Table 3
School attendance rates of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations, by sex and age group, Montréal, 2006

Age groups Aboriginal population Non-Aboriginal population
Both sexes Men Women Both sexes Men Women
percentage
Total - 15 and over 22.3 20.2 24.0 20.6 20.0 21.1
15 to 24 61.6 54.4 68.4 71.0 68.0 74.0
25 to 34 21.7 18.0 25.0 24.1 22.6 25.6
35 to 44 11.6 12.1 11.2 12.0 11.0 12.9
45 and over 11.2 10.7 11.8 6.7 6.3 7.0

Note(s):
A new version of the school attendance question was used in the 2006 Census. Studies on data certification showed important variations with previous censuses and with the Labour Force Survey. It appears that the 2006 Census could have overestimated the school attendance for the population aged 45 years or over. We recommend users of the attendance at school variable interpret the 2006 Census results with caution. For more details on the changes to the questionnaire for the Education module, see: Census questions on education: Some important changes.
Data are shown for selected age groups. Other age groups are not shown due to potential data quality issues that can result from small counts that arise when several variables are cross-tabulated.
Source(s): Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.
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