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Quick Facts
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First Nations Population...
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One fifth of the First Nations population is 19 years old or younger. This is double the proportion of young people in the Canadian population.
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There are a much smaller proportion of seniors (aged 60 years and above) in First Nation communities, amounting to only 3.3% of the total population. In the Canadian population, 8.8% are seniors.
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Marital Status and Family Structure...
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Almost a third of First Nation adults are married, and 19% in common law relationships. Combined married and common-law status accounts for fifty percent of First Nation adults. Forty percent of the Canadian population is legally married. (Census 2001)
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First Nation men were more likely to be single (40.7%) compared to First Nation women (33.5%). Compared to men, women were more likely to have been previously married (11.6%). The higher rate of single men coincides with the rest of Canada, though there is a lower percentage of single adults in First Nation communities (rest of Canada men 50% women 43%).
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Almost all First Nations children live with one or both of their parents, accounting for 95.6% of the data. Of those, forty percent of First Nations children grow up in a single parent household compared with around 20% for Canadian children (Census 2001).
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Education, Employment and Income...
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Over fifty percent of First Nation adults did not graduate from high school, compared to 33.2% in the Canadian population.
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Only 27.4% of First Nations adults completed a diploma or a Bachelors degree, compared with 40.1% of the Canadian population.
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6.7% of First Nation females completed a university degree, compared to 3.7% of First Nations males.
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Isolated communities had a higher proportion of First Nation adults who did not completed high school (65.6%), compared to non-isolated communities (47.8%)
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Language and Tradition...
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About half of First Nation adults understood at least one First Nation language ‘relatively well’ or ‘fluently’.
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Compared to older age groups, younger generations of First Nations understand a First Nation language, ‘relatively well’ or ‘fluently’.
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6.7% of First Nation females completed a university degree, compared to 3.7% of First Nations males.
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One in four of First Nations children can understand a First Nations language ‘relatively well or fluently, compared to 70.5% of First Nations seniors.