Table 4.9
Prose |
Document |
Numeracy |
Problem solving |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
|
| Atlantic | ||||||||
| Did not participate in adult training | 261 | (1.8) | 258 | (1.9) | 249 | (1.8) | 253 | (1.7) |
| Participated in adult training | 294 | (1.3) | 293 | (1.4) | 280 | (1.4) | 284 | (1.4) |
| Did not take program | 273 | (1.3) | 271 | (1.4) | 261 | (1.3) | 264 | (1.3) |
| Took program | 293 | (2.9) | 293 | (2.9) | 278 | (3.0) | 284 | (2.9) |
| Did not take course | 269 | (1.7) | 268 | (1.8) | 257 | (1.5) | 261 | (1.6) |
| Took courses | 300 | (2.1) | 296 | (1.9) | 286 | (2.4) | 289 | (1.8) |
| Quebec | ||||||||
| Did not participate in adult training | 260 | (1.4) | 257 | (1.9) | 254 | (1.6) | 255 | (1.8) |
| Participated in adult training | 290 | (1.6) | 288 | (1.7) | 284 | (2.0) | 286 | (2.1) |
| Did not take program | 270 | (1.0) | 269 | (1.5) | 265 | (1.2) | 265 | (1.5) |
| Took program | 292 | (3.8) | 284 | (4.0) | 284 | (4.2) | 287 | (3.1) |
| Did not take course | 267 | (1.3) | 264 | (1.6) | 261 | (1.4) | 262 | (1.5) |
| Took courses | 290 | (2.5) | 290 | (2.3) | 286 | (2.8) | 286 | (2.4) |
| Ontario | ||||||||
| Did not participate in adult training | 260 | (2.8) | 260 | (2.7) | 254 | (2.9) | 251 | (2.6) |
| Participated in adult training | 295 | (2.1) | 295 | (2.1) | 283 | (2.2) | 287 | (2.1) |
| Did not take program | 275 | (1.8) | 274 | (1.8) | 266 | (1.7) | 267 | (1.9) |
| Took program | 290 | (4.1) | 294 | (3.8) | 279 | (5.2) | 282 | (4.2) |
| Did not take course | 270 | (1.9) | 270 | (1.9) | 261 | (2.0) | 261 | (2.0) |
| Took courses | 305 | (3.8) | 303 | (3.7) | 294 | (3.4) | 298 | (3.3) |
| Prairies | ||||||||
| Did not participate in adult training | 272 | (1.4) | 272 | (1.4) | 263 | (2.1) | 258 | (2.7) |
| Participated in adult training | 303 | (1.8) | 303 | (1.8) | 292 | (2.3) | 297 | (2.2) |
| Did not take program | 286 | (1.5) | 286 | (1.4) | 277 | (1.6) | 277 | (1.7) |
| Took program | 298 | (3.4) | 302 | (2.9) | 288 | (3.2) | 292 | (3.1) |
| Did not take course | 280 | (1.5) | 281 | (1.5) | 271 | (1.8) | 272 | (2.0) |
| Took courses | 309 | (2.3) | 307 | (2.5) | 297 | (3.4) | 299 | (2.3) |
| British Columbia | ||||||||
| Did not participate in adult training | 264 | (2.9) | 265 | (3.0) | 258 | (3.0) | 258 | (2.7) |
| Participated in adult training | 305 | (2.0) | 307 | (1.9) | 294 | (2.0) | 296 | (2.0) |
| Did not take program | 283 | (1.9) | 284 | (2.2) | 275 | (1.8) | 276 | (2.1) |
| Took program | 305 | (3.9) | 308 | (3.1) | 294 | (3.4) | 297 | (3.3) |
| Did not take course | 275 | (2.3) | 277 | (2.2) | 267 | (2.1) | 269 | (2.3) |
| Took courses | 314 | (2.4) | 314 | (2.6) | 304 | (2.7) | 305 | (2.2) |
| Territories | ||||||||
| Did not participate in adult training | 253 | (2.7) | 253 | (2.8) | 244 | (2.5) | 245 | (3.1) |
| Participated in adult training | 295 | (1.6) | 294 | (1.7) | 281 | (2.2) | 285 | (1.8) |
| Did not take program | 271 | (1.9) | 269 | (1.8) | 259 | (1.7) | 261 | (2.0) |
| Took program | 293 | (2.7) | 294 | (2.6) | 278 | (3.5) | 282 | (2.6) |
| Did not take course | 264 | (1.8) | 264 | (1.8) | 253 | (1.7) | 256 | (2.0) |
| Took courses | 305 | (2.3) | 301 | (2.1) | 291 | (2.9) | 292 | (2.5) |
| Canada | ||||||||
| Did not participate in adult training | 262 | (1.4) | 261 | (1.3) | 255 | (1.5) | 255 | (1.5) |
| Participated in adult training | 297 | (1.1) | 297 | (1.1) | 286 | (1.3) | 290 | (1.3) |
| Did not take program | 276 | (0.8) | 276 | (0.8) | 268 | (0.7) | 269 | (1.1) |
| Took program | 295 | (2.0) | 296 | (1.7) | 284 | (2.5) | 288 | (1.9) |
| Did not take course | 271 | (0.9) | 271 | (0.9) | 263 | (1.0) | 264 | (1.2) |
| Took courses | 303 | (1.7) | 302 | (1.7) | 294 | (2.0) | 296 | (1.6) |
Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.