Table A.1.33
Career planning for students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
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| Language of school system | It is important to decide what my future career will be now | I know enough about occupations to make a choice | I know my interests and abilities well enough to decide on a future career | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disagree | Agree | Disagree | Agree | Disagree | Agree | |||||||
| percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| Canada1 | ||||||||||||
| Minority | 22.6 | (1.05) | 77.4 | (1.05) | 23.8 | (0.80) | 76.2 | (0.80) | 20.8 | (0.79) | 79.2 | (0.79) |
| Majority | 21.3 | (0.43) | 78.7 | (0.43) | 24.3 | (0.45) | 75.7 | (0.45) | 22.0 | (0.43) | 78.0 | (0.43) |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||||||||
| Minority | 24.9 | (3.60) | 75.1 | (3.60) | 17.3 | (2.75) | 82.7 | (2.75) | 18.5 | (2.86) | 81.5 | (2.86) |
| Majority | 19.6 | (1.24) | 80.4 | (1.24) | 20.4 | (1.42) | 79.6 | (1.42) | 17.8 | (1.17) | 82.2 | (1.17) |
| New Brunswick | ||||||||||||
| Minority | 17.1 | (1.38) | 82.9 | (1.38) | 20.7 | (1.29) | 79.3 | (1.29) | 18.9 | (1.36) | 81.1 | (1.36) |
| Majority | 21.3 | (1.53) | 78.7 | (1.53) | 21.1 | (1.59) | 78.9 | (1.59) | 19.1 | (1.34) | 80.9 | (1.34) |
| Quebec | ||||||||||||
| Minority | 23.7 | (1.60) | 76.3 | (1.60) | 26.1 | (1.37) | 73.9 | (1.37) | 21.8 | (1.34) | 78.2 | (1.34) |
| Majority | 20.0 | (0.93) | 80.0 | (0.93) | 27.5 | (1.08) | 72.5 | (1.08) | 23.8 | (1.01) | 76.2 | (1.01) |
| Ontario | ||||||||||||
| Minority | 22.3 | (1.50) | 77.7 | (1.50) | 20.9 | (1.31) | 79.1 | (1.31) | 19.2 | (1.27) | 80.8 | (1.27) |
| Majority | 20.7 | (0.80) | 79.3 | (0.80) | 23.3 | (0.88) | 76.7 | (0.88) | 21.3 | (0.84) | 78.7 | (0.84) |
| Manitoba | ||||||||||||
| Minority | 31.3 | (2.80)* | 68.7 | (2.80)* | 21.6 | (2.64) | 78.4 | (2.64) | 21.9 | (2.53) | 78.1 | (2.53) |
| Majority | 22.1 | (1.24)* | 77.9 | (1.24)* | 25.1 | (1.30) | 74.9 | (1.30) | 21.9 | (1.19) | 78.1 | (1.19) |
| Alberta | ||||||||||||
| Minority | 20.6 | (2.96) | 79.4 | (2.96) | 22.7 | (3.25) | 77.3 | (3.25) | 22.6 | (3.25) | 77.4 | (3.25) |
| Majority | 20.0 | (0.84) | 80.0 | (0.84) | 24.1 | (0.75) | 75.9 | (0.75) | 22.3 | (0.93) | 77.7 | (0.93) |
| British Columbia | ||||||||||||
| Minority | 37.4 | (6.13) | 62.6 | (6.13) | 30.9 | (5.41)E | 69.1 | (5.41) | 31.4 | (4.26) | 68.6 | (4.26) |
| Majority | 25.4 | (0.96) | 74.6 | (0.96) | 24.2 | (1.15) | 75.8 | (1.15) | 22.5 | (0.94) | 77.5 | (0.94) |
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* indicates a significant difference between minority and majority populations at the Canada level or within the same province E use with caution 1. Includes all provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador. Source: Programme for International Student Assessment, 2009, OECD. |
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