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Table D.5.12
Literacy levels for numeracy proficiency, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations aged 16 and over in Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, 2003
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4/5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percentage | standard error | percentage | standard error | percentage | standard error | percentage | standard error | |
| Canada | 25.5 | (0.5) | 29.6 | (0.5) | 30.1 | (0.6) | 14.7 | (0.6) |
| Yukon | ||||||||
| Aboriginal | 36.5 | (4.3) | 26.7 | (3.8) | 30.8 | (4.8) | F | ... |
| Non-Aboriginal | 11.5 | (1.6) | 27.6 | (3.7) | 39.1 | (3.5) | 21.8 | (2.2) |
| Total | 15.7 | (1.4) | 27.5 | (3.1) | 37.7 | (3.0) | 19.1 | (2.0) |
| Northwest Territories | ||||||||
| Aboriginal | 45.7 | (5.4) | 30.1E | (6.3) | 20.2 | (3.1) | 4.1E | (1.0) |
| Non-Aboriginal | 11.8 | (1.9) | 26.7 | (3.2) | 39.1 | (3.1) | 22.4 | (2.5) |
| Total | 25.0 | (2.4) | 28.0 | (3.5) | 31.7 | (2.1) | 15.3 | (1.5) |
| Nunavut | ||||||||
| Inuit | 71.8 | (3.1) | 20.4 | (2.8) | 7.1E | (1.6) | x | ... |
| Non-Inuit | 9.0E | (2.9) | 28.1E | (5.7) | 39.5 | (5.0) | 23.4E | (5.1) |
| Total | 55.7 | (2.4) | 22.4 | (2.6) | 15.4 | (1.7) | 6.5E | (1.3) |
| … not applicable E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Notes: The three territories opted to increase their IALSS sample sizes to allow creation of estimates for the relatively large Aboriginal population in the Northwest Territories and the Yukon, as well as the large Inuit population in Nunavut. PCEIP 2007 presented an overview of the literacy domains in Table D.5.1 (prose proficiency, document proficiency, numeracy, and problem-solving), then focused on prose proficiency in the remaining tables and charts (Tables D.5.2 through D.5.7; Charts D.5.1 through D.5.5). In these PCEIP June 2008 updates, the D5 series is continued and focuses on numeracy. Data source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003, Statistics Canada. Table source: 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 June 16, 2008. |
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