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Civic engagement by prose proficiency level, Canada, population aged 16 and over, 2003

Chart: Percentage of households incurring expenditures on education (%)
Source: Source: Human Resources Development Canada and Statistics Canada. 2005. Building on our Competencies: Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey 2003. Statistics Canada Catalogue number 89-617-XIE.

Higher levels of literacy proficiency are linked to higher levels of community involvement. About half of those with Level 1 prose literacy engaged in civic activities. This proportion rises across each literacy level and reaches 80 percent among those with Level 4 and 5 proficiency.