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Table 23
Percentage of First Nations people who have knowledge1 of an Aboriginal language, by age groups, Canada, 2001 and 20062
Age groups First Nations people
2001 2006
Total On reserve Off reserve Total On reserve Off reserve
percentage percentage
Notes:
  1. 'Knowledge' refers to languages in which the respondent can conduct a conversation.
  2. Data have been adjusted to account for incompletely enumerated reserves in 2001 and 2006.
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2001 and 2006.
Total all ages 30 50 14 29 51 12
0 to 14 years 21 36 8 21 39 6
15 to 24 years 25 44 10 24 43 9
25 to 44 years 33 58 17 30 56 13
45 to 64 years 45 71 26 39 67 21
65 to 74 years 56 79 33 50 79 26
75 years and over 59 83 31 52 83 24