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Literacy in PEI
Implications of Findings
From IALSS 2003
Presented by
Satya Brink, Ph.D.
Director, National Learning Policy Research
Learning Policy Directorate
May 2006
HRSD, Learning Policy Directorate
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Introduction
Key Questions
• What is the level of literacy proficiency in PEI?
• How does PEI compare to Canada, other provinces and
territories?
• How proficient are residents of PEI in the different
component skills?
• How is literacy performance distributed in the working
age population of PEI/Atlantic?
• What is the level of literacy proficiency among males and
females in PEI?
• How do age and education affect the literacy and
numeracy performance?
• How is literacy performance distributed in the labor force,
among immigrants, occupations, industries and earning
groups?
• What are the demographic characteristics of people with
low literacy proficiency and where are they located in
PEI?
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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.
Total population (2003)
137,300
Population/square km
24
Population 15-65 (2005)
94,200
Population 65 and over (2005)
19,500
Immigrant population (2001)
4,140
Population by mother tongue
(Census 2001)
Gender Distribution
(15-64, 2005)
Males
46,300
Females
47,900
Population 15 years and over by
highest level of schooling
(Census 2001)
English only
125,125
French only
5,665
Less than high school
36,720
Non-official languages only
2,065
High school graduate
12,350
440
Trade Vocational cert.
3,485
College education
25,780
University
25,175
English and French
Eng. And non-off language
85
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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%
22,3%
4.1 million
19,5%
4.2 million
36,4%
6.7 million
38,6%
8.2 million
24,8%
4.6 million
27,3%
5.8 million
16,6%
3.1 million
14,6%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Total: 18.4 million
Level 1
*
Level 2
Level 3
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.
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Change between 1994 and 2003, Atlantic
In the Atlantic region, the number of persons (16 to 65)
with low literacy rose slightly from 1.5 m in 1994
to 1.6 m in 2003 (population 16 to 65)
Per cent
100
18.4
0.3 million
16.6
0.3 million
34.7
0.5 million
38.2
0.6 million
28.7
0.4 million
30.1
0.5 million
15.1
0.2 million
80
60
40
20
18.2
0
0.3 million
Total: 1.5 million
Total: 1.6 million
IALS
Level 1
*
IALSS
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4/5
Differences at each level between IALS and IALSS are not statistically significant
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Sources: IALSS, 2003; IALS, 1994
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PEI 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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PEI 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
275
280
285
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Numeracy
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Source: IALSS 2003
PEI literacy performance
PEI proficiency varied across domains and
population age
Average proficiency scores, population 16 and older and population 16 to 65, PEI, 2003
Prose
Document
Numeracy
Problem
Solving
16 and older
272
270
260
262
16 to 65
years of age
282
281
269
271
- Below level 3
* Proficiency levels are defined differently for problem solving
Source: IALSS, 2003
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PEI performance
In PEI, 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
33
31
32
24
19
33
34
14
22
16 and over
60
32
16
23
17
16-65
80
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Source: IALSS, 2003
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PEI performance
PEI has average scores in document and prose literacy at
level 3 and at level 2 in numeracy (population 16-65)
Province or Territory
Document
literacy
Prose literacy Numeracy
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Nunavut Territory
Northwest Territory
Yukon Territory
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
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
PEI performance
Yukon had the lowest proportion overall (31%) of prose literacy
below level 3. In PEI, 43% 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
Per cent
Level 1
Level 3
Level 4/5
100
80
60
29
24
26
23
39
42
20
19
20
20
21
19
15
14
14
42
41
39
38
37
38
37
36
35
40
20
40
43
8
20
0
20
40
60
80
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av
ut
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.
N
N
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N
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M
an
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ba
C
an
ad
a
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N
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Q
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c
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Al
be
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B.
C
Sa
sk
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Yu
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n
100
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Source: IALSS, 2003
PEI performance
Yukon had lowest proportion of working-age adults below level 3 in
numeracy (41%). In PEI the proportion of working-age adults below
level 3 in numeracy was of 54%.
