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Chart D.5.10
Percentage of population at each document proficiency level,1 population aged 16 and over, Canada and jurisdictions, 2003
Percentage of population at each document proficiency level,1 population aged 16 and over, Canada and jurisdictions, 2003
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1. Document proficiency reflects the skills needed to understand forms or graphics, such as job applications, maps and timetables. Level 1 denotes the lowest proficiency level; Level 5, the highest. Since only a small proportion of the population actually reached Level 5, whenever results are presented by proficiency level, Levels 4 and 5 are combined. Level 3 is generally considered the minimum desired level of competence.
Notes: This chart contains certain estimates with relatively high coefficients of variation. Please see Table D.5.13 for more details. PCEIP's D5 indicator was developed to present information from the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey. PCEIP 2007 presented an overview of the literacy domains (prose proficiency, document proficiency, numeracy, and problem-solving), then focused on prose proficiency. In the PCEIP June 2008 updates, the D5 series was continued and presented information on numeracy.
Data source: Table D.5.13
Chart source: Adapted from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Statistics Canada. 2005. Building on our Competencies: Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey 2003. Catalogue no. 81-617-XIE. Ottawa.
Updated December 16, 2008.
