Table 8
Descriptive statistics for full-time workers aged 25 to 34 and aged 45 to 54 — Change in selected characteristics from 1998 to 2011
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| Workers aged 25 to 34 | Workers aged 45 to 54 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2011 | Change | 1998 | 2011 | Change | |
| Men | ||||||
| Average tenure (months) | 51.3 | 48.0 | -3.3 | 170.1 | 155.0 | -15.1 |
| Percent with a university degree | 23.2 | 27.2 | 4.0 | 22.2 | 23.3 | 1.1 |
| Percent unionized | 25.0 | 27.0 | 2.0 | 45.8 | 35.6 | -10.2 |
| Percent in oil extraction and construction | 11.1 | 18.5 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 14.4 | 2.8 |
| Percent in wholesale and retail trade | 21.3 | 19.6 | -1.7 | 18.4 | 21.7 | 3.3 |
| Percent in health, education, and welfare | 6.8 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 13.4 | 9.9 | -3.5 |
| Percent in public administration | 5.4 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 11.3 | 9.0 | -2.3 |
| Percent in sales and service occupations | 17.5 | 17.6 | 0.1 | 14.0 | 16.9 | 2.9 |
| Percent in health occupations | 2.1 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
| Percent in occupations in social sciences, education, and government service | 4.6 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 8.9 | 5.5 | -3.4 |
| Women | ||||||
| Average tenure (months) | 52.8 | 48.7 | -4.1 | 146.8 | 150.4 | 3.6 |
| Percent with a university degree | 28.4 | 40.4 | 12.0 | 19.6 | 23.8 | 4.2 |
| Percent unionized | 24.3 | 31.0 | 6.7 | 42.3 | 37.1 | -5.2 |
| Percent in oil extraction and construction | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.1 |
| Percent in wholesale and retail trade | 17.3 | 15.2 | -2.1 | 12.2 | 14.9 | 2.7 |
| Percent in health, education, and welfare | 23.3 | 32.3 | 9.0 | 36.1 | 32.0 | -4.1 |
| Percent in public administration | 5.8 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 1.2 |
| Percent in sales and service occupations | 21.6 | 20.3 | -1.3 | 18.3 | 19.7 | 1.4 |
| Percent in health occupations | 8.7 | 13.2 | 4.5 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 0.9 |
| Percent in occupations in social sciences, education, and government service | 11.6 | 18.1 | 6.5 | 15.0 | 11.3 | -3.7 |
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, 1981 Survey of Work History and 1998 to 2011 Labour Force Survey.
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