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
un
av
ut
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.
N
N
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.
N
.I.
P.
E
ue
be
c
Q
.W
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.
N
.S
.
N
.
Al
be
rta
C
an
ad
a
M
an
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ba
O
nt
ar
io
B.
C
Sa
sk
.
Yu
ko
n
100
Source: IALSS, 2003
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PEI performance
Impact of low literacy in the population 16-65.
Prose
Level 1
Level 2
Total
%
Number
%
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
9,000
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Total 8,849,000
PEI performance
Impact of low numeracy in the population 16-65.
Numeracy level 1
Numeracy level 2
Total
%
Number
%
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
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Total 10,682,000
PEI performance
The proportion of PEI residents at levels 1 and 2 varied by 11
percentage points between literacy and numeracy.
Per cent of adult populations performing at levels 1 and 2 in ALL 2003
50
43
38
49
42
43
40
33
35
35
42
31
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an
d
La
br
ad
or
P.
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Ne
Sc
w
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Br
ia
un
sw
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Q
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be
c
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nt
ar
io
M
a
Sa
ni
to
sk
ba
at
ch
ew
an
Br
Al
itis
be
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h
Co
lu
m
bi
a
Yu
ko
n
Good
72
T
Nu
na
vu
Ca t
na
da
90
80
70
60 50
50
40
30
20
10
0
NW
Poor
Prose
Document
Numeracy
Source: IALSS, 2003
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PEI performance
PEI residents with high school education score better in prose
literacy than counterparts in 8 provinces and territories (16 and over)
Literacy proficiency by educational attainment, Canada, 2003
340
320
300
280
260
240
220
Less than high school
High school
h
m
bi
a
Yu
ko
n
Co
lu
be
rta
Al
Br
itis
Trade Vocational
No
Te
rth
rri
we
to
st
ry
Te
r ri
to
rie
s
Nu
na
vu
t
Ne
wf
ou
nd
l
an
d
Ca
na
da
a
n
Pr
d
in
La
ce
br
Ed
ad
w
or
ar
d
Is
la
nd
No
va
Sc
Ne
ot
w
ia
Br
un
sw
ick
Q
ue
be
c
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nt
ar
io
M
an
it o
Sa
ba
sk
at
ch
ew
an
200
College
University
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Source: IALSS, 2003
PEI performance
Prose Literacy proficiency by educational
attainment in the provinces and territories.
Mean prose proficiency scores by education level, population 16 and over,
Canada and jurisdictions, 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
Gender in PEI
Women in PEI performed significantly better than men in
prose and tend to do better in the other domains as well
Domains
Canada
Gender
Prose
Document
Numeracy
Problem
Solving
PEI
Mean
s.e.
Mean
s.e.
Male
271
1.2
270
4.5
Female
274
0.8
293
4.0
Male
275
1.1
274
4.3
Female
268
0.8
287
4.2
Male
272
1.6
268
4.1
Female
254
0.7
271
3.7
Male
267
1.3
265
3.6
Female
264
1.1
277
3.3
* Differences for document, numeracy and problem solving not significant
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Youth in PEI
In PEI, a larger share of youth have prose literacy proficiency
below level 3 (46%) compared to Nova Scotia (39%) or
New Brunswick (38%) or Newfoundland and Labrador (43%)
Distribution of proficiency level on the prose literacy scale for youth age 16-25, Canada, 2003
80
60
40
20
0
20
40
60
80
N
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ry
ta
uk
on
T
er
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A
be
c
Q
ue
Y
as
ka
tc
he
w
an
a
bi
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S
h
rit
is
fo
u
nd
l
B
N
ew
B
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C
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ns
w
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k
co
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P
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ar
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dw
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hw
or
t
N
la
n
rie
s
er
r
N
ito
un
a
vu
t
100
Level 2
Level 1
Level 3
Level 4/5
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Seniors in PEI
The majority of seniors (19,500, 14%) in PEI have 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
Al
be
rta
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C
ol
um
Yu
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ko
a
n
Te
rr
ito
ry
Br
it
O
nt
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M
an
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ba
N
ov
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Sa
ot
sk
ia
at
ch
ew
an
or
th
w
es
t
Te
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to
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s
N
un
av
ut
Q
ue
N
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be
c
Br
Pr
u
in
ns
N
ce
ew
w
E
ic
fo
d
k
un
w
ar
dl
d
an
Is
d
la
an
nd
d
La
br
ad
or
100
Level 4/5
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Performance by Age, PEI
In Canada and in PEI prose literacy scores decline with age; in PEI,
the scores are higher in the 26-35 age group.
