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Table 22
Percentage of First Nations and non-Aboriginal populations living in dwellings in need of major repairs, Canada, 1996 and 2006¹
Population	Percentage living in dwellings in need of major repairs²
Population	1996	2006
Notes: Data have been adjusted to account for incompletely enumerated reserves in 1996 and 2006. Dwellings in need of major repairs are those that, in the judgement of the respondent, require major repairs to such things as defective plumbing or electrical wiring, and/or structural repairs to walls, floors or ceilings, etc. Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1996 and 2006.
Total - First Nations population	26	28
On reserve	36	44
Off reserve	18	17
Urban	16	15
Rural	24	21
Total - Non-Aboriginal population	8	7
Urban	7	6
Rural	11	9