Table 6
Postsecondary status of young adults aged 24 to 26 by December 2005, by family characteristics and type of institution attended

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Status Canada Family structure1 Highest educational attainment of parents Parent's opinion on the importance of pursuing education after the high school
Living with both birth parents Living with single parent Other Less than high school High school diploma Some postsecondary education Postsecondary certificate/ diploma Important Not important
percent percent percent percent percent percent percent percent percent percent
University
Graduates continuers 16 16 17 13E 23E 13 11E 16 16 17E
Graduates 53 54 48 42 49 52 51 54 53 43
Continuers 15 14 20 21E 14E 16 14E 15 15 15E
Dropout 16 16 14 24 15E 19 24E 15 16 25E
College / CEGEP
Graduates continuers 2 2 F 4E F 2E F 2 2 F
Graduates 65 68 58 58 64 61 64 68 66 57
Continuers 8 7 8E 13E 6E 8 9E 8 7 9E
Dropout 25 23 32 25 27 29 23 22 24 31
Other institution
Graduates continuers 2 3E F F F 3E x 3E 2E F
Graduates 62 63 57 64 70 63 60 60 62 64
Continuers 13 13 14E 12E 11E 8 16E 16 13 12E
Dropout 22 22 27 21 18E 26 22E 21 22 22
1. The family structure is the structure that was present when the respondent was in high school.
Table source : Youth in Transition Survey.