Table 2.
Inequities in parental CPS contact among First Nations and non-First Nations birthing persons, 1998–2019
| Total N = 119,883 | Level of CPS contact | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ever had a CPS File open for child(ren) | Ever had child(ren) in out-of-home placement | Ever had termination of parental rights | |||||||||||
| Yes n = 20,475 |
No n = 99,408 |
RD (95% CI) |
RR (95% CI) |
Yes n = 8638 |
No n = 111,245 |
RD (95% CI) |
RR (95% CI) |
Yes n = 3222 |
No n = 116,661 |
RD (95% CI) |
RR (95% CI) |
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| n (% of N) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||||
| First Nations birthing persons | 13,171 (11.0) | 6531 (31.9) | 6640 (6.7) | 36.52 (36.50, 36.54) | 3.80 (3.71, 3.88) | 3609 (41.8) | 9562 (8.6) | 22.69 (22.67, 22.70) | 5.81 (5.59, 6.04) | 1259 (39.1) | 11,912 (10.2) | 7.72 (7.71, 7.73 | 5.20 (4.85, 5.56) |
| Non-First Nations birthing persons* | 106,712 (89.0) | 13,944 (68.1) | 92,768 (93.3) | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.00 (ref.) | 5029 (58.2) | 101,683 (91.4) | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.00 (ref.) | 1963 (60.9) | 104,749 (89.8) | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.00 (ref.) |
*includes non-Status First Nations, Metis, Inuit, and non-Indigenous birthing persons
RD, rate difference
RR, rate ratio
CI, confidence interval