Description for Chart 1
Differences in average weekly wages between male bachelor's degree holders and high school graduates aged 20 to 34 and employed in full-time jobs, by region, 1997 to 2012
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The title of the graph is "Chart 1 Differences in average weekly wages between male bachelor's degree holders and high school graduates aged 20 to 34 and employed in full-time jobs, by region, 1997 to 2012."
This is a line chart.
There are in total 16 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 15 and ends at 85 with ticks every 10 points.
There are 3 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The units of the horizontal axis are years from 1997 to 2012.
The title of series 1 is "Canada."
The minimum value is 35.5 occurring in 2012.
The maximum value is 51.5 occurring in 2001.
The title of series 2 is "Oil-producing provinces."
The minimum value is 25.3 occurring in 2011.
The maximum value is 55.1 occurring in 1999.
The title of series 3 is "Other provinces."
The minimum value is 36.4 occurring in 2012.
The maximum value is 51.7 occurring in 2001.
| Canada | Oil-producing provinces | Other provinces | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 46.2 | 44.6 | 46.0 |
| 1998 | 48.8 | 43.7 | 49.3 |
| 1999 | 51.3 | 55.1 | 50.1 |
| 2000 | 49.3 | 49.7 | 48.6 |
| 2001 | 51.5 | 49.0 | 51.7 |
| 2002 | 48.9 | 48.5 | 48.5 |
| 2003 | 45.3 | 40.2 | 45.7 |
| 2004 | 46.9 | 41.0 | 47.9 |
| 2005 | 40.6 | 33.2 | 41.6 |
| 2006 | 40.0 | 33.4 | 41.0 |
| 2007 | 42.7 | 31.0 | 45.2 |
| 2008 | 43.6 | 35.6 | 44.1 |
| 2009 | 39.2 | 28.6 | 40.8 |
| 2010 | 42.2 | 27.7 | 45.0 |
| 2011 | 39.5 | 25.3 | 42.5 |
| 2012 | 35.5 | 30.0 | 36.4 |
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