Table 7
Home life characteristics for students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
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| Language of school system | Student has a study space, room of their own or a quiet place to study at home | Student has a computer, educational software, or internet at home to use for school work | Has at least a DVD, iPOD or cell phone at home | There are more than 100 books in the home | ||||
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| percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| Canada1 | ||||||||
| Minority | 99.4 | (0.17) | 97.9 | (0.41) | 99.9 | (0.05) | 96.2 | (0.70) |
| Majority | 99.2 | (0.11) | 98.4 | (0.15) | 99.9 | (0.03) | 97.1 | (0.21) |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||||
| Minority | 98.7 | (0.75) | 98.7 | (0.75) | 100.0 | (0.00) | 98.3 | (0.87) |
| Majority | 98.9 | (0.30) | 97.3 | (0.43) | 99.9 | (0.08) | 96.6 | (0.69) |
| New Brunswick | ||||||||
| Minority | 99.3 | (0.31) | 96.6 | (0.75) | 99.7 | (0.27) | 96.7 | (0.61) |
| Majority | 99.0 | (0.39) | 97.9 | (0.43) | 99.8 | (0.15) | 98.1 | (0.50) |
| Quebec | ||||||||
| Minority | 99.2 | (0.32) | 97.4 | (0.78) | 99.9 | (0.05) | 95.5 | (1.23) |
| Majority | 99.4 | (0.20) | 98.1 | (0.30) | 99.9 | (0.07) | 97.9 | (0.40) |
| Ontario | ||||||||
| Minority | 99.7 | (0.16) | 99.2 | (0.31) | 99.9 | (0.10) | 96.7 | (0.57) |
| Majority | 99.2 | (0.19) | 98.8 | (0.24) | 99.9 | (0.07) | 97.1 | (0.36) |
| Manitoba | ||||||||
| Minority | 99.6 | (0.43) | 99.2 | (0.54) | 100.0 | (0.00) | 97.6 | (1.02) |
| Majority | 97.6 | (0.41) | 96.7 | (0.55) | 99.7 | (0.21) | 96.3 | (0.57) |
| Alberta | ||||||||
| Minority | 100.0 | (0.00) | 99.6 | (0.38) | 100.0 | (0.00) | 95.6 | (1.67) |
| Majority | 99.2 | (0.22) | 97.9 | (0.51) | 99.9 | (0.09) | 96.1 | (0.73) |
| British Columbia | ||||||||
| Minority | 100.0 | (0.00) | 100.0 | (0.00) | 100.0 | (0.00) | 99.0 | (0.98) |
| Majority | 99.2 | (0.25) | 98.7 | (0.40) | 99.9 | (0.07) | 97.3 | (0.39) |
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0 true zero or a value rounded to zero 1. Includes all provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador. Source: Programme for International Student Assessment, 2009, OECD. |
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