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Table 1
Characteristics of the 55-to-64 age group
|
1976
|
2006
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Both sexes
|
Men
|
Women
|
Both sexes
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
| Population (thousands) |
1,916
|
926
|
990
|
3,615
|
1,780
|
1,836
|
| Percent of total population |
11
|
5
|
6
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
| Labour force (thousands) |
1,017
|
703
|
314
|
2,123
|
1,180
|
943
|
| Pecent of total labour force |
10
|
7
|
3
|
12
|
7
|
5
|
|
percent
|
||||||
| Education | ||||||
| University degree |
5
|
7
|
4
|
19
|
22
|
17
|
| Less than university |
95
|
93
|
96
|
81
|
78
|
83
|
| Labour force participation rate |
53
|
76
|
32
|
59
|
66
|
51
|
| University degree |
75
|
86
|
53
|
67
|
72
|
60
|
| Less than university |
52
|
75
|
31
|
57
|
65
|
50
|
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. | ||||||
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