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Table 5
Participation in training without employer support

  Men Women
1993 1997 2002 1993 1997 2002
%
Total 3 3 9(*) 5 3(*) 11(*)
25 to 34 (ref) 4 3 7(*) 4 4E 10(*)
35 to 44 4E 2E 9(*) 5* 3(*) 10(*)
45 to 54 2* 2E 10*(*) 6* 3(*)E 11(*)
55 to 64 1*E F 10(*) 2*E F 11(*)
Less than high school (ref) 1E 1E 4(*)E 2E F 4E
High school graduate 3*E 2*E 7*(*) 3 2*(*)E 6*(*)
Postsecondary diploma or certificate 4*E 3* 8*(*) 6* 4*(*)E 11*(*)
University degree 5*E 4* 15*(*) 7* 5* 17*(*)
No children (ref) 2 3 9(*) 5 4 11(*)
1 child 5*E 2(*)E 7 5E 2(*)E 9(*)
2 children 3 2E 9(*) 4 3 11(*)
3 or more 3E 3E 10(*) 5E 4E 11(*)
No spouse (ref) 4E 3E 8(*) 5 5E 10(*)
Spouse 3 2 9(*) 5 3(*) 11(*)
Full-time job (ref) 3 2 9(*) 5 3(*) 10(*)
Part-time job 12*E 5(*)E 13* 5 4 11(*)
Unionized (ref) 3 2E 6(*) 5 4E 11(*)
Non-union 4 3 6(*) 5 2*(*) 7*(*)
Professional and managerial (ref) 3 3 12(*) 6 5 14(*)
Clerical, sales and service 5E 3E 8*(*) 4 2*(*) 8*(*)
Blue collar 2E 2*E 6*(*) 3*E F 7*(*)E
One year or less in job (ref) 7 5E 11 10 7E 11
1 to 6 years in job 3*E 3*E 9(*) 5* 3*(*) 10(*)
6 to 20 years in job 3* 2*E 8(*) 3* 2* 11(*)
20 and over 1*E 1*E 8*(*) F 2*E 11
Firm size (employees)
Less than 20 (ref) 3E 2E 6(*) 5 2(*)E 6
20 to 99 4E 2*E 5E 5E 2(*)E 6
100 to 500 4E 2E 7E 4E 4E 8(*)
Over 500 3E 3E 6(*) 5 3(*)E 10*(*)
Private sector (ref) 3 3 8(*) 4 2(*)E 8(*)
Public sector 3 2E 11*(*) 6* 5* 13*(*)
Newfoundland and Labrador 3E F 12(*)E F F 9(*)E
Prince Edward Island F F 10(*)E 6E 5E 14(*)E
Nova Scotia 5E 3E 10(*)E 6E F 10
New Brunswick F F 8(*)E 3*E 4E 10(*)
Quebec 1*E F 6(*) 3*E 1*E 7*(*)
Ontario (ref) 3E 3 9(*) 5 4E 12(*)
Manitoba 3E 2*E 11(*) 4E 3E 9(*)
Saskatchewan 2E F 10(*) 5E 3E 11(*)
Alberta 4E 3E 9(*) 7 4(*)E 11(*)
British Columbia 4E 4E 11(*) 8E 4E 13(*)
* significantly different from the reference category (ref) [p < 0.05]
(*) significantly different from the 1993 figures (p < 0.05)
Source: Statistics Canada, Adult Education and Training Survey.