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Literacy in PEIImplications of Findings
From IALSS 2003
Presented by
Satya Brink, Ph.D.
Director, National Learning Policy Research
Learning Policy Directorate
May 2006
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Key Questions
• What is the level of literacy proficiency in PEI? • How does PEI compare to Canada, other provinces and
territories? • How proficient are residents of PEI in the different
component skills?• How is literacy performance distributed in the working age
population of PEI/Atlantic?• What is the level of literacy proficiency among males and
females in PEI? • How do age and education affect the literacy and numeracy
performance? • How is literacy performance distributed in the labor force,
among immigrants, occupations, industries and earning groups?
• What are the demographic characteristics of people with low literacy proficiency and where are they located in PEI?
Introduction
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Literacy proficiency: the ability to understand and employ printed information in daily activities, at home, at work and in the community. It is not about whether or not one can read but how well one reads.
- Prose: The knowledge and skills needed to understand and use information from texts including editorials, news stories, brochures and instruction manuals.
- Document: The knowledge and skills required to locate and use information contained in various formats, including job applications, payroll forms, transportation schedules, maps, tables, and charts.
- Numeracy: The knowledge and skills required to apply arithmetic operations, either alone or sequentially, to numbers embedded in printed materials, such as balancing an account, figuring out a tip, completing an order form or determining the amount of interest on a loan from an advertisement .
- Problem Solving: Involves goal-directed thinking and action in situations for which no routine solution procedure is available. The understanding of the problem situation and its step-by-step transformation, based on planning and reasoning constitute the process of problem solving. (Only four proficiency levels)
4 Domains, measure skills at five levels :
•Level 1 0 - 225 points •Level 2 226 -275 points•Level 3 276-325 points* •Level 4 326 -375 points•Level 5 376 -500 points
* Proficiency level for modern economy and knowledge-based society
Introduction
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Background information of importance for IALSS results.Total population (2003) 137,300
Population/square km 24
Population 15-65 (2005) 94,200
Population 65 and over (2005) 19,500
Immigrant population (2001) 4,140
Population by mother tongue (Census 2001)
English only 125,125
French only 5,665
Non-official languages only 2,065
English and French 440
Eng. And non-off language 85
Introduction
Source: Statistics Canada
Gender Distribution
(15-64, 2005)
Males 46,300
Females 47,900
Population 15 years and over by highest level of schooling
(Census 2001)
Less than high school 36,720
High school graduate 12,350
Trade Vocational cert. 3,485
College education 25,780
University 25,175
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The number of persons (16 to 65) with low literacy rose from 8 m in 1994 to 9 m in 2003 though the percentage
(42%) did not change.
Source: IALSS, 2003; IALS, 1994.
14,6%
24,8% 27,3%
36,4% 38,6%
22,3% 19,5%
16,6%0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5
3.1 million
4.6 million
6.7 million
4.1 million 4.2 million
8.2 million
5.8 million
3.1 million
Total: 18.4 million Total: 21.4 million
* Differences at each level between IALS and IALSS are not statistically significant
Change between 1994 and 2003, Canada
IALS IALSS
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In the Atlantic region, the number of persons (16 to 65) with low literacy rose slightly from 1.5 m in 1994
to 1.6 m in 2003 (population 16 to 65)
Sources: IALSS, 2003; IALS, 1994
* Differences at each level between IALS and IALSS are not statistically significant
18.2 15.1
28.7 30.1
34.7 38.2
18.4 16.6
0
20
40
60
80
100
IALS IALSS
Per cent
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5
0.3 million
0.5 million
0.4 million
0.3 million
Total: 1.5 million
0.3 million
0.6 million
0.5 million
0.2 million
Total: 1.6 million
Change between 1994 and 2003, Atlantic
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Comparisons of provinces and territories based on average scores.
JurisdictionY.T. Sas. Alta. B.C. N.S. N.W.T Man. P.E.I. Can. Ont. Que. N.B. N.L. Nvt
Yukon Territory
Saskatchewan
Alberta.
