Figure 7. Crowding among Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Households, Canada, 1996-2006
This is an image of a bar graph showing the percentage of the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal households which are considered crowded. The graph shows percentages for the years 1996, 2001 and 2006. A household is considered “crowded” if it has more than one person per room not counting bathrooms, halls, vestibules, and rooms used solely for business purposes. The sources for the data in the chart are the 1996, 2001 and 2006 Censuses of Population with tabulations done by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
For 1996 the figures are: Aboriginal, 7.6%; non-Aboriginal, 1.6%. The chart indicates that the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal is 6.0 percentage points.
For 2001 the figures are: Aboriginal, 5.1%; non-Aboriginal, 1.3%. The chart indicates that the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal is 3.8 percentage points.
For 2006 the figures are: Aboriginal, 4.3%; non-Aboriginal, 1.4%. The chart indicates that the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal is 2.9 percentage points.