Table 7
Descriptive statistics for full-time workers aged 25 to 34 and aged 45 to 54 — Change in selected characteristics from 1981 to 1998
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| Workers aged 25 to 34 | Workers aged 45 to 54 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1998 | Change | 1981 | 1998 | Change | |
| Men | ||||||
| Average tenure (months) | 60.7 | 51.3 | -9.3 | 162.8 | 170.1 | 7.3 |
| Percent with a university degree | 18.2 | 23.2 | 5.0 | 11.9 | 22.2 | 10.3 |
| Percent unionized | 43.5 | 25.0 | -18.5 | 48.3 | 45.8 | -2.5 |
| Percent in consumer services | 13.8 | 19.4 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 2.4 |
| Percent in public services | 17.6 | 12.2 | -5.4 | 22.7 | 25.4 | 2.7 |
| Percent in manufacturing | 26.1 | 25.7 | -0.4 | 29.8 | 26.4 | -3.4 |
| Percent in natural and social sciences | 15.7 | 16.5 | 0.8 | 10.7 | 16.9 | 6.2 |
| Percent in clerical occupations | 7.6 | 5.6 | -2.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
| Percent in managerial positions | 5.4 | 4.3 | -1.1 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
| Women | ||||||
| Average tenure (months) | 55.1 | 52.8 | -2.3 | 103.8 | 146.8 | 43.0 |
| Percent with a university degree | 16.6 | 28.4 | 11.8 | 8.5 | 19.6 | 11.1 |
| Percent unionized | 36.5 | 24.3 | -12.2 | 37.0 | 42.3 | 5.3 |
| Percent in consumer services | 18.3 | 24.6 | 6.3 | 22.1 | 16.6 | -5.5 |
| Percent in public services | 36.2 | 29.4 | -6.7 | 36.3 | 46.4 | 10.1 |
| Percent in manufacturing | 16.1 | 13.8 | -2.3 | 19.7 | 13.6 | -6.1 |
| Percent in natural and social sciences | 24.2 | 23.2 | -1.0 | 19.5 | 26.7 | 7.2 |
| Percent in clerical occupations | 36.9 | 25.5 | -11.4 | 32.8 | 27.0 | -5.9 |
| Percent in managerial positions | 6.1 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 4.0 |
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, 1981 Survey of Work History and 1998 Labour Force Survey.
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