Average Prose Literacy Scores by Age Group; Canada and
PEI, 2003
320
300
280
260
240
220
200
288
283
292 298
281 281
278 281
258
260
221 218
16-25
26-35
36-45
Canada
46-55
56-65
65+
PEI
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Number of people by proficiency level
40,000 (43% of the population 16-65) residents of PEI had
prose literacy scores below level 3.
Population distribution of proficiency, 16-65, Canada
and PEI, 2003
100%
19,5%
4.2m
19,2%
18,000
38,0%
36,000
80%
60%
38,6%
8.2m
Level 3
40%
20%
0%
Level 4/5
27,3%
5.8m
28,8%
14,6%
3.1m
14,0%
Canada
21.4m
PEI
27,000
Level 2
Level 1
13,000
94,000
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Low literacy performance
Main characteristics of people at level 1 and 2
in prose IALSS in PEI
(population 16-65)
Level 1
Level 2
• 13,000
• 27,000
• 69 % were male and 31% female
• 53% were male and 47% female
• 64% were employed
• 58% were employed
• 14% were unemployed
• 11% were unemployed
• Education:
• Education:
•69% less than high school;
•36% less than high school;
•20% had completed high
school
•34% had completed high
school
•11% had post-secondary
education
•30% had post-secondary
education
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Literacy performance and employment
47% of those at level 1 and 60% of those at level 2 in the
Atlantic were employed.
Per cent 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
47
50
47
Atlantic
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 PEI, unemployed workers and those not in the labour force had
an average prose score below level 3
Average Prose Scores by Labour Force Status, PEI and
Canada
290
285
280
275
270
265
260
255
286
273
286
272
267 266
Not in Labour
force
Unemployed
Employed
PEI
Canada
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Source: IALSS 2003
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Low literacy and employment
Persons with low prose literacy were concentrated among certain
industries, Canada and PEI.
(Population 16-65)
Canada
Prince Edward Island
Industries
Manufacturing
Trade, finance,
insurance, real
estate and
Leasing
Level 1
Level 2
Industries
445,000
696,000
Manufacturing
3,672
3,189
951,000
Trade, finance,
Insurance, real estate
and leasing
Forestry, fishing, mining,
oil and gas
3,127
Agriculture
2,468
Construction
1,773
325,000
Accommodation
and food services
189,000
Construction
158,000
287,000
Health care and
social assistance
140,000
409,000
Total:
323,000
Below level 3
*These industries employed roughly 60%
of the workers at levels 1 and 2
1,257,000 2,666,000
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Literacy performance- Occupation
The majority of knowledge experts score at Level 3 or above
in prose literacy in the regions and the Territories.
Per cent 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
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 tend 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
5
6
1
Atlantic
Atlantic
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. 70% of knowledge intensive
industry workers in the Atlantic had proficiency levels above level 3.
Per cent 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
Atlantic
Quebec
Ontario
Prairies
British Columbia
Territories
Region and Industry type
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Source: IALSS 2003
Literacy performance- Industry
In all industrial sectors in the Atlantic, at least 35% of
workers had proficiency levels above level 3 in numeracy.
Per cent 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
20
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Canada
Atlantic
Atlantic
Quebec
Ontario
Prairies
British Columbia
Transport and storage
9 Primary industries
Territories
Region and Industry type
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Literacy performance- Immigrants in Canada
Regardless of level of literacy proficiency most immigrants
were employed but were they under employed?
