Description Chart 3.5
Numeracy — Averages and proficiency levels of population aged 16 to 65, by immigrant status, Canada and oversampled populations, 2012

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The title of the graph is "Chart 3.5 Numeracy — Averages and proficiency levels of population aged 16 to 65, by immigrant status, Canada and oversampled populations, 2012."
This is a combined line chart.
There are in total 12 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 5 series in this graph.
The horizontal axis is "Immigrant status, Canada and oversampled populations."
The title of series 1 is "Level 1 or below."
This series is a column stacked chart.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The minimum value is 17 and it corresponds to "Ontario C. and British Columbia C.."
The maximum value is 36 and it corresponds to "British Columbia A.."
The title of series 2 is "Level 2."
This series is a column stacked chart.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The minimum value is 27 and it corresponds to "British Columbia A.."
The maximum value is 35 and it corresponds to "Quebec C.."
The title of series 3 is "Level 3."
This series is a column stacked chart.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The minimum value is 26 and it corresponds to "Quebec B., Ontario A. and Canada A.."
The maximum value is 38 and it corresponds to "British Columbia C.."
The title of series 4 is "Level 4 or 5."
This series is a column stacked chart.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The minimum value is 8 and it corresponds to "Ontario A.."
The maximum value is 16 and it corresponds to "Ontario C.."
The title of series 5 is "Average."
This series is a scatter chart.
The vertical axis is "average."
The minimum value is 247 and it corresponds to "British Columbia A.."
The maximum value is 275 and it corresponds to "Ontario C.."

Data Table Chart 3.5
Level 1 or below Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 or 5 Average
percent percent percent percent average
Quebec A. 30 34 27 9 252
Quebec B. 34 30 26 10 250
Quebec C. 19 35 34 11 268
Ontario A. 33 33 26 8 249
Ontario B. 32 30 28 10 251
Ontario C. 17 32 36 16 275
British Columbia A. 36 27 28 10 247
British Columbia B. 33 30 27 10 251
British Columbia C. 17 30 38 15 274
Canada A. 34 31 26 9 248
Canada B. 33 30 27 10 251
Canada C. 19 33 35 14 271
Note(s):
A. refers to Recent immigrant, B. refers to Established immigrant and C. refers to Canadian-born.
Source(s):
The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2012. See Table B.3.5.
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