Table 3.24
| Language of core and main task | Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Level 4/5 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Standard error |
% | Standard error |
% | Standard error |
% | Standard error |
|
| 1994 IALSS | ||||||||
| English | 19.4 | (2.7) | 24.4 | (2.0) | 33.0 | (3.2) | 23.2 | (2.9) |
| French | 27.4 | (3.3) | 26.9 | (3.6) | 36.6 | (3.0) | 9.1 | (1.9) |
| French (Quebec) | 26.8 | (3.7) | 26.5 | (3.9) | 37.8 | (3.3) | 9.0 | (2.1) |
| French (outside Quebec) | 33.1 | (1.9) | 30.9 | (3.3) | 25.3 | (3.0) | 10.7 | (1.9) |
| 2003 IALSS | ||||||||
| English | 19.0 | (0.5) | 26.2 | (0.8) | 36.2 | (1.0) | 18.5 | (0.9) |
| French | 22.8 | (1.3) | 33.2 | (1.5) | 32.4 | (1.1) | 11.7 | (0.8) |
| French (Quebec) | 22.4 | (1.4) | 33.1 | (1.6) | 32.6 | (1.2) | 11.8 | (0.9) |
| French (outside Quebec) | 28.9 | (1.9) | 33.5 | (1.8) | 27.8 | (1.8) | 9.9 | (1.2) |
Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.
Table 3.25
| 5th percentile | Standard error |
25th percentile | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
75th percentile | Standard error |
95th percentile | Standard error |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Prose | ||||||||||
| Canadian born | 201 | (2.5) | 259 | (1.1) | 288 | (0.7) | 322 | (0.8) | 361 | (1.6) |
| Established immigrants (> 10 years) |
137 | (6.2) | 207 | (3.3) | 252 | (2.3) | 299 | (3.2) | 346 | (4.0) |
| Recent immigrants (< = 10 years) |
143 | (5.1) | 212 | (7.5) | 252 | (3.5) | 294 | (5.6) | 337 | (5.4) |
| B. Document | ||||||||||
| Canadian born | 197 | (2.1) | 256 | (1.1) | 287 | (0.7) | 322 | (1.0) | 364 | (1.5) |
| Established immigrants (> 10 years) |
140 | (6.0) | 212 | (3.8) | 255 | (2.0) | 302 | (2.4) | 351 | (3.3) |
| Recent immigrants (< = 10 years) |
146 | (7.4) | 217 | (6.2) | 258 | (3.3) | 303 | (3.7) | 343 | (3.6) |
| C. Numeracy | ||||||||||
| Canadian born | 184 | (2.6) | 245 | (1.4) | 278 | (0.7) | 315 | (1.3) | 360 | (2.4) |
| Established immigrants (> 10 years) |
138 | (6.7) | 205 | (4.0) | 250 | (2.4) | 295 | (3.7) | 348 | (7.2) |
| Recent immigrants (< = 10 years) |
141 | (8.2) | 215 | (6.7) | 255 | (3.8) | 299 | (5.8) | 348 | (9.2) |
| D. Problem solving | ||||||||||
| Canadian born | 198 | (1.9) | 252 | (1.4) | 281 | (1.2) | 313 | (1.8) | 356 | (2.8) |
| Established immigrants (> 10 years) |
138 | (7.7) | 204 | (3.6) | 245 | (2.4) | 289 | (3.6) | 336 | (4.5) |
| Recent immigrants (< = 10 years) |
153 | (7.1) | 214 | (7.2) | 249 | (3.1) | 288 | (3.9) | 329 | (3.4) |
Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.