Table 2.12
| Age group | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 to 25 |
26 to 35 |
36 to 45 |
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| Count | % | Standard error |
Count | % | Standard error |
Count | % | Standard error |
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 73 000 | 17.0 | (0.0) | 72 000 | 16.8 | (0.0) | 88 000 | 20.4 | (0.0) |
| Prince Edward Island | 20 000 | 17.9 | (0.0) | 18 000 | 16.4 | (0.0) | 22 000 | 19.9 | (0.0) |
| Nova Scotia | 123 000 | 16.4 | (0.0) | 122 000 | 16.4 | (0.0) | 151 000 | 20.2 | (0.0) |
| New Brunswick | 97 000 | 16.2 | (0.0) | 102 000 | 17.0 | (0.0) | 121 000 | 20.2 | (0.0) |
| Quebec | 959 000 | 16.0 | (0.3) | 995 000 | 16.6 | (0.3) | 1 248 000 | 20.8 | (0.0) |
| Ontario | 1 597 000 | 16.6 | (0.0) | 1 754 000 | 18.2 | (0.0) | 2 072 000 | 21.5 | (0.0) |
| Manitoba | 149 000 | 17.5 | (0.0) | 146 000 | 17.1 | (0.0) | 168 000 | 19.7 | (0.0) |
| Saskatchewan | 138 000 | 18.5 | (0.0) | 119 000 | 16.1 | (0.0) | 142 000 | 19.2 | (0.0) |
| Alberta | 468 000 | 19.3 | (0.0) | 468 000 | 19.3 | (0.0) | 520 000 | 21.4 | (0.0) |
| British Columbia | 552 000 | 16.6 | (0.6) | 534 000 | 16.1 | (1.0) | 710 000 | 21.4 | (0.8) |
| Yukon | 4 000 | 18.6 | (0.0) | 4 000 | 17.7 | (0.0) | 5 000 | 23.9 | (0.0) |
| Northwest Territories | 6 000 | 21.1 | (0.0) | 6 000 | 23.9 | (0.0) | 7 000 | 25.1 | (0.0) |
| Nunavut | 4 000 | 28.0 | (0.0) | 3 000 | 26.7 | (0.0) | 3 000 | 20.3 | (0.0) |
| Age group | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 to 55 |
56 to 65 |
65 and over |
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| Count | % | Standard error |
Count | % | Standard error |
Count | % | Standard error |
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 86 000 | 19.9 | (0.0) | 56 000 | 12.9 | (0.0) | 57 000 | 13.1 | (0.0) |
| Prince Edward Island | 21 000 | 18.7 | (0.0) | 14 000 | 12.3 | (0.0) | 16 000 | 14.7 | (0.0) |
| Nova Scotia | 141 000 | 18.9 | (0.0) | 98 000 | 13.1 | (0.0) | 113 000 | 15.1 | (0.0) |
| New Brunswick | 116 000 | 19.4 | (0.0) | 76 000 | 12.7 | (0.0) | 87 000 | 14.6 | (0.0) |
| Quebec | 1 135 000 | 18.9 | (0.0) | 791 000 | 13.2 | (0.0) | 867 000 | 14.5 | (0.0) |
| Ontario | 1 692 000 | 17.6 | (0.0) | 1 142 000 | 11.9 | (0.0) | 1 363 000 | 14.2 | (0.0) |
| Manitoba | 152 000 | 17.9 | (0.0) | 102 000 | 12.0 | (0.0) | 135 000 | 15.8 | (0.0) |
| Saskatchewan | 131 000 | 17.6 | (0.0) | 85 000 | 11.5 | (0.0) | 127 000 | 17.1 | (0.0) |
| Alberta | 437 000 | 18.0 | (0.0) | 255 000 | 10.5 | (0.0) | 281 000 | 11.6 | (0.0) |
| British Columbia | 622 000 | 18.8 | (0.0) | 403 000 | 12.2 | (0.0) | 493 000 | 14.9 | (0.0) |
| Yukon | 4 000 | 21.0 | (0.0) | 3 000 | 12.2 | (0.0) | 1 000 | 6.6 | (0.0) |
| Northwest Territories | 4 000 | 16.4 | (0.0) | 2 000 | 8.6 | (0.0) | 1 000 | 4.8 | (0.0) |
| Nunavut | 2 000 | 15.2 | (0.0) | 1 000 | 5.6 | (0.0) | 1 000 | 4.2 | (0.0) |
Note: All counts rounded to the nearest thousand.
Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.