b) Which group of women was the only group to experience an increase in the wage gap?

Women whose highest formal education level was:

0-8 years

high school graduation

some post-secondary education

a post-secondary certificate or diploma

university

4. a) Which group had the largest percentage increase in part-time work from 1991 to 1992?

males 15-24 years of age

males 24-44 years of age

males 45+ years of age

females 15-24 years of age

females 24-44 years of age

females 45+ years of age

b) What proportion of women employed part-time in 1992 worked part-time because they did not want full-time work?

1/4	1/2
1/3	3/4

5. Who is more likely to have more than one paid job?

men

women

6. Between 1985 and 1990, the number of people with paid work increased by nearly two million. What proportion of this two million did not get full-time, full-year work?

	10%	20%	30%
	40%	50%

7. New jobs have been appearing more frequently in small businesses than in large businesses.

a) Which firms are more likely to provide training?

small firms

large firms

b) Which firms have higher wages?

small firms

large firms

c) Which workers are more likely to be permanently laid off?

in small firms

in large firms

8. There has been a great deal of discussion of the separation of work into good jobs and bad jobs.

a) Which worker is most likely to have the longest work week?

the least formal education

the most education formal

b) Which worker is most likely to work on temporary contract?