Description Chart 2.10b
Numeracy — Average scores with 0.95 confidence interval and scores at the 5th, 25th, 75th, and 95th percentiles of population aged 16 to 65, by occupation and age group, Canada, 2012
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The title of the graph is "Chart 2.10b Numeracy — Average scores with 0.95 confidence interval and scores at the 5th, 25th, 75th, and 95th percentiles of population aged 16 to 65, by occupation and age group, Canada, 2012.�
This is a stacked bar chart. This is a vertical bar graph, so categories are on the horizontal axis and values on the vertical axis. There are 20 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 400 with ticks every 50 points. There are 5 series in this graph. The horizontal axis is age group and occupation. The vertical axis is scale scores.
The title of series 1 is 5th percentile.
The minimum value is 87 and it corresponds to manual and other service occupations aged 45 to 54.
The maximum value is 213 and it corresponds to managerial and professional occupations aged 25 to 34.
The title of series 2 is 25th percentile.
The minimum value is 184 and it corresponds to manual and other service occupations aged 45 to 54.
The maximum value is 265 and it corresponds to managerial and professional occupations aged 25 to 34.
The title of series 3 is Average and 0.95 confidence interval for average.
The minimum value is 217 and it corresponds to manual and other service occupations aged 55 to 65.
The maximum value is 294 and it corresponds to managerial and professional occupations aged 25 to 34.
The title of series 4 is 75th percentile.
The minimum value is 252 and it corresponds to manual and other service occupations aged 55 to 65.
The maximum value is 326 and it corresponds to managerial and professional occupations aged 25 to 34.
The title of series 5 is 95th percentile.
The minimum value is 300 and it corresponds to manual and other service occupations aged 55 to 65.
The maximum value is 366 and it corresponds to managerial and professional occupations aged 25 to 34.
Skill, occupation and age group | 5th percentile | 25th percentile | Average | 75th percentile | 95th percentile |
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Managerial and professional occupations 16 to 24 | 207 | 256 | 286 | 318 | 359 |
Managerial and professional occupations 25 to 34 | 213 | 265 | 294 | 326 | 366 |
Managerial and professional occupations 35 to 44 | 210 | 262 | 290 | 321 | 362 |
Managerial and professional occupations 45 to 54 | 197 | 250 | 282 | 315 | 359 |
Managerial and professional occupations 55 to 65 | 195 | 244 | 276 | 310 | 353 |
Service and support occupations 16 to 24 | 191 | 238 | 269 | 300 | 343 |
Service and support occupations 25 to 34 | 178 | 226 | 258 | 292 | 331 |
Service and support occupations 35 to 44 | 160 | 220 | 253 | 288 | 334 |
Service and support occupations 45 to 54 | 156 | 211 | 245 | 281 | 323 |
Service and support occupations 55 to 65 | 151 | 205 | 238 | 272 | 316 |
Trade, production, and manufacturing occupations 16 to 24 | 182 | 235 | 268 | 304 | 344 |
Trade, production, and manufacturing occupations 25 to 34 | 175 | 224 | 263 | 303 | 340 |
Trade, production, and manufacturing occupations 35 to 44 | 161 | 219 | 257 | 296 | 337 |
Trade, production, and manufacturing occupations 45 to 54 | 134 | 214 | 248 | 289 | 330 |
Trade, production, and manufacturing occupations 55 to 65 | 154 | 212 | 244 | 279 | 322 |
Manual and other service occupations 16 to 24 | 179 | 231 | 263 | 298 | 343 |
Manual and other service occupations 25 to 34 | 151 | 212 | 247 | 286 | 333 |
Manual and other service occupations 35 to 44 | 119 | 188 | 224 | 264 | 311 |
Manual and other service occupations 45 to 54 | 87 | 184 | 218 | 263 | 307 |
Manual and other service occupations 55 to 65 | 126 | 185 | 217 | 252 | 300 |
Source: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2012. See Table B.2.11. |
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