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Section 3

Section 3: Family Context

This section presents information on the family context in which Canadian children aged 0-5 live. Parental age, education level and health are provided as well as prevalence of parental behaviours that impact children such as smoking rates, folic acid use and breastfeeding initiation. Parenting styles are also presented including information on how many parents read to children, attitudes on spanking and injury prevention behaviours. The number of children in care is also covered in this section as well as social supports available to Canadian families.

Section 3.1

Section 3.1: Family

3.1.1
Average size of families with children, Canada, 2010 to 2014
Section 3.2

Section 3.2: Maternal Health

3.2.1
Percentage of child-bearing age women reporting their health to be very good or excellent, by age group, Canada, 2010 to 2014
3.2.2
Percentage of women who reported "a great deal of a problem" with at least one postpartum health problem in the first three months after birth, Canada and the provinces/territories, 2006/2007
3.2.3
Percentage of women who reported that their postpartum health was excellent or very good, Canada and provinces/territories, 2006/2007
3.2.4
Percentage of women of child-bearing age reporting their mental health to be very good or excellent, by age group, Canada, 2010 to 2014
3.2.5
Percentage of women of child-bearing age who reported having mood disorders, by age, Canada, 2007/2008 to 2013/2014
3.2.6
Proportion of women who had been prescribed anti-depressants or been diagnosed with depression before their pregnancy, Canada and the provinces/territories, 2006/2007
3.2.7
Proportion of postpartum women who scored ≥13 on the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), by characteristics, Canada, 2006/2007
3.2.8
Distribution of women's reported levels of stress in the 12 months before giving birth, by province/territory, Canada, 2006/2007
3.2.9
Proportion of mothers of children 0 to 1 years of age who had gestational diabetes and gestational hypertension, by age group, Canada, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004 (average)
3.2.10
Average Body Mass Index (BMI) among women before pregnancy and postpartum, Canada and the provinces/territories,l 2006/2007
3.2.11
Maternal Mortality Rate, Canada (excluding Québec)*, 1997/1998 to 2010/2011
Section 3.3

Section 3.3 Maternal Behaviours

3.3.1
Proportion of women who took folic acid supplements three months prior to pregnancy and during the first three months of pregnancy, Canada and provinces/territories, 2006/2007
3.3.2
Proportion of women who took folic acid supplements three months prior to pregnancy and during the first three months of pregnancy, by characteristics, Canada, 2006/2007
3.3.3
Percentage of children <2 years of age whose mother reported drinking any alcohol during pregnancy, Canada and the provinces, 1993 to 2008
3.3.4
Percentage of children under 2 years of age whose mother reported smoking during pregnancy, Canada, 1993 to 2008
3.3.5
Percentage of children under 2 years of age whose mother reported smoking during pregnancy, Canada and the provinces, 2005 to 2008
3.3.6
Proportion of women who initiated breastfeeding, Canada and the provinces/territories, 2006/2007
3.3.7
Proportion of women who are breastfeeding at 6 months postpartum - any or exclusive, Canada and the provinces/territories, 2006/2007
3.3.8
Proportion of women who initiated breastfeeding, by age group, Canada, 2009/2010
3.3.9
Proportion of women who were breastfeeding at six months postpartum, by characteristics, Canada, 2006/2007
Section 3.4

Section 3.4: Parenting and Family Functioning

3.4.1
Percentage of children from birth to 5 years of age living in well-functioning families, by gender and location, 1998/1999 and 2004/2005
3.4.2
Percentage of children from birth to 5 years of age having positive interactions with their parents, by gender and location, 1998/1999 and 2004/2005
3.4.3
Percentage of children from birth to 5 years of age by frequency of reading activities, Canada, 2006/2007
3.4.4
Proportion of children aged 0 to 5 years whose parents scored high on the ineffective parenting style scale, by selected characteristics, Canada, 2010/2011
3.4.5
Proportion of children aged 0 to 5 years whose parents scored low on the consistent parenting style scale, by selected characteristics, Canada, 2010/2011
3.4.6
Proportion of children aged 0 to 5 years whose parents scored high on the ineffective parenting style scale and low on the consistent parenting style scale, by province, Canada, 2010/2011
3.4.7
Proportion of children aged 0 to 5 years whose parents scored high on the ineffective parenting style scale and low on the consistent parenting style scale, Canada, 2002/2003 and 2010/2011
3.4.8
Proportion of children aged 0 to 5 years whose parents scored high on the family dysfunction scale, by select characteristics, Canada, 2010/2011
3.4.9
Proportion of children aged 0 to 5 years whose parents scored high on the family dysfunction scale, by province, Canada, 2010/2011
3.4.10
Proportion of children aged 0 to 5 years whose parents scored high on the family dysfunction scale, Canada, 2002/2003 and 2010/2011
Section 3.5

Section 3.5: Family Violence and Child Welfare

3.5.1
Percentage of women who self-reported spousal violence in their current relationships within the past 12 months, by family type, Canada, 1999, 2004 and 2009
3.5.2
Proportion of Canadians who reported that they had been abused by their spouse in the past 5 years, by province, Canada, 2004 and 2014
3.5.3
Victims of police-reported violent crime, by sex of victim, Canada, 2014
3.5.4
Victims of police-reported violent crime, by relationship of the accused to the victim, Canada, 2014
3.5.5
Categories of substantiated child maltreatment, Canada, 2008
3.5.6
Children in care, by prov/terr, 2007 (except Nunavut, 2006)
3.5.7
Child Welfare in Canada
3.5.8
Distribution of the sample of Alberta adults ≥18 years of age by the number of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) they had experienced, 2013
3.5.9
Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Scores – An innovative way to measure resiliency
Section 3.6

Consolidated Results

3.6.1
Health and Development in the Early Years: Family Context Consolidated Results

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