Table 17
Percent of students spending less than 3 hours per week studying for selected subjects, students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
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| Language of school system | Percent spending less than 3 hours on study in the language arts per week1 | Percent spending less than 3 hours on study in math per week1 | Percent spending less than 3 hours on study in science per week1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | standard error |
percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| Canada2 | ||||||
| Minority | 89.9 | (0.64)* | 77.1 | (0.95) | 85.0 | (0.67)* |
| Majority | 84.7 | (0.51)* | 75.6 | (0.62) | 82.3 | (0.50)* |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||
| Minority | 80.5 | (2.61)* | 73.5 | (2.45)* | 80.2 | (2.67)* |
| Majority | 88.1 | (0.87)* | 82.2 | (1.09)* | 87.1 | (0.80)* |
| New Brunswick | ||||||
| Minority | 93.8 | (0.78)* | 82.8 | (1.52) | 86.1 | (1.17) |
| Majority | 88.3 | (1.03)* | 86.7 | (1.15) | 90.5 | (1.13) |
| Quebec | ||||||
| Minority | 89.5 | (0.98)* | 74.9 | (1.52)* | 85.4 | (1.02)* |
| Majority | 93.9 | (0.61)* | 80.6 | (1.24)* | 91.6 | (0.68)* |
| Ontario | ||||||
| Minority | 89.7 | (0.97)* | 79.3 | (1.22)* | 83.8 | (1.25)* |
| Majority | 80.2 | (1.02)* | 72.8 | (1.28)* | 78.7 | (1.02)* |
| Manitoba | ||||||
| Minority | 85.2 | (2.63) | 72.0 | (3.24) | 84.3 | (2.26) |
| Majority | 87.5 | (1.03) | 79.2 | (1.09) | 86.8 | (0.96) |
| Alberta | ||||||
| Minority | 90.7 | (1.60)* | 84.5 | (2.40)* | 85.7 | (2.51)* |
| Majority | 84.3 | (1.06)* | 73.1 | (1.32)* | 77.9 | (1.10)* |
| British Columbia | ||||||
| Minority | 84.6 | (3.04) | 59.0 | (5.69)* | 79.9 | (2.97) |
| Majority | 81.6 | (1.10) | 73.2 | (1.34)* | 76.7 | (1.07) |
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* indicates a significant difference between minority and majority populations at the Canada level or within the same province 1. The alternative response category was: 3 hours or more per week. 2. Includes all provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador. Source: Programme for International Student Assessment, 2009, OECD. |
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