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Table E.2.2
Proportion of students who were also working, by education level and age group, Canada and provinces, 1996/1997 and 2006/2007

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	Age group
	15 to 19	20 to 24	25 to 29
	percentage
Canada
1996/1997
Primary/Secondary	28	28	17*
College	39	49	52
University	34	44	53
Total	30	45	50
2006/2007
Primary/Secondary	35	38	35
College	55	57	55
University	37	50	58
Total	38	51	57
Newfoundland and Labrador
1996/1997
Primary/Secondary	9	x	x
College	x	14^**	x
University	20^*	28^*	38^*
Total	11	21	26^*
2006/2007
Primary/Secondary	21	x	x
College	27^*	24^*	x
University	26^*	38	48
Total	22	34	41
Prince Edward Island
1996/1997
Primary/Secondary	31	x	x
College	40^*	25^*	x
University	33^*	43	x
Total	32	35	x
2006/2007
Primary/Secondary	38	x	x
College	50^**	44^*	x
University	43	48	50^*
Total	39	45	57
Nova Scotia
1996/1997
Primary/Secondary	23	x	x
College	38^*	34	x
University	35	39	48
Total	26	37	45
2006/2007
Primary/Secondary	34	x	x
College	48	59	50^*
University	41	47	53
Total	36	49	53
New Brunswick
1996/1997
Primary/Secondary	25	x	x
College	19^*	26^*	x
University	25	32	43^*
Total	24	29	38
2006/2007
Primary/Secondary	35	x	x
College	47	43	x
University	24^*	33	55
Total	35	34	45
Quebec
1996/1997
Primary/Secondary	15	29^*	x
College	35	46	54
University	30^*	49	57
Total	22	46	51
2006/2007
Primary/Secondary	26	39	38^*
College	56	61	57
University	31^*	59	69
Total	35	58	64
Ontario
1996/1997
Primary/Secondary	33	25	x
College	51	53	57
University	36	43	51
Total	34	46	51
2006/2007
Primary/Secondary	35	32	x
College	56	56	55
University	35	48	54
Total	37	50	54
Manitoba
1996/1997
Primary/Secondary	38	x	x
College	48	55	50^*
University	59	58	57
Total	41	56	53
2006/2007
Primary/Secondary	42	55^*	x
College	50	48	62
University	57	65	67
Total	45	61	65
Saskatchewan
1996/1997
Primary/Secondary	34	42^**	x
College	x	27^*	31^**
University	29	37	56
Total	33	36	46
2006/2007
Primary/Secondary	45	x	x
College	53	41	50
University	47	58	53
Total	46	55	53
Alberta
1996/1997
Primary/Secondary	35	x	x
College	30	53	54
University	33	43	60
Total	35	46	56
2006/2007
Primary/Secondary	45	x	x
College	53	57	51
University	32	41	50
Total	45	47	50
British Columbia
1996/1997
Primary/Secondary	29	x	x
College	52	49	49
University	30	44	45
Total	31	46	46
2006/2007
Primary/Secondary	33	48^*	x
College	59	60	60
University	43	46	50
Total	37	50	54
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act * indicates a coefficient of variation (CV) between 16.6% and 25%. indicates a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 25% and less than or equal to 33.3%. Note: The participation rate is based on a monthly average from September to April. Data source: Labour Force Survey, Statistics Canada. Table source:** Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa. Updated June 16, 2008.

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Table E.2.2 Proportion of students who were also working, by education level and age group, Canada and provinces, 1996/1997 and 2006/2007

Table E.2.2
Proportion of students who were also working, by education level and age group, Canada and provinces, 1996/1997 and 2006/2007