Table 9
Negative perceptions of social support of students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
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| Language of school system | If something went wrong no one would help me | There is no one with whom I feel comfortable talking about problems | There is no one I feel close to | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disagree | ||||||
| percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| Canada1 | ||||||
| Minority | 93.8 | (0.44) | 88.9 | (0.66) | 92.0 | (0.54) |
| Majority | 94.6 | (0.24) | 89.9 | (0.38) | 93.2 | (0.27) |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||
| Minority | 93.3 | (1.42) | 88.1 | (2.10) | 90.5 | (1.93) |
| Majority | 93.2 | (0.82) | 88.7 | (0.82) | 92.0 | (0.86) |
| New Brunswick | ||||||
| Minority | 92.8 | (0.84) | 87.8 | (1.20) | 89.6 | (1.03) |
| Majority | 93.5 | (0.95) | 90.8 | (1.00) | 92.4 | (0.92) |
| Quebec | ||||||
| Minority | 94.6 | (0.68) | 90.5 | (1.12) | 94.4 | (0.84) |
| Majority | 95.0 | (0.55) | 91.1 | (0.55) | 92.3 | (0.64) |
| Ontario | ||||||
| Minority | 93.2 | (0.60)* | 87.0 | (1.02)* | 89.0 | (0.91)* |
| Majority | 95.3 | (0.48)* | 90.3 | (0.70)* | 94.3 | (0.49)* |
| Manitoba | ||||||
| Minority | 91.7 | (1.58) | 85.5 | (1.93) | 91.4 | (1.67) |
| Majority | 93.4 | (0.77) | 88.6 | (0.89) | 92.6 | (0.73) |
| Alberta | ||||||
| Minority | 89.5 | (2.26) | 81.8 | (2.22)* | 86.2 | (2.63)* |
| Majority | 93.2 | (0.56) | 88.7 | (0.65)* | 92.7 | (0.54)* |
| British Columbia | ||||||
| Minority | 93.5 | (1.75) | 84.4 | (4.26) | 89.4 | (2.41) |
| Majority | 94.3 | (0.58) | 88.6 | (0.78) | 92.5 | (0.60) |
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* 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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