Table A.4.1 Proportion of children aged 0 to 17 with postsecondary savings and proportion of those with savings who have a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)
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| Total population |
Have postsecondary savings | Those with savings who have a Registered Education Savings Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent | ||
| Total | 6,186,200 | 67.5 | 69.3 |
| Age group of person most knowledgeable of child | |||
| 18 to 24 | 141,000 | 52.9 | 53.1E |
| 25 to 34 | 1,394,100 | 62.8 | 65.8 |
| 35 to 44 | 3,016,100 | 69.0 | 70.5 |
| 45 to 54 | 1,454,900 | 70.0 | 70.6 |
| 55 and over | 180,100 | 72.0 | 72.5 |
| Age group of child | |||
| 0 to 4 | 1,506,000 | 68.1 | 72.3 |
| 5 to 12 | 2,730,300 | 68.5 | 71.0 |
| 13 to 17 | 1,949,900 | 65.7 | 64.5 |
| Sex of child | |||
| Male | 3,126,400 | 66.1 | 67.4 |
| Female | 3,059,800 | 69.1 | 71.2 |
| Number of children in the household | |||
| One | 1,091,600 | 67.5 | 64.5 |
| Two | 2,997,900 | 71.5 | 71.8 |
| Three or more | 2,096,700 | 61.9 | 67.9 |
| Income of person most knowledgeable and their spouse or partner | |||
| Less than $25,000 | 604,500 | 42.3 | 57.4 |
| $25,000 to less than $50,000 | 1,098,100 | 53.6 | 56.2 |
| $50,000 to less than $75,000 | 1,259,100 | 64.2 | 64.3 |
| $75,000 to less than $100,000 | 1,137,200 | 71.2 | 72.2 |
| $100,000 or more | 2,080,600 | 82.5 | 76.6 |
| Province | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 83,100 | 69.4 | 68.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 27,000 | 64.4 | 62.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 158,400 | 55.5 | 54.3 |
| New Brunswick | 124,100 | 61.5 | 67.7 |
| Quebec | 1,345,400 | 58.2 | 65.2 |
| Ontario | 2,585,300 | 71.0 | 71.2 |
| Manitoba | 214,900 | 66.5 | 62.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 185,100 | 72.2 | 62.8 |
| Alberta | 683,200 | 73.2 | 74.3 |
| British Columbia | 779,800 | 69.7 | 70.6 |
| Educational hopes for children aged 0 to 17 | |||
| Trade | 156,300 | 51.1 | 48.8 |
| CEGEP/college | 829,800 | 51.9 | 52.4 |
| University | 4,651,900 | 70.3 | 72.4 |
| Private, other, unknown | x | x | x |
| Postsecondary, level unknown | 544,000 | 73.1 | 66.7 |
| Education of person most knowledgeable | |||
| Less than high school | 132,900 | 36.8 | 49.5 |
| High school diploma or equivalent | 1,356,700 | 58.8 | 59.2 |
| Postsecondary diploma or certificate | 4,496,800 | 72.4 | 72.4 |
| Grade of child when last in elementary or secondary school | |||
| 90% or above | 809,500 | 72.8 | 69.3 |
| 80% to 89% | 1,522,900 | 69.4 | 71.5 |
| 70% to 79% | 1,183,600 | 64.9 | 64.4 |
| 60% to 69% | 378,200 | 57.4 | 57.9 |
| 50% to 59% | 98,100 | 50.9 | 37.8E |
| Under 50% | 23,200E | 37.0E | 71.0E |
| Place of birth of child | |||
| Born in Canada | 5,663,200 | 67.8 | 69.2 |
| Born outside Canada | 502,800 | 63.6 | 70.8 |
| x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act E use with caution Source: Access and Support to Education and Training Survey (ASETS), 2008. |
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