Annexe A
Tables for Chapiter 3


Table 3.1

Distribution of prose proficiency level, by mother tongue, Canada, Quebec,
New Brunswick, Ontario and Manitoba, population aged 16 and over, 2003
Level Mother tongue
English
French
% Standard
error		 % Standard
error
Level 1
New Brunswick 17.6 (2.7) 31.8 (1.8)
Quebec 15.9 (3.0) 21.2 (1.3)
Ontario 13.4 (1.2) 24.8 (1.1)
Manitoba 11.2 (1.1) 21.1 (2.2)
Canada 12.6 (0.7) 21.7 (1.1)
Level 2
New Brunswick 32.0 (3.2) 34.5 (1.7)
Quebec 26.2 (3.0) 33.5 (1.6)
Ontario 26.9 (1.6) 30.7 (1.6)
Manitoba 27.8 (2.0) 31.0 (3.6)
Canada 25.9 (0.9) 33.1 (1.3)
Level 3
New Brunswick 35.6 (3.4) 24.9 (2.2)
Quebec 38.4 (2.6) 33.3 (1.3)
Ontario 39.0 (2.2) 31.9 (1.3)
Manitoba 41.3 (2.2) 34.5 (4.6)
Canada 39.8 (1.1) 33.1 (1.2)
Level 4/5
New Brunswick 14.7 (3.2) 8.8 (1.1)
Quebec 19.4 (2.3) 12.0 (0.8)
Ontario 20.7 (2.4) 12.6 (0.9)
Manitoba 19.8 (1.8) 13.4 (2.3)
Canada 21.7 (1.3) 12.0 (0.8)

Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.