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LITERACY in Saskatchewan
Implications of Findings
from IALSS 2003
Presented by
Satya Brink, Ph.D.
Director, National Learning Policy Research
Learning Policy Directorate, HRSDC
April 2006
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Introduction
Key Questions
• What is the level of literacy proficiency in Saskatchewan?
• How does Saskatchewan compare to Canada, the provinces
and other territories?
• How proficient are residents of Saskatchewan in the different
component skills?
• How is literacy performance distributed in the working age
population of Saskatchewan/Prairies?
• How proficient are urban aboriginals of Saskatchewan in
literacy?
• How do age and education affect the literacy and numeracy
performance?
• How is literacy performance distributed in the labor force,
immigration, occupations, industries and earning groups?
• What are the demographic characteristics of people with low
literacy proficiency and where are they located in
Saskatchewan?
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Introduction
Literacy proficiency: the ability to understand and
employ printed information in daily activities, at home,
at work and in the community. It is not about whether
or not one can read but how well one reads.
4 Domains, measure skills at five levels :
- Prose: The knowledge and skills needed to understand and use
information from texts including editorials, news stories, brochures
and instruction manuals.
- Document: The knowledge and skills required to locate and use
information contained in various formats, including job applications,
payroll forms, transportation schedules, maps, tables, and charts.
•Level
•Level
•Level
•Level
•Level
- Numeracy: The knowledge and skills required to apply arithmetic
operations, either alone or sequentially, to numbers embedded in
printed materials, such as balancing an account, figuring out a tip,
completing an order form or determining the amount of interest on
a loan from an advertisement .
* Proficiency level for
- Problem Solving: Involves goal-directed thinking and action in
situations for which no routine solution procedure is available. The
understanding of the problem situation and its step-by-step
transformation, based on planning and reasoning constitute the
process of problem solving. (Only four proficiency levels)
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1 0 - 225 points
2 226 -275 points
3 276-325 points*
4 326 -375 points
5 376 -500 points
modern economy
and knowledge-based
society
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Introduction
Background information of importance for IALSS results:
Saskatchewan
Total population (2003):
994,500
Gender Distribution
Population 15-64(2005):
652,400
(population 15-64, 2005)
Population 65 and over (2005):
147,100
Aboriginal population (15-64,2001 ):
74,455
Immigrant population (2001):
47,825
Population by mother tongue
(Census 2001)
Males :
330,000
Females:
322,300
Population 15 years and over by
highest level of schooling
(Census 2001)
English only
817,955
French only
17,775
Less than high school
297,520
Non-official languages only 117,765
High school graduate
81,800
English and French
1,375
Trade Vocational cert.
22,500
Eng. And non-off language
7,910
College education
175,205
University
178,495
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Source: Statistics Canada
Change between 1994 and 2003, Canada
The number of persons (16 to 65) with low literacy rose
from 8 m in 1994 to 9 m in 2003 though the percentage
(42%) did not change.
IALS
IALSS
100%
22.30%
4.1 million
19.50%
4.2 million
80%
6.7 million
60%
36.4%
38.6%
8.2 million
40%
24.80%
4.6 million
27.30%
16.60%
3.1 million
14.60%
20%
0%
Total: 18.4 million
Level 1
*
Level 2
Level 3
5.8 million
3.1 million
Total: 21.4 million
Level 4/5
Differences at each level between IALS and IALSS are not statistically significant
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Source: IALSS, 2003; IALS, 1994.
Saskatchewan performance
Comparisons of provinces and territories based on
average scores.
Prose, population 16 and older, 2003
Jurisdiction
Y.T.
Sas.
Alta.
B.C.
N.S.
N.W.T
Man.
P.E.I.
Can.
Ont.
Que.
N.B.
N.L.
Nvt
Yukon Territory
Saskatchewan
Alberta.
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and
Labrador
Nunavut
Mean proficiency significantly higher than comparison jurisdiction
No statistically significant difference from comparison jurisdiction
Mean proficiency significantly lower than comparison jurisdiction
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Saskatchewan performance
In Saskatchewan, the distribution of prose literacy proficiency is more
favourable in the working age population compared to 16 and over, similar to
most provinces and territories.
