Table 3
Descriptive statistics for men and women employed full-time — Change in selected characteristics from 1998 to 2011
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| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2011 | Change | 1998 | 2011 | Change | |
| Workers aged 17 to 64 | ||||||
| Average tenure (months) | 102.2 | 99.9 | -2.3 | 94.2 | 101.3 | 7.1 |
| Percent with a university degree | 19.4 | 24.6 | 5.2 | 20.4 | 29.9 | 9.5 |
| Percent unionized | 33.0 | 29.7 | -3.3 | 31.3 | 33.1 | 1.8 |
| Percent in health occupations | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 11.7 | 2.8 |
| Percent in occupations in social sciences, education, and government service | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 11.2 | 14.5 | 3.3 |
| Workers aged 25 to 54 | ||||||
| Average tenure (months) | 105.3 | 97.0 | -8.3 | 98.5 | 98.7 | 0.2 |
| Percent with a university degree | 21.5 | 27.0 | 5.5 | 22.3 | 33.4 | 11.1 |
| Percent unionized | 35.0 | 30.6 | -4.4 | 33.5 | 34.6 | 1.1 |
| Percent in health occupations | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 3.0 |
| Percent in occupations in social sciences, education, and government service | 5.7 | 5.6 | -0.1 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 3.5 |
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, 1998 to 2011 Labour Force Survey.
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