Table 5
Characterisitics of youth not in the labour force
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Not in labour force | Men | Women | |||||||
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'000 | '000 | % of all men | % excluding students | odds ratioNote 1 | '000 | % of all women | % excluding students | odds ratioNote 1 | |
All youth | 513 | 208 | 6.0 | 10.3 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 305 | 9.1 | 16.9 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
Age | |||||||||
15 to 19 | 99 | 53 | 4.9 | 23.6 | 1.5Note * | 46 | 4.3 | 26.2 | 1.3Note * |
20 to 24 | 177 | 76 | 6.4 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 101 | 8.9 | 16.0 | 1.0 |
25 to 29 (ref.) | 237 | 79 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 158 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 1.0 |
Education | |||||||||
Less than high school | 163 | 72 | 7.7 | 24.1 | 2.5Note * | 90 | 11.2 | 42.3 | 2.7Note * |
High school diplomaNote 2 (ref.) | 203 | 86 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 117 | 9.9 | 20.9 | 1.0 |
Postsecondary non-university | 95 | 35 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 0.6Note * | 60 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 0.4Note * |
University degree | 52 | 14 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 0.5Note * | 38 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 0.3Note * |
Family status | |||||||||
Single (ref.) | 325 | 178 | 6.4 | 12.4 | 1.0 | 147 | 6.1 | 14.5 | 1.0 |
Married no children | 57 | 15 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 0.4Note * | 41 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 0.8Note * |
Married with children | 131 | 14 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 0.6Note * | 117 | 30.5 | 33.2 | 3.1Note * |
Lives with parent(s) | |||||||||
Yes | 194 | 116 | 6.2 | 15.0 | 1.4Note * | 78 | 4.8 | 15.7 | 0.9 |
No (ref.) | 319 | 92 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 227 | 13.1 | 17.3 | 1.0 |
Place of birth | |||||||||
Outside Canada | 120 | 35 | 6.4 | 11.7 | 1.6Note * | 85 | 14.2 | 25.8 | 2.6Note * |
Canadian-born (ref.) | 393 | 173 | 5.9 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 220 | 8.0 | 14.9 | 1.0 |
Lives in Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) | |||||||||
Yes | 341 | 139 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 203 | 8.3 | 15.7 | 0.9 |
No (ref.) | 171 | 69 | 7.3 | 11.3 | 1.0 | 102 | 11.5 | 19.7 | 1.0 |
* significant difference from the reference group (ref.) at the 0.001 level 1. This logistic regression calculation indicates whether certain variables increase or decrease the chances (odds) of non-student youth being not in the labour force. 2. Can include some postsecondary education. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2011. |
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