Table 5.2.6
Socio-demographic characteristics of Class of 2000 graduates, by level of study and type of program, Quebec

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Female Member of visible minorities Previous postsecondary education Full-time work experience lasted at least six consecutive months with the same employer
% standard error % standard error % standard error % standard error
College graduates
All programs 56.5 (1.1) 4.3 (0.6) 29.5 (1.2) 13.9 (0.9)
Health programs1 87.4 (2.6) F 39.4 (3.3) 10.7 E (2.3)
Dental support services and allied professions 95.8 (2.7) F 41.3 E (7.0) 22.3 E (6.2)
Health and medical administrative services 77.8 E (13.7) .. F ..
Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions F .. .. ..
Nursing 92.5 (5.0) F 58.4 E (15.3) F
Nursing / registered nurse F .. x ..
Licensed practical / vocational nurse training .. .. .. ..
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions 90.3 (4.9) .. 45.2 E (8.2) F
Health aides / attendants / orderlies x .. x F
Selected health-related programs2 89.8 (5.3) .. 33.9 E (8.1) F
Social work 89.8 (5.3) .. 33.9 E (8.1) F
All other programs3 52.6 (1.2) 4.5 (0.6) 28.4 (1.3) 14.4 (1.0)
University graduates
All programs 59.4 (0.7) 9.1 (0.4) 94.2 (0.4) 17.4 (0.5)
Health programs1 79.6 (1.3) 7.5 (0.8) 98.0 (0.6) 14.1 (1.1)
Medicine 52.2 (4.9) 9.0 E (2.5) 100.0 (0.0) 6.7 E (2.2)
Nursing 87.4 (1.6) 5.9 E (1.1) 99.1 (0.4) 13.4 (1.5)
Nursing / registered nurse 77.0 (5.0) F 100.0 (0.0) 12.2 E (3.8)
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions 87.4 (4.0) 21.4 E (5.0) 92.2 (3.3) F
Selected health-related programs2 82.8 (2.2) 6.6 E (1.5) 96.8 (1.2) 20.2 (2.4)
Psychology 85.0 (2.7) F 95.1 (1.8) 18.1 (2.8)
Social work 87.7 (4.3) F 100.0 (0.0) 27.3 E (5.8)
Health and physical education / fitness 55.3 (7.7) F 100.0 (0.0) F
All other programs3 55.0 (0.8) 9.5 (0.4) 93.5 (0.4) 17.5 (0.6)
Bachelor graduates
All programs 61.0 (0.8) 8.3 (0.5) 92.6 (0.5) 15.1 (0.6)
Health programs1 83.7 (1.4) 6.9 (1.0) 97.4 (0.8) 11.8 (1.2)
Medicine 43.6 E (7.5) F 100.0 (0.0) F
Nursing 87.7 (1.6) 5.7 E (1.2) 99.0 (0.4) 12.5 (1.5)
Nursing / registered nurse 77.9 (4.8) F 100.0 (0.0) 8.9 E (2.7)
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions 86.4 (4.6) 22.7 E (5.6) 90.9 (3.8) F
Selected health-related programs2 81.9 (2.8) 7.6 E (2.0) 95.6 (1.6) 16.5 E (2.9)
Psychology 83.9 (3.6) F 93.0 (2.5) 13.9 E (3.4)
Social work 87.9 (4.9) F 100.0 (0.0) 24.1 E (6.4)
Health and physical education / fitness 49.2 E (8.8) F F F
All other programs3 56.8 (0.9) 8.5 (0.5) 91.8 (0.5) 15.2 (0.6)
Master's graduates
All programs 55.9 (1.4) 10.5 (0.8) 99.2 (0.3) 24.8 (1.3)
Health programs1 74.3 (3.9) 10.2 E (2.2) 100.0 (0.0) 23.7 (3.8)
Nursing 85.1 (6.6) F 100.0 (0.0) F
Nursing / registered nurse F F F F
Selected health-related programs2 87.1 (3.2) F 100.0 (0.0) 28.9 (4.6)
Psychology 89.5 (3.5) .. 100.0 (0.0) 26.0 E (5.4)
Social work 85.7 (8.9) F F 42.9 E (12.5)
All other programs3 50.8 (1.6) 11.3 (0.9) 99.1 (0.4) 24.5 (1.4)
Doctoral graduates
All programs 46.0 (1.5) 18.5 (1.1) 99.5 (0.2) 26.9 (1.3)
Health programs1 59.9 (3.5) 7.7 E (2.1) 99.5 (0.4) 15.1 (2.4)
Selected health-related programs2 73.4 (4.2) 8.6 E (2.6) 100.0 (0.0) 39.7 (4.7)
All other programs3 36.9 (1.6) 24.2 (1.5) 99.5 (0.3) 30.4 (1.7)

.. not available for a specific reference period

… not applicable

x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

E use with caution

F too unreliable to be published

0 true zero or a value rounded to zero

1. Excludes veterinary programs.

2. Includes Psychology, Social work, Epidemiology and Health and physical education / fitness programs.

3. Includes veterinary programs but excludes all health programs, Psychology, Social work, Epidemiology and Health and physical education / fitness.

Note: Type of program is defined using the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP). See Appendix 3 for more details.

Source: National Graduates Survey (Class of 2000), Statistics Canada.