Table 1
Descriptive statistics, unmarried men aged 17 to 24, 2001 to 2008
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| Age group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 to 24 | 17 to 20 | 21 to 24 | ||||
| All | Employed | All | Employed | All | Employed | |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | |
| Percent enrolled in school | 51.0 | 36.9 | 63.6 | 50.9 | 35.6 | 23.8 |
| Percent enrolled in school full-time | 46.8 | 31.8 | 59.8 | 46.0 | 30.9 | 18.5 |
| Primary or secondary school | 17.1 | 11.5 | 30.2 | 23.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| College | 12.8 | 10.1 | 15.4 | 14.0 | 9.6 | 6.4 |
| University | 16.9 | 10.2 | 14.1 | 8.7 | 20.3 | 11.6 |
| Percent neither enrolled in school nor employed | 11.4 | ... | 10.7 | ... | 12.2 | ... |
| Average weekly hours | 18.3 | 30.7 | 13.7 | 26.2 | 23.9 | 34.8 |
| Percent employed | 59.6 | ... | 52.3 | ... | 68.5 | ... |
| Percent employed full-time | 36.3 | 60.9 | 23.2 | 44.4 | 52.3 | 76.3 |
| Average hourly wages (2002 dollars) | ... | 10.89 | ... | 9.19 | ... | 12.47 |
| Percent aged 17 to 20 | 55.1 | 48.3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Education (percent) | ||||||
| Grade 10 or lower | 9.7 | 8.0 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| Grade 11, 12, or 13, with no high school diploma | 17.9 | 14.9 | 28.7 | 25.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| High school diploma | 27.6 | 30.7 | 27.9 | 32.9 | 27.2 | 28.6 |
| Trades certificate or diploma | 5.0 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 10.3 |
| Some postsecondary | 24.8 | 22.6 | 23.8 | 22.8 | 26.1 | 22.3 |
| College, CEGEP, and other | 11.3 | 12.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 20.0 | 20.8 |
| Bachelor's degree or above | 3.8 | 4.5 | ... | ... | 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Region (percent) | ||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Other Atlantic provinces | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| Quebec | 22.3 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.6 |
| Ontario | 41.2 | 39.5 | 40.4 | 37.7 | 42.1 | 41.1 |
| Manitoba | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Alberta | 11.4 | 13.1 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 12.9 |
| British Columbia | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.3 |
| Percent belonging to a household that rents its dwelling | 29.8 | 29.6 | 23.8 | 21.7 | 37.1 | 37.0 |
| Percent living in a census metropolitan area or a census agglomeration | 81.5 | 81.3 | 78.9 | 78.2 | 84.8 | 84.3 |
| Sample size (number) | 170,632 | 100,297 | 100,657 | 52,651 | 69,975 | 47,646 |
| ... not applicable Note: Numbers may not add up to 100.0 as a result of rounding. Source: Statistics Canada, authors' calculations from Labour Force Survey (February, March, September, and October files). |
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