TABLE 5

CHANGES IN THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THOSE
WITH LESS THAN GRADE 9 EDUCATION

1971 - 1981

% of each subgroup with less than Grade 9 education

    1971 1976 1981
% % %

Women
Total 32 25 19
Urban 28 24 19
Rural 40 31 24
       
Men
Total 35 26 20
Urban 28 23 17
Rural 48 37 28
       
(Women and Men Combined)
       
Ethnic Origin
British 24 N/A 22
French 43 N/A 28
Other European 26 N/A 24
Native 64 N/A 60
       
Mother Tongue
English 35 N/A 13
French 44 N/A 27
Other European/Slavic 53 N/A 42
Chinese N/A N/A 25
Amerindian Languages 75 N/A 59

Based on 20% sample.
Source: Statistics Canada, Censuses of Canada, 1971, 1976. 1981.


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