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Table 1
Estimates of skill gain (or loss) for adults at ages 25, 40, and 55, based on IALS (1994) and ALL (2003)
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Age 25 |
Age 40 |
Age 55 |
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Estimate |
Standard error |
Estimate |
Standard error |
Estimate |
Standard error |
|
| Canada | -3.6 * |
(4.4) * |
-11.6 * |
(5.5) * |
-4.4 * |
(6.8) |
| Males | -5.2 |
(7.3) |
-10.8 |
(6.7) |
3.2 |
(9.3) |
| Females | -2.0 |
(4.8) |
-12.6 * |
(6.2) |
-11.4 |
(11.4) |
| Atlantic | 2.1 |
(4.1) |
-2.2 |
(5.1) |
-2.4 |
(6.1) |
| Quebec | -6.0 |
(7.4) |
-8.1 |
(11.1) |
-2.4 |
(21.9) |
| Ontario | -6.3 |
(6.5) |
-22.9 * |
(9.3) |
-9.7 |
(11.2) |
| Prairie provinces | -4.9 |
(7.6) |
-7.8 |
(5.4) |
-3.3 |
(10.0) |
| British Columbia | 7.8 |
(13.7) |
5.3 |
(10.2) |
2.7 |
(7.8) |
| * Statistically significant (p < 0.05). Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, International Adult Literacy Survey, number 16, Gaining and Losing Skills Over the Lifecourse, catalogue number 89-552-MWE. |
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