Table 4.6 A to D (continued)

Percent of labour force population1 at proficiency Level 3 and over, by type of industry,
Canada and regions, population aged 16 to 65, 2003
 
Level 3
Level 4/5
% Standard
error
% Standard
error
C. Numeracy
British Columbia
Knowledge-intensive market service activities 38.6 (5.0) 35.9 (5.2)
Public administration, defense, education and health 43.1 (4.1) 28.8 (3.9)
Other community, social and personal servives 33.3 (7.9) 25.9 E (6.7)
High and medium-high-technology manufacturing industries 43.4 E (9.9) 23.9 E (13.7)
Low and medium-low-technology manufacturing industries 30.1 E (9.1) 15.6 E (6.3)
Utilities and Construction 42.6 (8.4) 11.4 E (6.5)
Wholesale, retail, hotels and restaurants 37.3 (5.1) 15.1 (3.3)
Transport and storage 44.8 E (10.5) 14.1 E (7.8)
Primary industries 26.1 E (10.0) 19.6 E (6.8)
Territories
Knowledge-intensive market service activities 30.3 (4.5) 27.6 (4.0)
Public administration, defense, education and health 35.6 (3.2) 20.9 (2.6)
Other community, social and personal servives 29.7 E (7.6) 13.6 E (4.5)
High and medium-high-technology manufacturing industries x x x x
Low and medium-low-technology manufacturing industries 39.3 E (17.3) x x
Utilities and Construction 27.1 (5.3) 12.2 E (5.1)
Wholesale, retail, hotels and restaurants 31.9 (5.7) 9.1 E (3.2)
Transport and storage 34.5 (5.8) 16.0 E (6.5)
Primary industries 33.2 E (7.5) 15.6 E (9.0)
Canada
Knowledge-intensive market service activities 38.7 (1.9) 25.7 (1.7)
Public administration, defense, education and health 36.6 (1.8) 23.7 (1.6)
Other community, social and personal servives 36.9 (4.8) 16.3 (3.2)
High and medium-high-technology manufacturing industries 35.6 (6.2) 24.9 (6.3)
Low and medium-low-technology manufacturing industries 31.1 (3.2) 12.5 (1.9)
Utilities and Construction 35.1 (3.4) 15.3 (2.5)
Wholesale, retail, hotels and restaurants 33.9 (2.2) 12.1 (1.3)
Transport and storage 35.6 (4.9) 15.5 (3.4)
Primary industries 30.1 (4.3) 18.0 (3.8)

 
Level 3
Level 4
% Standard
error
% Standard
error
D. Problem solving
Atlantic
Knowledge-intensive market service activities 29.9 (4.3) 5.3 E (1.9)
Public administration, defense, education and health 29.4 (3.1) 6.1 (1.8)
Other community, social and personal servives 29.0 (6.0) 4.3 E (2.0)
High and medium-high-technology manufacturing industries 14.1 E (6.5) x x
Low and medium-low-technology manufacturing industries 16.2 (4.7) 3.5 (2.0)
Utilities and Construction 14.4 (4.1) x x
Wholesale, retail, hotels and restaurants 22.6 (2.7) 3.0 E (1.3)
Transport and storage 18.9 E (6.4) 6.1 E (5.1)
Primary industries 15.0 E (2.5) 1.3 E (1.1)
Quebec
Knowledge-intensive market service activities 27.2 (3.7) 5.5 E (1.7)
Public administration, defense, education and health 27.7 (2.5) 10.1 (2.7)
Other community, social and personal servives 27.3 E (6.2) 4.4 E (1.6)
High and medium-high-technology manufacturing industries 26.4 (5.7) x x
Low and medium-low-technology manufacturing industries 17.8 (2.7) 2.3 E (1.0)
Utilities and Construction 22.5 E (5.2) 3.1 E (2.5)
Wholesale, retail, hotels and restaurants 23.9 (2.6) 3.2 E (1.0)
Transport and storage 25.7 (9.9) x x
Primary industries 14.8 E (5.9) x x