Per cent of population aged 16 and older and 16-65 at each prose level, 2003
Level 2
Level 1
Level 3
Level 4/5
80
60
27
29
21
23
23
26
24
20
21
17
20
21
19
17
40
20
39
40
40
42
37
39
39
43
38
42
35
37
37
20
17
41
35
20
17
39
35
19
17
38
34
15
13
38
33
12
37
33
14
14
12
36
32
8
8
20
20
26
26
47
46
35
0
23
22
26
25
23
10
17
21
27
26
28
27
26
26
19
17
28
27
28
27
27
26
30
29
20
11
9
14
14
14
7
17
40
12
18
13
20
15
21
16
20
32
33
31
32
24
19
33
34
14
22
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23
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Saskatchewan literacy performance
Proficiency varied across domains and population
age in Saskatchewan.
Average proficiency scores, population 16 and older and population 16 to 65, Saskatchewan, 2003
Prose
Document
Numeracy
Problem
Solving*
16 and older
283
282
272
274
16 to 65
years of age
294
294
284
285
- Below level 3
* Proficiency levels are defined differently for problem solving
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Saskatchewan performance
Saskatchewan had average scores at level 3 in document literacy,
in prose literacy and in numeracy (population 16-65).
Province or Territory
Document
Prose
269
281
284
270
273
279
283
294
290
290
234
280
294
271
282
286
273
275
279
283
294
289
288
232
280
296
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Nunavut Territory
Northwest Territory
Yukon Territory
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Numeracy
257
269
272
262
269
270
271
284
281
279
220
269
283
Below level 3
in 3 domains
Below level 3
in numeracy
but not in
literacy.
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Saskatchewan performance
Yukon had the lowest proportion overall (31%) of prose literacy below
level 3. In Saskatchewan, 33% of the working-age population (16-65) had
an average prose literacy proficiency below level 3.
Percent of population 16 to 65 at each prose level by provinces and territories, 2003
Level 2
Level 1
Level 3
Level 4/5
Percent
100
80
60
29
24
26
23
20
19
20
20
21
19
15
14
14
39
42
42
41
39
38
37
38
37
36
35
40
20
40
43
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8
20
20
40
60
80
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100
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Saskatchewan performance
Yukon had lowest proportion of working-age adults below level 3 in
numeracy (41%). In Saskatchewan, the proportion of working-age
adults below level 3 in numeracy was 42%.
Percent of population 16 to 65 at each numeracy level by provinces and territories, 2003
Level 2
Per cent
Level 1
Level 3
Level 4/5
100
80
60
40
20
20
39
20
20
38
36
21
35
17
14
17
15
16
15
14
11
10
33
35
33
35
33
33
32
29
28
0
7
16
20
40
60
80
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100
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Saskatchewan performance
The importance of language: the proportion of Saskatchewan residents at level 3
or above increases by 2% when we only consider people with French and/or
English mother tongue.
Distribution of the population aged 16 to 65 and whose mother tongue is English or French by
prose level, Canada, provinces and territories
level 2
Percent
level 1
level 3
levels 4/5
100
80
60
40
20
0
20
40
60
80
Significantly above
Canadian average
Not significantly different
than the Canadian
average
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be
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Yu
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100
Significantly below
Canadian average
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Saskatchewan performance
Impact of low literacy in the population 16-65.
Prose
Level 1
Level 2
Total
%
Number
%
Number
%
Newfoundland and
Labrador
18.8
70,000
31.6
119,000
50.4
189,000
Prince Edward Island
14.0
13,000
28.8
27,000
42.8
40,000
Nova Scotia
11.9
75,000
26.5
168,000
38.4
243,000
New Brunswick
16.6
85,000
33.8
173,000
50.4
258,000
Quebec
15.6
800,000
33.0
1,700,000
48.6
2,500,000
Ontario
16.2
1,300,000
26.0
2,100,000
42.2
3,400,000
Manitoba
12.7
90,000
27.0
200,000
39.7
290,000
Saskatchewan
6.6
41,000
26.4
162,000
33.0
203,000
Alberta
9.7
209,000
25.3
544,000
35.0
753,000
British Columbia
13.8
400,000
20.9
600,000
34.7
1,000,000
Yukon
9.0
2,000
21.9
4,000
30.9
6,000
Northwest Territory
16.5
4,000
26.1
7,000
42.6
11,000
Nunavut
45.8
6,000
26.4
3,000
72.0
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Number
9,000
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Total 8,849,000
Saskatchewan performance
Impact of low numeracy in the population 16-65.
