Description for chart 2
Difference between immigrant children and third- and higher- generation children in reading scores, 2000 and 2009

The title of the graph is "Chart 2 Difference between immigrant children and third- and higher- generation children in reading scores, 2000 and 2009."
This is a column clustered chart.
There are in total 6 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at -60 and ends at 40 with ticks every 10 points.
There are 2 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "differences in reading scores."
The horizontal axis is "Province or region."
The title of series 1 is "Observed difference."
The minimum value is -51.0*** and it corresponds to "Quebec."
The maximum value is -0.3 and it corresponds to "Atlantic."
The title of series 2 is "Part related to background factors."
The minimum value is -31.2 and it corresponds to "Manitoba and Saskatchewan."
The maximum value is -5.3 and it corresponds to "Atlantic."

Data table for chart 2
  Observed difference Part related to background factors
Atlantic -0.3 -5.3
Quebec -51.0*** -18.9
Ontario -12.5* -6.2
Manitoba and Saskatchewan -44.8** -31.2
Alberta -13.4 -16.4
British Columbia -10.7* -11.7
*
significant difference between immigrant children and third- and higher-generation students at p<0.05
**
significant difference between immigrant children and third- and higher-generation students at p<0.01
***
significant difference between immigrant children and third- and higher-generation students at p<0.001
Sources:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2000 and 2009.
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