Table 3.8

Distribution of prose proficiency, by percentage below level 3, at or above
level 3, by gender, urban Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations, Canada,
Saskatchewan and Manitoba, population 16 and over, 2003
Gender
Below Level 3
Level 3 and above
% Standard error % Standard error
Non-Aboriginal in Manitoba
Male 47.5 (3.0) 52.5 (3.0)
Female 42.8 (2.5) 57.2 (2.5)
Urban Aboriginal in Manitoba
Male 64.8 (3.6) 35.2 (3.6)
Female 58.1 (3.0) 41.9 (3.0)
Non-Aboriginal in Saskatchewan
Male 42.3 (3.6) 57.7 (3.6)
Female 35.2 (3.2) 64.8 (3.2)
Urban Aboriginal in Saskatchewan
Male 64.0 (4.6) 36.0 (4.6)
Female 62.8 (3.0) 37.2 (3.0)
Canada
Male 48.5 (1.4) 51.5 (1.4)
Female 46.8 (1.0) 53.2 (1.0)

Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.

Table 3.9

Distribution of prose proficiency, by percentage below level 3, at or above
level 3, by gender, urban Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations, Canada
and Northern Territories, population aged 16 and over, 2003
Gender
Below Level 3
Level 3 and above
% Standard error % Standard error
Non-Aboriginal in Yukon
Male 31.1 (3.8) 68.9 (3.8)
Female 27.1 (3.0) 72.9 (3.0)
Aboriginal in Yukon
Male 55.7 (8.3) 44.3 (8.3)
Female 54.0 (5.9) 46.0 (5.9)
Non-Aboriginal in Northwest Territories
Male 33.0 (3.9) 67.0 (3.9)
Female 26.2 (4.0) 73.8 (4.0)
Aboriginal in Northwest Territories
Male 74.7 (3.7) 25.3 (3.7)
Female 63.3 (4.9) 36.7 (4.9)
Non-Inuit in Nunavut
Male 33.6 (7.0) 66.4 (7.0)
Female 21.4 E (7.2) 78.6 (7.2)
Inuit in Nunavut
Male 89.1 (2.1) 10.9 E (2.1)
Female 87.6 (4.0) 12.4 (4.0)
Canada
Male 48.5 (1.4) 51.5 (1.4)
Female 46.8 (1.0) 53.2 (1.0)

E. Use with caution.

Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.