Table 21
Strategies1 undertaken to get potential career information, students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
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| Language of school system | Used a combination of strategies | Used only one strategy | Have not used any strategies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| Canada2 | ||||||
| Minority | 73.8 | (1.13)* | 15.7 | (0.97) | 10.5 | (0.64)* |
| Majority | 80.6 | (0.52)* | 12.7 | (0.38) | 6.7 | (0.31)* |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||
| Minority | 74.9 | (2.22) | 15.6 | (2.38) | 9.6 | (2.09)E |
| Majority | 73.3 | (1.32) | 17.4 | (1.16) | 9.3 | (0.90) |
| New Brunswick | ||||||
| Minority | 75.6 | (1.53) | 13.4 | (1.22) | 11.0 | (1.02) |
| Majority | 72.9 | (1.74) | 15.3 | (1.40) | 11.8 | (1.11) |
| Quebec | ||||||
| Minority | 71.3 | (1.82)* | 16.9 | (1.50) | 11.8 | (1.15)* |
| Majority | 79.7 | (1.10)* | 13.0 | (0.89) | 7.4 | (0.53)* |
| Ontario | ||||||
| Minority | 77.8 | (1.69) | 14.2 | (1.23) | 8.0 | (0.95) |
| Majority | 83.0 | (0.98) | 11.6 | (0.78) | 5.4 | (0.54) |
| Manitoba | ||||||
| Minority | 80.0 | (2.51)* | 13.5 | (2.22)E | 6.5 | (1.48)E |
| Majority | 72.4 | (1.28)* | 16.2 | (1.05) | 11.4 | (1.10) |
| Alberta | ||||||
| Minority | 72.7 | (4.50) | 19.2 | (3.87)E | 8.1 | (2.05)E |
| Majority | 79.5 | (0.97) | 13.7 | (0.78) | 6.7 | (0.70) |
| British Columbia | ||||||
| Minority | 77.7 | (4.59) | 12.3 | (2.54)E | F | … |
| Majority | 83.4 | (0.79) | 11.1 | (0.77) | 5.5 | (0.56) |
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* indicates a significant difference between minority and majority populations at the Canada level or within the same province ... not applicable E use with auction F too unreliable to be published 1. Strategies include: Talked to a counsellor or teacher. Someone working in a job I might like. Completed a questionnaire to identify my interests and abilities. Read information on different types of careers. Have taken a school course where I spent time with an employer. Have attended presentations on jobs and careers. 2. Includes all provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador. Source: Programme for International Student Assessment, 2009, OECD. |
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