Numeracy level 1
Numeracy level 2
Total
%
Number
%
Number
%
Newfoundland and
Labrador
26.8
101,000
34.3
107,000
61.1
208,000
Prince Edward Island
19.2
18,000
34.8
33,000
54.0
51,000
Nova Scotia
19.7
125,000
30.9
196,000
50.6
321,000
New Brunswick
23.1
118,000
37.2
191,000
60.3
309,000
Quebec
20.0
1,026,000
33.1
1,697,000
53.1
2,723,000
Ontario
21.3
1,759,000
29.1
2,403,000
50.4
4,162,000
Manitoba
18.2
131,000
32.1
230,000
50.3
361,000
Saskatchewan
11.8
73,000
30.2
186,000
42.0
259,000
Alberta
15.1
324,000
29.3
629,000
44.4
953,000
British Columbia
16.7
471,000
27.0
762,000
43.7
1,233,000
Yukon
14.1
3,000
26.4
5,000
40.5
8,000
Northwest Territory
22.0
6,000
29.0
7,000
51.0
13,000
Nunavut
54.7
7,000
22.6
3,000
77.3
10,000
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Number
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Total 10,681,000
Saskatchewan performance
Gross domestic
product
per capitaProficiency,
and numeracy
proficiency
GDP per
capita(GDP)
and Numeracy
2003
average
score
in 2003,
Canada and Provinces (population 16-65)
IALSS
2003,
16-65 years
55000
AB
GDP.per.capita
50000
45000
ON
40000
Canada
SK
NL
35000
BC
QC
MB
30000
NS
NB
PEI
25000
255
260
265
270
Numeracy
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275
280
285
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Sources: IALSS 2003 and Statistics Canada
Saskatchewan performance
The proportion of the residents of Saskatchewan at levels 1 and 2
varied by 9 percentage points between literacy and numeracy, a
variation similar to the one of most provinces and territories.
Percent of 16-65 population performing at levels 1 and 2 in IALSS 2003
Poor
90
80
70
60 50
50
40
30
20
Good
72
50
43
49
38
42
43
40
33
35
35
42
31
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Source: IALSS, 2003
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Saskatchewan performance
Residents of Saskatchewan at all levels of education scored better in
prose literacy than their counterparts of most provinces and territories
(population 16 and over).
Literacy proficiency by educational attainment, Canada, 2003
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
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Less than high school
High school
Trade Vocational
College
University
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Saskatchewan performance
Residents of Saskatchewan had higher scores in prose literacy at
every educational level than the Canadian averages.
Mean prose proficiency scores by education level, population 16 and over, Canada, provinces and
territories, 2003
Less than
Trade
high school High school vocational
College
Mean S.E. Mean S.E. Mean S.E. Mean S.E.
Newfoundland and Labrador 219 (3.4) 265 (4.0) 286 (3.8) 290 (5.1)
Prince Edward Island
230 (6.8) 280 (5.5) 279 (5.5) 303 (5.5)
Nova Scotia
241 (4.4) 281 (4.2) 288 (3.2) 305 (3.5)
New Brunswick
223 (4.6) 265 (5.1) 276 (7.1) 286 (4.5)
Quebec
227 (2.0) 262 (2.3) 275 (2.1) 290 (2.2)
Ontario
223 (4.9) 268 (3.9) 279 (3.9) 295 (4.1)
Manitoba
246 (5.5) 273 (3.4) 291 (4.4) 293 (3.4)
Saskatchewan
256 (6.2) 282 (7.0) 294 (3.3) 309 (4.3)
Alberta
241 (7.1) 279 (4.5) 290 (3.8) 295 (4.0)
British Columbia
239 (4.8) 277 (4.8) 290 (3.4) 306 (4.3)
Yukon
241 (7.5) 288 (5.6) 297 (4.5) 308 (4.7)
Northwest Territories
227 (6.3) 280 (7.6) 280 (3.6) 301 (4.0)
Nunavut
199 (6.1) 269 (7.8) 241 (8.5) 290 (12.3)
Canada
230 (1.8) 270 (1.8) 282 (1.7) 296 (1.8)
University
Mean S.E.
