Table 3.3
Socio-economic status in Canadian provinces
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Mean index score |
Performance on the science scale, by national and provincial quarters of socioeconomic status | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean index | standard error | bottom quarter | second quarter | third quarter |
top quarter |
|
percentage | average score | |||||
Newfoundland and Labrador |
0.11
|
(0.02)
|
481
|
511
|
538
|
574
|
Prince Edward Island |
0.21
|
(0.02)
|
481
|
499
|
522
|
536
|
Nova Scotia |
0.24
|
(0.03)
|
484
|
504
|
531
|
555
|
New Brunswick |
0.20
|
(0.04)
|
472
|
495
|
517
|
545
|
Quebec |
0.21
|
(0.03)
|
495
|
522
|
537
|
574
|
Ontario |
0.48
|
(0.05)
|
506
|
530
|
557
|
567
|
Manitoba |
0.34
|
(0.04)
|
494
|
516
|
534
|
556
|
Saskatchewan |
0.28
|
(0.04)
|
479
|
508
|
530
|
550
|
Alberta |
0.43
|
(0.05)
|
519
|
541
|
560
|
584
|
British Columbia |
0.40
|
(0.04)
|
507
|
538
|
545
|
563
|
Canada |
0.37
|
(0.02)
|
501
|
527
|
548
|
569
|
OECD average |
0.00
|
(0.00)
|
430
|
481
|
512
|
549
|
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