Table D-14 Social competence – Percent and standard errors (SE) of children reported to often show independence in cleanliness by child and family characteristics at age 5

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Table D-14
Social competence – Percent and standard errors (SE) of children reported to often show independence in cleanliness by child and family characteristics at age 5
	Often independent in cleanliness
Percent	Standard error (SE)
Total (n=3,884)	85.3	0.78
Sex of child (n=3,884)
Female	87.7	0.99
Male	83.0	1.19
Household income level (n=3,884)
Below low income cut-off (LICO) (level 1)	82.0	2.19
LICO to less than 2 times LICO (level 2)	84.1	1.41
Two times LICO to less than 3 times LICO (level 3)	88.3	1.21
Three times LICO or above (level 4)	86.4	1.65
Parent education level (n=3,824)
High school or less	84.4	1.41
More than high school	85.8	0.98
Family structure (n=3,884)
One-parent family	86.4	1.94
Two-parent family	85.1	0.86
Country of birth of parent (n=3,806)
Parent born outside Canada	78.2¹	2.24
Parent born in Canada	87.1	0.79
Kindergarten attendance (n=3809)
Not in kindergarten	81.3	3.46
In kindergarten	85.6	0.83
Community size (n=3,884)
Rural (level 1)	90.9²	1.50
Under 30,000 (level 2)	87.0	1.54
30,000 to under 100,000 (level 3)	84.9	2.19
100,000 to under 500,000 (level 4)	86.1	2.38
500,000 and over (level 5)	83.0	1.33
Province of residence (n=3,884)
Newfoundland and Labrador	86.4	1.70
Prince Edward Island	85.6	3.13
Nova Scotia	89.3	1.53
New Brunswick	87.5	2.71
Quebec	86.1	1.67
Ontario	83.1	1.51
Manitoba	84.9	2.23
Saskatchewan	90.0	1.79
Alberta	86.9	1.68
British Columbia	87.3	2.38
1. Statistically significant and substantive difference between levels. 2. Statistically significant and substantive difference between level 1 and level 5.
Notes Statistical significance: p<0.01 for differences between 2 levels of country of birth of parent. Statistical significance: p<0.005 for differences among 5 levels of community size (nominal significance level of p<0.05 adjusted for multiple comparisons). Substantive differences are defined as percentage differences of 5 points or more. Numbers vary due to missing data for some child and family characteristics. LICO refers to the low income cut-off.
Data source: Statistics Canada, National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, 2002/2003.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Readiness to Learn at School Among Five-year-old Children in Canada, Number 4 in the Children and Youth Research Paper Series, catalogue number 89-599-XWE2006004.

Table D-14
Social competence – Percent and standard errors (SE) of children reported to often show independence in cleanliness by child and family characteristics at age 5

Often independent in cleanliness

Percent

Standard error (SE)

Total (n=3,884)

85.3

0.78

Sex of child (n=3,884)

Female

87.7

0.99

Male

83.0

1.19

Household income level (n=3,884)

Below low income cut-off (LICO) (level 1)

82.0

2.19

LICO to less than 2 times LICO (level 2)

84.1

1.41

Two times LICO to less than 3 times LICO (level 3)

88.3

1.21

Three times LICO or above (level 4)

86.4

1.65

Parent education level (n=3,824)

High school or less

84.4

1.41

More than high school

85.8

0.98

Family structure (n=3,884)

One-parent family

86.4

1.94

Two-parent family

85.1

0.86

Country of birth of parent (n=3,806)

Parent born outside Canada

78.2¹

2.24

Parent born in Canada

87.1

0.79

Kindergarten attendance (n=3809)

Not in kindergarten

81.3

3.46

In kindergarten

85.6

0.83

Community size (n=3,884)

Rural (level 1)

90.9²

1.50

Under 30,000 (level 2)

87.0

1.54

30,000 to under 100,000 (level 3)

84.9

2.19

100,000 to under 500,000 (level 4)

86.1

2.38

500,000 and over (level 5)

83.0

1.33

Province of residence (n=3,884)

Newfoundland and Labrador

86.4

1.70

Prince Edward Island

85.6

3.13

Nova Scotia

89.3

1.53

New Brunswick

87.5

2.71

Quebec

86.1

1.67

Ontario

83.1

1.51

Manitoba

84.9

2.23

Saskatchewan

90.0

1.79

Alberta

86.9

1.68

British Columbia

87.3

2.38

1. Statistically significant and substantive difference between levels.
2. Statistically significant and substantive difference between level 1 and level 5.

Notes
Statistical significance: p<0.01 for differences between 2 levels of country of birth of parent.
Statistical significance: p<0.005 for differences among 5 levels of community size (nominal significance level of p<0.05 adjusted for multiple comparisons).
Substantive differences are defined as percentage differences of 5 points or more.
Numbers vary due to missing data for some child and family characteristics.
LICO refers to the low income cut-off.

Data source: Statistics Canada, National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, 2002/2003.

Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Readiness to Learn at School Among Five-year-old Children in Canada, Number 4 in the Children and Youth Research Paper Series, catalogue number 89-599-XWE2006004.