Description Chart 2.8b
Numeracy — Averages and proficiency levels of population aged 16 to 65, by labour force status, Canada, 2012

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The title of the graph is "Chart 2.8b Numeracy — Averages and proficiency levels of population aged 16 to 65, by labour force status, Canada, 2012."
This is a combined line chart.
There are in total 4 categories in the horizontal axis. The primary vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 100 with ticks every 10 points. The secondary vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 500 with ticks every 50 points.
There are 6 series in this graph.
The horizontal axis is "labour force status."
The title of series 1 is "Below level 1."
This series is a column stacked chart.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The minimum value is 4 and it corresponds to "Employed."
The maximum value is 13 and it corresponds to "Not in the labour force."
The title of series 2 is "Level 1."
This series is a column stacked chart.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The minimum value is 15 and it corresponds to "Employed."
The maximum value is 23 and it corresponds to "Not employed and Not in the labour force."
The title of series 3 is "Level 2."
This series is a column stacked chart.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The minimum value is 32 and it corresponds to "Total, Employed and Not in the labour force."
The maximum value is 34 and it corresponds to "Not employed."
The title of series 4 is "Level 3."
This series is a column stacked chart.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The minimum value is 25 and it corresponds to "Not in the labour force."
The maximum value is 35 and it corresponds to "Employed."
The title of series 5 is "Level 4 or 5."
This series is a column stacked chart.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The minimum value is 7 and it corresponds to "Not employed and Not in the labour force."
The maximum value is 14 and it corresponds to "Employed."
The title of series 6 is "Average."
This series is a scatter chart.
The vertical axis is "average."
The minimum value is 245 and it corresponds to "Not in the labour force."
The maximum value is 272 and it corresponds to "Employed."

Data Table Chart 2.8b
Below level 1 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 or 5 Average
percent percent percent percent percent average
Total 6 17 32 33 13 266
Employed 4 15 32 35 14 272
Not employed 9 23 34 27 7 249
Not in the labour force 13 23 32 25 7 245
Source(s):
Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2012. See Table B.2.9.
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