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Table E.2.7
Percentage of 1995, 2000 and 2005 college graduates working full-time, two and five years after graduation, by sex and field of study, Canada
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Field of study 1995 college graduates 2000 college graduates 2005 college graduates
2 years after graduation 5 years after graduation 2 years after graduation 5 years after graduation 2 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females
percentage
Total (all fields) 70.2 79.4 63.4 80.3 88.6 74.2 77.6 79.6 76.2 82.6 87.5 79.0 74.3 79.9 70.2 .. .. ..
Personal improvement and leisure 62.6E x 69.7E 56.5E 92.2 F .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Education 63.1 64.1E 63.0 71.5 97.1 69.2 72.6 F 74.1 82.7 87.3 82.5 61.8 67.8 61.2 .. .. ..
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 65.9 76.6 57.6 75.9 85.3 68.7 71.3 76.1 68.3 76.5 79.9 74.2 70.3 70.7 70.0 .. .. ..
Humanities 41.9 54.4 36.7 59.4 60.2 59.0 53.5 69.3E 43.9E 69.6 77.8 64.7 54.3 57.4 52.5 .. .. ..
Social and behavioural sciences, and law 67.6 71.5 66.3 74.7 77.6 73.7 78.7 72.2 82.4 83.2 86.8 81.2 74.8 79.1 73.9 .. .. ..
Business, management and public administration 68.2 73.3 65.7 79.9 83.7 78.0 78.7 77.6 79.1 84.4 89.5 82.1 74.9 77.9 73.5 .. .. ..
Physical and life sciences, and technologies 76.2 84.7 71.3 81.2 77.4 83.5 90.6 91.6 90.2 83.0 84.6 82.4 72.3 78.4 67.5 .. .. ..
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 75.4 79.7 69.2 83.5 93.3 69.5 79.4 78.2 81.1 79.7 80.8 78.0 75.0 77.3 68.5 .. .. ..
Architecture, engineering and related technologies 82.3 84.1 70.5 91.7 92.9 83.7 80.5 81.0 78.4 89.2 90.8 81.2 80.7 82.2 70.9 .. .. ..
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 81.5 85.7 70.2 90.8 95.8 77.3 88.1 95.0 77.7 83.4 87.1 77.7 84.6 89.7 77.6 .. .. ..
Health, parks, recreation and fitness 60.8 68.7 59.4 74.7 85.6 72.9 74.2 74.0 74.2 76.7 80.0 76.1 69.2 83.0 66.3 .. .. ..
Personal, protective and transportation services 80.0 88.7 68.6 84.7 90.4 77.2 80.8 89.3 69.1 82.9 92.7 69.3 84.1 87.0 79.5 .. .. ..
Other x x x x x .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65.8 F 68.5E .. .. ..
1. Excludes the territories.
Notes: College includes a 2005 level of certification reported as: Community college or CEGEP certificate or diploma; Technical institute diploma or certificate; or Hospital school of nursing or school of radiology certificate or diploma. College excludes: Registered apprenticeship; Trade/vocational certificate or diploma; graduates from private post-secondary institutions.
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Graduates Survey (Classes of 1995, 2000 and 2005) and Follow-up of Graduates Survey (Classes of 1995 and 2000).