Table 12
Positive peer group behaviours, students of minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009

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Table 12
Positive peer group behaviours, students of minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
Language of school system Friends think completing high school is important Friends are planning to continue education/training after high school Friends think its okay to work hard at school Friends work
Total most / all
percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error
Canada1  
Minority 90.4 (0.57) 85.0 (0.81) 81.1 (0.94) 81.9 (0.79)
Majority 89.6 (0.33) 82.5 (0.47) 80.0 (0.45) 83.9 (0.36)
Nova Scotia  
Minority 95.0 (1.30)* 91.8 (1.82)* 86.9 (2.56)* 89.0 (2.87)
Majority 87.0 (0.79)* 81.6 (1.04)* 78.1 (1.10)* 87.8 (0.86)
New Brunswick  
Minority 89.3 (1.06) 85.0 (1.27)* 75.0 (1.33) 82.6 (1.17)*
Majority 85.1 (1.36) 77.0 (1.61)* 77.0 (1.57) 87.6 (1.31)*
Quebec  
Minority 89.3 (0.93) 82.9 (1.36) 81.9 (1.36) 82.9 (1.36)
Majority 90.3 (0.71) 83.5 (0.81) 78.7 (1.03) 86.9 (0.78)
Ontario  
Minority 92.7 (0.69) 90.0 (0.86)* 82.4 (1.36) 79.3 (1.47)
Majority 91.5 (0.65) 85.8 (0.93)* 81.7 (0.86) 82.2 (0.70)
Manitoba  
Minority 94.1 (1.34)* 79.9 (2.18) 84.7 (2.05) 80.7 (3.43)
Majority 85.5 (1.16)* 73.5 (1.57) 73.9 (1.22) 81.9 (1.27)
Alberta  
Minority 86.5 (3.34) 76.0 (4.71) 79.7 (3.79) 82.3 (2.84)
Majority 87.3 (0.91) 78.3 (1.31) 78.1 (1.15) 82.8 (1.02)
British Columbia  
Minority 86.7 (4.47) 74.7 (5.95) 73.9 (6.93) 85.3 (3.25)
Majority 88.1 (0.85) 79.7 (1.16) 81.8 (0.95) 84.0 (0.82)
* 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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