321 (3.9)
319 (7.9)
319 (4.2)
311 (7.2)
305 (2.5)
303 (3.1)
312 (4.4)
336 (5.2)
319 (4.2)
316 (4.4)
326 (4.7)
324 (6.3)
311 (6.2)
309 (2.0)
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Source: IALSS, 2003
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Youth in Saskatchewan
In Saskatchewan, as in most provinces and territories, the majority of youth had
prose literacy proficiency at Level 3 or above. In Saskatchewan, more than 60% of
the population 16-25 were at level 3 or above in prose literacy.
Distribution of proficiency level on the prose literacy scale for youth age 16-25, Canada, provinces and territories, 2003
80
60
40
20
0
20
40
60
80
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100
Level 2
Level 1
Level 3
Level 4/5
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Seniors in Saskatchewan
75% of seniors (147,100, 15% of the total population) in
Saskatchewan had low literacy skills.
Distribution of proficiency level on the prose literacy scale for those older than 65 years, provinces and
territories, 2003
40
20
0
20
40
60
80
N
Level 2
Level 1
Level 3
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100
Level 4/5
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Performance by Age, Saskatchewan
In Canada, prose literacy scores declined with age. In Saskatchewan, people at every
age group performed better than Canadians in the same age group on average.
A v e ra ge P ro s e Lit e ra c y S c o re s by A ge G ro up; C a na da ,
Y uk o n a nd S a s k a t c he wa n, 2 0 0 3
Canada
310
300
290
280
270
260
250
240
230
220
210
200
Yuko n
Saskatchewan
308
301
297
297
296
295
289293 292
288
281
278
283281
258
242
229
221
16-25
26-35
36-45
46-55
56-65
65+
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Number of people by proficiency level
About 203,000 residents of Saskatchewan had prose
literacy scores below level 3.
Population distribution of proficiency, 16-65, Canada and
Saskatchew an, 2003
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
19,5%
38,6%
4.2m
149,000
Level 4/5
8.2m
27,3%
5.8m
14,6%
3.1m
21.4m
Canada
24,3%
42,7%
263,000
26,4%
6,6%
162,000
41,000
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
615,000
Saskatchewan
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SourceL IALSS, 2003
Low literacy scores in Saskatchewan
Principal characteristics of people at levels 1 and 2 in prose
literacy in Saskatchewan (population 16 to 65).
Level 1
• 41,000
• 63% were male and 37% were female
• 13% (5,793) were immigrants
• 59% were employed
• 12% were unemployed
• Education:
– 48% had not completed high
school education
– 42% had completed high school
education
– 10% had completed postsecondary
education
• Mother tongue
– 71% English
– 5% French
– 24% other
• Aboriginal identity:
-17% urban aboriginals
Level 2
• 162,000
• 52% were male and 48% were female
• 6% (8,948) were immigrants
• 67% were employed
• 8% were unemployed
• Education:
– 38% had not completed high
school education
– 30% had completed high school
education
– 32% had completed postsecondary
education
• Mother tongue :
– 81% English
– 4% French
– 15% others
• Aboriginal identity:
– 12% urban aboriginals
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Sub-populations – Aboriginals in Saskatchewan
In Manitoba and in Saskatchewan, the proficiency level in
prose literacy of urban aboriginals was inferior by close to
10% to the level of proficiency of non-aboriginals.
Comparative distributions of prose literacy proficiency by level, per cent of Aboriginal and nonAboriginal populations in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, aged 16 and over, 2003
80
60
40
Level 4/5
20
Level 3
0
Level 1
20
Level 2
40
60
80
Total
Canada
NonAboriginal
Urban
Aboriginal
Saskatchewan
NonAboriginal
Urban
Aboriginal
Manitoba
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Subgroups – Aboriginal people
For each age group in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, the
average scores for non-aboriginal people was higher than
those of urban aboriginal people (population 16 and over)
16-25 years
26-45 years
46 years and over
330
Average prose literacy score
310
290
270
250
230
210
190
170
150
Total
Canada
Urban Aboriginal
Non-Aboriginal
Manitoba
Urban Aboriginal
Non-Aboriginal
Saskatchewan
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Performance of aboriginals and non-aboriginals in Saskatchewan
Urban aboriginals scored lower on average than non-aboriginals at all levels of
education in Saskatchewan. (population 16 and older).
