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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Class of 2005 | Class of 2000 | Class of 1995 | |
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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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