Annex A
Tables for Chapter 5


Table 5.1

Civic engagement index by prose proficiency levels, Canada,
population aged 16 and over, 2003
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4/5
% Standard
error 		% Standard
error 		% Standard
error 		% Standard
error
0 49.6 (1.6) 35.6 (1.4) 25.5 (1.0) 20.5 (1.7)
1 21.6 (1.4) 19.5 (1.2) 18.1 (1.1) 15.9 (1.6)
2 12.2 (1.1) 14.4 (1.0) 14.2 (0.8) 14.9 (1.3)
3 6.9 (0.7) 10.4 (0.7) 12.6 (0.9) 12.7 (1.0)
4 3.6 (0.6) 6.9 (0.6) 9.6 (0.7) 9.9 (1.0)
5 2.9 (0.6) 5.1 (0.6) 7.7 (0.7) 9.1 (1.0)
6 1.4 (0.5) 3.0 (0.4) 5.2 (0.5) 7.7 (1.3)
7 1.0 (0.3) 2.5 (0.4) 3.5 (0.5) 4.9 (0.8)
8 0.5 (0.2) 1.7 (0.4) 2.1 (0.3) 2.4 (0.4)
9 0.2  E (0.1) 0.7 (0.1) 1.0 (0.3) 1.5 (0.5)
10 0.1  E (0.1) 0.2  E (0.1) 0.3 (0.1) 0.5  E (0.2)
11 0.0  E (0.0) 0.0  E (0.0) 0.1  E (0.1) 0.1  E (0.1)
12 0.0  E (0.0) 0.0  E (0.0) 0.0  E (0.0) 0.0  E (0.0)

E. Use with caution.

Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.