Table A.5
Main activity of doctoral graduates 12 months prior to enrolment in program by field of study, Ontario and Canada without Ontario

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Table A.5
Main activity of doctoral graduates 12 months prior to enrolment in program by field of study, Ontario and Canada without Ontario
Table summary
This table displays the results of main activity of doctoral graduates 12 months prior to enrolment in program by field 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
Going to school
All fields of study 55 53 49Note 3
Life sciences 58 49 51
Engineering 52 54 43
Computer, mathematics and physical sciences 68 72 59Note 3
Psychology and social sciences 60 54 52Note 3
Humanities 61 59 58
Education and other fields of study 21 19 23
Working
All fields of study 35 36 42Note 3
Life sciences 35 43 44
Engineering 44 35 50
Computer, mathematics and physical sciences 22 19 34Note 3
Psychology and social sciences 27 32 37Note 3
Humanities 29 26 31
Education and other fields of study 60 64 66
Working and going to school
All fields of study 7 6 5
Life sciences 6 4Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution
Engineering 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
Computer, mathematics and physical sciences 5Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 5Note E: Use with caution
Psychology and social sciences 9 9 6
Humanities 6Note E: Use with caution 9 6
Education and other fields of study 13 11 7Note 3
Other activityNote 4
All fields of study 4 6 4
Life sciences 2Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Engineering Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 9Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution
Computer, mathematics and physical sciences 4Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Psychology and social sciences 3Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution 5
Humanities 4Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution
Education and other fields of study 7Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Canada without Ontario
Going to school
All fields of study 48 55Note 2 51
Life sciences 52 64Note 2 62Note 3
Engineering 40 49 47
Computer, mathematics and physical sciences 61 61 65
Psychology and social sciences 56 51 52
Humanities 46 45 36Note 3
Education and other fields of study 26 34 33Note 3
Working
All fields of study 40Note 1 34Note 2 38
Life sciences 35 27Note 2 29
Engineering 51 40Note 2 44
Computer, mathematics and physical sciences 32Note 1 28 28
Psychology and social sciences 29 34 33
Humanities 39Note 1 39 48Note 3
Education and other fields of study 60 54 59
Working and going to school
All fields of study 7 6 7
Life sciences 6 4 6
Engineering 6 4Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution
Computer, mathematics and physical sciences 5Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution
Psychology and social sciences 10 9Note E: Use with caution 12
Humanities 9 10 10
Education and other fields of study 8 8Note E: Use with caution 5
Other activityNote 4
All fields of study 5 5 4
Life sciences 6 6 3Note E: Use with caution
Engineering 3Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution 6
Computer, mathematics and physical sciences 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
Psychology and social sciences 6 7Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution
Humanities 7Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution 6
Education and other fields of study 5Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution 4
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
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).
4. Other activity includes: Taking care of family or household responsibility, without work and looking for work and other.
Note: Excludes respondents for whom the main activity prior to enrolment in program is unknown.
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Graduates Survey (Classes of 2005, 2000 and 1995).
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