Table 11
Time commitments outside of school work, students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
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| Language of school system | Worked during the school year | Volunteered | Participated in other kinds of extracurricular activities2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| Canada1 | ||||||
| Minority | 59.4 | (1.10) | 59.2 | (0.91) | 79.1 | (0.69) |
| Majority | 59.2 | (0.91) | 59.4 | (1.10) | 79.1 | (0.37) |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||
| Minority | 65.7 | (3.39) | 60.8 | (3.15) | 88.8 | (2.47)* |
| Majority | 64.2 | (1.90) | 60.2 | (1.54) | 80.5 | (1.22)* |
| New Brunswick | ||||||
| Minority | 66.5 | (1.79) | 44.6 | (1.67)* | 68.0 | (1.64)* |
| Majority | 65.0 | (1.92) | 56.1 | (1.85)* | 75.1 | (1.60)* |
| Quebec | ||||||
| Minority | 54.7 | (1.88) | 60.4 | (1.43)* | 79.4 | (1.21)* |
| Majority | 58.9 | (1.36) | 39.6 | (1.31)* | 69.9 | (1.17)* |
| Ontario | ||||||
| Minority | 63.9 | (1.20)* | 69.3 | (1.49)* | 82.1 | (1.03) |
| Majority | 55.7 | (1.79)* | 74.9 | (1.23)* | 82.3 | (0.82) |
| Manitoba | ||||||
| Minority | 72.9 | (4.14) | 51.1 | (2.91) | 89.9 | (2.51)* |
| Majority | 62.1 | (1.53) | 59.3 | (1.52) | 77.0 | (1.29)* |
| Alberta | ||||||
| Minority | 59.4 | (3.42) | 48.0 | (4.37) | 80.3 | (3.26) |
| Majority | 67.0 | (1.31) | 59.2 | (1.51) | 79.5 | (1.09) |
| British Columbia | ||||||
| Minority | 64.3 | (5.98) | 61.7 | (4.45) | 87.5 | (3.21) |
| Majority | 57.6 | (1.72) | 61.9 | (1.24) | 82.5 | (1.06) |
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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. 2. Includes: Activities offered by the school such as school athletics, school bands, debating clubs etc. and outside school activities such as music lessons and sports. Source: Programme for International Student Assessment, 2009, OECD. |
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