Table D-12 Social competence – Percent and standard errors (SE) of children reported to often play cooperatively by child and family characteristics at age 5

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Table D-12
Social competence – Percent and standard errors (SE) of children reported to often play cooperatively by child and family characteristics at age 5
	Often plays cooperatively
Percent	Standard error (SE)
Total (n=3,887)	90.4	0.68
Sex of child (n=3,887)
Female	91.8	0.82
Male	89.0	1.01
Household income level (n=3,887)
Below low income cut-off (LICO) (level 1)	86.1¹	1.92
LICO to less than 2 times LICO (level 2)	89.3¹	1.19
Two times LICO to less than 3 times LICO (level 3)	91.6	1.14
Three times LICO or above (level 4)	94.5	0.95
Parent education level (n=3,827)
High school or less	87.6	1.27
More than high school	91.7	0.75
Family structure (n=3,887)
One-parent family	87.8	1.85
Two-parent family	90.9	0.71
Country of birth of parent (n=3,809)
Parent born outside Canada	87.3	1.87
Parent born in Canada	91.2	0.70
Kindergarten attendance (n=3,812)
Not in kindergarten	91.6	1.74
In kindergarten	90.3	0.71
Community size (n=3,887)
Rural (level 1)	88.1	1.77
Under 30,000 (level 2)	90.4	1.35
30,000 to under 100,000 (level 3)	91.3	2.75
100,000 to under 500,000 (level 4)	89.9	1.60
500,000 and over (level 5)	90.9	1.04
Province of residence (n=3,887)
Newfoundland and Labrador	88.7	1.87
Prince Edward Island	93.5	1.86
Nova Scotia	88.5	1.45
New Brunswick	92.8	1.75
Quebec	93.3	1.22
Ontario	89.5	1.27
Manitoba	90.5	1.79
Saskatchewan	87.5	2.20
Alberta	89.4	1.94
British Columbia	89.9	2.00
1. Statistically significant and substantive difference between level 1 and level 4; and between level 2 and level 4.
Notes Statistical significance: p<0.008 for differences among 4 levels of household income level (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-12
Social competence – Percent and standard errors (SE) of children reported to often play cooperatively by child and family characteristics at age 5

Often plays cooperatively

Percent

Standard error (SE)

Total (n=3,887)

90.4

0.68

Sex of child (n=3,887)

Female

91.8

0.82

Male

89.0

1.01

Household income level (n=3,887)

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

86.1¹

1.92

LICO to less than 2 times LICO (level 2)

89.3¹

1.19

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

91.6

1.14

Three times LICO or above (level 4)

94.5

0.95

Parent education level (n=3,827)

High school or less

87.6

1.27

More than high school

91.7

0.75

Family structure (n=3,887)

One-parent family

87.8

1.85

Two-parent family

90.9

0.71

Country of birth of parent (n=3,809)

Parent born outside Canada

87.3

1.87

Parent born in Canada

91.2

0.70

Kindergarten attendance (n=3,812)

Not in kindergarten

91.6

1.74

In kindergarten

90.3

0.71

Community size (n=3,887)

Rural (level 1)

88.1

1.77

Under 30,000 (level 2)

90.4

1.35

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

91.3

2.75

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

89.9

1.60

500,000 and over (level 5)

90.9

1.04

Province of residence (n=3,887)

Newfoundland and Labrador

88.7

1.87

Prince Edward Island

93.5

1.86

Nova Scotia

88.5

1.45

New Brunswick

92.8

1.75

Quebec

93.3

1.22

Ontario

89.5

1.27

Manitoba

90.5

1.79

Saskatchewan

87.5

2.20

Alberta

89.4

1.94

British Columbia

89.9

2.00

1. Statistically significant and substantive difference between level 1 and level 4; and between level 2 and level 4.

Notes
Statistical significance: p<0.008 for differences among 4 levels of household income level (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.