Table 4.4 A to D (concluded)

Percent of labour force population at proficiency Level 3 and over, by type of occupation,
Canada and regions, population aged 16 to 65, 2003
 
Level 3
Level 4
% Standard
error
% Standard
error
D. Problem solving
Atlantic
Knowledge expert 44.0 (7.8) 7.3 (3.5) E
Managers 28.9 (4.6) 5.0 (1.9) E
Information high-skills 32.4 (4.6) 5.5 (2.7) E
Information low-skills 26.7 (2.6) 5.3 (1.6) E
Services low-skills 16.9 (3.1) 2.8 (1.2) E
Goods 14.5 (2.6) 1,.9 (0.9) E
Quebec
Knowledge expert 37.8 (5.1) 16.8 (5.8)
Managers 28.0 (4.1) 5.3 (1.6) E
Information high-skills 31.6 (3.0) 8.4 (2.0) E
Information low-skills 27.5 (2.9) 4.7 (1.3)
Services low-skills 15.9 (3.1) x x
Goods 15.9 (1.8) 1,.1 (0.5) E
Ontario
Knowledge expert 42.1 (6.9) 12.8 (4.6) E
Managers 28.0 (5.4) 9.6 (4.5) E
Information high-skills 36.4 (5.6) 8.4 (2.4) E
Information low-skills 28.7 (3.5) 3.4 (2.1) E
Services low-skills 20.0 (4.1) 4.5 (2.6) E
Goods 17.4 (3.4) 2.7 (1.5) E
Prairies
Knowledge expert 44.4 (4.2) 15.9 (3.8)
Managers 31.3 (4.4) 5.4 (2.2) E
Information high-skills 37.8 (3.8) 8.3 (2.6) E
Information low-skills 29.7 (4.5) 4.9 (1.3) E
Services low-skills 20.8 (3.4) 2.5 (1.4) E
Goods 23.6 (2.9) 3.8 (1.0) E
British Columbia
Knowledge expert 46.5 (7.9) 16.5 (6.0) E
Managers 39.8 (6.8) 10.8 (3.5) E
Information high-skills 47.3 (6.7) 8.3 (2.9) E
Information low-skills 35.2 (5.1) 7.6 (3.8) E
Services low-skills 27.3 (4.8) 3.9 (2.8) E
Goods 22.4 (3.6) 2.8 (1.9) E
Territories
Knowledge expert 36.7 (5.7) 13.2 (2.9) E
Managers 41.0 (5.8) 7.1 (2.9) E
Information high-skills 35.0 (4.5) 7.3 (2.6) E
Information low-skills 22.4 (3.4) 4.1 (2.0) E
Services low-skills 18.3 (4.2) 3.2 (2.4) E
Goods 16.8 (3.5) 0.8 (0.8) E
Canada
Knowledge expert 42.1 (3.8) 14.4 (2.7)
Managers 30.3 (2.7) 7.7 (1.9)
Information high-skills 36.8 (2.2) 8.2 (1.3)
Information low-skills 29.3 (2.0) 4.6 (1.1)
Services low-skills 19.9 (2.0) 3.3 (1.4)
Goods 18.4 (1.6) 2.4 (0.7)

E. Use with caution

x. Suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.

Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.