University certificate or diploma below bachelor levelTable 3 - Note 1 1.8 3.7
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 16.6 21.0

Employment rate lowest for those with least education

Table 4
Employment rate of population aged 25 to 64, by highest level of educational attainment, selected Aboriginal identity group, Prince Edward Island, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Employment rate of population aged 25 to 64, by highest level of educational attainment, selected Aboriginal identity group, Prince Edward Island, 2011. Total Aboriginal identity population and Non-Aboriginal identity population, calculated using employment rate (percent) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Total Aboriginal identity population Non-Aboriginal identity population
employment rate (percent)
Total 66.4 75.4
No certificate, diploma or degree 54.0 59.9
High school diploma or equivalent 76.1 72.9
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 69.4 79.9

This fact sheet was prepared by Karen Kelly-Scott of the Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division of Statistics Canada.

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