Table B.2.7
Percentage of households reporting education expenditures and average expenditure per household on education, Canada and jurisdictions, 2000 and 2004 to 2008

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  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
percent
20081
Percentage of households reporting expenditures on education 36 26 32 33 26 35 36 35 34 41 35 .. .. ..
Supplies, all levels 23 21 23 23 20 25 23 24 26 26 22 .. .. ..
Textbooks, all levels 20 13 14 14 11 24 20 15 14 21 19 .. .. ..
Tuition, pre-elementary and elementary-secondary 10 F 5.2E 4E 6 15 5 7 16 20 7 .. .. ..
Tuition, postsecondary 17 12 14 14 11 17 19 16 14 17 17 .. .. ..
  dollars
Average education expenditure per household reporting such expenditure 3,319 2,414 2,967 2,749 2,757 1,816 4,531 2,338 2,820 3,149 3,582 .. .. ..
Supplies, all levels 215 212 184 190 237E 178 242 234 213 235 198 .. .. ..
Textbooks, all levels 558 601 558 600 599 383 668 532 610 567 627 .. .. ..
Tuition, pre-elementary and elementary-secondary 1,891 F 545E F F 1,028 4,627E 1,898E 419E 1,033E 2,658E .. .. ..
Tuition, postsecondary 4,077 3,285 5,035 4,780 4,648 1,603 5,357 2,934 4,510 4,355E 4,523 .. .. ..
  percent
20072
Percentage of households reporting expenditures on education 35 28 31 32 31 35 33 35 34 37 39 32 30 F
Supplies, all levels 23 23 21 24 24 24 21 22 24 26 24 19E 19 F
Textbooks, all levels 18 14 10 12 12 22 17 15 14 18 17 F F F
Tuition, pre-elementary and elementary-secondary 9 3E F 3E 7 15 4 6 15 18 8 F F F
Tuition, postsecondary 15 12 13 14 13 14 16 16 13 17 17 F F F
  dollars
Average education expenditure per household reporting such expenditure 2,949 2,107 2,568 3,302 3,232 1,812 3,724 2,488 2,361 3,167 3,147 2,335E 1,699E F
Supplies, all levels 222 170 172 195 226 183 239 196 218 245 252 277E 258 F
Textbooks, all levels 543 590 975E 613 650 372 647 607 591 620 569 F F F
Tuition, pre-elementary and elementary-secondary 1,306 F F 1,412E 256E 1,047 2,481E 1,140E 392E 618 2,303E F F F
Tuition, postsecondary 4,017 3,150 4,493 5,725 6,223 1,832 5,057 3,480 3,846 4,397 4,098 F F F
  percent
2006
Percentage of households reporting expenditures on education 43 36 40 40 35 42 44 39 38 46 45 .. .. ..
Supplies, all levels 29 29 28 30 26 27 31 27 28 32 28 .. .. ..
Textbooks, all levels 21 21 13 14 14 26 20 14 15 22 20 .. .. ..
Tuition, pre-elementary and elementary-secondary 10 4 5E 5 5 14 5 6 15 21 8 .. .. ..
Tuition, postsecondary 19 15 15 14 14 18 19 15 14 19 21 .. .. ..
  dollars
Average education expenditure per household reporting such expenditure 2,700 1,948 2,299 2,632 2,690 1,593 3,214 2,349 2,265 2,917 3,369 .. .. ..
Supplies, all levels 209 188 170 192 219 175 231 182 203 248 187 .. .. ..
Textbooks, all levels 546 492 698E 563 585 356 685 673 638 579 551 .. .. ..
Tuition, pre-elementary and elementary-secondary 1,351 F F F F 983 2,763E 1,549E 233 554 2,259 .. .. ..
Tuition, postsecondary 3,812 3,070 4,740 5,491 5,397 1,555 4,618 3,759 4,227 4,379 4,665 .. .. ..
  percent
2005
Percentage of households reporting expenditures on education 44 40 42 39 38 43 46 41 39 45 45 38 35 19
Supplies, all levels 28 31 33 29 28 28 28 30 27 29 28 27 24 F
Textbooks, all levels 20 29 12 11 13 24 20 14 15 19 19 F 9 F
Tuition, pre-elementary and elementary-secondary 9 10 F 3 5 12 4 7 15 19 8 F 14 F
Tuition, postsecondary 20 16 16 13 12 19 21 17 16 21 20 16 10 F
  dollars
Average education expenditure per household reporting such expenditure 2,757 2,124 2,326 2,670 2,014 1,542 3,483 2,296 2,160 2,964 3,257 1,259 1,698 1,219
Supplies, all levels 224 169 179 213 216 171 251 236 190 302 212 150 234 F
Textbooks, all levels 557 461 748 713 515 366 656 673 659 737 562 F 482 F
Tuition, pre-elementary and elementary-secondary 1,850 251 F 1,243 331 847 5,871 1,612 306 788 2,094 F 238 F
Tuition, postsecondary 3,684 3,549 4,525 6,033 4,463 1,608 4,610 3,274 3,332 3,774 4,433 1,671 3,557 F
  percent
2004
Percentage of households reporting expenditures on education 43 41 41 37 36 41 45 41 40 46 45 .. .. ..
