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    • 61. Schooling, Literacy and Individual Earnings (Highlights) Archived
      Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89F0120X
      Description:

      Direct measures of skill attainment such as the International Adult Literacy Survey are used to assess the importance of educational outcome skills such as literacy in determining labour market outcomes such as earnings. Policy makers also use them to direct resources most efficiently. However, these skill measures are the product of complex statistical procedures. This paper examines the mathematical robustness of the International Adult Literacy Survey measures against other possibilities in estimating the impact of literacy on individual earnings.

      Release date: 2000-06-02
    • 62. Inequalities in Literacy Skills Among Youth in Canada and the United States (Highlights) Archived
      Journals and periodicals: 89F0116X
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      These highlights provide a brief summary of the report "Inequalities in literacy skills among youth in Canada and the United States", the latest monograph released using data from the International Adult Literacy Survey. This report suggests that youth in North America do not fare as well in their literacy skills as their European counterparts. Variables such as income and education continue to have direct and indirect effects on people's literacy skills.

      Release date: 1999-10-15
    • 63. Inequalities in Literacy Skills Among Youth in Canada and the United States Archived
      Articles and reports: 89-552-M1999006
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This study examines the general finding that Canadian youth from higher socio-economic backgrounds tend to perform better on the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) than do youth from disadvantaged backgrounds. It also looks at whether this applies to states within the United States.

      Release date: 1999-09-22
    • 64. At Risk: Socio-economic Analysis of Health and Literacy Among Seniors Archived
      Articles and reports: 89-552-M1998005
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This report presents evidence that literacy is an overlooked socio-economic factor that is an important determinant of health among senior citizens.

      Release date: 1998-11-19
    • 65. At Risk: A Socio-economic Analysis of Health and Literacy Among Seniors (Highlights) Archived
      Journals and periodicals: 89F0104X
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      These highlights provide a brief summary of the report "At risk: a socio-economic analysis of health and literacy among seniors", the latest monograph released using data from the International Adult Literacy Survey. This report demonstrates that the socio-economic environment remains an important determinant of health. Variables such as income and education continue to have direct and indirect effects on people's health status.

      Release date: 1998-11-19
    • 66. Literacy Utilization in Canadian Workplaces Archived
      Articles and reports: 89-552-M1998004
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This report examines the fit or mismatch between the job requirements of Canadian workers and their literacy skills, thus profiling patterns of literacy usage and underusage in the Canadian labour market.

      Release date: 1998-08-19
    • 67. Literacy Utilization in Canadian Workplaces (Highlights) Archived
      Journals and periodicals: 89F0103X
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      These highlights provide a brief summary of the report "Literacy utilization in Canadian workplaces", the latest monograph released using data from the International Adult Literacy Survey. This report examines the fit or mismatch between the job requirements of Canadian workers and their literacy skills, thus profiling patterns of literacy usage and under- usage in the Canadian labour market.

      Release date: 1998-08-19
    • 68. The Value of Words: Literacy and Economic Security in Canada Archived
      Articles and reports: 89-552-M1998003
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This study provides an in-depth exploration of the links between literacy and economic security.

      Release date: 1998-05-27
    • 69. The Value of Words: Literacy and Economic Security in Canada (Highlights) Archived
      Journals and periodicals: 89F0100X
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      These highlights provide a brief summary of the report " The Value of Words: Literacy and Economic Security in Canada", the latest monograph released using data from the International Adult Literacy Survey. Canada, like many other industrialized countries, is increasingly being forced to face the literacy problem within its own borders. Over the past decade, the issue has become more prominent on the national policy and research agenda. There has been little systematic research in Canada, however, on the relationship between literacy and income security. Using data from the Canadian component of the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), this study seeks to fill this research gap. An in-depth exploration of the links between literacy and economic security will build on existing knowledge and will also provide useful insights that will help shape public policy.

      Release date: 1998-05-27
    • 70. Employee Training: An International Perspective (Highlights) Archived
      Journals and periodicals: 89F0096X
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      These highlights provide a brief summary of the report 'Employee training: an international perspective', the latest monograph released using data from the International Adult Literacy Survey. The report provides new insights into training issues in seven countries: Canada, the United States, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany and Sweden. The study examines full-time paid workers between the ages of 25 and 60, who had been employed for at least 42 weeks in the 12 months preceding the survey (about nine months in the previous year). (Although the self-employed account for a growing share of the work force, they are not included in the analysis.)

      Release date: 1997-12-16
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    • 1. Education Indicators in Canada: Fact Sheet
      Journals and periodicals: 81-599-X
      Geography: Canada
      Description: The fact sheets in this series provide an "at-a-glance" overview of particular aspects of education in Canada and summarize key data trends in selected tables published as part of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP).

      The PCEIP mission is to publish a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada for policy makers, practitioners and the general public to monitor the performance of education systems across jurisdictions and over time. PCEIP is a joint venture of Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC).