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nunavut
Prose, population 16 and older, 2003
Mean proficiency significantly higher than comparison jurisdiction
No statistically significant difference from comparison jurisdiction
Mean proficiency significantly lower than comparison jurisdiction
PEI performance
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8255 260 265 270 275 280 285
Numeracy
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
50000
55000
GD
P.p
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capita
NL
PEI
NSNB
QC
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
Canada
GDP per capita and Numeracy Proficiency, 2003IALSS 2003, 16-65 years
Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and numeracy proficiency average score in 2003, Canada and Provinces (population 16-65)
Source: IALSS 2003
PEI performance
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PEI proficiency varied across domains and population age
Prose Document NumeracyProblem Solving
16 and older 272 270 260 262
16 to 65
years of age282 281 269 271
Source: IALSS, 2003
PEI literacy performance
Average proficiency scores, population 16 and older and population 16 to 65, PEI, 2003
- Below level 3
* Proficiency levels are defined differently for problem solving
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In PEI, the distribution of prose literacy proficiency is more favourable in the working age population compared to 16 and over, similar to most
provinces and territoriesPer cent of population aged 16 and older and 16-65 at each prose level, 2003
Source: IALSS, 2003
39 40 40 42 37 39 39 43 38 4235 37 37 41
35 39 35 38 34 38 33 37 33 36 32 35
20 20
27 2921
2323
2621
24
1720
20 21 1719
1720
1720
1719
1315
1214
1214
8 8
23 22 26 25 23 2127 26 28 27 26 26 28 27 28 27 27 26 30 29 32 33 31 32 33 34
26 26
4647
1723192416
22
1420
1621
1520
13181719
1217
717 14141014
11 9
100
80
60
40
20
0
20
40
60
80
Level 2 Level 1 Level 3 Level 4/5
PEI performance
16-6516 and over
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PEI has average scores in document and prose literacy at level 3 and at level 2 in numeracy (population 16-65)
Province or Territory Document literacy
Prose literacy Numeracy
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Nunavut Territory
Northwest Territory
Yukon Territory
269
281
284
270
273
279
283
294
290
290
234
280
294
271
282
286
273
275
279
283
294
289
288
232
280
296
257
269
272
262
269
270
271
284
281
279
220
269
283
PEI performance
Source: IALSS, 2003
Below level 3 in 3 domains
Below level 3 in Numeracy but not in literacy.
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Yukon had the lowest proportion overall (31%) of prose literacy below level 3. In PEI, 43% of the working-age population (16-65)
had an average prose literacy proficiency below level 3.
Source: IALSS, 2003
Percent of population 16 to 65 at each prose level by provinces and territories, 2003
40 43 39 42 42 41 39 38 37 38 37 36 3520
29 24 26 23 20 19 20 20 21 19 15 14 14
8
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60
40
20
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Per centLevel 2 Level 1 Level 3 Level 4/5
PEI performance
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Percent of population 16 to 65 at each numeracy level by provinces and territories, 2003
Yukon had lowest proportion of working-age adults below level 3 in numeracy (41%). In PEI the proportion of working-age adults below
level 3 in numeracy was of 54%.