A verage sco res in pro se literacy, urban abo riginals and no n-abo riginals,
Saskatchewan
400
300
231
287 307
269 288
242
270 287
224
200
100
0
Urban aboriginals
Non-aboriginals
Canada
Saskatchewan
Less than high school
High school
Postsecondary education
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Source: IALSS 2003
Literacy performance and employment
66% of those at level 1 and 76% of those at level 2 in the
Prairies were employed.
Percent of employed population in each document literacy level, population 16 to 65, Canada and
Regions, 2003
100
90
90
82
81
76
77
75
70
73
81
76
74
70
68
67
66
62
60
60
50
82
81
76
68
70
57
54
50
47
47
Atlantic
Quebec
Ontario
Prairies
British Columbia
Territories
Canada
Docum ent Literacy Dom ain
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Level 4/5
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Level 4/5
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Level 4/5
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Level 4/5
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Level 4/5
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Level 4/5
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Level 4/5
Level 3
Level 2
40
Level 1
% Employed
80
81 81
Literacy performance and employment
In the prairies, the employed, the unemployed and the people not in the labour
force all had an average score at level 3 in prose literacy.
In Saskatchewan, the unemployed had an average score at level 2 in prose
literacy.
Average prose literacy scores by labour force status, Canada,
Prairies and Saskatchewan
310
298
300
290
280
292
286
287
281 276
272
267 266
270
260
Not in the
labour force
Unemployed
Employed
250
240
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Canada
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Source: IALSS 2003
Low literacy and employment
People with low prose literacy were concentrated among certain
industries, Canada and Saskatchewan
(Population 16-65)
Canada
Industries
Manufacturing
Saskatchewan
Level 1 Level 2
445,000
Industries
Below level 3
Commerce
22,472
696,000
Trade, finance,
insurance, real
estate and leasing
325,000
951,000
Agriculture
18,385
Accommodation
and Food
Services
189,000
323,000
Accommodation and food
services
16,421
Manufacturing
15,124
Health care and social
assistance
13,127
Construction
Health care and
social assistance
158,000
140,000
287,000
409,000
*These five industries employed
Total:
1,257,000 2,666,000
more
than 60% of the workers at levels 1 and 2.
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Literacy performance- Occupation
The majority of knowledge experts scored at Level 3 or
above in prose literacy in the regions and the territories.
Percent of Labour force population at prose levels 3 and 4/5 by type of occupations, population 16 to
65, Canada and regions, 2003
Level 3
Per cent
Level 4/5
100
80
60
40
20
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Canada
Atlantic
Quebec
Ontario
Prairies
British Columbia
Territories
Regions and Occupation Types
1
Knowledge expert
2
Managers
3
Information high-skills
4
Information low-skills
5
Services low-skills
6
Goods
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Literacy performance- Occupation
Workers in knowledge-related occupations tended to engage more
often in writing at work than do low-skill information, services and
goods production workers.
Index scores of writing engagement at work on a standardized scale (centered on 2) by aggregated occupational types,
labour force population, 16 to 65, 2003
25th Percentile
.95 Confidence interval (lower)
m ean
.95 Confidence Interval (upper)
75th Percentile
4.0
Legend Occupation Types
1 Knowledge expert
2 Managers
3 Information high-skills
4 Information low-skills
5 Services low-skills
6 Goods
Writing Engagement at Work Index
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
1
2
3
4
Canada
5
6
1
2
3
4
Atlantic
5
6
1
2
3
4
Quebec
5
6
1
2
3
4
Ontario
5
6
1
2
3
4
Prairies
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
British Columbia
1
2
3
5
6
Territories
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Literacy performance- Industry
Knowledge intensive sectors had higher proportions of adults with document
literacy proficiency above level 3. At least 55% of knowledge intensive industry
workers in the Prairies had proficiency levels above level 3.
