Table 1
Training barriers perceived by older employees

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Table 1
Training barriers perceived by older employees
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of training barriers perceived by older employees. This information is grouped by age 55 to 64, age 25 to 54, men, women(appearing as column headers), calculated using percentage as units of measure.
  Age 55 to 64 Age 25 to 54
Men Women Men Women
%
Barriers perceived 13Note * 19Note * 29 33
Types of barriers  
Situational barriers 41Note * 49Note * 66 74
Conflict with work schedule 19Note * 20Note * 33 31
Family responsibilities 10Note * 15Note * 24 38
Need to work 24Note * 24Note * 33 31
Too expensive 7E Note * 13Note * 20 29
Couldn't get a loan Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 2 3
Health reasons 2E 5E 1E 4
Institutional barriers 15Note * 19Note * 26 28
Couldn't find the information 3E 3E Note * 4 4
Lack prerequisites 2E 2E 4E 4
No employer support 6E Note * 5E Note * 9 9
Inconvenient time 9E 12Note * 12 16
Inconvenient place 5E 7E Note * 7 11
Dispositional barriers 35Note * 27Note * 22 20
Not sure it is worth it 13 8 10 8
No confidence/interest/motivation 24Note * 21Note * 15 14
Other 33Note * 29Note * 20 15
* significantly different from age 25 to 54 at the 5% level
E use with caution
Note: Multiple answers were allowed.
Source: Statistics Canada, Access and Support to Education and Training Survey, 2008.
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