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 | |
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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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