Table 10
Negative student respondent behaviours and attitudes, students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
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| Language of school system | Stayed out all night without permission | Run away | Caused trouble at school | Ever been suspended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never | No | |||||||
| percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| Canada1 | ||||||||
| Minority | 71.2 | (1.13) | 90.5 | (0.56)* | 65.8 | (1.08)* | 72.5 | (0.97)* |
| Majority | 71.3 | (0.53) | 93.7 | (0.24)* | 72.3 | (0.50)* | 77.0 | (0.48)* |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||||
| Minority | 80.4 | (2.63)* | 90.9 | (2.52) | 76.0 | (4.50) | 87.0 | (2.27)* |
| Majority | 64.2 | (1.46)* | 90.6 | (0.81) | 67.1 | (1.56) | 74.3 | (1.27)* |
| New Brunswick | ||||||||
| Minority | 74.8 | (1.41) | 90.8 | (0.94) | 73.5 | (1.43) | 74.3 | (1.44) |
| Majority | 69.1 | (1.49) | 92.2 | (0.85) | 70.8 | (1.55) | 76.1 | (1.60) |
| Quebec | ||||||||
| Minority | 66.8 | (1.83)* | 92.4 | (0.83)* | 62.1 | (1.80)* | 70.3 | (1.48) |
| Majority | 83.0 | (0.90)* | 95.6 | (0.44)* | 76.2 | (1.12)* | 79.7 | (1.28) |
| Ontario | ||||||||
| Minority | 76.6 | (1.43)* | 87.2 | (1.05)* | 68.7 | (1.55) | 73.7 | (1.39) |
| Majority | 69.9 | (0.94)* | 94.3 | (0.51)* | 72.6 | (1.06) | 76.2 | (0.82) |
| Manitoba | ||||||||
| Minority | 77.9 | (2.70)* | 86.8 | (1.99)* | 78.4 | (2.81) | 87.4 | (2.59)* |
| Majority | 67.1 | (1.30)* | 92.7 | (0.78)* | 70.4 | (1.48) | 74.1 | (1.45)* |
| Alberta | ||||||||
| Minority | 75.8 | (2.57)* | 83.0 | (2.52)* | 59.9 | (3.95)* | 75.7 | (3.36) |
| Majority | 65.6 | (1.26)* | 92.3 | (0.68)* | 70.6 | (1.40)* | 76.1 | (0.96) |
| British Columbia | ||||||||
| Minority | 83.9 | (3.00)* | 86.9 | (6.23) | 64.2 | (5.14) | 81.5 | (4.06) |
| Majority | 68.5 | (1.44)* | 91.6 | (0.61) | 70.8 | (1.31) | 77.7 | (1.17) |
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* indicates a significant difference between minority and majority populations at the Canada level or within the same province 1. Includes all provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador. Source: Programme for International Student Assessment, 2009, OECD. |
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