Percent of labour force populations (16-65) at document literacy Levels 3 and 4/5, by type of industry, 2003
Level 3 Level4/5
Knowledge-intensive
1 market service activities
100
90
Public administration,
defense, education and
2
health
80
Other community, social
3 and personal services
70
High and medium-high4 techonology manufacturing
industries
% 60
Low and medium-low5 technology manufacturing
industries
50
Utilities and Construction
40
6
30
Wholesale, retail, hotels
7 and restaurants
8 Transport and storage
20
Primary industries
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Canada
Atlantic
Quebec
Ontario
Prairies
British Columbia
Territories
Region and Industry type
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Source: IALSS 2003
Literacy performance- Industry
All industrial sectors in the Prairies had at least 43% of their workers
with proficiency levels above level 3 in numeracy.
Percent of labour force population at numeracy levels 3 and 4/5, by type of industry, population 16 to 65,
Canada and regions, 2003
Level 3
Level4/5
Knowledge-intensive
market service activities
Public administration,
2 defense, education and
health
Other community, social
3
and personal services
High and medium-hightechonology
manufacturing
4
industries
1
80
70
60
% 50
Low and medium-low5 technology manufacturing
industries
40
6 Utilities and Construction
Wholesale, retail, hotels
7 and restaurants
30
8
Transport and storage
9 Primary industries
20
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Canada
Atlantic
Quebec
Ontario
Prairies
British Columbia
Territories
Region and Industry type
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Literacy performance- Adult training participation
In all provinces and territories there was a substantial
difference between the participation rates in training of
those with the lowest and highest levels of literacy.
Percent of population receiving adult education and training during the year preceding the interview, by
document literacy levels, 16-65, Canada and regions, 2003
80
60
% 40
20
0
Canada
Atlantic
Quebec
Level 1
Ontario
Level 2
Prairies
Level 3
British
Columbia
Territories
Level 4/5
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Literacy performance- Adult training participation
About 53% of workers participated in adult training in Saskatchewan
compared to 50% in Canada. About 20% took courses.
Took program
Took course
Al
be
rta
Total participation
M
an
i to
Sa
ba
sk
at
ch
ew
an
Percent of population receiving adult education and training the year preceding the interview, by type of
participation, population 16 to 65, Canada, provinces and territories, 2003
60
50
40
30
20
10
un
av
ut
N
Te
rri
to
ri e
s
ito
ry
es
t
Te
rr
or
th
w
N
Yu
ko
n
ol
um
bi
a
C
ish
Br
it
nt
ar
io
O
ue
be
c
Q
La
br
ad
ce
or
E
dw
ar
d
Is
la
nd
N
ov
a
Sc
N
ot
ew
ia
Br
un
sw
ic
k
Pr
in
N
ew
fo
un
dl
an
d
an
d
C
an
ad
a
0
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Literacy performance-ICT
74% of Saskatchewan residents had access to a computer at
home compared to 76% of Canadians aged 16 to 65 years.
Computer and Internet access at home, percent of adults aged 16-65 who report having access to a
computer and the Internet at home, Canada, provinces and territories, 2003
100
80
81
79
76
67
70
68
72
70
74
79
77
66
62
%
60
41
40
20
0
Canada
N.L.
P.E.I.
N.S.
N.B.
Que.
Ont.
Computer access
Man.
Sask.
Alta.
B.C.
Y.T.
N.W.T.
Nvt.
Internet access
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Improving literacy in Saskatchewan
Policy sensitive targets appear to be similar for Saskatchewan
and Canada.
Regression analysis
Canada
Saskatchew an
* Non significative
30
20
Base group :
10
-26-45 years old
*
*
0
-10
1
2
-Those with high school
3
4
5
6
-20
- Mother tongue other than
French or English
-Urban aboriginals in
Saskatchewan
-30
-40
16-25
46-65
Less
than
high
school
Mother
tongue
Postseconday other than
educaton French or
English
Urban
aboriginals
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Source : IALSS 2003
Concentration of people at levels 1 and 2 in prose in
Saskatchewan (IALSS population 16-65).
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Concentration of people at levels 4 and 5 in prose in
Saskatchewan (IALSS population 16-65).
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Contact Information:
Satya Brink, Ph.D.
Director, Policy Research
Learning Policy Directorate
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Place du Portage, Phase IV, 3 Floor
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, QC
K1A 0J9
Tel: 819-953-6622
Fax: 819-997-5433
[email protected]
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