Table 5
Parent-student interaction for students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009

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Table 5
Parent-student interaction for students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
Language of school system Parents and student eat a meal together Parents spend time just talking with student Parents discuss how well student is doing at school
Several times a month or more
percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error
Canada1  
Minority 85.5 (0.78) 79.9 (1.05) 61.3 (1.04)*
Majority 84.8 (0.41) 81.0 (0.40) 66.1 (0.57)*
Nova Scotia  
Minority 82.3 (2.60) 80.1 (3.13) 58.9 (3.99)
Majority 79.2 (1.28) 77.9 (1.34) 66.8 (1.63)
New Brunswick  
Minority 80.1 (1.34) 79.1 (1.39) 60.3 (2.02)
Majority 78.2 (1.39) 78.2 (1.71) 67.0 (1.95)
Quebec  
Minority 87.4 (1.13)* 81.0 (1.70) 65.9 (1.57)*
Majority 91.7 (0.76)* 84.6 (0.83) 59.6 (1.37)*
Ontario  
Minority 84.7 (1.24) 78.3 (1.45) 54.2 (1.57)*
Majority 84.0 (0.77) 81.2 (0.78) 69.0 (1.12)*
Manitoba  
Minority 83.9 (2.92) 79.5 (4.16) 43.0 (3.42)*
Majority 80.6 (1.21) 78.1 (0.92) 61.9 (1.48)*
Alberta  
Minority 82.9 (2.64) 76.1 (3.16) 58.2 (3.65)
Majority 82.6 (0.98) 78.4 (0.85) 66.2 (1.01)
British Columbia  
Minority 84.1 (3.53) 82.9 (4.31) 65.1 (4.81)
Majority 82.8 (1.11) 79.6 (0.88) 68.7 (1.05)
* 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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