39 38 36 35 33 35 33 35 33 33 32 29 28 16
20 20 20 21 17 14 17 15 16 15 14 11 107
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80
60
40
20
0
20
40
60
80
100
Per centLevel 2 Level 1 Level 3 Level 4/5
PEI performance
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Prose Level 1 Level 2 Total
% Number % Number % Number
Newfoundland and Labrador
18.8 70,000 31.6 119,000 50.4 189,000
Prince Edward Island 14.0 13,000 28.8 27,000 42.8 40,000
Nova Scotia 11.9 75,000 26.5 168,000 38.4 243,000
New Brunswick 16.6 85,000 33.8 173,000 50.4 258,000
Quebec 15.6 800,000 33.0 1,700,000 48.6 2,500,000
Ontario 16.2 1,300,000 26.0 2,100,000 42.2 3,400,000
Manitoba 12.7 90,000 27.0 200,000 39.7 290,000
Saskatchewan 6.6 41,000 26.4 162,000 33.0 203,000
Alberta 9.7 209,000 25.3 544,000 35.0 753,000
British Columbia 13.8 400,000 20.9 600,000 34.7 1,000,000
Yukon 9.0 2,000 21.9 4,000 30.9 6,000
Northwest Territory 16.5 4,000 26.1 7,000 42.6 11,000
Nunavut 45.8 6,000 26.4 3,000 72.0 9,000
Impact of low literacy in the population 16-65.
Total 8,849,000
PEI performance
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Numeracy level 1 Numeracy level 2 Total
% Number % Number % Number
Newfoundland and Labrador
26.8 101,000 34.3 107,000 61.1 208,000
Prince Edward Island 19.2 18,000 34.8 33,000 54.0 51,000
Nova Scotia 19.7 125,000 30.9 196,000 50.6 321,000
New Brunswick 23.1 118,000 37.2 191,000 60.3 309,000
Quebec 20.0 1,026,000 33.1 1,697,000 53.1 2,723,000
Ontario 21.3 1,759,000 29.1 2,403,000 50.4 4,162,000
Manitoba 18.2 131,000 32.1 230,000 50.3 361,000
Saskatchewan 11.8 73,000 30.2 186,000 42.0 259,000
Alberta 15.1 324,000 29.3 629,000 44.4 953,000
British Columbia 16.7 471,000 27.0 762,000 43.7 1,233,000
Yukon 14.1 3,000 26.4 5,000 40.5 8,000
Northwest Territory 22.0 6,000 29.0 7,000 51.0 13,000
Nunavut 54.7 7,000 22.6 3,000 77.3 10,000
Impact of low numeracy in the population 16-65.
Source: IALSS, 2003 Total 10,682,000
PEI performance
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Good
Poor
The proportion of PEI residents at levels 1 and 2 varied by 11 percentage points between literacy and numeracy.
Per cent of adult populations performing at levels 1 and 2 in ALL 2003
5043
38
50 4942 40
33 35 3531
43
72
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Prose Document Numeracy
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PEI residents with high school education score better in prose literacy than counterparts in 8 provinces and territories (16 and over)
200
220
240
260
280
300
320
340
Less than high school High school Trade Vocational College University
Literacy proficiency by educational attainment, Canada, 2003
Source: IALSS, 2003
PEI performance
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Prose Literacy proficiency by educational attainment in the provinces and territories.
Mean S.E. Mean S.E. Mean S.E. Mean S.E. Mean S.E.Newfoundland and Labrador 219 (3.4) 265 (4.0) 286 (3.8) 290 (5.1) 321 (3.9)Prince Edward Island 230 (6.8) 280 (5.5) 279 (5.5) 303 (5.5) 319 (7.9)Nova Scotia 241 (4.4) 281 (4.2) 288 (3.2) 305 (3.5) 319 (4.2)New Brunswick 223 (4.6) 265 (5.1) 276 (7.1) 286 (4.5) 311 (7.2)Quebec 227 (2.0) 262 (2.3) 275 (2.1) 290 (2.2) 305 (2.5)Ontario 223 (4.9) 268 (3.9) 279 (3.9) 295 (4.1) 303 (3.1)Manitoba 246 (5.5) 273 (3.4) 291 (4.4) 293 (3.4) 312 (4.4)Saskatchewan 256 (6.2) 282 (7.0) 294 (3.3) 309 (4.3) 336 (5.2)Alberta 241 (7.1) 279 (4.5) 290 (3.8) 295 (4.0) 319 (4.2)British Columbia 239 (4.8) 277 (4.8) 290 (3.4) 306 (4.3) 316 (4.4)Yukon 241 (7.5) 288 (5.6) 297 (4.5) 308 (4.7) 326 (4.7)Northwest Territories 227 (6.3) 280 (7.6) 280 (3.6) 301 (4.0) 324 (6.3)Nunavut 199 (6.1) 269 (7.8) 241 (8.5) 290 (12.3) 311 (6.2)Canada 230 (1.8) 270 (1.8) 282 (1.7) 296 (1.8) 309 (2.0)
Less than high school High school
Trade vocational College University
Mean prose proficiency scores by education level, population 16 and over, Canada and jurisdictions, 2003
Source: IALSS, 2003
PEI performance
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Women in PEI performed significantly better than men in prose and tend to do better in the other domains as well
Gender in PEI
Domains Canada PEIGender Mean s.e. Mean s.e.
