Table 3.26

Average proficiency scores, by immigrant status, by mother tongue, Canada,
population aged 16 to 65, 2003
Immigrant status
Prose
Document
Numeracy
Problem solving
Mean Standard
error		 Mean Standard
error		 Mean Standard
error		 Mean Standard
error
Canadian born 280 (0.8) 278 (0.7) 269 (0.8) 273 (1.2)
Immigrants - mother tongue same as test language 269 (3.3) 269 (3.1) 259 (3.3) 257 (3.4)
Immigrants - mother tongue different from test language 234 (1.7) 238 (1.7) 235 (2.2) 230 (1.9)

Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.

Table 3.27

Distribution of prose proficiency levels, by immigrant status, by mother tongue,
Canada, population aged 16 to 65, 2003
Immigrant status
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4/5
% Standard
error		 % Standard
error		 % Standard
error		 % Standard
error
Canadian born 15.1 (0.6) 27.7 (0.9) 38.0 (0.8) 19.3 (0.8)
Immigrants - mother tongue same as test language 20.6 (2.4) 32.0 (3.1) 32.4 (2.1) 15.0 (1.8)
Immigrants - mother tongue different from test language 43.0 (1.5) 26.6 (1.4) 23.8 (1.5) 6.6 (0.8)

Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.

Table 3.28

Distribution of prose proficiency levels, by immigrant status, by highest level of
educational attainment, Canada, population aged 16 to 65, 2003
Immigrant status
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4/5
% Standard
error		 % Standard
error		 % Standard
error		 % Standard
error
Canadian born
Less than high school 27.4 (1.4) 39.2 (1.8) 27.1 (1.8) 6.4 (1.1)
High school 8.4 (0.7) 30.5 (1.4) 44.8 (1.4) 16.3 (1.3)
Non-university post-secondary 5.2 (0.9) 26.3 (2.4) 47.2 (3.0) 21.3 (2.7)
University 2.4 (0.4) 16.3 (1.2) 44.4 (1.7) 36.9 (1.9)
Immigrants - mother tongue same as test language
Less than high school 71.0 (4.1) 19.7 (3.7) 8.4 (2.1) 0.9E (0.6)
High school 34.0 (2.8) 33.0 (3.1) 25.1 (3.5) 7.9 (2.5)
Non-university post-secondary 25.1 (4.9) 33.3 (6.1) 33.2 (5.7) 8.4E (3.7)
University 13.9 (1.6) 26.6 (2.7) 39.1 (2.9) 20.5 (2.2)
Immigrants - mother tongue different from test language
Less than high school 60.3 (5.8) 23.4 (4.8) 12.9E (2.4) 3.4E (2.2)
High school 41.4 (4.8) 32.2 (5.0) 21.2 (5.3) 5.2E (3.4)
Non-university post-secondary 18.6E (7.3) 34.7E (11.5) 36.7E (12.6) 10.1E (5.7)
University 18.0 (3.2) 28.8 (4.5) 42.5 (4.2) 10.8 (2.1)

E. Use with caution

Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.