Table 9
Top five major fields of study of the four largest visible minority women groups aged 15 years and over with postsecondary education, Canada, 2006
Visible minority women groups | percentage |
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Chinese | |
Business, management and public administration | 32.5 |
Health, parks, recreation and fitness | 12.8 |
Social and behavioural sciences and law | 11.3 |
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies | 9.7 |
Mathematics, computer and information sciences | 7.2 |
South Asian | |
Business, management and public administration | 25.3 |
Health, parks, recreation and fitness | 15.2 |
Social and behavioural sciences and law | 14.5 |
Humanities | 14.1 |
Education | 8.1 |
Black | |
Health, parks, recreation and fitness | 28.4 |
Business, management and public administration | 27.8 |
Social and behavioural sciences and law | 15.6 |
Education | 5.4 |
Personal, protective and transportation services | 5.2 |
Filipino | |
Health, parks, recreation and fitness | 32.5 |
Business, management and public administration | 30.0 |
Education | 9.6 |
Social and behavioural sciences and law | 8.1 |
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies | 4.5 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006. |
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