Immigrants
Canadian born
1,408,000
1,715,000
Level 1
Employed
Unemployed
Employed
Unemployed
893,000
135,000
889,000
227,000
Level 2
1,234,000
4,595,000
Employed
Unemployed
Employed
Unemployed
856,000
105,000
3,255,000
381,000
Level 3
1,284,000
6,967,000
Employed
Unemployed
Employed
Unemployed
966,000
99,000
5,329,000
429,000
Level 4/5
469,000
3,688,000
Employed
Unemployed
Employed
Unemployed
360,000
34,000
2,949,000
180,000
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Literacy performance- Immigrants in Canada
A high number of immigrants at level 1 and 2 proficiency
in English and French have post secondary education
Immigrants
Level 1
1,408,000
Less than HS
HS
PSE
567,000 (68.8%)
467,000 (36.2%)
374,000 (16.4%)
Level 2
1,234,000
Less than HS
HS
PSE
169,000 (20.5%)
423,000 (32.8%)
642,000 (28.1%)
Level 3
1,284,000
Less than HS
HS
PSE
77,000 (9.3%)
309,000 (23.9%)
898,000 ( 39.4%)
Level 4/5
Total
469,000
Less than HS
HS
PSE
--
92,000 (7.1%)
366,000 (16.1%)
1,290,000 (100%)
2,279,000 (100%)
--
(100%)
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Literacy performance- Adult training participation
About 45% of workers participated in adult
training in PEI compared to 50% in Canada.
Per cent of population receiving adult education and training the year preceding the interview, by type of
participation, population 16 to 65, Canada and jurisdictions, 2003
Total participation
Took program
Took course
60
50
40
30
20
10
ut
Nu
na
v
Te
No
rri
rth
to
we
ry
st
Te
rri
to
ri e
s
Co
lum
bi
a
Yu
ko
n
Br
it
ish
Al
be
rta
M
an
i to
ba
Sa
sk
at
ch
ew
an
nt
ar
io
O
ue
be
c
Q
La
br
ad
ce
or
Ed
wa
rd
Isl
an
d
No
va
Sc
ot
Ne
ia
w
Br
un
sw
ic k
Pr
in
Ne
wf
ou
nd
lan
d
an
d
Ca
na
da
0
Source: IALSS, 2003
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Literacy performance-ICT
67% of PEI residents have access to a computer at home
compared to 76% of Canadians aged 16 to 65 years.
Computer and Internet access at home Per cent of adults aged 16-65 who report having access to a
computer and the Internet at home, Canada and jurisdictions, 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
35
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Source: IALSS, 2003
Literacy performance- Health
Generally, 16 to 65 year-olds in poor health have
the lower average document literacy scores.
Physical Component Summary (PCS) scores by mean document literacy proficiency by age groups,
Canada and regions, 2003
Poor
1
16-65
2
66 and older
Fair, Good or Excellent
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
1
2
Yuk.
1
2
N.W.T
1
2
Nun.
1
2
Alb.
1
2
N-B
1
2
Can.
1
2
Ont.
1
2
Sas.
1
2
Man.
1
2
B.C.
1
2
1
2
Nfld Lab Que
1
2
P.E.I.
1
2
N.S.
Note : Orders the provinces and territories by the size of the difference in average document literacy between
those in poor health and those in excellent health.
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Source: IALSS, 2003
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Improving literacy in PEI
Policy sensitive targets should be directed toward those with less than high
school and those with a mother tongue other than English or French.
Best options for improvement by points gained/lost, Canada and PEI
30
20
10
0
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
*Non significant
Canada
PEI
Regression analysis. Canada
and PEI; significant results only
shown.
Base group:
-26-45
-Those with high school
-Mother tongue English
16-25
46-65
Less
than
High
School
PSE
Mother tongue French
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Source: IALSS 2003
Concentration of people at levels 1 and 2 in prose in
Prince Edward Island (IALSS population 16-65).
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Source: IALSS 2003
Concentration of people at levels 4 and 5 in prose in
Prince Edward Island (IALSS population 16-65).
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Source: IALSS 2003
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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