Table 2.2 (concluded)
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Level 4/5 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Standard error |
% | Standard error |
% | Standard error |
% | Standard error |
|
| D. Problem solving | ||||||||
| 16 to 25 | 21.4 | (1.4) | 40.8 | (1.8) | 32.0 | (1.7) | 5.8 | (1.2) |
| 26 to 35 | 21.2 | (1.6) | 39.1 | (1.9) | 32.2 | (2.3) | 7.5 | (1.3) |
| 36 to 45 | 30.0 | (1.6) | 37.8 | (1.7) | 26.0 | (1.7) | 6.2 | (0.9) |
| 46 to 55 | 32.2 | (1.8) | 40.7 | (1.9) | 23.0 | (1.1) | 4.2 | (0.9) |
| 56 to 65 | 48.9 | (1.9) | 34.3 | (1.8) | 14.7 | (1.3) | 2.1 | (0.5) |
| 66 and older | 73.7 | (1.7) | 21.7 | (1.8) | 4.3 | (0.9) | 0.3 E | (0.2) |
E. Use with caution.
Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.
Table 2.3
| Age group | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 to 25 |
26 to 35 |
36 to 45 |
46 to 55 |
56 to 65 |
66 and over |
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| Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 284 | (4.6) | 290 | (5.1) | 272 | (3.4) | 261 | (3.6) | 242 | (5.2) | 211 | (5.3) |
| Prince Edward Island | 283 | (7.1) | 298 | (6.4) | 281 | (5.7) | 281 | (6.6) | 260 | (6.2) | 218 | (4.7) |
| Nova Scotia | 286 | (4.6) | 299 | (3.6) | 287 | (4.2) | 284 | (3.4) | 268 | (4.2) | 225 | (4.3) |
| New Brunswick | 287 | (5.7) | 284 | (6.1) | 273 | (4.2) | 266 | (4.1) | 251 | (6.4) | 213 | (5.4) |
| Quebec | 291 | (2.3) | 285 | (2.6) | 275 | (2.5) | 271 | (2.7) | 252 | (3.1) | 212 | (4.9) |
| Ontario | 286 | (3.7) | 293 | (3.3) | 278 | (3.8) | 275 | (3.2) | 254 | (4.7) | 217 | (3.5) |
| Manitoba | 288 | (3.5) | 286 | (5.9) | 283 | (3.5) | 284 | (3.1) | 269 | (5.1) | 224 | (4.0) |
| Saskatchewan | 293 | (4.9) | 297 | (7.2) | 301 | (5.8) | 295 | (4.5) | 281 | (4.8) | 229 | (7.0) |
| Alberta | 292 | (3.6) | 298 | (3.3) | 288 | (5.2) | 290 | (4.1) | 271 | (6.2) | 232 | (6.2) |
| British Columbia | 287 | (3.1) | 297 | (5.1) | 292 | (3.5) | 291 | (4.1) | 267 | (6.0) | 240 | (3.8) |
| Yukon | 289 | (6.0) | 297 | (6.6) | 296 | (5.0) | 308 | (4.4) | 283 | (7.0) | 242 | (8.7) |
| Northwest Territories | 274 | (4.8) | 287 | (5.9) | 282 | (6.0) | 281 | (5.0) | 267 | (8.5) | 185 | (16.6) |
| Nunavut | 222 | (5.8) | 241 | (6.0) | 232 | (7.6) | 246 | (9.0) | 198 | (10.4) | 183 | (20.2) |
| Canada | 288 | (1.6) | 292 | (1.6) | 281 | (2.0) | 278 | (1.6) | 258 | (2.3) | 221 | (2.2) |
Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.