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| Table 2 Factors associated with job-related training for both older and younger workers |
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Job-related training
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Odds ratios
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25-64 |
25-34 |
55-64 |
25-34 |
55-64 |
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% |
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| Men (ref) | 32.3 | 38.3 | 21.1 |
1.0 | 1.0 |
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| Women | 37.0 | 44.1 | 25.3 |
1.0 | 1.4 |
* | ||
| Education | ||||||||
| High school diploma or less | 17.8 | 20.2 | 12.5 |
0.4 | ** | 0.5 |
** | |
| Postsecondary non-university (ref) | 38.0 | 42.9 | 26.5 |
1.0 | 1.0 |
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| University | 51.3 | 57.2 | 36.7 |
1.5 | ** | 1.2 |
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| Household income | ||||||||
| Less than $30,000 | 24.1 | 35.7 | 12.9 |
1.0 | 0.6 |
* | ||
| $30,000 to $59,999 (ref) | 31.2 | 38.7 | 22.4 |
1.0 | 1.0 |
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| $60,000 and over | 45.0 | 51.4 | 33.7 |
1.4 | ** | 1.4 |
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| Province | ||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 28.8 | 29.1 | F |
0.6 | * | F |
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| Prince Edward Island | 30.6 | 32.2 | F |
0.7 | F |
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| Nova Scotia | 37.4 | 43.9 | 25.4 |
1.1 | 1.0 |
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| New Brunswick | 34.4 | 43.2 | F |
1.2 | F |
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| Quebec | 31.6 | 41.2 | 19.2 |
1.0 | 0.6 |
* | ||
| Ontario | 34.3 | 40.1 | 21.4 |
0.9 | 0.6 |
* | ||
| Manitoba | 38.4 | 48.0 | 26.9 |
1.5 | * | 0.9 |
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| Saskatchewan | 37.2 | 45.0 | 23.1 |
1.4 | 0.7 |
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| Alberta (ref) | 34.6 | 38.7 | 27.7 |
1.0 | 1.0 |
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| British Columbia | 38.6 | 43.4 | 29.0 |
1.2 | 0.9 |
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| Occupation | ||||||||
| Managerial, professional | 46.2 | 53.2 | 32.0 |
1.3 | * | 1.2 |
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| Clerical, sales, service (ref) | 29.2 | 35.4 | 20.1 |
1.0 | 1 |
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| Blue-collar | 22.5 | 28.3 | 14.1 |
1.0 | 1.2 |
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| Firm size | ||||||||
| Less than 20 | 24.9 | 29.8 | 13.2 |
E | 0.6 | ** | 0.7 |
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| 20 to 99 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 26.4 |
0.7 | * | 1.3 |
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| 100 to 500 (ref) | 37.1 | 45.2 | 26.0 |
1.0 | 1.0 |
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| Over 500 | 43.6 | 48.6 | 34.0 |
1.0 | 1.5 |
* | ||
| Industry | ||||||||
| Goods-producing (ref) | 25.1 | 31.8 | 14.1 |
1.0 | 1.0 |
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| Service-producing | 38.1 | 43.9 | 27.0 |
1.1 | 1.7 |
* | ||
| Self-employed | ||||||||
| Yes (ref) | 28.6 | 33.5 | 20.2 |
1.0 | 1.0 |
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| No | 35.9 | 42.2 | 24.1 |
1.6 | ** | 1.0 |
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| Sector | ||||||||
| Private (ref) | 28.1 | 35.6 | 17.2 |
1.0 | 1.0 |
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| Public | 50.1 | 54.8 | 39.0 |
1.4 | ** | 1.6 |
** | |
| Work schedule | ||||||||
| Full-time | 36.4 | 41.5 | 26.2 |
1.0 | 1.8 |
** | ||
| Part-time (ref) | 31.3 | 37.5 | 20.5 |
1.0 | 1.0 |
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* Significantly different from reference group at the 5% level. |
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| ** Significantly different from reference group at the 1% level. | ||||||||
| Note: Odds relative to reference group (ref). | ||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Adult Education and Training Survey, 2003 | ||||||||