Prose Male 271 1.2 270 4.5
Female 274 0.8 293 4.0
Document Male 275 1.1 274 4.3
Female 268 0.8 287 4.2
Numeracy Male 272 1.6 268 4.1
Female 254 0.7 271 3.7
Problem
SolvingMale 267 1.3 265 3.6
Female 264 1.1 277 3.3
Source: IALSS, 2003 * Differences for document, numeracy and problem solving not significant
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In PEI, a larger share of youth have prose literacy proficiencybelow level 3 (46%) compared to Nova Scotia (39%) or
New Brunswick (38%) or Newfoundland and Labrador (43%)
100
80
60
40
20
0
20
40
60
80
Level 2 Level 1 Level 3 Level 4/5
Distribution of proficiency level on the prose literacy scale for youth age 16-25, Canada, 2003
Source: IALSS, 2003
Youth in PEI
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The majority of seniors (19,500, 14%) in PEI have low literacy skills.
100
80
60
40
20
0
20
40
Level 2 Level 1 Level 3 Level 4/5
Distribution of proficiency level on the prose literacy scale for those older than 65 years, provinces and territories, 2003
Source: IALSS, 2003
Seniors in PEI
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Average Prose Literacy Scores by Age Group; Canada and PEI, 2003
288281 278
258
292
221 218
260
281281298
283
200220240260280300320
16-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 65+
Canada PEI
Source: IALSS, 2003
In Canada and in PEI prose literacy scores decline with age; in PEI, the scores are higher in the 26-35 age group.
Performance by Age, PEI
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Population distribution of proficiency, 16-65, Canada and PEI, 2003
14,6% 14,0%
27,3% 28,8%
38,6% 38,0%
19,5% 19,2%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Canada PEI
Level 4/5
Level 3
Level 2
Level 113,000
27,000
36,000
18,000
94,000
4.2m
8.2m
5.8m
3.1m
21.4m
Number of people by proficiency level
Source: IALSS, 2003
40,000 (43% of the population 16-65) residents of PEI had prose literacy scores below level 3.
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Level 1
• 13,000
• 69 % were male and 31% female
• 64% were employed
• 14% were unemployed
• Education:
•69% less than high school;
•20% had completed high school
•11% had post-secondary education
Main characteristics of people at level 1 and 2 in prose IALSS in PEI
(population 16-65)
Low literacy performance
Source: IALSS, 2003
Level 2
• 27,000
• 53% were male and 47% female
• 58% were employed
• 11% were unemployed
• Education:
•36% less than high school;
•34% had completed high school
•30% had post-secondary education
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47% of those at level 1 and 60% of those at level 2 in the Atlantic were employed.
