Table III.
Traditional foods consumed by Inuit children aged 2–5, by hunger status, 2006
| Never-hungry (n=855) | Ever-hungry (n=310) | ||||||
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| Dietary product | Frequency | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | χ2 | p |
| Traditional foods | No | 12.5 | (9.5–16.2) | F | F | 24.55 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 87.5 | (83.8–90.5) | 97.5 | (94.5–98.9) | |||
| Bannock or fry bread | Does not eat bannock | 23.2 | (19.5–27.4) | 7.8E | (5.2–11.4) | 25.00 | <0.001 |
| Less than once per week | 23.9 | (20.8–27.3) | 14.3 | (10.8–18.7) | |||
| At least once per week | 33.7 | (30.4–37.1) | 37.2 | (32.2–42.4) | |||
| At least once per day | 19.2 | (16.9–21.8) | 40.7 | (35.5–46.1) | |||
| Large game animals such as deer, moose or caribou | Never or less than once per month | 27.9 | (24.2–32.0) | 11.1 | (8.0–15.2) | 36.37 | <0.001 |
| Once per month or more | 72.1 | (68.0–75.8) | 88.9 | (84.8–92.0) | |||
| Small game animals such as rabbit or muskrat | Never or less than once per month | 94.0 | (92.3–95.3) | 94.2 | (90.6–96.4) | 0.01 | >0.05 |
| Once per month or more | 6.0 | (4.7–7.7) | 5.8E | (3.6–9.4) | |||
| Game birds such as goose, duck, partridge or ptarmigan | Never or less than once per month | 68.1 | (64.9–71.1) | 64.8 | (59.7–69.6) | 1.11 | >0.05 |
| Once per month or more | 31.9 | (28.9–35.1) | 35.2 | (30.4–40.3) | |||
| Sea-based mammals such as whale, seal or walrus | Does not eat | 51.9 | (48.2–55.6) | 29.1 | (24.6–34.0) | 45.32 | <0.001 |
| Less than once per month or more | 48.1 | (44.4–51.8) | 70.9 | (66.0–75.4) | |||
| Salt and fresh water fish | Never or less than once per month | 34.3 | (30.5–38.3) | 27.1 | (22.4–32.2) | 5.16 | <0.05 |
| Once per month or more | 65.7 | (61.7–69.5) | 72.9 | (67.8–77.6) | |||
Source: Aboriginal Children's Survey 2006, Statistics Canada.
E
Use with caution (co-efficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%).
F
Estimate not provided because of extreme sampling variability or small sample size.