Table A.1.1.2
Demographic characteristics by apprentice status, British Columbia, National Apprenticeship Survey, 2007

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Demographic characteristics Apprentice status in 2007
Long-term continuers Completers Discontinuers
percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error
Gender
Women 8.3 (1.0) 9.0 (0.7) 11.7 (1.4)
Men 91.7 (1.0) 91.0 (0.7) 88.3 (1.4)
Red Seal Trade
In a Red Seal trade 86.5 (1.2) 86.5 (0.7) 84.5 (1.5)
Not in a Red Seal trade 11.9 (1.2) 12.4 (0.7) 13.0 (1.4)
Could not be determined (uncodeable) 1.6E (0.4) 1.1 (0.2) 2.6E (0.5)
Age by group
Less than 25 16.2 (1.4) 6.6 (0.6) 18.2 (1.6)
25 to 29 26.5 (1.6) 33.0 (1.0) 30.6 (1.9)
30 to 34 22.8 (1.5) 26.2 (1.0) 17.7 (1.5)
35 to 39 15.1 (1.3) 16.2 (0.8) 12.5 (1.3)
40 to 44 9.8 (1.1) 9.5 (0.6) 11.3 (1.2)
45 to 49 5.6 (0.8) 5.6 (0.5) 6.1 (0.9)
Greater than 50 3.8 (0.6) 3.0 (0.3) 3.5E (0.6)
Citizenship
Canadian by birth 88.6 (1.1) 88.2 (0.7) 88.9 (1.3)
Landed immigrant 6.1 (0.9) 5.1 (0.5) 4.6E (0.9)
Dual citizenship 4.1E (0.7) 5.4 (0.5) 5.2E (0.9)
Foreign citizen 1.2E (0.4) 1.4E (0.3) F (0.4)
Aboriginal peoples status
Yes 6.5 (1.0) 5.0 (0.5) 4.7E (0.8)
No 93.5 (1.0) 95.0 (0.5) 95.3 (0.8)
Belongs to a visible minority
Yes 12.9 (1.3) 10.5 (0.7) 10.1 (1.3)
No 87.1 (1.3) 89.5 (0.7) 89.9 (1.3)
Disability
Had a disability before and still has one 2.7E (0.6) 2.0 (0.3) F (0.5)
Had a disability before but don't have one now x (0.3) 1.1 (0.2) F (0.3)
Did not have a disability before but have one now 5.3E (0.9) 4.8 (0.5) 4.5E (0.8)
Did not have a disability before and don't have one now 91.4 (1.1) 92.2 (0.6) 93.3 (1.0)
Total (apprentices) - number 2,641 (89.4) 6,302 (112.2) 2,135 (80.5)
Source: Statistics Canada, National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS), 2007.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "British Columbia Overview Report 2007", National Apprenticeship Survey, Catalogue number 81-598-X.