Table 2.

Population, 15 - 24 years, by school attendance and sex
Canada and provinces, 1976

% in school % out-of-school
_ full-time__ In school part-time Not in school_
Canada   Female 33.0% 4.2% 62.8%
Male 35.7 4.5 59.8
         
Newfoundland F. 24.4 2.9 3.2
M. 72.7 26.3 70.5
         
Prince Edward F. 36.1 2.6 61.3
Island M. 33.1 3.1 63.8
         
Nova Scotia F. 31.8 2.5 65.7
M. 32.7 3.7 63.6
         
New Brunswick F. 28.6 2.1 69.3
M. 29.6 2.8 67.6
         
Quebec F. 34.5 4.0 61.5
M. 37.5 4.2 58.3
         
Ontario F. 35.5 4.7 59.8
M. 39.1 4.7 56.2
         
Manitoba F. 28.3 4.2 67.5
M. 30.6 4 .1 65 .3
   
Saskatchewan F. 28.7 3.1 68.2
M. 27.9 3.7 68.4
         
Alberta F. 30.2 4.5 65.3
M. 32.5 5.8 61.7
         
British F. 30.1 4.9 65.0
  Columbia M. 32.5 5.5 62.0
         
Yukon F. 25.7 4.6 69.7
M. 24.3 2.6 73.1
         
Northwest F. 17.8 2.0 80.2
  Territories M. 21.2 2.5 76.3
         
         
For Canada only
Participation rates
in labour force F. 42.7% 80.2% 59.2%
for 15-24 years M. 50.3% 86.5% 75.6%
         
Unemployment rates F. 18.3% 9.1% 11.1%
M. 15.1% 9.4% 11.6%


Source:

Statistics Canada, 1976 Census of Canada. "Population 15 to 24 years by labour force activity, by school attendance, and by sex'.' Microfiche File SDECOB 43. (Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Census Information Services, 1978).



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