47
60
70
76
54
68
75
81
62
7377
82
66
7681 81
47
67
74
81
50
68
82
90
57
70
7681
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Leve
l 1
Leve
l 2
Leve
l 3
Leve
l 4/5
Leve
l 1
Leve
l 2
Leve
l 3
Leve
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Leve
l 1
Leve
l 2
Leve
l 3
Leve
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Leve
l 1
Leve
l 2
Leve
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Leve
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Leve
l 1
Leve
l 2
Leve
l 3
Leve
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Leve
l 1
Leve
l 2
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Leve
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Leve
l 2
Leve
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Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies British Columbia Territories Canada
Document Literacy Domain
% E
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loye
d
Source: IALSS, 2003
Per cent of employed population in each document literacy level, population 16 to 65, Canada and Regions, 2003
Literacy performance and employment
Atlantic
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Average Prose Scores by Labour Force Status, PEI and Canada
273
267
272
266
286 286
255
260
265
270
275
280
285
290
PEI Canada
Not in LabourforceUnemployed
Employed
Source: IALSS 2003
Literacy performance and employment
In PEI, unemployed workers and those not in the labour force had an average prose score below level 3
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CanadaIndustries Level 1 Level 2
Manufacturing 445,000 696,000
Trade, finance, insurance, real estate and Leasing
325,000 951,000
Accommodation and food services
189,000 323,000
Construction 158,000 287,000
Health care and social assistance
140,000 409,000
Source: IALSS, 2003
(Population 16-65)
Low literacy and employment
Total:
Persons with low prose literacy were concentrated among certain industries, Canada and PEI.
1,257,000 2,666,000
*These industries employed roughly 60% of the workers at levels 1 and 2
Prince Edward Island
Industries Below level 3
Manufacturing 3,672
Trade, finance, Insurance, real estate and leasing
3,189
Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas
3,127
Agriculture 2,468
Construction 1,773
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The majority of knowledge experts score at Level 3 or above in prose literacy in the regions and the Territories.
0
20
40
60
80
100
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Canada Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies British Columbia Territories
Regions and Occupation Types
Per cent Level 3 Level 4/5
Per cent of Labour force population at prose levels 3 and 4/5 by type of occupations, population 16 to 65, Canada and regions, 2003
Source: IALSS, 2003
1 Knowledge expert 2 Managers 3 Information high-skills
4 Information low-skills 5 Services low-skills 6 Goods
Literacy performance- Occupation
Atlantic
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Workers in knowledge-related occupations tend to engage more often in writing at work than do low-skill information, services and
goods production workers.Index scores of writing engagement at work on a standardized scale (centered on 2) by aggregated occupational types, labour force population, 16 to 65, 2003
Literacy performance- Occupation
Source: IALSS, 2003
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Canada Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies British Columbia Territories
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25th Percentile .95 Confidence interval (lower) mean .95 Confidence Interval (upper) 75th Percentile
Legend Occupation Types1 Knowledge expert 2 Managers3 Information high-skills 4 Information low-skills5 Services low-skills 6 Goods
Atlantic
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Knowledge intensive sectors had higher proportions of adults with document literacy proficiency above level 3. 70% of knowledge intensive
industry workers in the Atlantic had proficiency levels above level 3.
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Canada Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies British Columbia Territories
Region and Industry type
%
Level 3 Level4/5
Source: IALSS 2003
1Knowledge-intensive market service activities
2
Public administration, defense, education and health
3Other community, social and personal services
4High and medium-high-techonology manufacturing industries
5
Low and medium-low-technology manufacturing industries
6 Utilities and Construction
7Wholesale, retail, hotels and restaurants
8 Transport and storage
9 Primary industries
Per cent of labour force populations (16-65) at document literacy Levels 3 and 4/5, by type of industry, 2003
Literacy performance- Industry
Atlantic
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In all industrial sectors in the Atlantic, at least 35% of workers had proficiency levels above level 3 in numeracy.
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Canada Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies British Columbia Territories
Region and Industry type
%
Level 3 Level4/51
Knowledge-intensive market service activities
2Public administration, defense, education and health
3Other community, social and personal services
4
High and medium-high-techonology manufacturing industries
5
Low and medium-low-technology manufacturing industries
6 Utilities and Construction
7Wholesale, retail, hotels and restaurants
8 Transport and storage
9 Primary industries
Source: IALSS, 2003
Per cent of labour force population at numeracy levels 3 and 4/5, by type of industry, population 16 to 65, Canada and regions, 2003
Literacy performance- Industry
Atlantic
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Regardless of level of literacy proficiency most immigrants were employed but were they under employed?
