Table E.1.4.1
Percentage of 25- to 64-year-olds reporting good health, trust in others, volunteering at least once a month, and having influence on government, by literacy proficiency level, Canada, provinces and territories, 2012
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| All levels of education | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Self-reported good health | Trust in others | |||||||||||||||||||
| Literacy proficiency | Literacy proficiency | |||||||||||||||||||
| Level 0/1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4/5 | Total | Level 0/1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4/5 | Total | |||||||||||
| percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| OECD average | 66 | (0.5) | 77 | (0.3) | 84 | (0.2) | 89 | (0.4) | 79 | (0.1) | 14 | (0.4) | 17 | (0.3) | 24 | (0.3) | 31 | (0.6) | 21 | (0.1) |
| Canada | 78 | (1.2) | 87 | (0.8) | 92 | (0.5) | 95 | (0.9) | 88 | (0.3) | 17 | (1.1) | 21 | (0.9) | 30 | (1.0) | 36 | (2.1) | 26 | (0.5) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 76 | (3.1) | 82 | (2.2) | 91 | (1.8) | 94 | (3.0) | 85 | (1.1) | 12Note E: Use with caution | (2.4) | 19 | (2.3) | 24 | (2.7) | 41 | (6.5) | 21 | (1.2) |
| Prince Edward Island | 71 | (5.3) | 80 | (3.6) | 90 | (2.0) | 95 | (2.5) | 85 | (1.4) | 20Note E: Use with caution | (4.3) | 27 | (3.4) | 31 | (3.4) | 34Note E: Use with caution | (5.7) | 29 | (1.7) |
| Nova Scotia | 71 | (4.2) | 81 | (2.7) | 89 | (1.8) | 93 | (2.4) | 84 | (1.3) | 21Note E: Use with caution | (3.9) | 21 | (2.5) | 28 | (2.8) | 29 | (4.3) | 25 | (1.3) |
| New Brunswick | 71 | (3.3) | 84 | (2.4) | 89 | (1.9) | 94 | (3.1) | 85 | (1.2) | 12Note E: Use with caution | (2.2) | 22 | (2.4) | 31 | (2.8) | 36Note E: Use with caution | (6.2) | 25 | (1.3) |
| Quebec | 81 | (1.7) | 89 | (1.0) | 94 | (0.7) | 96 | (1.0) | 90 | (0.5) | 15 | (1.4) | 22 | (1.3) | 31 | (1.2) | 40 | (2.3) | 26 | (0.6) |
| Ontario | 74 | (2.5) | 87 | (1.5) | 92 | (1.1) | 95 | (1.5) | 88 | (0.7) | 16 | (2.3) | 20 | (1.7) | 30 | (1.8) | 33 | (3.7) | 25 | (1.0) |
| Manitoba | 79 | (3.6) | 85 | (2.4) | 89 | (2.0) | 95 | (2.6) | 87 | (1.0) | 26Note E: Use with caution | (4.5) | 19 | (3.1) | 30 | (3.4) | 31Note E: Use with caution | (5.6) | 26 | (1.7) |
| Saskatchewan | 75 | (4.4) | 82 | (2.8) | 90 | (2.1) | 93 | (3.5) | 85 | (1.3) | 19Note E: Use with caution | (4.4) | 27 | (3.1) | 35 | (2.7) | 39 | (6.2) | 30 | (1.7) |
| Alberta | 84 | (4.3) | 87 | (2.8) | 93 | (2.2) | 95 | (2.3) | 90 | (1.5) | 17Note E: Use with caution | (4.1) | 20Note E: Use with caution | (3.6) | 24 | (3.2) | 37 | (5.7) | 24 | (1.8) |
| British Columbia | 83 | (3.8) | 85 | (2.7) | 88 | (2.1) | 93 | (2.9) | 87 | (1.3) | 18Note E: Use with caution | (5.1) | 22 | (3.3) | 34 | (3.2) | 38 | (5.2) | 28 | (1.6) |
| Yukon | 83 | (8.6) | 83 | (7.8) | 82 | (9.5) | 94 | (7.0) | 85 | (5.1) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 18Note E: Use with caution | (5.9) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 23Note E: Use with caution | (5.8) |
| Northwest Territories | 76 | (3.7) | 85 | (3.1) | 90 | (2.6) | 92 | (4.5) | 84 | (1.5) | 16Note E: Use with caution | (3.5) | 24 | (3.9) | 35 | (4.3) | 34Note E: Use with caution | (7.6) | 25 | (1.5) |
| Nunavut | 69 | (4.4) | 79 | (5.7) | 80 | (5.5) | 84 | (10.0) | 74 | (2.3) | 11Note E: Use with caution | (2.3) | 21Note E: Use with caution | (4.3) | 33Note E: Use with caution | (6.2) | 44Note E: Use with caution | (10.5) | 19 | (1.6) |
| All levels of education | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Volunteering at least once a month | Having influence on government | |||||||||||||||||||
