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Table 3 Weighted distribution of three synthetic cohorts by selected variables, Canada
From: Are large surveys of adult literacy skills as comparable over time as we think?
Variables | Cohort 1948–1956 | Cohort 1957–1965 | Cohort 1966–1974 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | 2003 | 2012 | 1994 | 2003 | 2012 | 1994 | 2003 | 2012 | |
Percentage | |||||||||
Sex | |||||||||
Male | 47.8% | 49.9% | 49.3% | 49.6% | 48.9% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 50.4% | 50.9% |
Female | 52.2% | 50.1% | 50.7% | 50.4% | 51.1% | 50.4% | 50.4% | 49.6% | 49.1% |
Province of residence | |||||||||
Ontario | 38.3% | 36.7% | 36.9% | 40.3% | 38.9% | 37.8% | 38.1% | 39.6% | 40.1% |
Québec | 24.4% | 25.5% | 26.1% | 25.7% | 24.9% | 24.4% | 22.2% | 23.0% | 22.9% |
British Columbia | 12.9% | 13.7% | 12.6% | 10.5% | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.1% | 13.2% |
Alberta | 10.7% | 9.5% | 9.4% | 8.0% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 11.0% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
Manitoba & Saskatchewan | 5.0% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 5.8% |
Atlantic Provinces | 8.9% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 8.3% | 7.7% |
Highest level of education | |||||||||
Less than high school dipl. | 27.7% | 19.0% | 17.5% | 22.0% | 15.8% | 13.8% | 18.7% | 11.8% | 9.3% |
Intermediatea | 48.3% | 60.6% | 60.0% | 61.3% | 63.9% | 64.8% | 66.1% | 61.4% | 62.8% |
University diploma | 24.1% | 20.4% | 22.5% | 16.7% | 20.3% | 21.4% | 15.2% | 26.8% | 28.0% |
Mother tongue and language spoken at home | |||||||||
Mother tongue: English (EN) | 58.2% | 57.6% | 55.4% | 62.5% | 57.8% | 57.6% | 57.2% | 60.6% | 61.1% |
Mother tongue: French (FR) | 23.6% | 25.2% | 25.1% | 22.6% | 25.2% | 24.6% | 20.6% | 21.8% | 23.4% |
Mother tongue: other/home language: EN or FR | 9.1% | 8.0% | 10.7% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 8.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% | 9.5% |
Mother tongue: other/home language: other | 9.2% | 9.2% | 8.7% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 14.6% | 8.0% | 6.0% |
Weighted sample size (in thousands) | 3964.7 | 3935.9 | 3703.2 | 4754.4 | 4498.4 | 4316.3 | 3187.0 | 3638.6 | 3448.4 |