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Table 3
Variation among provinces in average levels of document literacy scores and in skill gain (or loss) for adults at ages 40

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Variation among provinces in literacy scores
Variation among provinces in skill gain or loss
Variance
Standard deviation
Variance
Standard deviation
Base model (Adjusted for age and sex)
173.7 *
13.2 *
38.4 *
6.2 *
Adjusted for level of education
103.5 *
10.2 *
43.4 *
6.6 *
Adjusted for engagement in literacy activities at home and at work
82.6 *
9.1 *
43.3 *
6.6 *
Adjusted for level of education and engagement in literacy activities at home and at work
76.3 *
8.7 *
49.9 *
7.1 *
* Statistically significant (p < 0.05).
Data source: IALS (1994) and ALL (2003).
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, International Adult Literacy Survey, number 16, Gaining and Losing Skills Over the Lifecourse, catalogue number 89-552-MWE.
Date Modified: 2007-07-06

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