Inuit: Fact Sheet for Nunatsiavut

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Release date: March 29, 2016

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About the data sources

The 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) and the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) are the main data sources for this fact sheet. The 2011 NHS collected social and economic data about the Canadian population. The 2012 APS was a national survey of First Nations people living off reserve, Métis, and Inuit aged 6 and older. 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 and the APS. The NHS data in this fact sheet are based on single responses only. The APS data represent a combination of the single and multiple Aboriginal identity populations. Nearly all off-reserve First Nations, Métis, and Inuit respondents reported a single identity.

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Aboriginal people account for the majority of the population in Nunatsiavut

Inuit population young

Six in ten Inuit children live with both parents

Table 1
Percentage distribution of Inuit children aged 14 and under by living arrangement, Nunatsiavut, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentage distribution of Inuit children aged 14 and under by living arrangement Inuit single identity, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Inuit single identity
percent
Children of both parentsTable 1, Note 1 61.7
Stepchildren 9.6
Children of lone parent 21.7
Grandchildren in skip-generation family 1.7
Foster children 3.5
Children living with other relativesTable 1, Note 2 0.0

Almost one in six Inuit live in crowded homes

Table 2
Percentages of Inuit living in crowded homes and homes in need of major repairs, Nunatsiavut, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentages of Inuit living in crowded homes and homes in need of major repairs Inuit single identity, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Inuit single identity
percent
CrowdingTable 2, Note 1 15.9
Home in need of majorTable 2, Note 2 repairs 31.3

One in four Inuit speak an Aboriginal language

One-third of Inuit have postsecondary qualifications

Table 3
Highest level of educational attainment of Inuit population aged 25 to 64, Nunatsiavut, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Highest level of educational attainment of Inuit population aged 25 to 64 Inuit single identity, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Inuit single identity
percent
No certificate, diploma or degree 42.7
High school diploma or equivalent 24.8
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 32.5
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 12.4
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 13.7
University certificate or diploma below bachelor levelTable 3, Note 1 3.0
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 3.4

Employment rates and median total income increase with education

Table 4
Employment rate of Inuit population aged 25 to 64, by highest level of educational attainment, Nunatsiavut, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Employment rate of Inuit population aged 25 to 64 Inuit single identity, calculated using employment rate (percent) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Inuit single identity
employment rate (percent)
Total 49.4
No certificate, diploma or degree 30.7
High school diploma or equivalent 56.1
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 67.5

About five in ten Inuit rated their health as excellent or very good

Chart 1 Excellent or very good self-rated overall health of Inuit population aged 12 and over, by age group, Nunatsiavut, 2012

Description for Chart 1

The title of the graph is "Chart 1 Excellent or very good self-rated overall health of Inuit population aged 12 and over, by age group, Nunatsiavut, 2012."
This is a column clustered chart.
There are in total 4 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 80 with ticks every 10 points.
There are 1 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The horizontal axis is "Age groups."
The title of series 1 is "Inuit."
The minimum value is 40.3 and it corresponds to "45 years and over."
The maximum value is 64.8 and it corresponds to "12 to 24 years."

Data table for Chart 1
Chart 1 Excellent or very good self-rated overall health of Inuit population aged 12 and over, by age group, Nunatsiavut, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Chart 1 Excellent or very good self-rated overall health of Inuit population aged 12 and over Total, 12 to 24 years, 25 to 44 years and 45 years and over (appearing as column headers).
  Total 12 to 24 years 25 to 44 years 45 years and over
Inuit 52.2 64.8 53.8 40.3
Table 5
Excellent or very good self-rated mental health of Inuit population aged 18 and over, by age group, Nunatsiavut, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Excellent or very good self-rated mental health of Inuit population aged 18 and over percent (appearing as column headers).
  percent
Total 57.1
18 to 24 51.6
25 to 44 60.9
45 and over 57.4

Almost half of Inuit smoked daily

Chart 2 Selected health behaviours of Inuit population aged 12 and over, Nunatsiavut, 2012

Description for Chart 2

The title of the graph is "Chart 2 Selected health behaviours of Inuit population aged 12 and over, Nunatsiavut, 2012."
This is a column clustered chart.
There are in total 3 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 80 with ticks every 10 points.
There are 1 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The horizontal axis is "Health behaviours."
The title of series 1 is "Inuit."
The minimum value is 31.9 and it corresponds to "Non-drinking."
The maximum value is 64.5 and it corresponds to "Heavy drinkingChart 2, Note 1."

Data table for Chart 2
Chart 2 Selected health behaviours of Inuit population aged 12 and over, Nunatsiavut, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected health behaviours of Inuit population aged 12 and over. The information is grouped by (appearing as row headers), Inuit (appearing as column headers).
  Inuit
Daily smoking 47.3
Heavy drinkingChart 2, Note 1 64.5
Non-drinking 31.9
Table 6
Selected health behaviours of Inuit population aged 12 and over, by age group, Nunatsiavut, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected health behaviours of Inuit population aged 12 and over percent (appearing as column headers).
  percent
12 to 24  
Daily smoking 33.3
Heavy drinkingTable 6, Note 1 58.6
Non-drinking 44.4
25 to 44  
Daily smoking 60.0
Heavy drinking 64.2
Non-drinking 16.9
45 and over  
Daily smoking 46.3
Heavy drinking 69.0
Non-drinking 35.8

This fact sheet was prepared by Shirley Li and Kristina Smith of the Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division of Statistics Canada.

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