Immigrants Canadian born
Level 1 1,408,000 1,715,000
Employed Unemployed Employed Unemployed
893,000 135,000 889,000 227,000
Level 2 1,234,000 4,595,000
Employed Unemployed Employed Unemployed
856,000 105,000 3,255,000 381,000
Level 3 1,284,000 6,967,000
Employed Unemployed Employed Unemployed
966,000 99,000 5,329,000 429,000
Level 4/5 469,000 3,688,000
Employed Unemployed Employed Unemployed
360,000 34,000 2,949,000 180,000
Source: IALSS, 2003
Literacy performance- Immigrants in Canada
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A high number of immigrants at level 1 and 2 proficiency in English and French have post secondary education
Immigrants
Level 1 1,408,000
Less than HS HS PSE
567,000 (68.8%) 467,000 (36.2%) 374,000 (16.4%)
Level 2 1,234,000
Less than HS HS PSE
169,000 (20.5%) 423,000 (32.8%) 642,000 (28.1%)
Level 3 1,284,000
Less than HS HS PSE
77,000 (9.3%) 309,000 (23.9%) 898,000 ( 39.4%)
Level 4/5 469,000
Less than HS HS PSE
-- 92,000 (7.1%) 366,000 (16.1%)
Total -- (100%) 1,290,000 (100%) 2,279,000 (100%)
Source: IALSS, 2003
Literacy performance- Immigrants in Canada
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About 45% of workers participated in adult training in PEI compared to 50% in Canada.
Per cent of population receiving adult education and training the year preceding the interview, by type of participation, population 16 to 65, Canada and jurisdictions, 2003
Source: IALSS, 2003
Literacy performance- Adult training participation
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Total participation Took program Took course
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67% of PEI residents have access to a computer at home compared to 76% of Canadians aged 16 to 65 years.
76
6267 70 68 70
7972 74
81 79 77
66
41
0
20
40
60
80
100
Canada N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt.
%
Computer access Internet access
Computer and Internet access at home Per cent of adults aged 16-65 who report having access to a computer and the Internet at home, Canada and jurisdictions, 2003
Literacy performance-ICT
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Generally, 16 to 65 year-olds in poor health have the lower average document literacy scores.
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
Yuk. N.W.T Nun. Alb. N-B Can. Ont. Sas. Man. B.C. Nfld Lab Que P.E.I. N.S.
Poor Fair, Good or Excellent1 16-65
2 66 and older
Physical Component Summary (PCS) scores by mean document literacy proficiency by age groups, Canada and regions, 2003
Note : Orders the provinces and territories by the size of the difference in average document literacy between those in poor health and those in excellent health.
Literacy performance- Health
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Best options for improvement by points gained/lost, Canada and PEI
-60-50-40-30-20-10
0102030
Canada PEI
16-25 46-65 Less than High School
PSE
Regression analysis. Canada and PEI; significant results only shown.
Base group:
-26-45
-Those with high school
-Mother tongue English
Source: IALSS 2003
Policy sensitive targets should be directed toward those with less than high school and those with a mother tongue other than English or French.
Improving literacy in PEI
Mother tongue French
*Non significant
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Concentration of people at levels 1 and 2 in prose inPrince Edward Island (IALSS population 16-65).
Source: IALSS 2003
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Concentration of people at levels 4 and 5 in prose inPrince Edward Island (IALSS population 16-65).
Source: IALSS 2003
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Contact Information:
Satya Brink, Ph.D.Director, Policy ResearchLearning Policy DirectorateHuman Resources and Skills Development CanadaPlace du Portage, Phase IV, 3 Floor140 Promenade du PortageGatineau, QCK1A 0J9Tel: 819-953-6622Fax: 819-997-5433