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