| Literacy proficiency | Literacy proficiency | |||||||||||||||||||
| Level 0/1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4/5 | Total | Level 0/1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4/5 | Total | |||||||||||
| percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| OECD average | 12 | (0.4) | 17 | (0.3) | 21 | (0.3) | 23 | (0.6) | 18 | (0.1) | 22 | (0.5) | 28 | (0.3) | 38 | (0.3) | 48 | (0.7) | 33 | (0.2) |
| Canada | 15 | (1.1) | 21 | (0.9) | 28 | (0.9) | 35 | (1.8) | 25 | (0.5) | 24 | (1.3) | 30 | (1.0) | 41 | (1.1) | 49 | (1.9) | 36 | (0.5) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 18 | (2.8) | 22 | (2.4) | 29 | (3.1) | 35 | (5.1) | 25 | (1.4) | 26 | (3.7) | 30 | (2.8) | 46 | (3.1) | 61 | (6.0) | 38 | (1.6) |
| Prince Edward Island | 15Note E: Use with caution | (4.2) | 29 | (3.3) | 39 | (3.3) | 45 | (6.0) | 33 | (1.7) | 18Note E: Use with caution | (4.7) | 34 | (3.8) | 42 | (3.6) | 54 | (5.9) | 38 | (1.7) |
| Nova Scotia | 24Note E: Use with caution | (4.0) | 27 | (2.8) | 35 | (3.0) | 37 | (4.0) | 31 | (1.7) | 25Note E: Use with caution | (4.5) | 33 | (3.0) | 49 | (2.7) | 60 | (4.3) | 42 | (1.2) |
| New Brunswick | 17Note E: Use with caution | (2.8) | 28 | (2.5) | 34 | (2.9) | 48 | (6.0) | 31 | (1.4) | 14Note E: Use with caution | (2.8) | 26 | (2.5) | 38 | (2.9) | 47 | (5.7) | 31 | (1.4) |
| Quebec | 13 | (1.3) | 16 | (1.1) | 19 | (1.1) | 24 | (2.3) | 17 | (0.5) | 17 | (1.5) | 14 | (1.0) | 17 | (1.2) | 21 | (2.5) | 16 | (0.5) |
| Ontario | 13Note E: Use with caution | (2.2) | 22 | (1.8) | 30 | (1.8) | 36 | (3.4) | 26 | (1.1) | 26 | (2.5) | 35 | (2.0) | 47 | (2.3) | 56 | (2.9) | 42 | (1.0) |
| Manitoba | 20Note E: Use with caution | (3.8) | 27 | (3.4) | 35 | (3.1) | 37 | (5.0) | 30 | (1.6) | 28 | (3.8) | 37 | (3.9) | 48 | (3.6) | 59 | (6.0) | 43 | (1.7) |
| Saskatchewan | 18Note E: Use with caution | (4.3) | 24 | (3.4) | 34 | (3.1) | 44 | (6.0) | 29 | (1.7) | 25Note E: Use with caution | (4.5) | 36 | (3.5) | 52 | (3.5) | 64 | (5.9) | 44 | (1.8) |
| Alberta | 21Note E: Use with caution | (4.5) | 23 | (3.2) | 29 | (3.3) | 38 | (5.0) | 27 | (1.4) | 24Note E: Use with caution | (5.3) | 40 | (4.2) | 49 | (3.4) | 52 | (5.9) | 43 | (2.0) |
| British Columbia | 14Note E: Use with caution | (3.5) | 22 | (2.8) | 32 | (3.3) | 41 | (5.6) | 27 | (1.7) | 31 | (4.7) | 34 | (3.6) | 49 | (3.5) | 52 | (5.6) | 42 | (1.8) |
| Yukon | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 40Note E: Use with caution | (10.9) | 64Note E: Use with caution | (15.8) | 36 | (5.7) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 40Note E: Use with caution | (12.9) | 62 | (7.8) | 74 | (11.8) | 52 | (3.7) |
| Northwest Territories | 25 | (3.4) | 31Note E: Use with caution | (5.9) | 41 | (4.7) | 49 | (8.0) | 34 | (1.9) | 33 | (4.7) | 40 | (4.9) | 60 | (5.2) | 68 | (8.0) | 46 | (2.0) |
| Nunavut | 22Note E: Use with caution | (4.0) | 32 | (5.1) | 37Note E: Use with caution | (6.4) | 58Note E: Use with caution | (10.4) | 29 | (2.6) | 25 | (3.3) | 38 | (4.6) | 51 | (7.3) | 54Note E: Use with caution | (12.9) | 34 | (2.3) |
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... not applicable E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note: Total column excludes respondents who do not have literacy or numeracy scores. Sources: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2014: OECD Indicators, Tables A8.1a (L), A8.2a (L), A8.3a (L) and A8.4a (L). |
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