Table 2.13
| Difference
between males and females (average score of females minus average score of males) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prose | Document | Numeracy | Problem solving | |
| Canada | 2.6 | -6.6 | -17.6 | -2.2 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 14.6 | 5.5 | -1.0 | 9.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 18.1 | 8.3 | -0.4 | 8.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 4.5 | -5.2 | -14.5 | 1.5 |
| New Brunswick | 7.3 | -2.2 | -10.3 | 0.1 |
| Quebec | 0.4 | -9.1 | -22.4 | -5.5 |
| Ontario | 2.6 | -6.6 | -17.5 | -2.3 |
| Manitoba | 3.8 | -5.4 | -14.7 | 1.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 8.5 | -1.0 | -12.2 | 4.5 |
| Alberta | 5.9 | -3.0 | -13.3 | 1.1 |
| British Columbia | -0.1 | -8.8 | -18.7 | -3.7 |
| Yukon | 4.2 | -2.7 | -10.9 | 0.2 |
| Northwest Territories | 8.2 | -1.7 | -10.3 | 3.3 |
| Nunavut | 2.1 | -5.4 | -11.0 | 0.0 |
Note: The score difference is calculated by subtracting the average score for males from the average score for females. Negative values indicate higher performance for males whereas positive values indicate higher performance for females. Bold numbers are significant at the .05 level.
Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.
Table 2.14 A to D
| 5th percentile | Standard error |
25th percentile | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
75th percentile | Standard error |
95th percentile | Standard error |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Prose | ||||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||||
| Male | 144 | (9.2) | 220 | (6.1) | 256 | (2.5) | 300 | (3.3) | 339 | (6.4) |
| Female | 167 | (7.8) | 236 | (3.6) | 270 | (2.5) | 309 | (3.9) | 352 | (6.6) |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||||||
| Male | 156 | (17.2) | 228 | (5.8) | 263 | (4.0) | 302 | (4.8) | 351 | (15.3) |
| Female | 186 | (10.7) | 247 | (4.3) | 281 | (3.5) | 321 | (7.8) | 366 | (10.2) |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||||||
| Male | 172 | (8.6) | 241 | (6.7) | 274 | (2.5) | 311 | (4.0) | 356 | (5.7) |
| Female | 179 | (7.4) | 246 | (4.6) | 279 | (2.5) | 317 | (2.7) | 357 | (5.6) |
| New Brunswick | ||||||||||
| Male | 164 | (5.0) | 225 | (5.5) | 260 | (3.2) | 298 | (4.8) | 344 | (10.9) |
| Female | 171 | (7.9) | 234 | (3.7) | 268 | (2.7) | 306 | (4.2) | 348 | (10.6) |
| Quebec | ||||||||||
| Male | 168 | (6.8) | 232 | (2.7) | 266 | (1.7) | 304 | (3.0) | 349 | (4.5) |
| Female | 167 | (6.7) | 232 | (3.2) | 266 | (1.5) | 305 | (2.0) | 350 | (1.7) |
| Ontario | ||||||||||
| Male | 153 | (5.4) | 234 | (4.4) | 269 | (2.5) | 312 | (2.9) | 351 | (3.9) |
| Female | 149 | (6.3) | 237 | (3.5) | 271 | (1.6) | 316 | (2.3) | 358 | (3.1) |
| Manitoba | ||||||||||
| Male | 170 | (11.3) | 240 | (4.9) | 272 | (2.6) | 309 | (3.2) | 351 | (5.6) |
| Female | 160 | (8.4) | 242 | (3.8) | 276 | (2.5) | 318 | (2.7) | 357 | (6.3) |