      Release date: 2023-06-21
    • 2. Study: Does reading proficiency at age 15 affect employment earnings in young adulthood? Archived
      Stats in brief: 11-001-X201929020844
      Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
      Release date: 2019-10-17
    • 3. Overqualification, skills and job satisfaction Archived
      Articles and reports: 75-006-X201600114655
      Description:

      Based on a self-reported measure of overqualification, this article examines the association between overqualification and skills among workers aged 25 to 64 with a university degree, using data from the 2012 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). This article also examines the extent to which overqualified workers are dissatisfied with their jobs. Overqualified workers are defined in this study as university-educated workers who reported that they were in a job requiring no more than a high school education.

      Release date: 2016-09-14
    • 4. Women and Education: Qualifications, Skills and Technology Archived
      Articles and reports: 89-503-X201500114640
      Description:

      Women have become increasingly well-educated, and today their share in the Canadian labour market is larger than ever. This chapter of Women in Canada examines women’s educational experiences, with a focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics and computer science) education and skills. Topics include a profile of women’s education in Canada, the skills of young girls and women, field-of-study patterns at the postsecondary level, and labour market outcomes, including earnings.

      Release date: 2016-07-06
    • 5. Study: Literacy and numeracy among off-reserve First Nations people and Métis 2012 Archived
      Stats in brief: 11-001-X201613914401
      Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
      Release date: 2016-05-18
    • 6. Literacy and numeracy among off-reserve First Nations people and Métis: Do higher skill levels improve labour market outcomes? Archived
      Articles and reports: 75-006-X201600114630
      Description:

      This article examines the literacy and numeracy skills of off reserve First Nations and Métis adults aged 25 to 65, focusing on the factors and labour market outcomes associated with higher skill levels. In this study, individuals in the higher range for literacy and numeracy are defined as those who scored level 3 or higher (out of 5 levels) in tests administered by the 2012 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC).

      Release date: 2016-05-18
    • 7. Study: The association between skills and low income 2012 Archived
      Stats in brief: 11-001-X201605513942
      Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
      Release date: 2016-02-24
    • 8. Study: Women in Canada: First Nations, Métis and Inuit women Archived
      Stats in brief: 11-001-X201605413681
      Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
      Release date: 2016-02-23
    • 9. First Nations, Métis and Inuit Women Archived
      Articles and reports: 89-503-X201500114313
      Description:

      The chapter entitled "Women in Canada: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Women" explores the diverse circumstances and experiences of Aboriginal women in Canada. Overall, the chapter highlights demographic characteristics, families, housing, knowledge of Aboriginal languages, employment, income, education, and health. Where appropriate, comparisons have been made between the Aboriginal female population and the non-Aboriginal female population as well as the Aboriginal female population and Aboriginal male population. Wherever possible, information is provided for First Nations, Métis and Inuit women separately.

      Release date: 2016-02-23
    • 10. Aboriginal statistics at a glance second edition Archived
      Stats in brief: 11-001-X201535812961
      Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
      Release date: 2015-12-24
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    • 1. Using the Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies direct measures of skills in the Longitudinal and International Study of Adults Archived
      Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-648-X2015001
      Description:

      The Longitudinal and International Study of Adults (LISA) has the direct measures of skills from the Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) because the two surveys had coordinated collection. The direct measures of skills cover three domains: literacy, numeracy, and problem solving in technology-rich environments. The skills measures are reflected in sets of 10 plausible values (PVs) that were created using a multiple imputation methodology. This paper demonstrates the proper use of the PVs. It also demonstrates that reliable estimates of skills can be produced using LISA and the results are similar to what would be obtained from the PIAAC data.

      Release date: 2015-04-22
    • 2. Measuring Adult Literacy and Life Skills: New Frameworks for Assessment Archived
      Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-552-M2005013
      Geography: Canada
      Description:

      This report documents key aspects of the development of the International Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL) - its theoretical roots, the domains selected for possible assessment, the approaches taken to assessment in each domain and the criteria that were employed to decide which domains were to be carried in the final design. As conceived, the ALL survey was meant to build on the success of the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) assessments by extending the range of skills assessed and by improving the quality of the assessment methods employed. This report documents several successes including: · the development of a new framework and associated robust measures for problem solving · the development of a powerful numeracy framework and associated robust measures · the specification of frameworks for practical cognition, teamwork and information and communication technology literacy The report also provides insight into those domains where development failed to yield approaches to assessment of sufficient quality, insight that reminds us that scientific advance in this domain is hard won.

      Release date: 2005-03-24
    • 3. Schooling, Literacy and Individual Earnings (Highlights) Archived
      Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89F0120X
      Description:

      Direct measures of skill attainment such as the International Adult Literacy Survey are used to assess the importance of educational outcome skills such as literacy in determining labour market outcomes such as earnings. Policy makers also use them to direct resources most efficiently. However, these skill measures are the product of complex statistical procedures. This paper examines the mathematical robustness of the International Adult Literacy Survey measures against other possibilities in estimating the impact of literacy on individual earnings.

      Release date: 2000-06-02
    • 4. Backgrounder on the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) Archived
      Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89F0094X
      Description:

      The Backgrounder on the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) describes the history of the survey and how literacy is measured.

      Release date: 1996-09-12
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