Table 1.
Population characteristics
| Sex | N (% of population of children with disabilities) |
| Female | 8906 (30.2) |
| Male | 20 585 (69.7) |
| Missing | 29 (0.1) |
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) | 5.79 (0.41) |
| Missing | 114 (0.39) |
| EFSL status | N (%) |
| Yes | 3637 (12.3) |
| No | 25 402 (86.0) |
| Missing | 481 (1.6) |
| Province | N (%) |
| Alberta | 2099 (7.1) |
| British Columbia | 5044 (17.1) |
| Manitoba | 2468 (8.4) |
| New Brunswick | 327 (1.1) |
| Newfoundland | 641 (2.2) |
| Nova Scotia | 1083 (3.7) |
| Northwest Territories | 65 (0.2) |
| Ontario | 13 198 (44.7) |
| Prince Edward Island | 29 (0.1) |
| Quebec | 3023 (10.2) |
| Saskatchewan | 1440 (4.9) |
| Yukon | 103 (0.3) |
| Year of data collection | N (%) |
| 2004 | 474 (1.6) |
| 2005 | 2332 (7.9) |
| 2006 | 4304 (14.6) |
| 2007 | 1471 (5.0) |
| 2008 | 1762 (6.0) |
| 2009 | 4786 (16.2) |
| 2010 | 2658 (9.0) |
| 2011 | 3494 (11.8) |
| 2012 | 5140 (17.4) |
| 2013 | 2711 (9.2) |
| 2014 | 388 (1.3) |
| Mean (SD) EDI domain scores | |
| PHWB | 7.02 (2.12) |
| SC | 5.71 (2.63) |
| EM | 6.13 (1.99) |
| LCD | 6.18 (3.01) |
| CSGK | 4.37 (3.27) |
CSGK, communication skills and general knowledge; EM, emotional maturity; LCD, language and cognitive development; PHWB, physical health and well-being; SC, social competence.