Table A.22
Distribution of doctoral graduates by fields of study, gender and industry of employment, Ontario and Canada without Ontario

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Table A.22
Distribution of doctoral graduates by fields of study, gender and industry of employment, Ontario and Canada without Ontario
Table summary
This table displays the results of distribution of doctoral graduates by fields of study class of 2005, class of 2000 and class of 1995, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Class of 2005 Class of 2000 Class of 1995
percent
Ontario
All fields of study
Manufacturing 4 8Note 2 8Note 3
Professional, scientific and technical services 11 13 12
Educational services 58 52Note 2 50Note 3
Health care and social assistance 13 10 13
Public administration 7 9 8
Life sciences
Manufacturing Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 4Note E: Use with caution 6
Professional, scientific and technical services 13 12 6Note E: Use with caution
Educational services 46 56 40
Health care and social assistance 26 17Note 2 30Note E: Use with caution
Public administration 9 8Note E: Use with caution 13
Engineering
Manufacturing 19 30 26
Professional, scientific and technical services 29 29 25
Educational services 34 25 27
Health care and social assistance Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Public administration 8Note E: Use with caution 10Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution
Computer, mathematics and physical sciences
Manufacturing 6Note E: Use with caution 15Note E: Use with caution 16
Professional, scientific and technical services 16 19 21
Educational services 56 43Note 2 40Note 3
Health care and social assistance Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 4Note E: Use with caution
Public administration 8Note E: Use with caution 12Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution
Psychology and social sciences
Manufacturing Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Professional, scientific and technical services 4Note E: Use with caution 7 10
Educational services 64 50Note 2 54Note 3
Health care and social assistance 20 22 22
Public administration 9 10 9
Humanities
Manufacturing Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Professional, scientific and technical services Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 6Note E: Use with caution
Educational services 83 70Note 2 72Note 3
Health care and social assistance Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Public administration Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 5Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution
Education and other fields of study
Manufacturing Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Professional, scientific and technical services 5Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution 9
Educational services 75 73 76
Health care and social assistance 6Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Public administration 6Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Gender
Men
Manufacturing 6 10Note 2 10Note 3
Professional, scientific and technical services 14 14 15
Educational services 57 51 46Note 3
Health care and social assistance 9 6Note 2 11Note E: Use with caution
Public administration 7 8 7
Women
Manufacturing 2Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution 5
Professional, scientific and technical services 8 11 8
Educational services 60 53Note 2 58
Health care and social assistance 16 16 15
Public administration 7 10 9
Canada without Ontario
All fields of study
Manufacturing 4 6Note 2 7Note 3
Professional, scientific and technical services 14 14 15
Educational services 55 46Note 2 49Note 3
Health care and social assistance 13 22Note 2 14
Public administration 7 7 9
Life sciences
Manufacturing 5 4 8
Professional, scientific and technical services 15 13 14
Educational services 52 34Note 2 37Note 3
Health care and social assistance 15Note 1 40Note 2 25Note E: Use with caution
Public administration 8 6 12
Engineering
Manufacturing 8Note 1 16Note 2 19Note 3
Professional, scientific and technical services 33 31 32
Educational services 37 35 33
Health care and social assistance Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Public administration 9 9Note E: Use with caution 6
Computer, mathematics and physical sciences
Manufacturing 7Note E: Use with caution 15Note 2 12
Professional, scientific and technical services 21 23 27
Educational services 55 43Note 2 42Note 3
Health care and social assistance 5Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution
Public administration 6Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution 8
Psychology and social sciences
Manufacturing Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Professional, scientific and technical services 6 7Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution
Educational services 48Note 1 53 54
Health care and social assistance 34Note 1 24Note 2 26Note 3
Public administration 9 12 11
Humanities
Manufacturing Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Professional, scientific and technical services 7Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution 6
Educational services 71Note 1 72 71
Health care and social assistance Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 3Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution
Public administration 6Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution
Education and other fields of study
Manufacturing Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Professional, scientific and technical services 8 6Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution
Educational services 77 67 75
Health care and social assistance 5Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 8
Public administration 5 7Note E: Use with caution 5
Gender
Men
Manufacturing 5 8Note 2 8Note 3
Professional, scientific and technical services 19Note 1 18 18
Educational services 54 45Note 2 49Note 3
Health care and social assistance 8 16Note 2 7
Public administration 7 8 10
Women
Manufacturing 2 2Note E: Use with caution 6Note 3
Professional, scientific and technical services 9 9 8
Educational services 56 47Note 2 50
Health care and social assistance 18 32Note 2 26
Public administration 8 6 6
.. not available for a specific reference period
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
1. Significantly different between Ontario graduates and graduates from other provinces within the Class of 2005 (p<0.05).
2. Significantly different between the Class of 2005 and the Class of 2000 (p<0.05).
3. Significantly different between the Class of 2005 and the Class of 1995 (p<0.05).
Note: Percentages do not sum up to 100 since some industry sectors were excluded due to small samples.
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Graduates Survey (Classes of 2005, 2000 and 1995).
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