Table 14
Major field of study, by visible minority status and sex, Canada, 2011
| Major field of study | Not a visible minority | Visible minority | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Women | Men | |
| percentage | ||||
| Population with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Education | 12.0 | 4.2 | 7.2 | 2.1 |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| Humanities | 6.2 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 4.4 |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law | 13.0 | 6.9 | 13.2 | 7.6 |
| Business, management and public administration | 26.2 | 15.3 | 27.4 | 21.1 |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 9.0 |
| Architecture, engineering, and related technologies | 3.0 | 41.8 | 5.5 | 34.6 |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 1.5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Health and related fields | 22.4 | 5.0 | 20.5 | 7.2 |
| Personal, protective and transportation services | 6.2 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| Other fields of study | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011 | ||||
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