Table 4.15
Prose |
Document |
Numeracy |
Problem solving |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Standard error |
Average | Standard error |
Average | Standard error |
Average | Standard error |
|
| Atlantic | ||||||||
| Knowledge experts | 318 | (4.8) | 321 | (4.5) | 314 | (5.5) | 301 | (4.1) |
| Managers | 294 | (2.8) | 293 | (2.9) | 287 | (3.5) | 285 | (2.8) |
| Information high-skills | 301 | (4.0) | 301 | (3.9) | 288 | (4.5) | 288 | (4.1) |
| Information low-skills | 293 | (2.7) | 289 | (2.6) | 275 | (2.4) | 281 | (2.3) |
| Services low-skills | 273 | (2.7) | 269 | (3.0) | 254 | (3.3) | 263 | (2.8) |
| Goods | 262 | (2.8) | 263 | (3.0) | 255 | (2.7) | 257 | (2.6) |
| Quebec | ||||||||
| Knowledge experts | 310 | (4.5) | 313 | (4.7) | 315 | (3.7) | 307 | (4.7) |
| Managers | 285 | (3.0) | 284 | (3.0) | 285 | (3.4) | 284 | (2.7) |
| Information high-skills | 298 | (3.1) | 297 | (3.5) | 293 | (3.5) | 290 | (3.2) |
| Information low-skills | 286 | (2.5) | 282 | (2.3) | 274 | (3.0) | 280 | (2.3) |
| Services low-skills | 266 | (2.5) | 261 | (2.8) | 254 | (3.2) | 260 | (2.9) |
| Goods | 256 | (2.6) | 259 | (2.9) | 260 | (2.8) | 256 | (2.4) |
| Ontario | ||||||||
| Knowledge experts | 311 | (4.3) | 316 | (4.4) | 314 | (4.2) | 303 | (4.1) |
| Managers | 291 | (6.2) | 294 | (7.3) | 287 | (6.2) | 284 | (7.0) |
| Information high-skills | 304 | (3.3) | 302 | (2.9) | 291 | (4.1) | 291 | (3.5) |
| Information low-skills | 290 | (3.3) | 287 | (3.7) | 276 | (3.5) | 280 | (4.0) |
| Services low-skills | 268 | (4.5) | 268 | (4.6) | 255 | (5.1) | 264 | (5.3) |
| Goods | 258 | (5.0) | 262 | (5.0) | 254 | (5.1) | 252 | (5.2) |
| Prairies | ||||||||
| Knowledge experts | 323 | (3.9) | 325 | (4.3) | 321 | (4.9) | 311 | (3.8) |
| Managers | 293 | (4.0) | 295 | (3.8) | 291 | (4.5) | 284 | (4.8) |
| Information high-skills | 310 | (3.3) | 310 | (3.9) | 298 | (4.5) | 296 | (3.7) |
| Information low-skills | 293 | (3.2) | 291 | (2.9) | 279 | (3.5) | 284 | (3.3) |
| Services low-skills | 274 | (3.4) | 274 | (3.6) | 260 | (3.7) | 267 | (3.6) |
| Goods | 275 | (2.7) | 279 | (3.1) | 271 | (3.6) | 270 | (2.6) |
| British Columbia | ||||||||
| Knowledge experts | 323 | (5.9) | 328 | (6.4) | 322 | (6.4) | 312 | (6.1) |
| Managers | 306 | (4.6) | 308 | (4.3) | 301 | (5.6) | 299 | (4.5) |
| Information high-skills | 315 | (3.3) | 317 | (4.2) | 303 | (5.9) | 302 | (4.3) |
| Information low-skills | 301 | (3.0) | 301 | (4.0) | 287 | (4.7) | 292 | (2.9) |
| Services low-skills | 272 | (5.7) | 271 | (5.8) | 262 | (5.0) | 267 | (5.5) |
| Goods | 271 | (3.6) | 275 | (3.2) | 266 | (3.0) | 264 | (3.0) |
| Territories | ||||||||
| Knowledge experts | 309 | (4.8) | 309 | (4.8) | 298 | (4.8) | 295 | (5.6) |
| Managers | 306 | (4.7) | 303 | (4.9) | 296 | (4.9) | 293 | (4.9) |
| Information high-skills | 305 | (3.7) | 302 | (3.9) | 290 | (4.0) | 291 | (4.4) |
| Information low-skills | 275 | (3.5) | 272 | (3.7) | 259 | (3.4) | 266 | (3.3) |
| Services low-skills | 261 | (4.5) | 261 | (4.8) | 248 | (5.1) | 253 | (4.2) |
| Goods | 259 | (3.3) | 262 | (3.3) | 254 | (3.4) | 252 | (3.0) |
| Canada | ||||||||
| Knowledge experts | 314 | (2.4) | 319 | (2.6) | 316 | (2.8) | 306 | (2.1) |
| Managers | 292 | (2.6) | 294 | (3.1) | 289 | (2.8) | 286 | (3.2) |
| Information high-skills | 305 | (1.7) | 304 | (1.9) | 294 | (2.0) | 293 | (1.9) |
| Information low-skills | 291 | (1.6) | 288 | (1.5) | 277 | (1.8) | 282 | (2.0) |
| Services low-skills | 270 | (2.2) | 268 | (2.2) | 257 | (2.4) | 264 | (2.5) |
| Goods | 262 | (2.1) | 266 | (2.2) | 260 | (2.3) | 258 | (2.3) |
Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.