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Table D.5.16
Literacy levels for document proficiency,
1 Aboriginal (urban) and non-Aboriginal (urban and rural) populations aged 16 and over in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 2003

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  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5
percentage standard error percentage standard error percentage standard error percentage standard error
Canada 21.5 (0.4) 27.1 (0.6) 33.5 (0.9) 17.9 (0.5)
Manitoba
Aboriginal (urban) 27.5 (2.5) 34.3 (2.2) 29.4 (2.2) 8.8E (1.5)
Non-Aboriginal (urban and rural) 18.7 (0.9) 27.0 (1.2) 37.5 (2.2) 16.9 (1.7)
Total2 19.2 (1.0) 27.7 (1.2) 36.9 (2.0) 16.2 (1.6)
Saskatchewan
Aboriginal (urban) 27.8 (2.4) 36.5 (2.5) 26.1 (2.6) 9.6 (1.4)
Non-Aboriginal (urban and rural) 14.4 (1.6) 24.9 (2.2) 39.2 (2.9) 21.6 (3.1)
Total2 14.6 (1.5) 26.0 (2.2) 38.6 (2.7) 20.7 (2.9)
1. Document proficiency reflects the skills needed to understand forms or graphics, such as job applications, maps and timetables. Level 1 denotes the lowest proficiency level; Level 5, the highest. Since only a small proportion of the population actually reached Level 5, whenever results are presented by proficiency level, Levels 4 and 5 are combined. Level 3 is generally considered the minimum desired level of competence.
2. Entire Manitoban or Saskatchewan population aged 16 and over.
Notes: Both Manitoba and Saskatchewan opted to increase the IALSS sample size in their provinces to allow creation of estimates for the relatively large urban Aboriginal populations. PCEIP's D5 indicator was developed to present information from the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey. PCEIP 2007 presented an overview of the literacy domains (prose proficiency, document proficiency, numeracy, and problem-solving), then focused on prose proficiency. In the PCEIP June 2008 updates, the D5 series was continued and presented information on numeracy.
Data source:
International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003, Statistics Canada.
Table source:
Adapted from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Statistics Canada. 2005. Building on our Competencies: Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey 2003. Catalogue no. 81-617-XIE. Ottawa.
Updated December 16, 2008.