Supplies, all levels 28 33 31 26 28 26 29 29 29 27 28 .. .. ..
Textbooks, all levels 20 30 11 10 12 24 20 13 16 16 18 .. .. ..
Tuition, pre-elementary and elementary-secondary 8 7 F 4 7 13 3 8 14 20 6 .. .. ..
Tuition, postsecondary 18 15 14 12 13 17 20 14 16 18 19 .. .. ..
  dollars
Average education expenditure per household reporting such expenditure 2,467 1,761 2,005 2,438 2,263 1,546 2,993 1,779 2,090 2,483 2,956 .. .. ..
Supplies, all levels 219 200 178 227 214 220 200 215 204 275 243 .. .. ..
Textbooks, all levels 563 366 909 704 728 404 660 602 545 603 628 .. .. ..
Tuition, pre-elementary and elementary-secondary 1,386 193 F 2,572 301 965 3,207 1,341 275 834 2,341 .. .. ..
Tuition, postsecondary 3,565 2,946 4,130 4,641 4,488 1,642 4,534 2,727 3,280 3,540 4,070 .. .. ..
  percent
2000
Percentage of households reporting expenditures on education 42 42 35 39 41 40 40 42 41 51 45 .. .. ..
Supplies, all levels 27 36 25 29 32 25 27 30 26 30 25 .. .. ..
Textbooks, all levels 20 34 11 12 14 26 17 14 18 23 19 .. .. ..
Tuition, pre-elementary and elementary-secondary 9 7 F 4 9 13 4 6 14 21 8 .. .. ..
Tuition, postsecondary 17 16 13 14 13 15 16 16 17 20 20 .. .. ..
  dollars
Average education expenditure per household reporting such expenditure 1,976 2,158 2,047 2,032 1,615 1,261 2,554 1,775 1,807 1,933 1,920 .. .. ..
Supplies, all levels 192 160 180 166 203 170 226 170 171 192 163 .. .. ..
Textbooks, all levels 453 400 625 552 462 291 582 548 476 514 485 .. .. ..
Tuition, pre-elementary and elementary-secondary 1,083 650 F 1,305 199 792 2,416 1,155 219 547 1,558 .. .. ..
Tuition, postsecondary 2,922 3,839 4,425 3,944 3,613 1,443 4,104 2,791 2,902 2,841 2,194 .. .. ..
.. not available for a specific reference period
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
1. The 2008 Survey of Household Spending (SHS) data do not include information for the territories, which have been surveyed every second year since 1999. The sample size for 2008 (15,443 eligible households) is 28% smaller than that used for the 2007 survey. The reduction of the sample size compared with previous years will have an impact on the data quality; in particular, the variance will, in most cases, be larger than before. More information about the SHS can be obtained free on the Statistics Canada Web site (www.statcan.gc.ca).
2. In 2007, in order to reduce respondent burden, new screening questions were added to the SHS questionnaire for some categories. For a few categories, including education, this change resulted in a lower than expected percentage reporting and may have affected the average expenditures for some items in those categories.
Notes:
To convert this current dollar data to constant dollar amounts for comparison over time, it is recommended that the Consumer Price Index at the Canada level be used, for both national and provincial-level conversions. For the index and further details on converting, see Table F.1.3.
Caution should be exercised when making year-to-year comparisons since changes may not be statistically significant. Special caution is necessary when using estimates from small sub-groups. For more information about data quality, see the User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2007, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 62F0026M, no. 1.
Sources: Statistics Canada. Detailed Average Household Expenditure for Canada, Provinces/Territories and selected Metropolitan Areas. Catalogue no. 62F0031XDB. Years 1997 to 2007. Versions updated February 26, 2008 to December 22, 2008;
Detailed Average Household Expenditure for Canada, Provinces/Territories and Selected Metropolitan Areas, 2008. Catalogue no. 62F0031X; released December 18, 2008.
Methodology of the Canadian Labour Force Survey, Catalogue no. 71-526-X.
Updated June 15, 2010.
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